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Canada Road Trips, Tours, and Detours

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Canada Road Trips and Shorter Vacations

Our site has lots of end-to-end Canada road trips along the Trans-Canada Highway. THIS PAGE has a number of great ideas for shorter (about or under a week) Canada road trips and tours in various parts of Canada. These are region-focused roadtrips that can be a vacation in themselves, or a great detour on a much longer coast-to-coast roadtrip of a lifetime! Canada is a great country to take a vacation in and there is so much variety in geography, culture,  and people!

We have organized these shorter Canadian road trips to start at a major airport (where you can get a car or RV rental if you desire), visit several cities and the countyside in between,  and return to the same airport.

Short Detours and Round-trip Tours

These Are Perfect ONE WEEK Road Trips

The timings provided are for a one-week vacation, but you are welcome to take longer — like two weekends and the weekdays between (9 days). But trying to compress these “tours and detours” into short timeframe is NOT ADVISED. The size of Canada should not be under estimated. A good rule of thumb is you can drive about 100 km each hour, and these tours give you PLENTY of time to stop, take pictures, visit attractions, stop for various diversions (swimming, hiking, etc).

While our summers are gorgeaous, our spring and fall seasons are less busy but still offer lots to see and do, and our winters are longer and colder but all parts of Canada still offer lots of winter and indoor activities.

What to See & Do on Your Road Trip

To help you in planning your trip or help you understand what you are seeing, we have Travel Tips   for things like Craft Breweries & Wineries, Farmers Markets as well as the nature and scenery along the way:

Kingston Waterfront-sliver
Kingston Waterfront-sliver

Eastern Canada Road Trips and Tours

These are roughly circular tours that start and stop at the same major airport, and may also cover some of the territory described in the itineraries for the Main TransCanada Highway, Ontario’s Northern Route (#11), and Ontario’s Southern Route (#7).

One-week Tours

Side-Trips and Detours

One Week Road Trips and Tours

Here are several popular ONE WEEK road trips and tours both off and around the Trans-Canada Highway. These popular tours start & stop at the same airport so those renting cars do not have to pay a one-way drop-off charge.

These cover  the central provinces (Ontario and Quebec), and the  Maritimes (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, PEI, and Newfoundland)

Niagara Falls - Canadian Falls - sliver
Niagara Falls - Canadian Falls - sliver

Shorter Road Trips and Side-Trips (“Detours”)

Here are several interesting shorter road trips (typically 1 or 2 days deviations from the main route):

Fortress of Louisbourg - cannon along Quay defensive wall
Fortress of Louisbourg - cannon along Quay defensive wall

Western Canada Road Trips and Tours

These are roughly circular tours that start and stop at the same major airport, and may also cover some of the territory described in the itineraries for the Main TransCanada Highway, Yellowhead Highway (#16)  (in BC, AB, SK, and MB) and Crowsnest Highway (#3) (in BC, AB).

One-week Tours

Side-Trips and Detours

Alberta Prairie Sky-sliver
Alberta Prairie Sky-sliver

One Week Road Trips and Tours

Here are several popular ONE WEEK road trips and tours both off and around the Trans-Canada Highway. These popular tours start & stop at the same airport so those renting cars do not have to pay a one-way drop-off charge.

These cover  the western provinces, including British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.

Golden-10 Mile Hill Rest Stop east of town -sliver
Golden-10 Mile Hill Rest Stop east of town -sliver

Shorter Road Trips and Side-Trips (“Detours”)

Here are several interesting shorter road trips (typically 1 or 2 days deviations from the main route):