Posts Tagged ‘Canada holidays’

Canada: A Great Place For An Adventure

Tuesday, October 5th, 2010

Have you ever been slumped in your armchair watching survival series’ presented by the likes of Ray Mears and Bear Grylls, silently hoping that one day, you could have a bash at surviving in the woods on nuts and berries while all the while begrudgingly agreeing to accompany the wife or girlfriend on another week-long break to Majorca? You might have even been camping in a forest with your mates in the hope of recreating a Mears like situation, building your own shelter and attempting to capture a rabbit for dinner, all this is pretty pointless when you can practically hear the steaks cooking in the local Hungry Horse down the road.

 

Rather than going down to your local forest with your luxury tent and disposable barbeque, what you need is a truly fulfilling adventure experience. Canada is the perfect place to do just that, With thousands of square miles of untapped, unspoiled forests, mountains and national parks, Canada offers the ultimate canvas for the intrepid explorer to get themselves lost in the breath taking landscapes. The problem with the UK is just that it is simply not big enough to feel truly isolated, the rural dwelling population is high meaning you are always likely to come across another rambler, or a country pub!

 

Type in Canada holidays to your browser and you will find hundreds of adventure packages, organized enough to give you a good idea of where to start, but also remaining flexible meaning you can wonder off into the wilderness and do your own thing, if that’s your bag! Canada hosts some great city breaks like Toronto Holidays, but if you want to deviate from the beaten track and leave the hustle and bustle behind, an adventure holiday could be perfect for you. Imagine you and few friends exploring dense pine forrstes, kayaking down beautifully clear freshwater rivers and lakes, and traversing the Rockies by rail. This would be a holiday with a difference, and certainly one you’d never forget!

How much longer will the tourist industry be operating in the Polar Bear City?

Friday, September 18th, 2009

Churchill is located on the far west coast of Canada. Recently this holiday has become more and more popular. Does this mean that it could be damaged climate change?

Churchill is most famous for its population of Polar bears, who visit every year around autumn to escape the receding ice flows. The polar bears then ram around as they want to, taking over Churchill. Because of this Churchill has been named the Polar Bear capital of the world. This has helped boost the tourist industry around the area, and now tour operators offer Canada tours dedicated to this area, to show people the stunning environment.

Not only is Churchill rare, there is also another rare occurance, it is an Ecotone. An Ecotone is a environmental phenomenon where there is an abrupt change in environmental circumstances. Basically it stands on a border between three very different environments. They are the Boreal forest to the south, the Tundra climate to the north east and the Hudson Bay to the north. If you have never seen the Aurora Borealis then this one of the best places on the planet. Not only does this area have all the se attributes, it is also home to the Beluga whales in summer, over 57,000 of them, and has a very extensive amunt of bird fauna that cover the whole area.

Churchill has become extremely reliant on the tourism industry, but how long will it be able to support tourists. The simple way to put it, is that Churchill is on the border between three dramatic climate and environmental differences. The tourism industry will fail. Canada holidays benefit greatly from this environmental phenomenon, but how much longer will it last. Alaska Cruises also circle round to this area, so maybe that holiday is better sooner rather than later.