Road trips in Canada

Explore 17 itineraries through national parks, wildlife reserves and wild landscapes.

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Road Trip Annapolis Valley – Wolfville, Grand-Pré UNESCO, Cape Blomidon

Wolfville Cape Blomidon

The Annapolis Valley west of Halifax is Nova Scotia's historic and wine-growing heart. Sandwiched between Nort...

50 km 1h All seasons

wine unesco acadian

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Road Trip Baddeck to Iona – Bras d'Or Lake & Highland Village

Baddeck Iona

Bras d'Or Lake, a vast salt-water inland sea at the heart of Cape Breton Island, is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve...

50 km 1h All seasons

gaelic scottish lake

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Road Trip Twenty Valley – Jordan, Vineland, Niagara Wineries

Hamilton Niagara-on-the-Lake

The Niagara wine region has 100+ wineries across two main sub-appellations: the Niagara Escarpment (south) and...

60 km 1h All seasons

wine gastronomy village

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Road Trip Halifax to Lunenburg – UNESCO Heritage

Halifax Lunenburg

Lunenburg, founded in 1753 by German, Swiss and French settlers, is UNESCO World Heritage (1995) for its perfe...

100 km 1h30 All seasons

heritage unesco ocean

Road Trip Saint John – Reversing Falls, Uptown Loyalist & City Market

Saint John Reversing Falls

Saint John, Canada's oldest incorporated city (1785), built by British Loyalists expelled from the United Stat...

5 km 0h30 All seasons

loyalist heritage victorian

Road Trip Winnipeg – The Forks & Exchange District

Winnipeg Winnipeg

Winnipeg, Manitoba's capital, is one of Canada's most underrated cities. The Forks (confluence of the Red and...

8 km 0h18 All seasons

city heritage museum

Road Trip Selkirk to Lockport – Catfish Capital & St. Andrews Locks

Selkirk Lockport

Selkirk (10,200 inhabitants), 30 km north of Winnipeg on the Red River's west bank, proclaims itself "World Ca...

15 km 0h24 All seasons

fishing heritage dam

Road Trip Halifax – Citadel & Waterfront

Halifax Halifax

A day in the city: Halifax Citadel (1856 star fort, noon-gun firing by costumed 78th Highlanders) dominates th...

15 km 0h30 All seasons

city heritage history

Road Trip Sydney → Glace Bay – Marconi & Miners' Museum

Sydney Glace Bay

Eastern Cape Breton around Sydney and Glace Bay is the Maritimes' industrial cradle — first through undersea c...

25 km 0h30 All seasons

mine history radio

Road Trip Niagara Falls to Niagara-on-the-Lake

Niagara Falls Niagara-on-the-Lake

The Niagara Parkway follows the Canadian bank of the Niagara River for roughly 30 km, from the falls downstrea...

30 km 0h30 All seasons

day trip family heritage

Road Trip Tofino to Ucluelet – Pacific Rim Loop

Tofino Ucluelet

Tofino and Ucluelet, on Vancouver Island's outer peninsula, are the two key villages of Pacific Rim National P...

45 km 0h30 All seasons

ocean beach surf

Road Trip Halifax to Peggy's Cove – Iconic Lighthouse

Halifax Peggy's Cove

Peggy's Cove is the iconic image of Nova Scotia: a white-and-red lighthouse on grey granite rocks meeting the...

45 km 0h48 All seasons

ocean lighthouse day trip

Road Trip Moncton to Confederation Bridge

Moncton Cape Jourimain

The Confederation Bridge (13 km, the world's longest bridge over ice-covered waters) has linked New Brunswick...

60 km 0h48 All seasons

ocean beach family

Road Trip Vancouver to Squamish – Outdoor Recreation Capital

Vancouver Squamish

Squamish, 1h from Vancouver, has become one of North America's hottest outdoor destinations: world-class climb...

65 km 1h All seasons

mountain climbing eagle

Road Trip Hamilton to Niagara – The Wine Bench

Hamilton Niagara

The Niagara Bench is the wine-growing terrace that runs along the foot of the Niagara Escarpment between Hamil...

70 km 1h All seasons

vineyard wine winery

Road Trip Halifax to Mahone Bay – Three Iconic Churches

Halifax Mahone Bay

Mahone Bay is famous for three churches (Trinity United, St. James Anglican, St. John's Lutheran) lined up on...

85 km 1h18 All seasons

ocean heritage iconic

Road Trip Strathcona Park – Buttle Lake, Mount Washington

Campbell River Buttle Lake

Strathcona Provincial Park, BC's oldest provincial park (1911), occupies the mountainous heart of Vancouver Is...

95 km 1h42 All seasons

provincial-park waterfall lake