CLICK FOR INTERACTIVE MAPPro

The hospitality and the diversity!
Con

Vast distances between cities, extreme climates, generally overlooked
In a nutshell

Canada the World's Most Overlooked Tourist Destination.
274 Reviews Officially opened in October 1976 and standing at 553 metres (1815 feet) tall, the CN Tower was the place I most wanted to visit while in Toronto. The stunning structure can be seen from all over the...
See All 1,558 Things to Do in Toronto
Residence Inn Toronto Downtown / Entertainment District
4 Reviews and 505 Opinions I like it really much. Very clean, personnel was very professional, the suites are like a real home...
65 Reviews I've been reading some of the entries here on this website as I'm preparing a speech on this topic. Vancouver is the most expensive city in Canada to live in and yes, the cost of living is high...
See All 230 Warnings Or Dangers in Vancouver
5 Reviews and 641 Opinions A contemporary hotel located in the very cosmopolitan Yaletown. Top-notch service from a very...
208 Reviews The only outdoor skating area in Montreal just opened in the Old Port of Montreal. =) If you are courageous enough to bear the cold and want to enjoy the outdoors, this is for you! Bring your whole...
See All 1,317 Things to Do in Montreal
5 Reviews and 695 Opinions The stay was unremarkable. The hotel was drab. Dark, old, office building appearance. Our bedroom...
Place Royale & Le Petit Champlain
72 Reviews The oldest commercial area in North America ! This is one of the nicest area of town. Pedestrian streets lined up with nice restaurants and shops. The area was in bad shape until the 70s when the...
See All 645 Things to Do in Quebec
Rideau Canal - Skating in Winter
21 Reviews Not sure if this should fall under "Must see activity" or "Tourist Trap". I tend to think it's both. The Rideau Canal is one of Ottawa's top attractions and a lot of fun to skate on -- although it's...
See All 694 Things to Do in Ottawa
48 Reviews Don't miss this dark night time, which is actually not so dark, but enchanting. Why? Because illumination of Falls is magnificent! Here is the schedule of lights-on time: January 1 to January 2...
See All 776 Things to Do in Niagara Falls
31 Reviews Victoria's Chinatown was founded in 1858. Although it still covers about 6 blocks, it is estimated that during the Gold Rush, Chinatown accounted for about half of Victoria's entire population and was...
See All 595 Things to Do in Victoria
21 Reviews This a small rural community and it is a photographer's paradise! I went there during the summer and it was windy and a little cloudy so it is always better to know the condition of the weather to...
See All 317 Things to Do in Halifax
57 Reviews I visited Edmonton when I was a teen around 1987 or so. I can't add anything here that anyone else hasn't already told you about, but for the sake of completeness I will add my experience...
See All 163 Things to Do in Edmonton
48 Reviews If you fly to Calgary for business, try to get in a day early or stay a day later, and give yourself enough time to take the 90 minute drive into Banff in the mountains West of the city of Calgary....
See All 401 Things to Do in Calgary
Moraine Lake/ Valley of Ten Peaks
41 Reviews Of all lakes in the Canadian Rockies, few can match the beauty of this one. Backed by a wall of ten peaks, Moraine Lake is one of the biggest draws of the Canadian Rockies- so on any given summer day,...
See All 456 Things to Do in Banff National Park
37 Reviews The falls are situated in Jasper National Park and on the Upper Athabasca River. The falls are approximately 23 metres high but are more renowned for their force than their height. There are various...
See All 263 Things to Do in Jasper National Park
Sponsored Links
Plan a Canada vacation with reviews, tips and photos posted by real travelers and Canada locals

While we were on the northern tip, we took the opportunity to go on a whale watching expedition. As we sailed out, the scenery looking back toward shore was...
27,276 members live in Canada
More Cities in Canada
More Regions in Canada

Q: Hello Everyone. I am new in Virtual Tourist's world. Any advice is welcome. Thanks in advance.

A: Welcome to VT! I have only been on virtual tourist for less than six months. My advice is several fold. First, explore the pages of places you want to go and...
Read 7 Replies
1
Canada - So much to do, so little time

Again - we didn´t see a bear. Except for our last day day in Canmore on TV (CSI Miami: A grizzly murder) and - in the departure lounge in Calgary Airport - reading the local newspaper that a black...
2

Canada is a very big country with 10 provinces and 3 territories. It is hard to tell you where to begin but for starters it is obviously a great country! I have organized this page by trying to...
3
8000 km Coast-to-Coast (5000 miles)

At almost 10-million square kilometres in size and stretching 8000-km from the Atlantic shores of Newfoundland to the Pacific waters of British Columbia, not to mention north to the Pole, Canada is......
4
Canada..... from coast to coast

I've got some interesting experiences in Canada. I'd love to share with you the 93 tips I've written, the 159 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created.
5

Canada has been called the "Great White North" due to its cold and snowy winters. It is a huge country (second only to Russia), which covers much of the northern part of North America. Most of the...
Build your own Canada page
Sponsored Links