Jasper Evening Wildlife Tour
Description
Experience the diversity and abundance of wildlife that Jasper National Park has to offer by embarking on this 3-hour Evening Wildlife Search. Your highly knowledgeable local guide will use their expertise to help track down many native species. From the pocket-sized squirrel to the iconic grizzly, the opportunities are plentiful with many wild animals such as elk, moose, bears, sheep and deer all calling Jasper home. Private Tours are available.
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Itinerary
Your guide will personally greet you at your Jasper hotel where you will join a small group on board a comfortable minibus. As you meander slowly down the valley, you will gaze out large windows while passing stunning scenic views of the mountains and surrounding wilderness. You will visit seasonal locations, selected daily by your guide allowing you the best chances of seeing wildlife in its natural habitat. The evening is an ideal time for wildlife viewing with animals being most active in the late afternoon to dusk, so be sure to keep an eagle eye for anything that moves. Capture your memories through photographs from either inside the minibus or occasionally by a short walk at the discretion of your guide. Along the way you will discover valuable insights into the challenges of managing and protecting wildlife within the National Park. Your professional local guide will be eager to answer your questions, as they passionately share the magic of Jasper's wild side, bringing the stories of the animals to life. 95% of tours are successful at spotting wildlife. However, while encounters are frequent, everyday is unique. Jasper National Park is a natural environment and wildlife sightings cannot be guaranteed. The tour will finish with complimentary drop-off back at your accommodation.
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What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
* Hotel pick-up times vary and will be confirmed upon booking. * If your pick up location is within the immediate Jasper townsite, please be ready 15 minutes prior to departure time. * For outlying properties including Beckers Chalet, Tekarra Lodge, Wapiti campground, Whistlers Campground, Patrica Lake Bungalows and Pyramid Lake Lodge, please be ready 30 minutes prior to departure time. * For pick-up from Pine Bungalows please be ready at departure time for pickup between 5-10 minutes after departure time. * For pick-up from Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, please be ready 15 minutes AFTER departure time. * Complimentary pick-up is available from selected accommodations within the Jasper Area. * Pick-up is also available from vacation rentals within the immediate Jasper townsite — please contact us directly to arrange this. * If your hotel is not listed, please select our Central Meeting Location: the Two Brothers Totem Pole, located across the street from the Jasper Park Information Centre lawn (500 Connaught Drive). All-day parking is available in the adjacent paid public parking lot (behind the washroom building). Parking fees apply and must be paid directly to the parking operator using the posted payment instructions or parking kiosk.
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Important Information
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- To request complimentary pick-up from your accommodation, please specify which hotel you are staying at. Pickup times vary therefore your exact pick-up time will be confirmed upon booking.
- If you are staying outside of Jasper, please specify Jasper Downtown Location - at Two Brothers Totem Pole across from Parks Canada Information Center on Connaught Drive. Your meeting time will be 15 minutes prior to your trip’s departure time. All-day parking is located in the parking lot.
- Viewing will be primarily from inside the minibus however, at the discretion of your guide there may be times where you have the option to step outside at viewpoints. A small amount of walking may be involved.
- Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult
- This tour is not recommended for young children: The Wildlife Tour is typically geared more towards adults, providing educational commentary along the way. While wildlife sightings are frequent, the experience differs significantly from a zoo visit. Due to the unpredictable nature of wild animals, sightings occur intermittently during the 3-hour tour and vary from day to day. Based on our observations, young children often become restless as there are no scheduled stops on this vehicle-based tour. Therefore, we recommend a minimum age of 5 years. Although not recommended, children and infants under 5 years old are welcome, provided a seat is purchased for them at the child rate (all passengers regardless of age are required to be allocated a seat on the bus). For those bringing infants, we recommend bringing a baby carrier which can be secured with the provided seat belts on our buses.
- Jasper National Park is a wild and natural habitat. Wildlife Sightings are frequent but not guaranteed.
- No Pets – Service Dogs with Valid Paperwork Only
Reviews(817)
Logan was an excellent guide, his wildlife knowledge and expertise was endless and really made the experience. It felt like he went over and above to give us a good trip.
We chose to go on this organised trip having been told that the guides had local knowledge of animal movements. We were not disappointed as, within minutes of setting off, our guide, Logan, had found us two grizzly bears. We then had great sightings of a young grizzly and later a mother and cub. Our guide, Logan showed sensitivity to the animals at all times. We were fortunate that, as a professional ecologist, he had a great amount of knowledge to share. He gave us lots of relevant background information whilst we were driving and stayed quiet when watching the animals. Highly recommend this activity.
