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86 British Columbia trips. Tours from 36 tour companies. 44 reviews. 4.9/5 avg rating.

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Whales & Bears of British Columbia
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Whales & Bears of British Columbia

By Exodus Travels
premier
4.8/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Small Group Tour
Why we love them
With a huge range of trip styles and themes, they cater to basically every type of traveler out there- even those with super specific interests.
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Visits

Tofino, Vancouver

Highlights

  • Visit Vancouver Island, the largest island on the North American Pacific Coast
  • Join experienced naturalist guides for two whale watching excursions
  • Search for black bears on the rocky shoreline of Clayoquot Sound
  • Observe grizzly bears in their natural surroundings
  • Enjoy walks in the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve

Themes

Birding, National Parks, Nature & Wildlife

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"Discover Costa Rica is a great itinerary, covering varied habitats around the country and staying 2 nights each at 6 centres. Their birdwatching specials are led by local experts who really know their stuff."

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Kayak with Orcas - Johnstone Strait
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Kayak with Orcas - Johnstone Strait

By ROW Adventures
premier
5/5 Excellent
81 reviews
Small Group Tour
Why we love them
They’ve been recognized by major travel publications for their pioneering adventure travel expertise that spans back to their founding in 1979.
Lodging level
Basic - 2 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

  • Enjoy with wildlife-watching, we kayak in the heart of orca territory in Johnstone Strait.
  • Our basecamp location provides opportunity for hiking, tide-pooling, and learning about the natural history of the area.
  • Admire an entire ecosystem including starfish, anemones, porpoises, eagles, and sea birds.
  • All tours are fully-catered (breakfast, lunch, dinner, and happy hour) with gourmet meals prepared daily by our guides—from scratch. Each day, you enjoy scrumptious meals before laying your head on a pillow merely meters from passing orcas.
  • This trip is ideal for families with older teens, novice to intermediate kayakers craving adventure, and whale lovers who want to experience up-close encounters with orcas! Guides bring hydrophones on all tours so you can hear the orcas communicating underwater while watching them interact.
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Themes

Eco, Sustainable & Green Travel, Family Friendly, Hiking & Walking, National Parks, Nature & Wildlife, Rafting, Kayaking, Canoeing

What travelers are saying

"I have travelled with ROW numerous times, including four trips on the Rogue River. Every trip has been wonderful and every person associated with ROW has been nice, knowledgeable, professional and fun. The Rogue is a great river and the trip is an excellent one for two people or a large group—and I have done both. I’ve taken both of my kids, one time each, and have organized groups of colleagues twice; most recently in 2019 when 14 of us gathered. The guides at ROW are great and help to make the trip very enjoyable. The scenery, lodging and the wonderful outdoors including warm air and refreshing water, make for a wonderful escape from the everyday routine. The fact that this trip offers beds and indoor plumbing is a nice benefit and allows those who have an aversion to camping a chance to see the wilderness. I have recommended ROW and the Rogue trip more times than I can count and my group has already reserved our trip for 2021. What are you waiting for?"

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-57%$2,298
4 days From$999
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Canadian Rockies, Whistler & Victoria 2021
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Canadian Rockies, Whistler & Victoria 2021

By Tauck
none
4.2/5 Great
100+ reviews
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Moderate

Visits

Banff National Park, Vancouver

Highlights

  • It’s not just the scenery that evokes superlatives on this new Alberta and British Columbia tour in Canada’s alpine playgrounds. In this Canada vacation package
  • it’s also its regal resorts that inspire with a tradition of hospitality and service in unsurpassed settings...From the castle-like Fairmont Banff Springs hotel
  • lakeside Chateau Lake Louise
  • crystalline Sparkling Hill Resort & Spa
  • and The Fairmont Whistler to the grand Fairmont Empress and the Four Seasons Vancouver – along with activities unique to life in each destination. Think a float trip on the Bow River
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Themes

Cultural

What travelers are saying

"Sad to see a once good tour company stumble and fall into mediocrity. That’s Tauck post-Covid. My May 2023 tour of Normandy, Brittany and the Loire Valley was done on the cheap by Tauck, yet cost me thousands of dollars extra as a solo traveler on a special small-group tour. 

