THE LITTLE TRAVELLER
IN CANADA

A diverse landscape ranging
from the rugged Atlantic
coast in the east to the 
St.Lawrence Sea Way and Niagara
in the South east and north
again to the Great Lakes,
to the far west and the 
Pacific ocean.
Canada is divided into 10
provinces and two territories
covering a vast area from
the Arctic circle to its
boder with the United
States.It combines the
natural beauty of central
Saskatchewan with the great
wheatlands of Manitoba in the
central area and the wildnesn
of the Rocky Mountains in the
West.

Travel to Canada is mainly
of the Family Reunion variety
and their are scheduled and
charter flights daily to
Toronto,Vancouver and
other Canadian cities from
Manchester,Glasgow and London.
Quite a bit of holiday tourism 
however is developing and this
is of the widest variety from
ski-ing to Canadian rail holidays.
In Summer,Canada offers vast
areas to explore with a trailer/
camper.

Places of interest:
Rocky Mountains
Eskimo settlements
City tours Toronto
           Vancouver
           Montreal
           Quebec
           Ottowa

Northern Wilderness
National Parks

TRAVEL FACTS:
Capital:Ottowa
Pop:25,300,000
Language:Bi-lingual,
French and English
Electricity:110 volts
Time:6 zones as follows-

Pacific - GMT-8
Mountain -GMT-7
Central - GMT-6
Eastern - GMT-5
Atalantic GMT-4
Newfoundland -3.5


Passports:A full UK
passport is now required
- the British Visitors
passport is no longer acceptable.

Visas:None required from UK

Currency:Canadian Dollar=
         100 cents
Most major credit cards
accepted. Travellers
cheques ok but best bought
in Canadian dollars.

National Airlines:
Air Canada
Canadia Pacific

Approx flight times:
London - Toronto 7h30m
London - Calgary 9hrs
London - Vancouver 10 hrs
London - Halifax 6h30m

Major airports:
Toronto
Calgary
Edmonton
Montreal
Ottawa
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Gander
St.Johns
Halifax
Saskatoon