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Experiences

How will you travel?

Ten ways to move through Canada — slowly, wildly, elegantly, or all of the above.

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finder.

Filter by province, season, intensity, budget, style, and companion type. We surface the experiences that match — dynamically, from our authoritative catalogue.

Adventure01 / 10

Experience

Adventure

Glacier hikes, sea kayaking, heli-skiing across two oceans and three mountain ranges.

  • Heli-skiing in the Bugaboos
  • Sea kayaking in Haida Gwaii
  • Ice climbing in Banff
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Luxury02 / 10

Experience

Luxury

Fairmont castles, wilderness lodges, and tasting menus with a view.

  • Fairmont Château Lake Louise
  • Clayoquot Wilderness Resort
  • Langdon Hall, Ontario
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Family Travel03 / 10

Experience

Family Travel

Wildlife safaris, island ferries, and lodges built for curious explorers of every age.

  • BC Ferries to Vancouver Island
  • Niagara Parks family pass
  • Prince Edward Island beaches
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Food & Drink04 / 10

Experience

Food & Drink

Niagara wines, Atlantic lobster suppers, Montréal bagels, and Pacific oysters.

  • Niagara & Okanagan wine regions
  • Halifax oyster trail
  • Montréal smoked-meat icons
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Wildlife05 / 10

Experience

Wildlife

Orcas in the Salish Sea, polar bears in Churchill, puffins on the Atlantic cliffs.

  • Polar bear tundra buggies
  • Whale-watching in BC
  • Puffins on Witless Bay
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Road Trips06 / 10

Experience

Road Trips

Scenic highways from coast to coast — Icefields Parkway to the Cabot Trail.

  • Icefields Parkway, AB
  • Cabot Trail, NS
  • Sea-to-Sky Highway, BC
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Cruises07 / 10

Experience

Cruises

Inside Passage glaciers, St. Lawrence whales, Great Lakes shorelines.

  • Alaska Inside Passage from Vancouver
  • St. Lawrence to the Saguenay
  • Great Lakes expedition
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Rail Journeys08 / 10

Experience

Rail Journeys

Iconic Rocky Mountaineer glass domes and VIA Rail's transcontinental Canadian.

  • Rocky Mountaineer
  • VIA Rail Canadian
  • Agawa Canyon tour
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Winter Escapes09 / 10

Experience

Winter Escapes

Powder slopes, ice hotels, dog-sledding, and aurora hunts above 60°.

  • Whistler Blackcomb
  • Hôtel de Glace, Québec
  • Aurora viewing in Yellowknife
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National Parks10 / 10

Experience

National Parks

Forty-seven national parks. Wonders without end, from Pacific Rim to Torngat.

  • Banff & Jasper
  • Gros Morne, NL
  • Pacific Rim, BC
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Every authoritative Experience record on The Canadian Explorer — from whale watching to aurora hunting. Each connects dynamically to nearby parks, road trips, and stays.

20 experiences

Whale WatchingEasy · $$

wildlife

Whale Watching

Humpbacks, orcas, belugas and the mighty blue.

Sea KayakingActive · $$

adventure

Sea Kayaking

Paddle Canada's fjords, straits and archipelagos.

Heli-HikingActive · $$$$

adventure

Heli-Hiking

The Bugaboos, the Cariboos and the Selkirks — from above.

ZipliningModerate · $$

adventure

Ziplining

Canyon-crossing rides from Whistler to the Laurentians.

Wine TastingEasy · $$

food drink

Wine Tasting

Niagara, Okanagan, the Similkameen and beyond.

Northern Lights (Aurora Viewing)Easy · $$$

winter

Northern Lights (Aurora Viewing)

Chase the aurora borealis in Canada's north.

Dog SleddingModerate · $$

winter

Dog Sledding

Mush across frozen lakes with an Alaskan husky team.

Whitewater RaftingActive · $$

adventure

Whitewater Rafting

From family floats to Class V big water.

Glacier Hiking & IcewalksActive · $$

adventure

Glacier Hiking & Icewalks

Rope up on the Athabasca, Illecillewaet and Salmon Glacier.

Hot Springs SoaksEasy · $

family

Hot Springs Soaks

Wilderness pools and heritage bathhouses.

Wildlife PhotographyModerate · $$$$

wildlife

Wildlife Photography

Grizzly, polar bear, moose, whale — from Canada's premier hides.

Ice FishingEasy · $$

winter

Ice Fishing

Heated huts, hot chocolate, and lake trout on the line.

SnowmobilingModerate · $$$

winter

Snowmobiling

Sled Canada's 130,000 km of groomed trails.

Cold-Water SurfingActive · $$

adventure

Cold-Water Surfing

Waves at Chesterman, Long Beach, and Lawrencetown.

Polar Bear ViewingEasy · $$$$

wildlife

Polar Bear Viewing

Churchill's tundra buggies in October and November.

Indigenous Cultural ExperiencesEasy · $$

family

Indigenous Cultural Experiences

First Nations, Métis and Inuit-led travel across Canada.

Bison SafarisEasy · $$

wildlife

Bison Safaris

Free-ranging plains and wood bison across the Prairies and boreal north.

Columbia Icefield Skywalk & Ice ExplorerEasy · $$

parks

Columbia Icefield Skywalk & Ice Explorer

Walk on 10,000-year-old glacier ice off the Icefields Parkway.

Fly FishingModerate · $$$

adventure

Fly Fishing

Atlantic salmon in Miramichi, bull trout in the Bow, steelhead on the Skeena.

Dark-Sky StargazingEasy · $

family

Dark-Sky Stargazing

Bortle 1 skies in Jasper, Mont-Mégantic and Grasslands.

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