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Road Trips in Canada


By touring - Posted on 24 November 2009

Taking a are one of the best ways to experience the natural beauty of the country. The most popular drives are:

  • The Banff/Jasper Parkway in Alberta.
  • The Cabot Trail in Nova Scotia.
  • The Sea-to-Sky Highway from Vancouver to Whistler.
  • The outside Victoria, BC on Vancouver Island.
  • The Trans Canada Highway in Northern Ontario.

Canada is HUGE and takes a lifetime to experience. Most visitors travel to one or two regions and take scenic drives between destinations.

We have a number of day trips and road trips that will take a few hours to drive (circle routes) and some scenic, multiday excursions that will take you from place to place. A road trip in Canada is a best way to see the beauty of the land and people.

Most road trips in Canada are scenic and the real natural beauty of the country is found on the slower, secondary highways. The sights, sounds and sense of adventure makes the journey well worth while.

The Malahat - A Short Road Trip near Victoria, BC

Considered to be one of the most scenic roadways in the entire country, the Malahat highway climbs from sea-level to the heights of the heavily forested mountains on southern Vancouver Island...

A Day Trip from Victoria, BC - Rainforest, Rocky Shores & Big Trees along the Pacific Marine Circle Route

For some reason, when people think of a Vancouver Island Road trip, they think of coastal beaches, hippies in the woods and clear cut forests. Ok, so some of that may be true but the amazing thing about a , BC along the Pacific Marine Circle Route – from the dense rainforests on the west coast to the interior Cowichan Mountains – is that most of it is still open and isolated, undeveloped and wild. Where you can drive for over an hour and have the entire area all to yourself.

Stay Warm on a Backpacking Trip

Staying warm on a backpacking trip is critical. Cold weather can ruin a trip and if backpackers are unprepared, hypothermia can lead to a life-threatening situation.

What to Bring on the West Coast Trail

Calgary Day Trip through Kananaskis Country (Circle Route)

A Calgary Day Trip into the Rocky Mountains

There's a secret place in Alberta that most visitors don't know. Located 1 hour west of Calgary, Kananaskis Country (K-Country as the locals call it) is a spectacular mountain playground which most visitors pass on their way to the more popular towns of Banff & Lake Louise. This Calgary daytrip along Highway 40 (4 hours round trip) is a scenic drive that takes you into the alpine splendor along Alberta's western border.

Gap Mountain in Kananaskis Country outside of Calgary, Alberta

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