7 Ways to Replace Your International Trip with a Canadian Alternative
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Can’t take your Italian adventure to Tuscany or your African safari this year? You might be surprised to find a comparable alternative in Canada!
In the last 20 years, the experiences that Canadian tourism operators offer has evolved from the mass market model of tourism (e.g., Niagara Falls or the CN Tower) to include rich, immersive, and personalized experiences: walking polar bear safaris from luxury lodges; culinary adventures by yacht among BC’s wild islands; heli dog-sledding by moonlight.
This year, many Canadians are seeking a replacement for an overseas trip and are looking at Canada in a new way. To help, we looked at the experiences we offer and created a “Translate Your Trip” article to help others do the same. We hope you enjoy exploring it!
For a tasting and culinary adventure in the Mediterranean style islands of the Salish Sea. photo by: TJ Watt
For a wildlife safari among the stunning fjords of BC’s Great Bear Rainforest. Expect bears, whales, other marine mammals and, if you’re really lucky, the elusive coastal wolf. photo by: Greg Shea
For an odyssey among the islands of this remote archipelago, known as Canada’s Galapagos. Marine life and seabirds abound and ancient forests grow on shore. Also home to monumental poles and house remains in Haida village sites – this is a bucket list destination for many Canadians. photo by: Jeff Reynolds
Just across Dixon Entrance into Alaska, our yacht-based exploration of southeast’s stunning nature combines ice (glaciers and bergs), wildlife (bears, whales, and more), landscape (rainforest, waterfalls) and plenty of solitude in nature. photo by: Jeff Reynolds
For a rugged coastal headlands that plunge to the sea, waterfalls plunging through the rainforest, wild beaches washed by Pacific surf and wildlife that sees few people: this is the remote northwest coast of Vancouver Island – like a temperate version of Maui. photo by: Phil Stone
For a journey along Vancouver Island’s east coast or among the nearby Gulf Islands archipelago offers views of mountains rising from the sea, pastoral islands, pretty coastal communities, local culinary features as well as wildlife and glorious nature. photo by Simon Ager
For people like that to journey to other worlds. As you head down the coast’s longest fjord, the outside world closes off and drifts away. You enter the realm of the Coast Mountains and the world of the Kitlope Valley. Ancient home of the Hennaksiala, this is also the largest intact temperate rainforest on the planet. photo by: Simon Ager
Learn more about these boutique expeditions on the British Columbia and Alaska coast, or for the specific options listed above:
Embark on an award-winning small-ship expedition through British Columbia and Alaska, led by expert guides and naturalists. Explore remote landscapes, anchor in quiet coves, and encounter incredible wildlife.
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Follow our coastal expeditions with notes from the field.
