The Marmalade Motel

Canada Family Holiday

Family Wildlife & Nature + 2 more + 3 more

Bears, rafting, and family adventures through Canada.

13 days

from £3,790 pp

including flights

Journey to the Polar Bears

Wildlife & Nature Off-the-beaten-track + 1 more + 2 more

Polar bears, sledge dogs & tundra rides through Canada’s north.

7 days

from £7,195 pp

including flights

Alaskan Cruise & Rocky Mountaineer

Wildlife & Nature Luxury + 2 more + 3 more

Two epic journeys, one unforgettable holiday by rail and sea.

15 days

from £6,995 pp

including flights

Simply Vancouver Island

Family Wildlife & Nature + 1 more + 2 more

Victoria, wild beaches, sea kayaking & Vancouver Island.

14 days

from £3,995 pp

including flights

Canadian Cowboy Adventure

Go Local Off-the-beaten-track + 3 more + 3 more

Exploring the cowboy ranches & wheat fields of Alberta.

15 days

from £3,390 pp

including flights

Ontario Explorer

Family Classic + 2 more + 3 more

Toronto, Ottawa, Niagara Falls & scenic roadtripping through Ontario’s countryside.

13 days

from £3,495 pp

including flights

Quirky excursions

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Essential Lunenburg Walking Tour

For those interested in the history of Lunenburg, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, then this hour long walking tour is a great place to start. Your guide is a local and will stop at many points of historical and architectural interest along the way whilst sharing interesting facts, folklore and personal stories. Starting at the Luneburg Academy grounds you will follow a gentle downhill route to end on the waterfront near the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic, by which point you will be well prepared to go off and explore further by yourself.

Kejimkujik National Park - Ideas for Free Time

Kejimkujik National Park comes in two parts: the main, inland, 381 square kilometre wilderness which is largely untouched and indeed mostly inaccessible unless on foot or in a kayak; and the seaside adjunct, which is located just south of Liverpool. Most hire cars are not permitted along the 6.5 kilometre access road to the Adjunct therefore the main park offers the best opportunity to stretch the legs for those just passing through. The park is steeped in the heritage and legends of the aboriginal Mi’knaw people and this vast area of old growth forest hides treasures of carvings and petroglyphs alongside beautiful lakes and wetland habitats. Here you will find a great selection of walks, from a short wander to challenging multi-day hikes though this immense wilderness. You can also hire kayaks or canoes and paddle along the backwaters or out on to impressive Kejimkujik Lake. Parks Canada can arrange guided tours; information and maps can be found at the visitor centre at Maitland Bridge

Brier Island Whale and Seabird Cruise

Take a journey onto the ocean with an expert naturalist guide to an area teeming with marine wildlife: the waters off Brier Island, located at the far western end of Digby Neck. These nutrient-rich waters are home to a variety of species, including humpback, fin, and minke whales, along with harbour porpoises and, at certain times of the year, dolphin species. The endangered North Atlantic right whale is most commonly spotted in late summer and autumn, but a host of seabirds can be seen year-round, making this a paradise for bird enthusiasts. You have a choice of vessels for this adventure: a comfortable, covered boat or, for the more adventurous, a faster Zodiac. Whichever option you choose, you’re guaranteed a thrilling wildlife experience. The entire trip lasts approximately two to two-and-a-half hours. This excursion departs from Westport on Brier Island, about 90 minutes west of Digby. The journey includes two short connecting ferry rides, which depart regularly but cannot be pre-booked.

Eastern Bay of Fundy - Ideas for Free Time

The rolling fertile fields of the Annapolis Valley provide excellent growing conditions for over 20 types of grape and the wine industry is flourishing in this area. There are many vineyards that have open cellar where you can enjoy tastings and Wolfville is a great base from which to explore some of them. The town itself is quite pretty, overlooking Cape Blomidon, and home to many beautiful gardens. The Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens in the grounds of the University of Acadia showcases native flora of the Acadian forest region, alongside several walking trails through the leafy campus. Nearby Grand Pre National Historic commemorates the Acadian settlers and those subsequently deported throughout the late 1600s and early to mid 1700s, This is seen by many as the ancestral home of the Acadian culture and so it offers an interesting and poignant insight in to the life and times of those who chose to make Nova Scotia their home. If you enjoy feeling like an intrepid explorer then the area at the head of the Bay of Fundy, east of Wolfville, is a brilliant place to visit, with one of the most exciting and dynamic tidal coastlines in the world. Indeed Burntcoat Head Park is home to the world’s highest recorded tides. Here you will find a small lighthouse and interpretative centre and at low tide can walk out on to the basin floor and look for interesting fossils and shells on the seabed. Almost directly across the Minas Basin, on the north shore just east of Parrsboro, you can view the tides from a different perspective at Five Island Provincial Park where 300 foot cliffs tower over the bay. A number of trails lead to viewpoints as well as down to the muddy sea floor which you can explore at low tide.