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Canada

Big nature, easy cities, endless summer daylight.

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Canada is the great school-holiday country: long summer days, drive-anywhere infrastructure, moose-and-bear wildlife and lakes coloured like toothpaste adverts. A UAE summer swap for Banff’s 22-degree afternoons is an easy sell — and the cities (Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal) are among the world’s most livable to visit.

The classic first trip pairs the Rockies self-drive with Vancouver; the eastern alternative links Toronto, Niagara and French-flavoured Montreal and Quebec City. Winter flips the script: powder at Whistler and frozen-lake romance in Banff.

Where to go

Finding your Canada

Banff & the Rockies

Lake Louise, Moraine and the Icefields Parkway — earth’s best road trip.

Vancouver & Whistler

Mountains meeting ocean, with North America’s premier ski resort up the road.

Toronto & Niagara

Skyline mornings, thundering falls by afternoon.

Montreal & Quebec City

French joie de vivre, cobbles and bagels vs croissants.

Seasons

When to go

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June – September

The Rockies’ golden window: hiking, lakes and wildlife all open for business.

September – October

Autumn colour in the east — maple country in full fire.

December – March

Whistler and Banff ski season; Quebec’s winter carnival.

Things to experience

Moments worth flying for

Drive the Icefields Parkway

230km of glaciers and impossibly blue lakes between Banff and Jasper.

Whale watching in BC

Orcas off Vancouver Island from May to October.

Canoe Lake Louise

The turquoise postcard, paddled at 8am before the crowds.

Niagara by boat

Ponchos on, into the mist beneath the Horseshoe Falls.

Bear spotting

Grizzlies at dawn with certified guides in the Rockies foothills.

Poutine & maple everything

Quebec’s comfort food canon, unapologetically.

Where to stay

Styles that suit

Fairmont castle hotels

The railway-era icons at Lake Louise, Banff and Quebec.

Lakeside lodges

Cabin evenings, canoe mornings.

City design hotels

Walkable bases in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal.

We recommend specific hotels once we know your dates and party — availability and rates are always confirmed by a specialist.

Popular holidays

Trips we build to Canada

Our itineraries are starting points, not fixed packages — open one for the full day-by-day plan, then let us reshape it around you.

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Canada, in pictures

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