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Canada captivates travelers with its immense scale, pristine wilderness, and multicultural cities that feel both cosmopolitan and close to nature. From the dramatic Rocky Mountains in Alberta and the glacier-fed lakes of Banff and Jasper to the coastal beauty of British Columbia, the country offers a remarkable mix of outdoor adventure and urban exploration. Cities such as Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, and Quebec City add distinctive character, blending world-class dining, arts, and history with easy access to parks, waterfronts, and seasonal festivals.
Highlights include scenic train journeys, wildlife watching, hiking, skiing, canoeing, and road trips through some of North America’s most spectacular landscapes. Travelers can experience Niagara Falls, the Cabot Trail in Nova Scotia, the northern lights in parts of Yukon and the Northwest Territories, and French-Canadian culture in Quebec. Practical tips: Canada is vast, so internal flights or careful route planning are important; weather varies greatly by region and season, so pack in layers; and booking accommodations, national park stays, and summer transport well in advance is highly recommended, especially during peak travel months.
The best time to visit Canada is from July to September, when travel popularity peaks and the weather is generally warm, pleasant, and ideal for sightseeing, national parks, and road trips. October is also a strong option for fewer crowds and beautiful fall foliage, while summer remains the best all-around season for first-time visitors.
In the second week, everyday life returned. In the morning, we brought the mares back to the pasture with the young foals and mucked out the stalls. Tanya trained with the...
~ 21.04.2019 ~ Hello there, after our second night in the car, we wanted to visit Lynn Canyon today. I had already been there at the beginning of my trip to Canada, but Saskia...
In the last two days with Jil in Halifax, I arranged with the hostel that I can work as a volunteer in housekeeping for some time and stay in the hostel for free.
The night was rather disturbed. The walls in this motel are paper-thin and I couldn't sleep for long periods because someone in the room above me was snoring miserably. The...
View from the Sea to Sky Gondola
Off on the first road trip! With our little rental car out of the big city and into nature. We stayed at the campsite in Algonquin Park for 2 nights, a huge pitch (the car and...
The house is very noisy and the people who live in the gable of the house probably don't realize that. I get up at 8.00 am - outside the fog hangs low and the clouds are thick...
Okay, now I finally have time to write something. Where do I start... I've been in Canada for almost 4 weeks now, and time has been both flying by and moving so slowly.
Unfortunately, we had to say goodbye to our wonderful host family in Hinton today, as our journey took us to Banff. But first, we had breakfast together with the host family!...
On the way back from Maligne Lake, we come across Medicine Lake. We stop there for a quick photo stop. During the drive, we also notice that a large part of the surrounding...
You would think that Maligne Lake is near Maligne Canyon. However, it's actually about an hour's drive away! But the drive there is incredibly scenic. And they say there are a...
after 77 days, about 530 bed moves, 26 spotted orcas, wonderful beaches, around 63 active sports hours & a bunch of new acquaintances, I leave my first destination behind...
Before moving into our accommodation in Clearwater, we took a little detour to Wells Gray National Park. There we visited the Spahat Falls. At the parking lot, we were greeted...
The last 2 weeks have been strongly influenced by over 500 wildfires raging solely in British Columbia. As of now, 950,000 hectares (as of August 26th - unfortunately a record)...
Finally, we could turn around this morning to sleep a little longer. When we were finally awake, we got ready and went to have breakfast. Afterwards, we walked around the city...
The first night in Canada was quite short. We both woke up at 1 am and thought it was already morning. At 5 am, the night was finally over. Earlier than expected, we drove to...
Tue, 08/07/18 A somewhat tough night is over, as it is quite warm in the room and only a fan is able to generate a few warm gusts of wind. This means that longer periods of...
Parliament Hill
Everyone felt quite fit again today, so we took the public bus to Stanley Park and visited the aquarium. From sea lions to dolphins, all kinds of fish and frogs, funny sea...
...after 12 days completely alone, I'm glad that the Paphada and Dieter are back. It was quite exhausting, but also cool because I could do everything myself and had a lot of...
Di, 31.07.18 Auch heute pfusen wir bis kurz vor dem Morgenessen. Mal gucken, was Trevor aus der kleinen Lodgeküche heute wieder hervozaubert. Und tatsächlich gibt's...
Today's destination: Victoria! That means we had about 4 hours of driving ahead of us for the 280 km. We took route #4 back across the country. Shortly after Alberni 😝, we...
Thu, 26.07.18 Today is a day to sleep in. Because the weather forecast for today shows strong thunderstorms and mostly rain. So why get up early. However, at half past 6 I...
Tue, 07/23/18 Let's get started. Awake, packed, and shoes laced up. I will find out if I have thought of everything at the latest in Canada. After a short early morning sprint,...
We left Revelstoke on Highway 1. Today, Jill was sitting in the passenger seat and soon spotted a moose by the roadside. What luck we had again! 😝 Outside of Revelstoke, we...
let's go.. e schöne abschied deheim, e müehsame flug (s'mediacenter bi condor choschtet zuesätzlech) und vüu froge am zoll (ganz liecht närvös bini scho gsi!) - ca. 14h spöter...
8.6. - 13.6. For 4 days and 5 nights (we started in the evening), we traveled by train from Vancouver to Toronto, spanning across Canada. We had a really great and...
Today I drove...
The past few days...
The alarm clock went...