Tour
Interpretive walks, fat biking, fly fishing, remote backpacking trips and so much more! Discover new activities and experiences set in interesting open spaces in the South Canadian Rockies region. Pre-plan your next adventure with a knowledgeable and passionate local area expert on a guided tour to learn new skills and discover facts about our unique area.
Tour listing
AdaptABLE Outdoors
Explore the Southern Rockies with AdaptABLE Outdoors, a charity that believes outdoor recreation should be accessible to people of all abilities. Based in Pincher Creek, the organization offers adaptive hiking, fishing and paddling adventures for people with mobility or cognitive challenges. Registration is open to adults of all ages and children ages 6+.
Lille Historical Tour
It is the stories that make Lille come alive. Go back in time as you learn about why people moved and settled in Crowsnest Pass. Discover old mine ruins, settlements, a cemetery, and mine entrances as we venture towards the ghost town of Lille. Join Uplift Adventures for an incredible opportunity to explore the ghost town of Lille. Availability (May – Oct): Saturdays & Mondays from 9 – 4pm, and private bookings available for groups of 4 or more
Miner’s Path Guided Historical Tour
Escape into the rich history along the Miner’s Path, and retrace the stories of the miners and people living in the early 1900s. Coleman was a town built on coal mining and is now recognized as a National Historical Site. Book your 3 hour, family friendly tour with Uplift Adventures, availability is from May-Oct and tours run Fri-Sun from 12:00 – 3: 00pm. Private bookings available for groups of 4 or more
The Yurt Experience – Yoga, Retreats, Forest Bathing
Enjoy Yoga in a unique space: A traditional Mongolian Yurt in a forest in the deep southwest of Alberta. Relax during a beautiful yoga/forest bathing experience. Reflect with Aurora as a coach on how you can get closer to your dreams and desires of living a fulfilled life. Enjoy Yoga classes (public/1-1), Yoga/Hiking retreats, Intimacy classes for couples, Healing touch, and Hands-on Sourdough baking class with Yoga intermission. As humans, your stress resilience will get tested in the coming years.…
Venture Seven
Venture Seven is owned and operated by Daniel Vanderpyl. Venture Seven targets the outdoor adventure world by offering certificate-based courses, guided excursions, and outdoor program consulting. Certificate-based outdoor courses are offered through the Outdoor Council of Canada (OCC) and the Leave No Trace Centre for Outdoor Ethics (LNT). Guided excursions include hiking, backpacking, rock climbing, caving, snowshoeing, and more. Please contact Venture Seven for more information. Outdoor program consulting takes aim at improving and developing safe, sustainable, fun, and relevant…
Dark Sky Guides Ltd.
When the sun goes down, Dark Sky Guides Ltd. swings into action. The outfit offers interpretive nighttime tours and stargazing opportunities in Waterton Lakes National Park. If you’re not a night owl, consider a midday snowshoe tour or a visit to the Waterton Planetarium (open daily). The Dark Sky Guides are storytellers that deliver personable, memorable, interpretive tours that focus on showcasing the night sky, the moon and neighbouring planets, deep sky objects like distant nebulae and star clusters, the…
Uplift Adventures Inc. – Crowsnest Pass
Uplift Adventures is a small business homegrown in the South Canadian Rockies. They help people explore and connect to the mountains through various nature and history-based tours, hiking, snowshoeing, multi-day backpacking, outdoor rock climbing, and more. They inspire outdoor enthusiasts to take their skills to the next level by providing high-quality outdoor courses such as wilderness first aid, navigation, outdoor climbing, and backcountry safety. Uplift is driven by values and continues to inspire sustainable outdoor recreation throughout the Canadian Rockies, more…
WILDR fitness Events Camps and Training
WILDR Fitness Events, Camps, and Training exist to get you outside your comfort zone, and outside. Their location, a converted barn between Waterton and Pincher Creek serves as a basecamp for all things active and outside in the Waterton-Castle Region. On Saturdays, join them for guided runs that will take you into the mountains and coulees surrounding Pincher Creek and in the Castle Parks. Whether you are a run/walker, 2:30 marathoner, or somewhere in between, you will find a great…
Alberta Fly-Fishing
The Crowsnest Pass is an angler’s paradise. Alberta Fly-Fishing is the easy way to experience all the area has to offer. Since 1988, the outfit has been helping visitors hook a big trout—whether it’s a rainbow, cutthroat, brown or bull. The guides at Alberta Fly-Fishing know the area like the back of their hands. They’re happy to take you to the headwaters of the Oldman/Livingstone, Crowsnest, Castle or Waterton rivers. They know the techniques and tackle needed to land the…
The Bellevue Underground Mine
Equipped with a miner’s helmet and lamp, the Bellevue Underground Mine tour will take you 1,000 feet into the mine, where you will be 150 feet below the surface. On a guided tour led by their experienced Heritage Interpreters, you will explore the mine’s inner workings and feel as if you have travelled back in time to explore the Crowsnest Pass’ rich underground mining history. All tours must be booked online in advance.
The Crowsnest Angler Fly Shop & Guide Service
The Crowsnest Angler is the longest-established fly shop and guide service in SW Alberta and has been guiding in this region since 1984. They provide float and walk & wade trips in SW Alberta and SE British Columbia. Their full-service fly shop is open year-round. Alberta and B.C. license are available.
