DESTINATIONS WILDERNESS CANADA LEFT: Algonquin
National Park RIGHT:
Chic-Choc Mountains
BELOW:
Lundbreck, Alberta
The Chic-Chocs are part of
the gorgeous Gaspé Peninsula in the Parc National de la Gaspésie. Here you’ll find high altitude mountains lush with Arctic-alpine plants and see caribou roaming freely on the tundra. Stay in secluded comfort
at the Chic-Chocs Mountain Lodge, where clients can enjoy the spa all year round, fish and kayak, bike and hike the trails in the summer, and snowshoe and ski in the winter. Kuoni offers a Chic-Chocs Mountain Lodge Experience add-on for two nights from £540 for two people.
w LIFE ON THE PRAIRIES Alberta’s main centres of Calgary and Edmonton make an excellent springboard to explore the beauty of the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
Calgary offers fun museums, an exciting dining scene with way more than the traditional staples of steak and potatoes, plus a chance to experience its past Olympic glories. Edmonton boasts one of Canada’s best outdoor living history museums, Fort Edmonton Park; North America’s largest urban park, River Valley Parks; and quirky neighbourhoods to explore. Whether clients are then making the traditional loop through Banff and Jasper, or on their way back by train or car from the west coast, it’s an easy add-on to hit the trails and live out those cowboy and cowgirl dreams. Canada’s heartland has
fascinating First Nations history, endless flat prairies with dramatic
Vancouver shines with its glittering glass skyscrapers reflecting the soaring mountains that surround it
huge skies and a chance to experience the vast open spaces of Alberta. Saddle up and head out on a camping trip to really get a slice of life at a slower pace. Canter into Mystic Pass,
through crystal-clear streams with the Rocky Mountains soaring up on both sides, before making camp for the night on a raised platform A-frame tent.
Explore the pristine backcountry before trotting back to a little luxury in the heart of Banff at Brewster’s Mountain Lodge. Frontier Travel offers a two-
night/three-day riding and camping add-on including meals, plus one night in a Banff hotel and transfers from Calgary for £679.
w WILD WEST COAST WONDERS Beautiful Vancouver shines with its glittering glass skyscrapers reflecting the soaring mountains and calm waters that surround it. Vancouver’s dining and drinking scene is the toast of Canada, with craft breweries, distilleries and even nearby vineyards to check out, along with the big city staples of museums, tours, and shopping aplenty.
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travelweekly.co.uk 28 July 2016
PICTURES: LE QUÉBEC MARITIME / STEVE DESCHÊNES; TRAVEL ALBERTA
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