Wild West Badlands Tours
Wild West Badlands Tours
4.8
7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Monday
7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Tuesday
7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Wednesday
7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Thursday
7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Friday
7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Saturday
7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Sunday
7:00 AM - 9:00 PM
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Wild West Badlands Tours provides half-day and full-day guided tours in the Alberta Badlands. Tours offered include Badlands, Dinosaurs and Pre-historic Times, the Wild West Adventure, which includes hayrides into a buffalo herd on the prairies, and The Ultimate Dinosaur Experience - a tour that features a trip to the Royal Tyrrell Museum. Pick-up services are available in Drumheller at hotels, campgrounds, bed and breakfasts and the World's Largest Dinosaur. For pickup service in Calgary groups of eight or more are required. Group and family rates are available and vacation packages can be arranged. Chartered services for your special events are also available.
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The Griswolds
Ontario, Canada13 contributions
Jul 2023 • Family
This tour was by far the best thing we did during our trip to Alberta. Don was incredible! His knowledge is astounding and his tour was informative and funny and he even helped with photo tips. He had insider info and took us to places before they got busy and he seemed to know everyone we met. We only had one other couple on our tour and he catered his tour to our interests. To make sure we had enough time at the museum, he dropped us off and told us to call him when we were done. We loved being able to take our own time and never felt rushed. It was an entire week of sites and info jammed into a day trip. We learned so much about the history of Drumheller and Alberta. He helped arrange us transport from Calgary and when our bags got left in his trunk, he made sure they got back to us. Don made this an amazing experience and I would highly recommend his tours to everyone. His is a true tour by a local. 10/10
Written July 20, 2023
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Karen B
Uxbridge, Canada225 contributions
Aug 2023
My daughter and I had booked this tour months ago and today Don picked us up and took us on a wonderful tour today. He showed up 10 minutes prior to our meeting time and we learned so much from Don, all about Drumheller, saw everything that was listed on their website and more! He took us to great look outs, took pictures of us and told us the history of the different areas.
This is a great company to pick for a great and informative tour! Thank you Don!
This is a great company to pick for a great and informative tour! Thank you Don!
Written August 15, 2023
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Noah C
2 contributions
Jul 2023 • Friends
Don was an excellent host for the tour, my friend and I had already seen many of the stops on our the tour on our own before the tour began. Don was able to accommodate us and show us many things that we had not seen and included some of his own favourite places not posted on the tour which was extra special to us. His extensive knowledge of the history of Drumhellar really made the experience that much better for us. Highly recommend this tour!
Written July 14, 2023
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Steve G
1 contribution
Aug 2021
The owners of this business are unprofessional and not trustworthy. We booked a tour in July 2021 for four for a late August 2021 departure, putting down a deposit for the full tour amount via eTransfer, as they required (they state that eTransfer is more 'secure' than credit cards, which should have been a red flag for me). Because of COVID and the impact of the wild fires, we cancelled our tour more than 3 weeks from the scheduled tour date, giving notice through email. Wild West Badlands Tours' cancellation policy is 50% of your money will be refunded if you cancel more than 2 weeks from scheduled departure. I followed up on our refund through email and voicemails (good luck getting them to answer their phone) and eventually received text messages from them acknowledging we are owed a refund, but asking for a couple of weeks' time because they 'process their refunds at the end of each month'. I gave them that time but have not heard from them since. I have left numerous voicemails, texts, and emails expecting them to follow through on their word and policies but have received no response in over 3 weeks. If a company is not willing to follow it's own policies I wouldn't trust them with my money, and I don't think you should either.
Written September 19, 2021
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onabelle
Edmonton, Canada23 contributions
Jul 2021
We trusted this tour agency based on good online reviews, even being a Trip Advisor awardee years ago.
Unfortunately, Don Johnston made an alibi to cancel our trip the last minute. Worse, he has not yet refunded our deposit made a month ago for this cancelled trip and he is now not taking my calls.
Unfortunately, Don Johnston made an alibi to cancel our trip the last minute. Worse, he has not yet refunded our deposit made a month ago for this cancelled trip and he is now not taking my calls.
Written July 28, 2021
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Natalie P
Kitchener, Canada130 contributions
Jul 2020
Visiting the Drumheller area, my family contacted Don for a guided tour. We ended up with a private tour due to the co-vid situation. What a wonderful afternoon spent with Don travelling through the badlands. He provided humour together with a lot of information regarding the area. A few sites were closed because of co-vid, however, I feel we covered the majority of the popular sites, including the badlands, Horsethief Canyon, the hoodoos, an old school house and the ghost town of Wayne. It was a pleasure spending the afternoon with Don and learning about this unique area.
