Places to discover

Best places to visit in Canada

Canada has 10 provinces and three territories, spread over a huge area. Indeed, it's the second largest country in the world after Russia. Canada, is also about water, lots of water, the country has approximately 60% of the world's lakes... You will understand that Canada has a lot to offer and it might be difficult to make a choice. Follow the advice of seasoned Evaneos travellers to make it clearer!

In the East, its capital, Ottawa, has a financial centre to rival American towns and lies between Montreal and Niagara Falls. In this region, Quebeckerswill welcome you with their warm accent helping you to discover the wonderful secrets that Canada's incredible natural environment contains. You will venture to Tadoussac or Gaspé to hope to see the rulers of the sea: whales and killer whales are found in the region during part of the year.

Then going westward: if you are a ski lover, the Whistler ski pistes are renowned for being the most expensive in the world, due to their proximity to the sea. But the region's must-see is Vancouver, one of the world's cities with the best quality of life. This place has a pleasant climate, clear Asian influences, and the nearby Victoria Island offers you sublime local wildlife.

Closer to the centre of the country, near Calgary, the Banff National Park with its incredibly blue lake is a paradise for lovers of peace and large spaces, who will without doubt find happiness throughout this country.

Vancouver

This major metropolis constitutes one of the main places to see when visiting Western Canada, and it justifiably enjoys an excellent reputation. Vancouver is a cosmopolitan city that manages to ally the beauty of urban architecture with that of nature.

Banff

Lying nestled amidst the peaks of the impressive Rocky Mountains, Banff is a popular tourist resort, and for many travellers it serves as one of the main places to visit when exploring Western Canada.

Calgary

The biggest town of the Canadian prairies is all about the country lifestyle, old westerns and cowboys, an identity of which they are still very proud and pleased to help you discover during your stay in the region!

Lake Louise

Lake Louise is a little hamlet and lake situated in Alberta's Banff National Park, at 180km to the west of Calgary.

Icefields Parkway

The Icefields Parkway or, in French, the Promenade des Glaciers, is another name for Route 93, which winds its way from Lake Louise to Jasper over a distance of 232 km. A series of glaciers, valleys, forests and lakes await, deep in the heart of the Albertan Rocky Mountains.

Maligne Lake

One of the most beautiful lakes in Alberta.

Jasper

Jasper is a small Canadian city located inside Jasper National Park, which is world famous for its wildlife, its glaciers and the hiking opportunities that it offers in the heart of the Rocky Mountains.

Stanley Glacier

This glacier is on Mount Stanley in the Banff National Park. An easy hike will get you there.

Baie-Saint-Paul

The little city of Baie-Saint-Paul is where a troupe of stilt walkers that would later become Cirque du Soleil was first established.

Musée Huron Wendat

The Huron Wendat museum, close to the centre of Wendake, is an institution of the Wendat people which has been built inside a hotel constructed according to Amerindian architectural norms.

Tadoussac

Tadoussac, a small village located on the banks of the Saint Laurence River in Quebec, is famous around the world for its whales!

Rimouski

Rimouski has a population of around 47,000 and is the capital of the Bas-Saint-Laurent region. With the Quebec Maritime Institute located here, the city has a large population of students studying marine-related subjects.

Perce

Percé is the most tourism-focused village on the Gaspé Peninsula, home to the famous Percé Rock.

Duchesnay

Station Touristique Duchesnay was built on the site of the old logging station of Duchesnay which was created 80 years ago. Another proof that forestry often preempted tourism in wild natural areas.

Gaspé

The capital of the Gaspé Peninsula, known as the birthplace of Canada, is a great place to spend some time when you're touring the area.

Le Bic

In the extreme east of Canada, the Bic National Park is the perfect place to recharge your batteries in the lower reaches of the river. This little corner of paradise is home to a well-conserved flora and fauna on the banks of the majestic Saint Lawrence River.