Tour Planning ... 1 Day - Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump

Tour Highlights

Join Legendary Tours on a scenic journey to the native past! We travel to Southern Alberta, with a stop in Nanton for a stroll down "Antique Lane" to see if there are any special bargains to be had. We now travel to the World Famous Heritage Site, Head-Smashed-in Buffalo Jump, one of the oldest and most interesting buffalo jumps in North America.

Located 18 km north & west of Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada at a place where the foothills of the Rocky Mountains meet the great plains, one of the world's oldest, largest and best preserved buffalo jumps is known to exist -- Head-Smashed-In. Designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981, Head-Smashed-In has been used continuously by aboriginal peoples of the plains for more than 5,500 years.

After lunch we travel through the rolling Porcupine Hills and see Lundbreck Falls where we stop for a short picture break

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We now travel to the Frank Slide where on April 29, 1903, at 4:10 a.m.; 82 million tonnes (30 million cubic metres) of limestone crashed from the summit of Turtle Mountain and buried a portion of the sleeping town of Frank. The dimensions of the rock mass that fell are 150 metres (500 feet) deep, 425 metres (1,400 feet) high and one kilometer (3,280 feet) wide.

Sit back and relax now as we take you on a 'Cowboy-Land' scenic drive along Hwy 22 on your return trip to Calgary.

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