Written July 30, 2020
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EmBurr1
Calgary, Canada80 contributions
Aug 2020 • Family
We did the tour on Aug 1. Don arrived at our hotel promptly and greeted us warmly. We are a family of 3 and it was just us on the tour. We went in a sedan car with wonderful air conditioning. The car was clean and Don wears a head set so everyone in the car can hear him. Don was very knowledgeable about the valley. We learned so much taking the tour instead of visiting the spots on our own. We visited the little white church, Horsethief canyon, the Bleriot ferry, Orkney view point, the suspension bridge, the hoodoos, and the ghost town of Wayne. We enjoyed each location. Don was great at balancing giving us the tour information and allowing us to walk around the sites at our own pace. The only disappointment was that the suspension bridge was closed to the public due to structural issues. We still got to see the bridge but we unable to cross it. We highly recommend this tour!
Written August 1, 2020
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Danny C
Benalla31 contributions
May 2015 • Couples
Don and Val are a lovely couple with a great knowledge of the area.We spent three weeks in Canada and this was the highlight of our trip.We learned more in the few hours
on the tour than we ever imagined.The hoodoos the views the passion play and a beer at the Last Chance Saloon will stay with us forever.Do yourself a favour and meet Don and Val.
on the tour than we ever imagined.The hoodoos the views the passion play and a beer at the Last Chance Saloon will stay with us forever.Do yourself a favour and meet Don and Val.
Written May 25, 2015
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Don C
3 contributions
Thanks to Don and Val for a wonderful tour. We (me, wife and two active boys) visited the Tyrell Museum in the morning and got picked up at the Ramada at 1:30pm. They took us on the tour covering the suspension bridge, Wayne with its last chance salon and 11 bridges, hoodoos and passion play set. They were friendly, knowledgeable and extremely well priced for the 3 hours of the tour. Would definitely recommend this tour instead of doing it yourself.
Written April 5, 2015
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Thank You - really appreciate the review.
Written April 8, 2015
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Brandon M
North Vancouver, Canada10 contributions
Jul 2015 • Family
After a lengthy drive to get here, it was nice to have some else drive so I could see the sights. The family was able to relax, see some amazing sites and get historical information. Travel was over 100km's, 3 hours plus and at the end there was a 50% of at the Tyrrell Museum. Total must to do first before heading to the museum. Recommend to bring a cooler bag with a couple of drinks and some snacks.
Written July 22, 2015
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Itraf A
Mississauga, Canada
Hi We are coming to Drumheller in Aug. 2019, we are seeing two options Badlands, Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Times & Wild West Adventure Tour, we couldnt find the comparison, since this is our first trip, here, wanted to decide which one should we take?
Written July 23, 2019
We did a 3.5 hour tour of the whole Drumheller valley. I think it was the wild west one, but they were good about answering questions by email if you want to confirm the spots on a specific tour. We liked Horse Thief canyon, the Suspension Bridge and the perspective on the history of the area best!
Written July 26, 2019
We are scheduled to be in Drumheller Alberta on July 5 of this year. We we going to book with wild west badlands tours since there is a 10% discount until the end of Marc but now my husband says that we could save the $150 and go without the tour. What are your thoughts? Should we pay and do the tour or should we not pay and go at it by ourselves? What is the difference and is it worth it?
Written March 7, 2018
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Written December 11, 2018
We are coming to Alberta in Sept. 16-23, 2016 staying in Lethbridge. We would drive to Drumheller for this tour. Can you tell us where you are located (address). Is there parking there to leave our car while on the tour? How much would the day tour cost for 2 seniors? - weekdays and weekends? What are the times and length of the day tour? What is a contact phone # to order tickets? Thank you for answering the above enquiries.
Written April 20, 2016
Yes, there is many places to park, we pick up at any of the Hotels in Drumheller and also at the World's Largest Dinosaur.The cost for seniors is $38.00 each plus GST.
To book a tour you can phone (403) 823-3118 or online. The tours are about 3.5 hours in length. We supply water and snacks. The tour starts at 9:00 am and at 1:30 pm. We operate these tours seven days a week.
Thank you so much for your inquiry.
Written April 21, 2016
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