The Great Canadian Travel Group - Edmonton

07/07/2024

Bon voyage and safe travels Derek and Jacki. Enjoy your 7 month adventure in Asia. Create, film, photograph and keep adding to The Roving Route. 🌏🎥💕

04/24/2023

Happy Tourism Week!

As a travel agency with over 30 years of experience, we recognize the importance of this industry and the challenges it has faced over the years. We are proud to be a part of such a resilient and special community. Let's come together to celebrate and support the tourism industry in Canada!

Tourism Industry Association of Canada

01/13/2023

5 reasons why we ❤️ beluga whales:

1) Often described as "gentle giants" these highly social creatures are known to form strong bonds with their pods, and will often swim and play together.

2) They are highly curious, often approaching boats and people in the water to investigate.

3) They communicate using a variety of clicks, whistles and squeals, and some even imitate human speech!

4) Beluga whales have also been known to use tools, such as rocks and pieces of ice, to break open clams.

5) They always look like they're smiliing!

Reminder that we have multiple tour options for you to get up close and meet these beautiful animals in person in Churchill, Manitoba!

Check out our website for more details 🎈Hurry, July & August tours are filling up FAST!

https://greatcanadiantravel.com/dest.../polar-bears-belugas/

12/21/2022

Wishing you a safe and happy holiday season from all of us at Great Canadian Travel!

10/03/2022

If you're in Winnipeg don't forget to visit our polar bear friends, at Assiniboine Park & Zoo at their Journey to Churchill exhibit. You will get to see the bears up close and personal and experience a taste of Churchill. If you love it - one of our specialists would love to help you plan your real life journey to Churchill!

09/27/2022

Happy World Tourism Day - today we acknowledge the amazing world of tourism and travel!

07/22/2022

Happy Friday! We hope everyone is enjoying the summer so far! We'd like to know - what is your favourite summer travel destination - and why?

07/11/2022

Nunavut Day was celebrated across the territory on Saturday, July 9th. Nunavut was established as it's own Canadian territory in 1999! The annual occasion commemorates the enforcement of the 1993 Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, a critical steps in creating Nunavut. The act officially declared Nunavut a distinct region legally separate from the Northwest Territories.

07/02/2022

Hope everyone is having a safe long weekend!

Whether you’re celebrating, mourning, or simply reflecting this Canada Day, we’re holding space for everyone today.

Let’s continue to learn from our collective history, acknowledge the inequities and injustices that are ongoing today, and come together to build a better, stronger relationship for our future.

06/27/2022

Ready too add another page to your book? We can help you create your best days ever! ✈️

06/21/2022

National Indigenous Peoples Day is a day to recognize the unique cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis People.

Today, let’s celebrate and honour the outstanding contributions and unique traditions of Indigenous Peoples in Canada, and reflect on our shared history while planning for more achievements in our future.

06/14/2022

Canada and Denmark have reached an agreement to divide a tiny uninhabited island in the Arctic, ending a nearly 50-year-long international dispute between two friendly countries. The Canadian government posted an order-in-council this week confirming the Hans Island deal. The government plans to ann...

06/01/2022

Happy Waterfall Wednesday!
Today we admire Athabasca Falls. The Athabasca River flows from the Columbia Icefield through Jasper National Park, Alberta. With an 80 foot drop, over time the force of the falls have created a canyon. As the water cascades into the gorge, the force of the falls is so strong that it causes one millimetre of stone to be chipped away each year! There is a 1 km hike you can take from the parking lot, with a paved trail that bridges over the gorge.

05/18/2022

We haven’t done a Waterfall Wednesday for some time!
Today we look at Englishman River Falls on Vancouver Island - along the Englishman River north of Nanaimo. Take the short 1.3 km loop trail near Parksville. While you are here you can head over to Cathedral Grove nearby to see some of the oldest and tallest trees in Canada!

05/04/2022

Wherever you choose to travel this year, we'll guide you through the process, get you there safely, and be with you throughout your entire journey. From all of us here at Great Canadian Travel, happy Global Travel Advisor Day! We look forward to helping you explore the world.

04/22/2022

Happy Earth Day! Let's all work together to continue to preserve our beautiful planet.

04/12/2022

We are all preparing for the blizzard expected to hit us in Manitoba this evening. They are saying it could be the worst we've seen in a couple decades!
Our Winnipeg office will be closed, but feel free to call and leave us a message - we will get back to you as soon as we are able. Stay safe everyone!

Environment Canada is warning Manitobans about 'hazardous' weather conditions that are set to touch down in the province on Tuesday night.

04/05/2022

“We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.” — Anonymous.

04/01/2022

03/29/2022

Happy Tuesday! Hope everyone is having a great start to the week. As restrictions are continuing to drop across the globe, let's take flight - and explore what new destinations and discoveries await!

03/22/2022

“Life is meant for good friends and great adventures” – Anonymous

03/20/2022

Today marks the first day of spring! For those of us in Manitoba it's a big milestone as our winters are infamously known to be long and cold.
If you can’t quite wait for the snow to melt (trust us, we understand!) give us a call and one of our travel experts, in either our Winnipeg or Edmonton offices will be more than happy to help you book a spring getaway!

02/27/2022

We celebrate these amazing creatures everyday, but today is their day, International Polar Bear Day!
When you look a Polar Bear in the eye, it changes your life.
We have some great options to see the bears in Churchill this year (or next!), contact us to find out more! 🐻‍❄
Also, check out our friends at Polar Bears International for more info on how we can help with Polar Bear conservation.

02/14/2022

Margot is still in Africa, and she came across this handsome guy at Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe!

02/06/2022

It's not Wednesday, but we need to share this waterfall! Margot, from our Winnipeg office, has just arrived at Victoria Falls, in Zimbabwe! She will be sharing some photos of her travels over the next few weeks!
In 1855 David Livingston found Victoria Falls. The Batonga people named it Mosi oa Tunya “the smoke that thunders”.
Victoria Falls is a World Heritage Site and the largest waterfall by height, width. Twice as tall and wide as Niagara Falls.
Victoria Falls is an adrenaline junkies paradise. Everything from bungee jumping, walking with lions, white water rafting, helicopter tours. You can also swing across the Zambezi Gorge to swimming with crocodiles!!

01/19/2022

On this Waterfall Wednesday, we are looking at the Horizontal Falls (nicknamed the Horries), known as Garaanngaddim to the local Indigenous people. The falls are a natural phenomenon where tidal flows cause waterfalls on the ebb and flow of each tide.
Sir David Attenborough once described the falls as 'one of the greatest wonders of the natural world'.

01/12/2022

Today is Waterfall Wednesday! This is the world famous Niagara Falls at sunrise. This is one of the few waterfalls that can be seen from two different countries.

12/31/2021

Well, 2021 is just about over for us here in North America. And what can we say? It was another challenging one, but we hope that there were also some positive moments for you and your loved ones.
It may be tough to see these days, but 2022 is shaping up to be better, and we have faith!
We are still here, in both our Winnipeg and our Edmonton offices helping you through the challenges that come with travel currently, AND planning your Best Days EVER for 2022 and beyond!
Happy New Year!

12/17/2021

Have you seen any (or all!) of these landmarks in Iceland? Which was your favourite?

Iceland has an endless variety of beautiful sights and attractions. Here is a list to help: 10 Must-Sees in Iceland - Landmarks and Wonders!