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Bucket List Canada For clients starved of enriching bucket list travel experiences, here are 12 memorable options sure get their pulses racing, says karl Cushing
Rocky Mountaineer/The Canadian Rocky Mountaineer is a luxury rail experience that offers a combination of fine dining and a window on the passing wondrous scenery. The train’s glass-domed observation carriages provide a prime seat to view British Columbia and Alberta’s epic landscapes. Choose between Silver or Gold Leaf service and four memorable routes. Another classic rail journey sees Via Rail’s historic The Canadian travel from Toronto to Vancouver, a four-night/three-day adventure. rockymountaineer.com; viarail.ca/en Driving ambitions: Whether taming the all-season Dempster Highway linking Dawson City with Inuvik in the Arctic Circle or driving among Ontario’s Niagara wine country, Canada’s scenic highways are made for road trippers. British Columbia’s scenic ‘Sea to Sky’ highway from Vancouver to Whistler is classic drive while Alberta’s iconic ‘Icefields Parkway’, dissecting Banff
and Jasper National Parks, 232 km stretch of double-lane highway that winds through soaring rocky mountain peaks, icefields and vast sweeping valleys. Come autumn, vibrant colours provide the backdrop to drives in Atlantic Canada, such as the coastal Cabot Trail around Cape Breton Island. caen-keepexploring.canada.travel/things-todo/best-road-trips-in-canada. Make like a Voyageur: Grab an oar and follow the intrepid FrenchCanadian voyageur traders who crisscrossed Canada’s interior in their wooden canoes. Options range from quick lake paddles to multi-day excursions in replica multi-person canoes, as on British Columbia’s Fraser River or the Yukon’s Big Salmon and Yukon rivers. Resort options include BC’s Murtle and McGillivray lakes (the latter is an excursion offered by Sun Peaks resort), and Ontario’s Ottawa River. In Algonquin provincial park, enjoy wildlife
viewing, fireside cook-ups and storytelling. destinationontario.com; travelyukon.com Canada’s Galapagos’: Tours of British Columbia’s Haida Gwaii archipelago centre on Haanas National Park Reserve, with guided hikes, kayaking excursions and scenic seaplane over photogenic landscapes. visits to the unesco World Heritage Site of SGang Gwaay tell the story of the Haida Nation. At Skidegate, a Haida community, visit the Haida Heritage Centre and hike the Spirit Lake Trail. gohaidagwaii.ca Get high in the Canadian Rockies Drink in the majestic Canadian Rockies in British Columbia and Alberta, encompassing the National Parks of Banff, Jasper, Yoho, kootenay and Waterton. The peak summer months bring optimum hiking and rafting conditions, while winter sees snowsports lovers swell resorts in Banff, Lake Louise and Jasper. hellobc.com; travelalberta.com/ca
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