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Fly fishing
Heli-hiking mountain lodge
Mountain biking
White-water rafting
lasting several days, the western-style saddle lends
itself to comfortable and easy trail riding where
you can experience the wilderness in much the
same way as the original settlers.
Fishing
It is hard to think of a region of the world that
offers better fishing than Canada and Alaska,
where the sport is a national pastime. Freshwater
fishing for huge lake trout, char, carp, grayling or
pike is available in many places and if you are a
winter visitor then perhaps ice fishing will take
your fancy. Sea fishing takes things to another
level: you can catch halibut of up to 45
kilogrammes off the shores of Homer in Alaska
or fly fish for sharks in Nova Scotia. For many
people, the highlight of fishing in Canada has to
be for salmon of which there are six varieties;
Atlantic, sockeye, coho, chum, pink and the
mighty chinook. Newfoundland offers the majority
of Atlantic salmon fishing but British Columbia’s
Clayoquot Sound, during the August salmon run,
is arguably the best of the best.
Aurora Borealis
The dramatic Aurora Borealis, or the Northern
Lights, are thought to be the result of particles in
solar winds emanating from the sun in the region
of the magnetic north pole. They can be seen as
Joining the cattle drive
undulating ribbons of light shimmering in the night
sky in a show that can last for hours or just a few
minutes. One Inuit tale describes the lights as
spirits playing ball in the sky with a walrus skull
while another says that they are flaming torches
carried by departed souls guiding travellers to the
afterlife. The lights are on display two out of
every three nights, but in the summer months the
ambient light often makes it impossible to see
them. Long winter nights with clear skies offer the
best viewing, but the conditions are also good in
late August, September and March in the Yukon
and similar northern latitudes.
Winter Activities
Although most visitors arrive in Canada and
Alaska between the months of May and October,
there is actually a wide range of activities
geared towards the winter weather. The cities
remain vibrant throughout the year, many with
life carrying on as normal in kilometres of covered
walkways that connect shops and restaurants in
defiance of the often inhospitable conditions
outside. Visitors to Québec can stay at the Ice
Hotel, lying on animal furs in a property sculpted
from ice each autumn. The main attraction for
many winter visitors though is the marvellous
skiing to be had in Whistler, the Rockies,
Mont-Tremblant and many other superb winter
ski resorts found across the country. You can
also try your hand at a wide range of other
winter activities as well, including snow-mobiling,
dog-sledding, snow-shoeing, ice-skating and
even ice-fishing.
Canoe at sunset
Outdoor Activities
Telephone: 01993 838 700
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