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Drive from Calgary into a landscape carved by time on this private Drumheller Badlands day trip. Visit the Royal Tyrrell Museum, walk among hoodoos, cross historic bridges and climb the World’s Largest Dinosaur for valley views.
Drive from Calgary into a landscape carved by time on this private Drumheller Badlands day trip. Visit the Royal Tyrrell Museum, walk among hoodoos, cross historic bridges and climb the World’s Largest Dinosaur for valley views.
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Operated by View Rockies Charters · Drumheller, Alberta
A dust-scented wind pushes across the valley as the van drops into Drumheller, and the badlands open like pages of Earth’s long biography. Visitors step from the vehicle into a landscape of banded cliffs, bleached coulees and carved pillars — hoodoos that seem to argue with gravity — while the Red Deer River below threads the valley and dares you to cross.
easy.
6–11 hours.
Suitable for most fitness levels; must be able to walk short uneven trails and climb stairs (including ~106 steps inside the T‑Rex).
The tour runs approximately 6–11 hours depending on your custom stops; departures are usually early morning from Calgary with return in the evening.
Yes — museum admission is included in the tour package as listed in the inclusions.
Yes — the tour notes stroller accessibility for infants and small children, though some trail sections require short walks on uneven ground.
Service animals are allowed; non-service pets are generally not accommodated on the transport or in some attractions.
The Drumheller valley grew from coal mining and ranching in the late 19th–early 20th centuries; exposed sedimentary beds later revealed rich fossil deposits that made it a paleontology hub.
The badlands are actively eroding — stay on marked trails to protect fragile hoodoos and follow museum guidance on fossil stewardship.
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