Day of Dinosaurs & Hoodoos: Calgary to Drumheller Badlands Tour

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Duration8h–9h

GroupUp to 30

LanguagesEN

Mobile ticketAccepted

A full day through vast spans of geology, from canyon to museum to stone pillars carved by wind.

This eight to nine hour guided tour from Calgary takes you through the Canadian Badlands to Drumheller, visiting Horseshoe Canyon's rock formations, the Royal Tyrrell Museum's dinosaur fossil collection, the world's largest dinosaur sculpture, the Hoodoos sandstone pillars, and the historic Rosedale Suspension Bridge. Museum entry and a live English-speaking guide are included; you choose airport or downtown pickup. Lunch is on your own in Drumheller or at the museum.

8h–9h

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Drumheller Badlands and Dinosaur Sites

Visit Horseshoe Canyon viewpoints
See the world's largest man-made dinosaur
Tour Royal Tyrrell Museum exhibits
View the smallest church in the world
Marvel at the Hoodoos rock formations
Walk across historic Rosedale Suspension Bridge

The Experience

The day starts with a drive from Calgary to Horseshoe Canyon, where you walk among rock formations shaped over millions of years. The canyon's layered walls tell the geological story of the badlands before you reach the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller, one of the world's largest collections of dinosaur fossils. The museum's interactive exhibits let you move through prehistoric life on your own pace, and the building sits near the world's largest dinosaur sculpture—a landmark visible across the valley. Most travelers spend two to three hours here, then break for lunch in town or grab something at the museum café.

After the museum, the tour moves to the Hoodoos, towering sandstone pillars that rise from the badlands floor like a natural sculpture garden. Wind and water carved these formations over millions of years, and the landscape shifts color through the afternoon light. The Rosedale Suspension Bridge comes next—a 1931 structure originally built for coal miners, now a viewpoint over the Red Deer River and the surrounding badlands. The bridge is short enough to cross on foot, and the views back across the valley frame the day's journey through geology and human history.

The tour also includes a stop at Wayne, a former mining town that has become a quiet ghost town attraction with Wild West character. Transportation between Calgary and all stops is included, along with bottled water throughout the day. Your guide handles the route and timing, which means the eight to nine hours accounts for both the driving and the time at each site. You can arrange pickup from either the airport area or downtown Calgary depending on where you're staying.

What’s included

Royal Tyrrell Museum entry.
a live English-speaking guide.
bottled water throughout the day.
transportation from Calgary to all stops including Horseshoe Canyon, the world's largest dinosaur sculpture, the Hoodoos, Rosedale Suspension Bridge, and Wayne ghost town.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by 1000HOST

Is this one for you?Book this tour if you want the badlands' major sites—fossils, geology, and history—in a single day without arranging transport or museum tickets yourself. The fixed route and included guide mean the eight hours hold together without you building the itinerary, and the drive from Calgary is handled so you can focus on what you're seeing.