Canada Holiday

[Crazyface]

The wife has always wanted to go to Canada, so had decided for her ahem, certain age birthday, we are going. She went to a travel agent this week to price up. Go on have a guess......nope not even close. £15k for the both of us! Bonkers. Despite me saying that if it's what she wants let's go, the price has really slammed on the brakes on the idea. Any suggestions on how to get this down? Nope she does know what she actually wants to do or see before we go down that path.

 

[IanM]

It depends on what is in the £15k itinerary

If you're in a tent and not eating, no, there's no scope. If it's like a week at the EU Parliament, lose the lobster dinners and champagne!

 

[Neilds]

Need some more details. How long? Where to? Accommodation?
It may be worth looking at the firms that hire motorhomes if you want to see a lot of the country. Greta way to travel and something we considered (until my wife decided she wanted to go to Japan instead!)

 

[IanM]

Greta way to travel

Isn't that cycling?

 

[Lord Tyrion]

We went in the summer, west side, for two weeks. Vancouver, Vancouver Island, Whistler, Sun Peaks, Banff. Stayed in nice hotels, did every trip, car hire, the works. We paid less than this quote for 4 adults.

Give a bit more info about where you want to go and how long for.

Try someone like Trailfinders. They put these together all the time but are flexible enough to tweak bits to suit you.

Feel free to ask questions, everything is still very fresh in my mind and there are definitely choices to be made about locations, what to do etc.

It's a brilliant place by the way, we loved it. Exchange rate is pretty good right now as well.

 

[RichA]

I haven't been, but plenty of friends and relatives have.
It takes a certain willingness to go with the flow and not worry about itineraries, but I believe it's easy and fairly economical to hire cars and book decent motels as you go.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I haven't been, but plenty of friends and relatives have.
It takes a certain willingness to go with the flow and not worry about itineraries, but I believe it's easy and fairly economical to hire cars and book decent motels as you go.

Very much depends when you go. In peak summer or ski season, that's a big risk. If you are going slightly off peak, no problem.

 

[williamalex1]

The wife has always wanted to go to Canada, so had decided for her ahem, certain age birthday, we are going. She went to a travel agent this week to price up. Go on have a guess......nope not even close. £15k for the both of us! Bonkers. Despite me saying that if it's what she wants let's go, the price has really slammed on the brakes on the idea. Any suggestions on how to get this down? Nope she does know what she actually wants to do or see before we go down that path.

We were lucky invited 3 times to stay with friends just out Toronto.
We had a great time with them chauffeuring us around all the tourist places , free .

 

[IanM]

Just shown my missus this. She wants to go to Canada.

She's got a mate who's just moved back to the UK after 30 years in Toronto. A phone call to her for advice is in the offing.

 

[CliveW]

Flying direct to Calgary from Edinburgh is from £341. Edinburgh/Toronto is from £510

 

[Crazyface]

Bump. This is now back on the agenda after a bit of searching and finding prices for things. Also finding out what she actually want to do (turns out not much). Flying into Calgary is very much an option! Then off to Banff, have a nosey about, then off to USA to visit a nephew (Garland) for a few days, then....TBD...... All to be looked at and decided upon in January for September.

 

[Voyager EMH]

Is that Garland Utah or Garland Nebraska?

 

[Rlburnside]

Bump. This is now back on the agenda after a bit of searching and finding prices for things. Also finding out what she actually want to do (turns out not much). Flying into Calgary is very much an option! Then off to Banff, have a nosey about, then off to USA to visit a nephew (Garland) for a few days, then....TBD...... All to be looked at and decided upon in January for September.

I booked a Canada holiday through Trailfinders for about the same price you quoted.
Flight to Vancouver via Toronto, rail trip on Rocky Mountainer with one night in 4 start hotel, 4 nights in Banff then coach trip to Jasper for 3 nights.
Then 3 day rail trip on The Canadian to Toronto 3 nights with a boat trip to see Niagara Falls then fly home.
I like getting a company to organize everything.

 

[hairball_89]

we did a big Canada trip in September,

• 2 nights in Toronto, hotel, CN Tower & Niagara Falls
• Calgary up to Banff and Hinton, 5 nights, AirBnBs, usual tourism bits (hired car)
• Victoria (Vancouver Island), stayed with a friend and AirBnBs, went all across the island and did a grizzly bear tour (phenomenal) - hired a car
• 1 night in Vancouver before the flight back to heathrow
• Flew to toronto, toronto to calgary & calgary to victoria. Took the ferry from Victoria to Vancouver

all in cost about £6k. More than happy to give more details on any of it - phenomenal holiday. Spend as much time with 'doing nothing' as you can - there is an incredible view everywhere you look, you'll need time for stopping in every lay-by!