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com) and the chance to drive your own dog-sled team through the beautiful boreal forests of Saskatchewan (sundogs.sk.ca). But you don’t always have to head outside to find active adventures: at Alberta's West Edmonton Mall you can surf the World Waterpark FlowRider or skate at the Mayfield Ice Palace (wem.ca).
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Canada’s wilderness offers no end of outdoor adventures, from gentle hikes in some of the world’s most spectacular national parks to ice climbing on frozen waterfalls. Enjoy incredible vistas at every turn on a cycling tour through Alberta’s Rocky Mountains from Jasper to Banff (mountainmadnesstours. com), or pedal The Cabot Trail through Nova Scotia’s stunning Cape Breton Highlands on a five-day, 200-mile loop (freewheeling.ca). The mighty Yukon River is a playground for stand-up paddleboarders near the territory’s capital, Whitehorse (supyukon.ca), while paddlers can go off-grid in bear country on a challenging multi-day canoe trip to historic Dawson City (canoetrail.co.uk). Pristine waters offer fantastic diving, with shipwrecks to be explored in Ontario’s Fathom Five National Marine Park (pc.gc.ca), while snorkellers can swim with gentle beluga whales in the Churchill River Estuary in Manitoba (travelmanitoba.com) or with seals at Quebec's Forillon National Park (plongeeforillon.com). Winter offers up magical experiences too, including thrilling backcountry heli-skiing tours near Kamloops in British Columbia (wiegele.
Travellers will find space, peace and inspiration in Canada’s beautiful landscapes, whether that's through relaxing in a hot tub as the Aurora Borealis dances across the night sky, basking under summer sun on the shores of one of the Great Lakes or enjoying a spa tretament in one of the country's many luxury hotels. The hot springs that sprinkle the Rocky Mountains melt stresses and strains away amidst some of the world’s most stunning alpine views. Used by First Nations people for millennia, Banff, Radium and Miette Hot Springs (hotsprings.ca) are perfect for a spiritual soak. You’ll find exceptional spa resorts in heavenly destinations, too, such as The Northern Lights Resort & Spa (northernlightsyukon.com) in the Yukon, or The Oak Bay Beach's Boathouse Spa in British Columbia (oakbaybeachhotel.com), where you can relax in three heated seaside mineral pools after a day on the water watching humpback whales. On the shores of Hudson Bay in Manitoba, remote luxury retreat Nanuk Polar Bear Lodge (churchillwild.com) offers the chance to combine wildlife and wellness with four days of hiking, yoga, meditation and fitness classes in the heart of polar bear country. Or camp out under the stars in the Arctic wonderland of Nunavut’s Baffin Island, where local Inuit guides lead tours by snowmobile and traditional ‘Qamutik’ (wooden sled), to spot polar bears, caribou and magical narwhals along the ice floe edge (blackfeather.com). •
STEP OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE From photographing grizzly bears in the wild to taking an off-road adventure through ancient rainforests to making like a cowboy/ gril on a trail ride, Canada brings bucket-list dreams to life. Go zipling at Niagara Falls (niagarafalls.wildplay. com), try white-water
rafting down the Rocher Fondu rapids (owlrafting.com) or challenge yourself on a five-day kayaking expedition from Vancouver Island
(westcoastexpeditions.com),
paddling with otters, sea lions, whales and orcas, or cruise amidst icebergs and whales in Newfoundland and Labrador (icebergtours.ca). Canada's cities offer exciting pursuits too, from walking the rim of the CN Tower (cntower.ca) to soaring at 50mph down Calgary's bobsleigh track (winsport ca).
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