5-star hotels switched to 3 and 4 (without any compensation or explanation)… many more meals “on your own”… lots of “self-guided” tours of museums and chateaux and castles we knew nothing about… airline quality “rubber chicken” dinners, not in hotel restaurants, but in sad and isolated business convention spaces… poorly-trained newer Tour Directors (like the one on this tour) with limited experience traveling outside her tiny Canadian village or dealing with people from diverse backgrounds. She even confessed that this was a second gig job that took her away from her own business back home! You get what Tauck pays for, but unfortunately, not what YOU pay for. 

Speaking to a “Guest Relations” agent was comically pointless. She tried to make everything my fault, which I now understand is par for the course with the “new” post-Covid Tauck. Please reconsider spending huge amounts of your hard-earned money on a tour company that has lost its way and no longer delivers."

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Canadian Blt
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Canadian Blt

By Trek America (Operations Suspended)
none
4.7/5 Excellent
88 reviews
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Visits

Alberta, Banff National Park, Canadian Rockies, Jasper, Jasper National Park, Lake Louise, Vancouver

Highlights

  • Canadian canoeing on beautiful Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park
  • Amazing views from Canada's longest & highest aerial tramway in Jasper
  • Hike to incredible waterfalls in Wells Gray Provincial Park
  • Wildlife spotting opportunities - Grizzly Bear, wolves & caribou
  • Experience the beautiful Icefields Parkway scenic drive
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Themes

Hiking & Walking, National Parks, Nature & Wildlife

What travelers are saying

"my 3 favorite holidays where all with Trek America! loved the trips... the groups, the trekleaders and ofcourse the beautiful nature! I can recommend this for everybody!"

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Canadian Rockies - from Manchester
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Canadian Rockies - from Manchester

By Newmarket Holidays
none
5/5 Excellent
1 reviews
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Visits

Banff National Park, Canadian Rockies, Jasper National Park, Lake Louise, Vancouver

Highlights

  • Discover Vancouver, often voted the 'best place in the world to live'
  • Visit pretty Vancouver Island on an optional excursion
  • Journey from Vancouver to Whistler on the stunning Sea to Sky Highway
  • Explore the world-famous resort of Whistler
  • Look out for 'Grizzlies' in the Monashee Mountains
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Themes

Eco, Sustainable & Green Travel, Family Friendly, National Parks, Nature & Wildlife, Transformative

What travelers are saying

"We have travelled with this Company on numerous holidays and never had a complaint. The hotels we have stayed at have been clean, comfortable and staff friendly and efficient. Tour guides are good and very informative about places visited and the history of these places, Got back today from visiting Ireland and the Giants Causeway and again the holiday was excellent, the Station Hotel in Letterkenny was clean, comfortable with friendly staff and Brian Dodd certainly made sure we had a good holiday. Thank you to all concerned."

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Canadian Rockies and Calgary Stampede
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Canadian Rockies and Calgary Stampede

By Newmarket Holidays
none
5/5 Excellent
1 reviews
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Visits

Banff National Park, Calgary, Canadian Rockies, Lake Louise, Vancouver

Highlights

  • Discover the delightful city of Vancouver
  • Visit pretty Vancouver Island on an optional excursion
  • Journey from Vancouver to Whistler on the stunning Sea to Sky Highway
  • Explore the world-famous resort of Whistler
  • Look out for 'Grizzlies' in the Monashee Mountains
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Themes

Eco, Sustainable & Green Travel, Family Friendly, National Parks, Nature & Wildlife, Transformative

What travelers are saying

"We have travelled with this Company on numerous holidays and never had a complaint. The hotels we have stayed at have been clean, comfortable and staff friendly and efficient. Tour guides are good and very informative about places visited and the history of these places, Got back today from visiting Ireland and the Giants Causeway and again the holiday was excellent, the Station Hotel in Letterkenny was clean, comfortable with friendly staff and Brian Dodd certainly made sure we had a good holiday. Thank you to all concerned."

