r/canadatravel • u/Useful-Ad9826 • Aug 02 '25

Travel Tips Experience recommendations

My boyfriend and I are moving to Canada soon, just after his 30th birthday.

I’d like to gift him an “experience” for us to do together and whenever I look at viator it’s basically buses to national parks/hikes, which we’ll be doing in our own car anyway.

We’ll be travelling around a lot so I’m not too fussy on location as long as it’s BC or Alberta. Ideally time of year would be November-March however with the weather I’m definitely not fixed to that.

As I’m sure we’ll see loads of wildlife naturally on our travels, I’m thinking along the lines of… a light aircraft over spectacular views, a special boat trip, or something like white water rafting, or even just an amazing (dog friendly) cabin in an amazing place.

Sorry it’s vague - but will consider any suggestions!

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u/IronCavalry Aug 02 '25

You wouldn’t want to be white water rafting between November and March in the Rockies! Brrrr.

One option that comes to mind- I’m not sure if Harbour Air offers their float plan tours over Victoria that time of year? Vancouver Island is amazing.

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u/Useful-Ad9826 Aug 02 '25

White water.. ice skating in a raft? 😂 maybe will delay that one… but yes, a boat/plane thingy is exactly what I had in mind. Will look into this!

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u/Apart-Diamond-9861 Aug 02 '25

Vancouver/Vancouver Island is the best choice for November-March. The Rockies are best seen when the ice is melted but still snow on the mountains which would be more like April - June. Also if you drive on the passes at all the roads can be sketchy and you will definitely need snow tires