This was a lot of driving without much stopping. Most of the time the drive was spent getting to a possible sighting place, but it was just too much driving for very little payoff. It didn't help that we had already been to Maligne Lake & Medicine Lake earlier in the day. If the company had shared that it was likely we'd go there when I asked them, we would have altered our plans so as not to repeat what we'd already done. The driver was friendly and seemed knowledgable but veered into too many personal stories that didn't have much to do with learning about the area, the animals, or the environment. Overall, it was just too much sitting in a van riding along the highway (over 3-1/2 hrs of that) with very few stops and even fewer sightings of wildlife that we couldn't have seen on our own. If you don't have a car to get out on your own.
Wonderful evening hosted by Ross. A very knowledgeable guide, friendly & happy to answer any questions. He was prepared to 'STOP' anytime someone saw anything. Sadly it wasn't our night to see Bears or Elk. But we did see Bald eagles, ospray, deer, marmoute, mountain sheep & a flash sighting of a beaver Would highly recommend this trip
Thank you for your thoughtful review! We're delighted you enjoyed your evening with Ross. His enthusiasm and willingness to stop whenever wildlife is spotted are what make these tours so special. While bears and elk remained elusive, we're glad you still had some fantastic sightings. We truly appreciate your recommendation!
Had a fantastic trip with Logan last night, saw Big horn sheep A herd of Elk Small black bear Hurry Marmet Osprey nest Bald eagle, nest and two chicks Moose Mule Deerand because he extended the trip we saw a Grizzly bear Very educational too, learnt a lot about the wild fires and the ecology Would definitely recommend
Thank you for the fantastic review! What an incredible evening of wildlife sightings! We're so glad Logan's passion for Jasper's ecology and the recovery from the wildfires made the experience both educational and memorable. We're thrilled his extra time led to the unforgettable grizzly sighting. Thanks so much for the recommendation!
Mukund our guide, he was very nice and knowledgeable. I recommend tours like this as it opens doors to see Rockies with different viewpoint.
Thank you for your wonderful review! We're so glad you had a fantastic time exploring Jasper with Owen. It's great to hear his friendly, engaging approach and knowledge of the area's wildlife and history helped make your experience so memorable. Spotting a black bear, elk, moose, and deer is an incredible bonus! Thank you for your recommendation, and we hope to welcome you back for another adventure soon.
Bella was an amazing guide: incredibly knowledgeable and personable. We saw bears, moose, elk, eagles, big horn sheep, marmot, & osprey. Our family loved this experience! Maligne Adventures
Thank you for your fantastic review! We're so pleased to hear your family had such a memorable experience with Bella. Her knowledge and friendly personality make every tour special, and it sounds like you had an incredible day for wildlife sightings! We truly appreciate your kind words and hope to welcome your family back to Jasper for another adventure in the future.
Jake our guide was awesome and knowledgeable. Very friendly guy. Saw bears, elk,mountain goats, and bald eagles.
Thank you for your great review! We're delighted to hear you enjoyed your tour with Jake. His friendly nature and passion for sharing his knowledge always make for a memorable experience. It sounds like you had an incredible day with all those wildlife sightings! We appreciate your kind words and hope to welcome you back to Jasper again soon.
Great tour , tour guide really informative and was great with the group . We did see some wildlife but also learnt a lot about the area and wildlife . I would recommend fareharbour ( not sure if that was his name , sorry , he was studying for a masters and did wildlife photography and knew a lot about wildlife and the envir
Thank you for your wonderful review! We're so glad you enjoyed the tour and found your guide informative and engaging. It’s great to hear you were able to see wildlife while also learning more about Jasper’s natural environment and wildlife along the way. We truly appreciate your recommendation and hope to welcome you back for another adventure in the future!
Tour was really awesome. Our guide SAM was really a knowledgeable, jovial person. He drove the car smoothly, explained the history, wild animals details, shown buffalo berries, Montain goat, Elk, Moose, beaver, otter, bald eagle, many more. We would suggest time of tour should be till 9:30pm as we have seen most of the wild animals between 8:30pm to 9:30pm
Thank you for your wonderful review! We're thrilled to hear you had such an enjoyable tour with Sam. His knowledge, enthusiasm, and passion for Jasper's wildlife always make for a memorable experience, and it sounds like you had some fantastic wildlife sightings along the way. We also appreciate your feedback about the tour timing and will be sure to share it with our team. Thank you for your recommendation, and we hope to welcome you back to Jasper again soon!
