Explore West Canada

A guide to travelling through beautiful Western Canada via road ๐Ÿš— โ›ฐ๏ธ ๐Ÿ•๏ธ

Couple exploring old growth on Vancouver Island
Best seen on four wheels, Canada is blessed with enormous landscapes, wide, wild expanses and roads that wind straight through the middle of it all. To explore lakes, waterfalls, national parks and the jaw-dropping contours of the Rockies in Western Canada, rent a car or take an RV on the road, then eat, sleep and immerse yourself in spectacular scenery.

Set off from Pacific-facing Vancouver and head inland towards Calgary. Each windscreen vista will be more spectacular than the last, just watch out for grizzlies! ๐Ÿป

๐Ÿ‘‰Essential stop-offs from TimeOut
View of Peyto Lake from above showing a shape of a fox
Canoe on Lake Louise
Mountains reflecting on Lake Moraine

Activities to try along the way

  • Whale watching on Vancouver Island
  • Surfing in Tofino
  • Eating at Granville Island Market
  • Biking round Stanley Island park
  • Riding the gondola up Sulphur Mountain
  • Hiking the Big Beehive trail at Lake Louise
  • Canoeing on Emerald Lake
  • Walking the glaciers in Jasper