Back to basics - Canadian honeymoon

Four weeks is an incredible amount of time to have for a honeymoon! So, Laura and James decided to really make the most of it and combine driving, camping, sightseeing and exploring taking in the wonders of Vancouver, Whistler, Vancouver Island, Inside Passage, the fabulous train Journey from Prince Rupert to Jasper and the ice-fields parkway from Jasper to Banff. Here's a bit from them:

- Would you recommend Canada as a honeymoon destination?

Decided to go to west coast Canada as the Rocky Mountains was on my ‘bucket list’. We both love nature & seeing wildlife so it seemed the perfect match. Canada isn’t the most common place for a honeymoon but it was perfect for us, we are not sitting-on-the-beach types, we enjoy walking, exploring and travelling around and we certainly did that!

- What did you make of the people and country - did you get to see much wildlife?

The people were lovely, the scenery, and country is absolutely beautiful. We saw Black bears in the wild in Tofino (Vancouver Island), another black bear walking around Jasper town and Elk absolutely everywhere. But one of the highlights in terms of wildlife was seeing a Moose with a baby at Moose Lake.

- Where would you recommend avoiding or not going to for those wanting to visit?

During our journey, we travelled over land by train on a two day trip from Prince Rupert to Jasper, although the scenery was fantastic the trip took an age. We knew we were travelling at least 8 hours per day by train but these days turned into 15 hours, the tracks are single track and freight is King so our train would be pulled to a side so that freight could pass, this was a little frustrating, however it was a great experience.

- What was the highlight of the holiday for you?

Jasper was a definite highlight, we did an amazing free walking tour with a really knowledgeable guide, we even got to see wild black bears in the centre of town, there was always lots to do and the Alberta park rangers were everywhere to give you lots of information. One evening we stumbled across a rodeo, shared a few beers with the locals and ate Poutine whilst watching the entertainment.

Jasper was a great hub to go and visit lots of other sites, including Miette Hot springs, and Maligne lake where we did a walk and stumbled across a moose and calf feeding. Jasper is a destination that we would go back and visit again.

- Overall rating for your wonderful honeymoon?

10/10 AMAZING!!