The comprehensive travel guide to Canada’s West and Alaska is primarily aimed at readers who want to discover and experience Western Canada on their own.
The introductory chapter provides all the important information about the travel destinations Canada and Alaska from a tourism perspective. This is followed by detailed information about flights to and in Canada and the type of travel, especially car and RV rentals, hotels, motels, hostels and camping. Advantages and disadvantages of these alternatives with cost comparisons. Lots of tips and advice to avoid unnecessary expenses, loss of time and hassle.
The travel section offers a dense network of routes throughout the West and Alaska, as well as access from Seattle, USA. Focus chapters for British Columbia with Vancouver Island (all ferry connections), the Alberta Rocky Mountains and the north with Alaska, Klondike, Cassiar, McKenzie highways and secondary routes.
There are also numerous references to activities along the way: hiking, swimming, white water/canoe trips, horse riding, biking, gold panning, whale watching. Everything you need to know about national and provincial parks, geography and climate, culture, history and the present.
