Wild West Badlands Tours
Wild West Badlands Tours
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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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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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Dina K
1 contribution
Jul. 2021 • Couples
My husband and I were absolutely blown away by this tour. We knew Drumheller was a must on our trip to Alberta and are so glad we chose Wild West Badlands for our tour. Don was so knowledgeable and had so much detail to provide on each attraction. There is no way we would have learned as much as we did had we not gone with Don. This tour is a must for anyone traveling to Drumheller.
Written September 14, 2021
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onabelle
Edmonton, Canada18 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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EmBurr1
Calgary, Canada82 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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Natalie P
Kitchener, Canada96 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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Verenaverena
11 contributions
Oct. 2019 • Solo
I’ve booked a day tour to Drumheller with these guys and it was simply amazing. A flexible schedule with the most charming, nice, funny and kind guide ever. Don took me to all the highlights and additionally to many secret places. He is a safe driver and knows so many interesting stories and facts about the area. I had so much fun and learned so much! It was simply a wonderful day and I’d recommend to everybody to book a tripe with Wild West Badland Tours!!!
Written October 17, 2019
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Travelgirl040
Edmonton, Canada117 contributions
Sep. 2019
I called Don early in the morning and he picked the 2 of us up in his car at 9:00 am. 3 hour tour with a lot of information we would not have known otherwise. It was great for husband as he could enjoy the views for a change as he is always driving otherwise,. Don was very knowledgeable about all aspects of Drumheller.
Written September 18, 2019
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Puck
9 contributions
Aug. 2019
The tour is worth the money and our tour guide was very knowledgeable. Being a small group of people made the tour very personel. We were entertained with sightseeing, films and lots of insider information.
Written August 22, 2019
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tsreynolds
Toronto, Canada35 contributions
Jul. 2019 • Couples
Had so much fun getting to know area. We couldn’t have seen or learned so much about the area otherwise. Would definitely recommend
Written July 24, 2019
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Kristen D
Ottawa, Canada20 contributions
Jul. 2019 • Couples
In spite of a miserable rainy day, We had a great tour of the highlights of the area, giving us great ideas about what to go back to when the weather improved. Interesting background and historical information provided,too. Highly recommend!
Written July 18, 2019
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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?
Kristen D
Ottawa, Canada20 contributions
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!
Carolyn A
Montreal, Canada124 contributions
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?
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PAUL W
COOMBS34 contributions
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.
Don J
5 contributions
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.
Cathy M
Brooksville, United States2 contributions
any way to get their from Calgary?
We have reduced our price by including the cost of the museum for two adults