Wolfdog Sanctuary

The tours vary from 30mins, 45 minutes to 1 hour for the self guided tour.

Each tour offers a different experience.

The self guided tour includes an interpretive self-guided walk around the sanctuary to view the 20+ wolfdogs on site. Educational signs are placed throughout the sanctuary, so visitors are able to learn interesting and key facts about wolves and wolfdogs.

The intro tour includes a 30 minute introductory talk with one of the experienced staff members, to understand more about wolfdogs and what the sanctuary does. Guests will be taken into a closed off section of an enclosure (behind a short barrier) to view a pack of high content wolfdog, with the opportunity to photograph them inside their enclosure.

The Interactive Tour includes a detailed talk in a small group inside two enclosures to understand more about wolves and wolfdog hybrids. The wolfdogs themselves are tame but not domesticated, which means they will be curious and may approach guests who are relaxed and quiet. The tour also includes the option to go on the Sanctuary Walk either before or after the scheduled tour time.

The Yamnuska Wolfdog Sanctuary is located on Range Road 53 on the 1A Highway, 60 minutes from Banff and 10 minutes from Cochrane. Detailed driving directions will be included in your booking confirmation.

Tours run in all weather conditions; rain or shine, -30C or +30C. Please ensure that you dress for the weather as you will be outside for the duration of the tour, and wear appropriate footwear as this is a walking tour. On cold winter days, we highly recommend snow pants, gloves, a toque and a warm coat! We ask that tour participants refrain from wearing any real fur products, but Faux fur, sheepskin, leather and down filled jackets are fine to wear. Fanny packs or small cross body purses are now allowed to enter the enclosures. Large purses and backpacks are not permitted and we try to encourage people to just bring a phone/camera with them. We are able to store guest’s bags at the front desk, or they can leave them in their vehicles.

On the interactive tour, guests will be very close to the animals, but are required to stay seated in the viewing area for the comfort of the wolfdogs and to ensure a better experience for the guests. The wolfdogs will be curious and may approach very close to guests who are relaxed and quiet.

There is a 24 hour cancellation policy, which allows you to change/cancel or refund your booking up to 24 hours outside your booked tour (up to 10 days for group bookings). No Shows and late comers will not be accommodated.