Spot orcas on magical Haida Gwaii with Lonely Planet Canada travel guide

Canada is more than its hulking-mountain, craggy-coast good looks: it also cooks extraordinary meals, rocks cool culture and unfurls wild, moose-spotting road trips.

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Lonely Planet is your passport to Canada, with amazing travel experiences and the best planning advice. Hike through the Rockies’ lush wilderness, spot orcas and bald eagles on magical Haida Gwaii, or mix city and nature in laid-back Vancouver; all with your trusted travel companion.

Lonely Planet writer Ray Bartlett describes why he loves Canada. "What I love most is how surprising Canada is. You turn a corner and a moose and calf look at you for a moment before melting into the trees. A field becomes a canyon filled with dinosaur bones. A vista of emerald-colored lakes seems too otherworldly to be real. The glaciers and the mountains and the endless, endless prairies are equaled only by the wide-open sky. Canada won't just provide - it will leave you in wonder, and wanting more."

Canada Top 10

1. The Rockies (BC/Alberta)

2. Haida Gwaii (BC)

3. Vancouver (BC)

4. Niagara Falls (Ontario)

5. Cabot Trail (Nova Scotia)

6. Nahanni National Park Reserve (Northwest Territories)

7. Driving the Trans-Canada Highway

8. Old Québec City (Québec)

9. Montréal Jazz Festival (Québec)

10. Charlevoix (Québec)

Inside Lonely Planet’s Canada Travel Guide:

- Full-colour maps and images throughout

- Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests

- Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots

- Honest review for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss

- Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, Indigenous cultures, wildlife, food, wine

- Free, convenient pull-out city map (included in print version), plus over 92 colour maps

Coverage includes: Ontario, Québec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland & Labrador, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories, Nunavut and more

Writers: Brendan Sainsbury, Ray Bartlett, Oliver Berry, Gregor Clark, Shawn Duthie, Steve Fallon, Carolyn B Heller, Anna Kaminski, Adam Karlin, John Lee, Craig McLachlan, Korina Miller, Liza Prado, Regis St Louis, Phillip Tang

Get to the heart of Canada and begin your journey now!