Icefields Parkway | Banff and Jasper National Park | Off the Beaten Path

Helpful and prompt communication within moments of booking, was more than prepared to collect from my hotel (no other operator was). Jerzy is affable, warm and approachable, with that innate ability to actually share the experience with you as a companion rather than come across a ‘tour guide’. He has a passion for the area, and particularly the First Nation presence in it, something which he shared by detailing various aspects of their history, movements, and current status. Courteous and conscientious, checking in on weather reports and reviewing how it may affect the day’s plans. Although being a first time vistor to Canada, I’d heard of the lakes in the Banff National Park and beyond but nothing quite prepares you for being there, particularly at the time of year where snow was still covering the peaks, forests and a great deal of the car parks too (Jerzy will know exactly what I mean)! I even got to get my paleo-rock investigation skills on when we got to the Parkway; never have I been somewhere so fitting of the description ‘haunting beauty’. We ended up covering some 450 miles in one day, which is a figure someone from the UK doesn’t experience very often! If I had the ability to upload images of some of the stunning sights we encountered together I would, but perhaps that’ll only encourage those of you reading this review to discover those first hand for yourselves!

This tour of the Icefields Parkway and Banff National Park is truly a once in a lifetime experience, and Jerzy was an amazingly knowledgeable, passionate and kind guide for the same. Jerzy showed us all the prominent sites on the Icefields Parkway - Bow Lake, Peyto Lake, Columbia Icefield and more. He not only had loads of information on each of the sites, but knew the best photo spots and trails for some amateur hiking as well. Jerzy was also extremely accommodating, as he also showed us Lake Minnewanka (we had not been able to see it earlier), got us hiking gear and clicked several professional photographs with his DSLR. All this coupled with his passion and enthusiasm really made the trip special. The entire drive was magnificent and extremely scenic (rated amongst the Top 5 drives in the world by NatGeo) and I truly believe that a trip to Banff would be incomplete without visiting the Icefields Parkway. I highly recommend this tour with Jerzy to anyone visiting Banff National Park.

We had a fantastic day out to the ice fields and part of Jasper National park, even though it was snowing for part of the journey it was made really great because of the driver’s Jerzy knowledge of the whole area, and his flexibility we saw so many fantastic views and scenes, especially as there was just the two of us with Jerzy in his jeep, plenty of room in the front but limited leg room in the back, I couldn’t stretch my legs out I am 5 foot 6 inches. But a small price to pay for a fantastic day out and value for money. Would recommend.

There's so much to see and one day is not enough. I'll have to come back to see other areas as well. Jerzy knows a lot about the area and really showed me places that will never be covered by tour companies. We started early to get away from crowds in some areas and also managed getting away from rain and snow that was following us. I also learnt a lot about the history of Banff National park and how it all started.

If I could rate Jerzy’s tour 100 starts out of 100 - I would. If you’re planning a trip to Banff then you MUST book this. We (Jerzy, another guest, and myself) set out around 9am, and were dropped off close to 8pm, meaning we had 11 hours of exploration, great conversation, and of course, taking in the sheer wonder of Banff National Park. Put simply, on this tour, you won’t be crammed into a minibus with 50 other people, battling for wifi and space, with a tour guide who most likely is so bored of it by now, all they want is to get it over and done with. Instead, with Jerzy, you will have the best tour experience you could ever ask for due to the comfort of the journey, conservation, and mutual appreciation of going “off the beaten path”. Regarding the National Park, it’s true that you will just have to see it for yourself to believe the enormity and beauty of it all. With Jerzy, in addition to the “major sites”, such as Lake Louise, you will venture off and explore other, perhaps less well known areas of the park, where you will experience a quiet setting to take it all in. In short, don’t hesitate, book with Jerzy!

This is our 1st time visit in Banff national parks and Jerzy the guy in a picture made sure that we enjoy our stay and our trip/tour. He was very helpful and we never felt rushed. Our 1st booking was canceled by the 1st tour guide named Jay without our permission. But our second package who is by Jerzy’s company was very fun and memorable. Please book Jerzy in your next visit. 100/10