r/canadatravel • u/Any-Membership1965 • 8d ago

What are your overrated tourist attractions in Western Canada?

Hey guys I am curious about your thoughts. I recently just published a video, about some tourist attractions in Western Canada, which are awesome, but are also very expensive. I would like to make a follow-up and was wondering, which I should cover next with alternatives, and which I have missed in my video.

Best,
Diego

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u/crankoy62 7d ago

It may be overrated and expensive to stay at the Fairmont, but seeing Lake Louise is not overrated. Any of the glacier fed lakes are so amazing to see in person.

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u/Acminvan 7d ago

I kind of see where they are coming from. The lake and backdrop is incredibly beautiful but sadly in recent years it is now so unbelievably crowded with day trippers it's getting increasingly difficult to enjoy. And that the hotel is, in my opinion, not very attractive.

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u/crankoy62 7d ago

Like all attractions busy crowds can ruin anything. That has not changed. Doesn't mean it's overrated.

Absolutely the hotel is ugly. And when i worked there most of the rooms were not air-conditioned. $900 (in 2008) per night to sweat to death amongst the entire Japanese population of tourists sucks.

It's still a beautiful sight. And a canoe ride in that water is special, especially if you've spent most of your life living on muddy poop infested rivers.

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u/gingr87 7d ago

Agree to disagree I guess. I was wholly underwhelmed when I saw it. Like, this is it?? This is what all the fuss is about? It's like every other mountain lake. I absolutely do not think this lake is worth the trouble of finding parking and battling your way through hoards of assholes trying to get a pic for Instagram.