Alberta's even better with a local guide at your side.
Anyone can point out a mountain. A guide can tell you who named it, what lives on it, how to hike it and where to find the best meal in town afterward. From food tours in Calgary, Edmonton and beyond, to cave tours in Canmore, and Indigenous-led experiences across the province, a guided tour gets you past the postcard and into the story.
Pick the guided tour that fits your interests and travel style, whether that's history, local legends, science and nature, or a good laugh and a better bite to eat.
Guided tours in Alberta
Alberta Food Tours: Discover iconic eats
Follow your appetite through Alberta with guides who know the people and places behind the plate. Alberta Food Tours has been connecting visitors with local chefs, farmers, food artisans, markets and neighbourhood favourites since 2006. Choose from in-depth tours in Calgary, Edmonton, Banff or Canmore and get your fill of stories as well as eats.
Frequently asked questions
There are nearly limitless guided experiences and tours you can take in Alberta.
Book a helicopter tour through the Canadian Rocky Mountains, a food bike tour through Calgary or Edmonton, a cave tour beneath a mountain, a wildlife outing in our national parks, a morning horseback ride in the Foothills or an Indigenous-led experience rooted in story and place. And you’re only getting started.
You’ll also find guided hikes, backcountry ski trips, food tours, bike tours, sightseeing trips, fishing excursions, winter adventures and city tours across Alberta.
It’s always best to book your guided tour ahead of time. This is especially true if you’re visiting Alberta anytime in summer, over a winter weekend or during a holiday period.
Smaller tours and specialty experiences can fill quickly, and booking ahead gives you a better chance of getting the date, time and guide that fit your trip.
Some tours can accommodate bookings with less notice. Be sure to check individual operators’ websites for up-to-date information.
Guided tours are ideal for people with limited time to spend in Alberta and those who don’t want to sweat all the details themselves.
A guide can help you spend less time sorting out logistics and more time actually experiencing the place you came to see, whether that’s a mountain trail, a food neighbourhood, a UNESCO World Heritage Site or a backcountry ski destination. You’ll come away with more than photos, too: guides add local context, stories and insight that can make a place feel more vivid, layered and memorable.
Stories
