Canadian Travel Tips

Choosing Canada as a vacation destination is a wonderful idea. With its varied landscapes, mountains, big cities and tourist locations, you will find a Canadian vacation has something to offer every member of your family. We’ve compiled a few tips if you plan on vacationing in Canada any time soon. If you are one of the lucky people that travel to Canada on a regular basis, you will still find something new in this list of tips for the Canadian traveler.

If you are visiting any new location, especially one in a foreign country, a travel guide is an invaluable tool for planning your travel itinerary before the trip. A travel guide is also helpful once you’ve made it to your destination, which is Canada in our case. A good travel guide will contain information on local attractions such as museums. A Canadian travel guide will also let you know what the good restaurants are, where you can lay your head at night as well as the hot spots for shopping. Invest in a quality travel guide on Canada, and your planning will go a lot smoother. Another good tip is to make sure you know the weather at the location you will spending time in. Try to get a good idea of what the high and low temperatures will be so you can pack clothing accordingly. Some spots in Canada will be more humid while your mountain ranges are going to be cool, if not downright cold, most of year.

To make your trip go smoothly from the beginning, be sure to investigate what paperwork you are going to need to cross the border in to Canada and be sure that you bring it. With the new, stricter laws on crossing borders you will have to have some sort of proof of identity in order to enter the Country. It isn’t a big deal, unless you try to get in without the proper paperwork. Because these laws are changing constantly, be sure to check the Canadian government website to know what you are going to need.

Do a little research and be sure that you understand the money that you will be using in Canada. They use the Canadian dollar, though some of your cities that border the USA will accept American money. It would be a good idea to carry money in the form of traveler’s checks in Canadian dollars. These will be accepted anywhere and will carry the same security as traveler’s checks in American dollars. To avoid offending your servers when you are in a Canadian restaurant, be sure you know the unspoken gratuity expectation.  If you are in a restaurant, you should tip 12% to 15% if the service was good. Tour guides as well as the bus drivers, are going to expect some tipping as well. $1 or $2 dollars will be fine. Follow these simple tips and your Canadian vacation will be one to remember.