Family holidays in Canada

Dawson City, Quebec, Jasper National Parks, and Niagara Falls are few tourist destinations in Canada. Every year innumerable tourists flock to the county to enjoy their holidays. Ranging from honeymoon couples to families, you will find large number of tourist here. A wide variety of tours are organized to different places of interest in the country.

Types of family holidays in Canada and destinations

Given below are some of the holiday types you can check out –

Wildlife Holiday destinations

Wildlife tours are of different types. You can undertake whale watching tours, bear watching trips, and whale watching tours. Some of the destinations are –

• Vancouver
• Knight Inlet
• Campbell River
• Winnipeg
• Churchill
• Tadoussac
• Perce
• Sainte Anne Des Montes
• Trois Rivieres
• Rimouski
• Hunstville

Escorted and rail tour destinations

You can also enjoy family holidays in Canada with the help of an experienced tour guide. These tours usually have a guide who is well informed about the place and gives extensive information to the tourists about the interesting features of the place.

The rail tour destinations are –

• Toronto
• Niagara Falls
• Montreal
• Quebec City
• Banff
• Halifax

Plan a trip to the various tourist attractions in Canada by train. It is a different experience altogether.

Deluxe and Cruise holiday destinations

You can also set off for cruise and luxury holidays with your family to the destinations mentioned below.

Deluxe holiday destinations in Canada include –

Canadian Rockies
Icefields Parkway
Rocky Mountaineer Train
Halifax

Cruise holiday destinations in Canada

Alaska Cruise
Juneau
Ketchikan
Skagway
Prince Rupert
Sawyer Glacier

Adventure and winter holiday destinations

You will find many tourists during the winter. The places where you can spend your holiday during this season are given below.

Adventure holiday destination in Canada include –

Campbell River
Churchill
Knight Inlet
Winnipeg
Banff
Ottawa
Niagara Falls
Whistler

Winter holiday destinations in Canada include –

Sun Peaks
Jasper
Toronto
Lake Louise
Vancouver

Fly-Drive family holiday destinations

In order to enjoy the fly-drive family holidays in Canada, you can drive down in your own car or hire a car from the many car rental companies operating in Canada. The amount you have to shell out as rent depends on the type of vehicle you are renting, size, and distance you are likely to travel. Some of the places where you can set off for these trips include –

Great Atlantic National Parks
Nova Scotia
Cape Breton
St Lawrence

Family holiday activities in Canada

In addition to touring various holiday destinations mentioned above, there’s lot you can do with your family to make your holiday a memorable one. These recreational activities are –

Kayaking in Queen Charlotte Islands
Dog Sledding in Quebec
Whale watching in British Columbia
Bear watching in British Columbia
Sailing Holiday in BC
Canoeing in BC
Trekking in British Columbia

Best time to visit Canada

You can plan a trip to Canada round the year. But temperatures are pleasant during the summer months (end May until beginning of September). The southern part of Canada experiences summer during the above mentioned months. It is slightly different in the northern part of Canada. Here Canadians experience summer from middle of June until September mid.

Reaching Canada

You can enter Canada in any of the following modes of transportation. It can be by airways, roadways, and railways. There are regular Greyhound bus services operates o more than 3600 destinations. You can buy tickets at the ticket terminal of Greyhound Canada.

Regular Amtrak train services help you to connect to different parts of the country. There are daily train services between Vancouver, Buffalo, New York City, and Montreal.

A number of airline companies operate frequent flights to and fro Canada. There are more than 500 airports in the country. The names of few airline companies that fly between Canada and other parts of the globe are –

Air Canada
American Airlines
Air France
Cathay Pacific
Continental Airlines

Last updated on 9/11/2010