23 Jan 2017
Specialist Tour Operator Best Served has launched a brand new dedicated Best Served Canada programme for 2017, featuring an exciting range of self drive holidays and escorted tours across this beautiful country.
Commenting, Lorna Curry, Product Manager, says 'What better timing to launch our new programme to Canada than to coincide with the 150 year celebrations that will be taking place across the country this year. Historically, we have featured a small number of Canada itineraries as part of our Best Served Scandinavia portfolio, but we are delighted to launch a fully dedicated programme for 2017. Our Scandinavia clients will love the similar offerings of northern lights viewing, snowy adventures, wildlife experiences and unique Ice Hotels in the winter, and the incredible wilderness and away from it all adventures in the summer. The experiences will be familiar but the continents are different and will offer a new and exciting alternative for our clients. Best Served Canada will be available to book directly by clients through our website and through our partner travel agents.'
Featuring itineraries across the country, highlights of the new programme include:
Lakes and Lodges of Western Canada
The 'Lakes & Lodges of Western Canada self drive' itinerary is a 2 week trip taking in the stunning lakes and lodges of Banff, Jasper and beyond. Breathtaking scenery abounds in the Rockies with Jasper and Banff National Parks and a number of beautiful lakes including the well known Emerald Lake and Lake Louise in Alberta.
Starting with 2 nights in Vancouver before picking up a rental car to head along the scenic highway to Whistler, highlights along the way include the cascading Shannon Falls and the Stawamus Chief Rock where climbers from all over the world head to climb the granite cliffs. Two nights are spent at Tyax Mountain Lake Resort where a host of optional activities are on offer including fly fishing tours, mountain biking and horse riding. Other highlights on this trip include Pyramid Falls and the glaciers of the Albreda Icefields, Mount Robson, which is the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies at 3954 metres, two nights in Jasper deep in the Canadian Rockies with its stunning natural beauty, Yoho National Park (filled with lakes and waterfalls), Banff and Calgary.
Best Served Canada (020 7664 2241, www.best-served.co.uk) offers a 14 day tailor made self-drive itinerary from £2,295 per person including flights, 13 nights accommodation, 11 days car rental, full driving pack, touring and meals as stated.
The 'Rockies and Rainforest' itinerary is a 14 day tailor-made self-drive journey exploring western Canada from Vancouver Island to Jasper National Park. Along with Banff this also includes the Pacific Rim National Park and spends time in Whistler so is a great option for hiking and biking too.
The itinerary begins with two nights in Vancouver with time to explore this vibrant city before taking a ferry to Vancouver Island with time in Victoria; Tofino for whale-watching and other wildlife viewing, and also Parksville. Next stop is back on mainland British Columbia, with a drive to Whistler - a fantastic base for outdoor adventures. There's time in Jasper, home to the Rockies' largest nature park and Banff where there's hiking, horse riding and mountain biking.
Best Served Canada (020 7664 2241, www.best-served.co.uk) offers a 14-day tailor made self-drive itinerary from £2,405 per person including flights, accommodation, car hire and touring as stated.
This brand new holiday combines natural beauty with history and culture, including First Nations culture and the early European settlers and 'founding fathers'. It should also prove popular with fans of Anne of Green Gables in the year that a brand new version of the perennially popular story will be brought to Netflix by Emmy-winning writer Moira Walley-Beckett of Breaking Bad Fame. The 12 day 'Atlantic Canada Self Drive' holiday includes the chance to explore Prince Edward Island – the setting for the iconic novel, where you can even visit Anne's house as well as see many sites in honour of the book and its author, Lucy Maud Montgomery.
Starting in Halifax, it travels up the Nova Scotia Lighthouse Route, and also takes in the beautiful Kejimkujik Scenic Drive through the National Park of the same name. The next night is at Annapolis Royal, a picturesque example of Atlantic Canada's seaside communities and one of the oldest European settlements in Canada. From here, take the ferry across to New Brunswick, firstly to the city of Saint John and then for a few nights in Fundy National Park – superb for hiking, birdwatching and cycling. Three days are spent on Prince Edward Island – with the chance to delve deeper into the story and setting of Anne as well as a visit to Charlottetown, where Canada's founding fathers gathered to begin joining together British North America into one nation. Further nights are spent in the village of Tatamagouche, with its strong Mi'kmaq history; Pictou – where 'New Scotland' was formed and then take the wonderful coastal route to Cape Breton Highlands National Park via the famous Cabot Trail. Finally on to the Fortress of Louisburg – a national historic site and major landmark during the battles that ultimately led to an independent Canada.
Best Served Canada www.best-served.co.uk 0207 664 2241 offers a 12 day Atlantic Canada Self Drive holiday from £2,325 per person, including international flights, 12 days car rental, accommodation, driving pack and some meals and tours. Operates May to October 2017. Alternative itineraries can be tailormade on request.
https://www.best-served.co.uk/destinations/canada/itineraries/atlantic-canada-self-drive-145085
Lorna Curry, Product Manager for Best Served Canada suggests that, "For something entirely different entirely head out on our Highlights of the Yukon itinerary. This covers the Kluane National Park and is ideal for hiking and photography enthusiasts and for those looking to immerse themselves in first nations culture."
This 12-day itinerary is a journey unearthing Canada's beautiful Yukon province which is a nature lovers paradise filled with bears, moose, elk, glaciers, mountains and lakes. This scenic backdrop also offers visitors a rich and varied history including the Klondike Gold Rush of the late 19th century, when an estimated 100,000 prospectors arrived in search of their fortune. Highlights include Kluane National Park which is an internationally-protected natural refuge and Tok which is known for its active sled dog culture. Dawson City is visited where the Gold Rush history can be explored.
Best Served Canada (020 7664 2241, www.best-served.co.uk) offers a12-day tailor made itinerary from £2,625 per person including flights, 12 days car hire, 11 nights accommodation, admission to the Yukon Wildlife Preserve, Alaska Marine Highway Ferry ticket and a personalised road map.
https://www.best-served.co.uk/destinations/canada/itineraries/highlights-of-the-yukon-144714
