CANADA
The Canadian classics.
The 15 most popular winter activities tours, with what each one actually includes, who runs it, and what you will pay.
Icefields Parkway pickup from Banff to Athabasca Glacier: Ice Explorer crossing, Glacier Skywalk glass views, and a picnic lunch.
“Would recommend. We saw a lot of key points of interest. Chloe was very knowledgeable and was very helpful. The Bow and Peyto Lakes were stunning. The Glacier Excursion element was amazing.”
Snowshoe the Medicine Trail from Whistler with a small group, guided forest walk, medicinal-herb tea, and included snowshoes.
“A beautiful experience. Walking through the Medicine Trail was breathtaking. To see the snow falls on the trees and how it created so many images, such angel wings, a dolphin, and so many other images that allowed your imagination to experience the beauty of nature. Our tour guides were amazing! Very informative in explaining different…”
2.5-hour Victoria walk and ferry: Chinatown, harbor sights, and local bites with beer samples, led by a small-group guide.
“Roberto, our guide, was funny and friendly, knowledgeable, and articulate. The best thing was how he encouraged us to get to know each other. I met wonderful people from many different places. The food , the drinks, and the conversation was great, and so was the history.”
Winter zodiac whale watching from Victoria with flotation suits, hydrophone calls, and a certified marine naturalist on a 12-passenger boat.
“This tour was fun and enjoyable, even in the rain! We walked around town, taste tested a range of food and, learnt so much about the history of the area. It felt good to support local businesses.”
Snow tubing at Valcartier near Quebec City: Himalaya runs near 80 km/h, Avalanche slides, family lanes. From $41.
“This place is amazing!!! The tubing was so fun and there were so many routes! The only thing bad was that it was kind of hard to find transportation in the winter (I heard there is a shuttle that takes you there in the summer). Wish there was a bus or shuttle that took us…”
Winter Express is a 90-minute small-group Old Montreal winter walk with a licensed guide, photo stops, and warm indoor breaks.
“Isabelle our tour guide was warm and friendly and extremely knowledgeable - we learned a lot about the history of Montreal, it was well worth it.”
Mont-Tremblant snow tubing with a mechanical lift: 8 thrilling downhill runs, warm indoor space, and easy check-in near Ax Hotel.
“Kids loved it all”
Jasper winter wildlife bus tour with hotel pickup, a small-group interpretive guide, scenic Athabasca Valley stops, and safe wildlife spotting.
“The tour was very informative and interactive. Despite not seeing a huge amount of wildlife, time of year, weather, etc,( not the companies fault), this was a very good time and would do again, summer or fall.”
Small-group winter day tour from Banff to Lake Louise and Johnston Canyon with crampons, hot drinks, and scenic Bow Valley Parkway views.
“Our tour was small so he was able to pick us up right at our bed and breakfast but normally there is a pickup spot at 9am. Dale was our driver and he had a great and flexible itinerary mapped out for us. Lots of freedom to make additional stops and tones of information about…”
Winter day trip from Banff to Lake Louise, Emerald Lake, and Yoho sights, with pickup, hot chocolate, lunch, and s’mores.
“We had a good laugh snow shoeing . The scenery was beautiful . Had a hot chocolate in the ice bar at the lake .”
A 3.5-hour winter wildlife tour from Jasper with hotel pickup, big-window scenery stops, and chances to spot moose, wolves, and eagles.
“We saw a lot of animals but the best part was seeing a bear. the guide was really good and he explained us a lot of interesting things!”
Winter 3-hour Niagara tour in a small group: Falls, Skylon Tower views, tunnels behind the Horseshoe Falls, maple syrup and chocolate.
“I paid too much money for the service, I know we had a tour guide; a very nice person by the way but the excursion wasn't worth the money. We paid $287 and maybe with $100 we could make it. The tasting of Canadian fudge was free and no tour, the behind the falls we…”
Private winter safari from Ottawa to Parc Omega. Feed deer with carrots, spot elk, bison, wolves, and bears seasonally, in a comfy SUV.
“The tour was awesome! It was a great surprise that Vivi knew Spanish very well which helped us enjoy the tour much more because my mother-in-law speaks only Spanish. Vivi was very punctual, the drive was smooth, the animals were awesome. Vivi shared lots of fun facts about the animals. Thanks a lot, Vivi!”
Winter Niagara wine tour with round-trip transport, free tastings at 3 Niagara-on-the-Lake wineries, plus shopping stops and scenic stops.
“Tyler (our guide) was very knowledgeable, polite and funny. The wine and food were great. The schedule went well and we had a good group of people to tour with.”
Late-afternoon winter zipline in Whistler with 4 illuminated runs, harness and helmet, plus round-trip transfers from Whistler Village.
“Just awesome ziplining in dusk and dark, lots of lights to guide the way and very knowledgeable guides”
