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| Canada has lots of fantastic wilderness & wildlife - grizzles, black bears, whales, wolves, moose & more. Here are some great holiday ideas for you to enjoy a wildlife holiday in Canada! |
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Canada is a stunningly beautiful country. One of my favourite holidays was taking the Canadian from Toronto through to Vancouver - the scenery was just absolutely amazing & it was great just letting the train take the strain. And the good news for animal lovers is that the wildlife in Canada is equally wonderful, from the grizzly bears, black bears, wolves, moose, puffins & whales. Celebrate Canada's wonderful wildlife - go and visit! Responsible Travel list some wonderful holidays - here are some ideas below.
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Explore pristine waters and wilderness areas to see Orcas (killer whales) and grizzlies off the northeast coast of Vancouver Island, Canada. This area has the largest population of Orcas in Western North America.
Your holiday includes a 9 hour tour to see the grizzles around the Knight Inlet, a full day looking for Orcas & a day exploring the local community of Alert Bay, one of the few remaining authentic communities left. Your bear viewing & whale watching guides are local to the area and are committed conservationists. |
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The Great Bear Rain Forest covers 2 million hectares of sitka spruce, hemlock & cedars. Nestled between the Pacific Ocean & the coastal mountains, it's one of the largest wildernesses left on earth. Many of the trees are truly ancient, having been standing for more than a millenium, and the area is home to a stunning range of wildlife. Wolves, grizzly bears, black bears and the famous spirit bear forages amongst the trees in the forest.
You have the chance to travel along the waterways, venture inside the forest, meet native guides & find out more about the Great Bear Rain Forest. |
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Head off the beaten track to see these very black bears & grizzlies. This is a perfect opportunity for wildlife lovers & those of you who enjoy wildlife photography & want good bear viewing opportunities, to enjoy seeing the bears in their natural habitat. Go where most tourists don't go.
There's a raft trip along the Bella Coola River, native culture tours & historical tours, so this is a wonderful chance to learn more about the area and its inhabitants, animals & people. See fantastic views across the Coast Mountain Range, visit waterfalls, alpine meadows & lakes. Lots of opportunity to be really snap happy! |
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Departure dates - July & August - hit the season when you are most likely to see humped back whales - and you may well also see puffins, razorbilled auks, gannets, eagles, moose, caribou, and many other species of wildlife. Throw in trails, wild flowers, lighthouses, local folk, & local flavours & favourites such as bake apple tart & partridgeberry pies, and you're onto a good holiday!
There's a boat voyage to see humped whales & North America's largest puffin colony, some of the New World's earliest fishing villages & also one of the largest seabird reserves on earth. Finish in historic St Johns at the most eastern point of Newfoundland as this memorable holiday comes to an end. National Geographic listed this company as one of best adventure holiday companies on the planet when it looked at the sustainable & educational emphasis of holidays, so clearly there's lots to discover & enjoy. |
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Unique learning opportunities are the hallmark of these canoe & kayak wilderness adventures, and your trip facilitators share their passion for both personal discovery & the Algonquin Park on these breaks. Head off on a sort of retreat in Ontario in a remote location on a break which involves canoeing, kayaking and/or hiking & overnight camping. There's a 4 day, 5 day & 7 day trip to choose from, so even if you're short of time, there's an opportunity to break away from it all. The Wolf Howl Canoe Adventure enables you to learn about wolf ecology, animal tracking - and to try out your own wolf howl in the park.
All the Algonquin Park breaks are participatory in nature, meaning you'll get involved in activities like setting up camp, gathering firewood, helping to prepare meals & carry gear - but you won't be asked to do more than you can, and it's amazing how practical tasks like these in a remote area can clear your head of all the rubbish it carries around when you're back home rushing from day to day life.
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This is a great opportunity to participate in whale research, or you can just enjoy being close to these wonderful animals - a great holiday for anyone interested in nature, birds & photography. Focusing on tail fluke photography, individual whale recognition, behavioral observations, feeding ecology and just enjoying the sights are all activities on board.
The trip may also try to listen in on humpback feeding sounds together with any vocalizations associated with their other behaviours. You may well see sights such as acaribou herd, moose habitat, a humpback-feeding beach and seals. Humpback tails are as distinctive as human fingerprints, so the trip may well involve trying to get scientifically useful tail shots that enable us to identify individual whales and mother calf pairs. The Information is fed back to Allied Whale, the body responsible for gathering data about the humped back whale in the world. Life back at the office will never be the same! |
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