Join an interpretive guide for an unforgettable 5-hours exploring the wilderness around Jasper as well as the starry heavens above. Seek out all of the park’s most iconic creatures. Rain-or-shine, explore the heavens above the Canadian Rockies in The Jasper Planetarium dome theatre at Marmot Lodge. There, you’ll join a live astronomy expert for an interactive journey to planets, auroras, galaxies and more. Then, head outside for our rain-or-shine telescope experience.
Schedule 2026
May 1 -May 30
17:45 Wildlife Tour / 22:00 Planetarium & Telescope Combo
June 1 - July 31
17:45 Wildlife Tour / 22:15 Planetarium & Telescope Combo
Aug 1 - Sep 10
17:45 Wildlife Tour / 21:45 Planetarium & Telescope Combo
Sep 11 - Sep 30
16:00 Wildlife Tour / 21:45 Planetarium & Telescope Combo
Oct1 - Oct 12
16:00 Wildlife Tour / 21:15 Planetarium & Telescope Combo
1 Old Lodge Rd, 1 Old Lodge Rd, Jasper, AB T0E 1E0, Canada
Driving guests can park in P1-P4; P1 is closest to the Planetarium. Check-in 15 mins early at the Retail Desk inside the Main Lodge. Walk straight past the front desk; our Retail Desk is in the SW corner of the lobby, across from the Emerald Lounge. Enjoy your tour!
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
Wildlife Discovery Tour - Your knowledgeable guides are trained to seek out all of the park’s most iconic creatures. Big or small, there are lots of animals to see in Jasper. Elk, deer, big horned sheep, mountain goats, foxes, coyotes, wolves, and moose are just a sample of Jasper’s many wild mountain animals.
Duration: 3 hours
meet the resident astronomy guides for an interactive cosmic journey. After completing the indoor planetarium program, you'll have the opportunity to tour the largest telescope in the Rockies, learn about how to photograph the night sky, see the best images from recent nights through the new video scope, and, if weather-permits, look through the telescopes live at objects in space.
Duration: 2 hours
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.