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Our recommended Canada holidays for first time visitors.

Canada is a big country...a very very big country. There is so much to see and do, it's difficult to decide where to go, when to go, what type of trip to do, what to see etc.

So.....what are the best holidays for first time visitors to Canada? Well, below we have put together a small selection of Canada holidays which we think will be a good introduction to Canada. Our full list of holidays is available on our holiday types pages.

Of course, we can tailor make any tour to your requirements, just contact us.

First time Canada holidays including an Alaska cruise

Below are our most popular Canada holidays which included an Alaska Cruise. Remember - we can tailor make your holiday to suit you.View our full selection of holidays including cruises

Canada & Alaska Cruises

Rockies & Alaska Experience

  • 15 Nights
  • Banff
  • Lake Louise
  • Jasper
  • Rocky Mountaineer
  • Kamloops
  • Vancouver
  • Alaska Cruise

From £5719pp

Canada & Alaska Cruises

The Splendour of Canada & Alaska

  • 17 Nights
  • Toronto
  • Niagara Falls
  • Banff
  • Rocky Mountaineer
  • Vancouver
  • Alaska Cruise

From £6939pp

Canada & Alaska Cruises

Glaciers & Mountains

  • 15 Nights
  • Vancouver
  • Inside passage
  • Glacier Bay
  • Skagway
  • Juneau
  • Hubbard Glacier
  • Icy Strait Point
  • Ketchikan
  • At Sea
  • Victoria
  • Whistler

From £3159pp

Canada & Alaska Cruises

Victoria, Vancouver & Alaska Highlights

  • 14 Nights
  • Vancouver
  • Victoria
  • Alaska Cruise

From £3629pp

1st time Canada fly drive holidays

Below are our most popular Canada self drive road trips holidays. Remember - we can tailor make your holiday to suit you. .View our full selection of fly drive holidays

Canada Fly Drive Holidays

Lakes & Lodges Self Drive

  • 13 Nights
  • Calgary
  • Banff
  • Emerald Lake
  • Moraine Lake
  • Jasper
  • Lake Louise
  • Clearwater
  • Whistler
  • Vancouver

From £4129pp

Canada Fly Drive Holidays

Ultimate West Fly Drive

  • 20 Nights
  • Vancouver
  • Kelowna
  • Emerald Lake
  • Banff
  • Jasper
  • Clearwater
  • Whistler
  • Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
  • Victoria

From £3729pp

Canada Fly Drive Holidays

Best of the East Fly Drive

  • 14 Nights
  • Toronto
  • Niagara Falls
  • Algonquin Park
  • Ottawa
  • Mont Tremblant
  • Quebec City
  • Montreal
  • Kingston

From £3189pp

Canada Fly Drive Holidays

Nova Scotia Charms Fly Drive

  • 10 Nights
  • Halifax
  • Baddeck
  • Ingonish
  • Pictou
  • Wolfville
  • Digby
  • Lunenburg

From £2269pp

Canada Fly Drive Holidays

Nova Scotia Delights Self Drive

  • 7 Nights
  • Halifax
  • Baddeck
  • Pictou

From £1849pp

Canada Fly Drive Holidays

Acadian Adventure Fly Drive

  • 10 Nights
  • Halifax
  • Annapolis Valley
  • Charlottetown
  • Baddeck

From £2569pp

Canada Fly Drive Holidays

Ontario Explorer Self Drive

  • 14 Nights
  • Toronto
  • Niagara Falls
  • Collingwood
  • Huntsville
  • Ottawa
  • Kingston

From £2799pp

Canada Fly Drive Holidays

Quebec Splendour Self Drive

  • 9 Nights
  • Montreal
  • Quebec City
  • Tadoussac
  • Saguenay
  • Riviere du Loup
  • Knowlton

From £2899pp

Canada Fly Drive Holidays

Ultimate Nova Scotia Fly Drive

  • 15 Nights
  • Halifax
  • Annapolis Valley
  • Wolfville
  • Pictou
  • Baddeck
  • Ingonish
  • Louisbourg
  • Liscombe Mills

From £2989pp

Canada Fly Drive Holidays

Pacific Coast & Whistler Self Drive

  • 13 Nights
  • Vancouver
  • Victoria
  • Parksville
  • Tofino
  • Campbell River
  • Whistler

From £3059pp

First time Canada rail journeys

Below are our most popular Canada holidays which include a rail journey - relax and enjoy the view! . Remember - we can tailor make your holiday to suit you. View our full selection of Canada holidays including rail journeys

Canada Rail Holidays

A Tale of 4 Cities

  • 10 Nights
  • Montreal
  • Quebec City
  • Ottawa
  • Toronto
  • Niagara Falls

From £2699pp

Canada Rail Holidays

Canadian Gold Rush

  • 12 Nights
  • Vancouver
  • Rocky Mountaineer
  • Whistler
  • Quesnel
  • Jasper
  • Lake Louise
  • Banff

From £5419pp

Canada Rail Holidays

Classic Rockies & BC

  • 13 Nights
  • Banff
  • Kamloops
  • Vancouver
  • Victoria
  • Whistler

From £5449pp

Canada Rail Holidays

Across Canada by Rail

  • 27 Nights
  • Vancouver
  • Victoria
  • Edmonton
  • Jasper
  • Banff
  • Calgary
  • Toronto
  • Montreal
  • Halifax