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Great Resorts of the Canadian Rockies
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Great Resorts of the Canadian Rockies

By Globus
none
4.7/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Very Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Visits

Alberta, Banff, Banff National Park, Calgary, Jasper, Jasper National Park, Lake Louise

Highlights

  • Calgary: Orientation tour
  • Lake louise: Guided walk with a local expertJASPER NATIONAL PARK
  • World-class Canadian resorts combined with breathtaking scenery highlight this Canadian Rockies tour
  • Start and end your vacation in Calgary with overnights also in Lake Louise, Jasper, and Banff

Themes

50 plus, Cultural, Relaxing Retreats

What travelers are saying

"This tour has amazing sites, good hotels in great locations, great pace BUT the tour director that was assigned to be with our small group added nothing to the experience. He did not give us any info, tell us about what we were seeing, give us any info at all. The only time he talked was to tell us when the next bathroom break would be. Apparently this is common for Globus to use retirees starting another chapter. Our guide was 76 and had no energy. Travel with Gate 1 or Intreped.... guides can make or break a tour."

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Glacier National Park & the Canadian Rockies
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Glacier National Park & the Canadian Rockies

By Globus
none
4.7/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Very Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Visits

Alberta, Banff, Banff National Park, Calgary, Glacier National Park, Jasper, Jasper National Park, Lake Louise, Montana

Highlights

  • Calgary : Orientation tour; farewell dinner with cowboy poet
  • Head-smashed-in buffalo jump : Visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • Waterton lakes national park: Sightseeing
  • Glacier national park : Travel along Going-to-the-Sun Road in Red Jammers; sample made-from-scratch huckleberry pie or ice cream
  • Fort steele : Visit the restored town
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Themes

50 plus, Cultural

What travelers are saying

"This tour has amazing sites, good hotels in great locations, great pace BUT the tour director that was assigned to be with our small group added nothing to the experience. He did not give us any info, tell us about what we were seeing, give us any info at all. The only time he talked was to tell us when the next bathroom break would be. Apparently this is common for Globus to use retirees starting another chapter. Our guide was 76 and had no energy. Travel with Gate 1 or Intreped.... guides can make or break a tour."

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Jan 2018

Provided byExodus Travels

Amazing Canada

An exciting trip around the island of Vancouver. We couldn’t believe the amazing wildlife encounters we experienced, and enjoyed the hospitality of our cheerful Ca...

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Jan 2018

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Whales and bears

Very good trip . Just prepare for the rain . Saw lots of wild life . Would recommend the trip Seeing orcas , whales and bears He was a great guide . Very knowledg...

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Nov 2017

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Alexandra the Great !

You have to be lucky to have a great holiday. We were lucky to pick this great tour, lucky to travel with a good group and very lucky to have Alex as our guide!Thi...

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Aug 2017

Provided byExodus Travels

WHALES & BEARS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

Canada truly is 'The Great Outdoors!' - fir tree covered mountains and windswept, rocky beaches provided the backdrop to some exciting wildlife enco...

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Feb 2017

Provided byExodus Travels

Whales, Bears and WOW

A brilliant trip, with chance to see huge amounts of the stunning British Columbia Landscapes and lots of wildlife. We were very lucky with the weather, a great grou...

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  • Much of British Columbia is wilderness; if you’re looking to get away from it all near the U.S., this is the place
  • British Columbia geography can be a bit confusing, consisting of the mainland (home to the city of Vancouver) and nearby Vancouver Island, home to the provincial capital, Victoria
  • Even if you’re primarily interested in outdoor adventure, you aren’t likely to regret a visit to the city of Vancouver, which incorporates nature into its fabric
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