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Uncover your inner archaeologist as you look for fossils and learn about the prehistoric creatures that roamed the hills and grasslands outside of Alberta’s capital. Visit Drumheller on this full-day excursion, explore rugged canyonlands, and get-up close looks at monolothic hoodoo rock formations.
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Duration: 10 hours
Starts: Calgary, Canada
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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Uncover your inner archaeologist as you look for fossils and learn about the prehistoric creatures that roamed the hills and grasslands outside of Alberta’s capital. Visit Drumheller on this full-day excursion, explore rugged canyonlands, and get-up close looks at monolothic hoodoo rock formations.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Horseshoe Canyon, Drumheller, Alberta Canada
A glacier-carved “U” surrounded by golden prairie, the aptly named Horseshoe Canyon is a dramatic introduction to the badlands.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Royal Tyrrell Museum, 1500 North Dinosaur Trail Midland Provincial Park, Drumheller, Alberta T0J 0Y0 Canada
Features ten signature galleries devoted to paleontology, with 40 dinosaur skeletons with more than 110000 fossil specimens. (Optional)
*Please note that this package does not include the admission ticket, but it is available to purchase. If you are interested, with the high demand, we strongly recommend to purchase the admission ahead.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Drumheller’s Little Church, 6455 North Dinosaur Trail, Drumheller, Alberta Canada
This church was first erected by local contractor Trygve Seland, in cooperation with the ministerial Association in 1968 and was reconstructed by inmates of the Drumheller Institution in 1991. It was designed as a place of worship and mediation and not just a tourist attraction.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Rosedale Suspension Bridge, Rosedale, Drumheller, Alberta Canada
Constructed in 1931, the bridge was built for the coal workers of Star Mine.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: The Hoodoos, Hoodoo Ave, Drumheller, Alberta T0J 0Y4 Canada
The Drumheller hoodoos are internationally recognized icons of the Alberta badlands. Composed of sand and clay from the Horseshoe Canyon Formation, the solid, strong capstones protect the softer, underlying base creating their unique mushroom-like shape.
Duration: 30 minutes