From £6079pp

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First time Canada wildlife holidays

Below are our most popular Canada holidays which include wildlife viewing and / or a stay at a wildlife lodge Remember - we can tailor make your holiday to suit you. View our full selection of Canada Holidays with wildlife viewing

Canada Fly Drive Holidays

Vancouver, Bears & Whales

  • 14 Nights
  • Vancouver
  • Whistler
  • Campbell River
  • Knight Inlet
  • Tofino
  • Victoria

From £5369pp

Canada Wildlife Holidays

Vancouver Island & the Grizzlies Fly Drive

  • 14 Nights
  • Vancouver
  • Victoria
  • Tofino
  • Parksville
  • Desolation Sound
  • Whistler

From £5719pp

Canada Fly Drive Holidays

Discover Lighthouses and Whales in Quebec Self Drive

  • 13 Nights
  • Montreal
  • Quebec City
  • Riviere du Loup
  • Matane
  • Sainte-Anne-Des-Monts
  • Gaspe
  • Perce
  • Matapedia
  • Tadoussac
  • La Malbaie

From £3359pp

Canada & Alaska Cruises

Bears, Whales & Glaciers

  • 15 Nights
  • Vancouver
  • Victoria
  • Tofino
  • Alaska Cruise

From £3729pp

Canada Wildlife Holidays

British Columbia's Whales & Bears

  • 12 Nights
  • Victoria
  • Vancouver
  • Farewell Harbour on Berry Island
  • Whistler

From £5679pp

Canada Wildlife Holidays

Best of BC with Bears & Whales

  • 12 Nights
  • Victoria
  • Vancouver
  • Knight Inlet
  • Whistler

From £5939pp

Canada Wildlife Holidays

Polar Bears at Tundra Buggy Lodge

  • 5 Nights
  • Winnipeg
  • Churchill

From £6359pp

First time Canada escorted tours

Below are our most popular Escorted Tour Canada holidays.View our full selection of Canada escorted tours

Canada Escorted Tours 2024, 2025

Canadian Rockies - an escorted tour

  • 10 Nights
  • Banff
  • Jasper
  • Sun Peaks Resort
  • Vancouver
  • Victoria

From £2725pp

Canada Escorted Tours 2024, 2025

Canada's Maple Leaf Trail

  • 8 Nights
  • Niagara Falls
  • Niagara on the Lake
  • Toronto
  • Ottawa
  • Montreal
  • Quebec City

From £2395pp

Canada Escorted Tours 2024, 2025

Great Cities of the East - an escorted tour

  • 10 Nights
  • Toronto
  • Niagara Falls
  • Ottawa
  • Quebec City
  • Montreal
  • Kingston

From £2495pp

Canada Escorted Tours 2024, 2025

Canadian Rockies & Vancouver Escorted Tour

  • 13 Nights
  • Calgary
  • Banff
  • Lake Louise
  • Jasper
  • Kelowna
  • Victoria
  • Vancouver

From £3995pp

Canada Escorted Tours 2024, 2025

Grand Canadian Coast to Coast - an escorted tour

  • 16 Nights
  • Montreal
  • Quebec City
  • Ottawa
  • Toronto
  • Niagara Falls
  • Banff
  • Lake Louise
  • Jasper
  • Sun Peaks Resort
  • Vancouver

From £3995pp

Canada & Alaska Cruises

Canadian Rockies & Grand Alaska

  • 13 Nights
  • Calgary
  • Banff
  • Kamloops
  • Vancouver
  • Vancouver Port
  • Inside Passage
  • Ketchikan
  • Juneau
  • Skagway
  • Glacier Bay
  • College Fjord
  • Whittier
  • Anchorage

From £4659pp

Canada Escorted Tours 2024, 2025

Rocky Mountain RailTour - an escorted tour

  • 10 Nights
  • Calgary
  • Banff
  • Lake Louise
  • Jasper
  • Kamloops
  • Rocky Mountaineer
  • Vancouver
  • Victoria

From £5495pp

First time Calgary Stampede

Below are our most popular Canada holidays which include the incredible Calgary Stampede. Remember - we can tailor make your holiday to suit you. View our full selection of Canada holidays which include the Calgary Stampede

Calgary Stampede

Cowboys, Trains & Cruise - The Calgary Stampede

  • 18 Nights
  • Calgary
  • Banff
  • Jasper
  • Kamloops
  • Vancouver
  • Alaska Cruise

From £6989pp

Canada Fly Drive Holidays

Stampede & Alberta Self Drive

  • 11 Nights
  • Calgary
  • Banff
  • Jasper
  • Emerald Lake

From £3489pp

Calgary Stampede

Cowboys & Trains - The Calgary Stampede

  • 13 Nights
  • Vancouver
  • Rocky Mountaineer
  • Kamloops
  • Jasper
  • Banff
  • Calgary

From £5859pp

Canada Rail Holidays

Rainforest to Goldrush & Calgary Stampede

  • 14 Nights
  • Victoria
  • Vancouver
  • Whistler
  • Quesnel
  • Jasper
  • Banff
  • Calgary

From £6369pp

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