5 Canadian Experiences to Put on Your Bucket List

Relive the storied days of railroad construction in Canada by staying in the most photographed hotel in the world! The Château Frontenac is one of 11 Fairmont hotels in Canada—all of them historic and architectural monuments built so that people could travel in style across Canada from coast to coast.

Join in the fun of the Québec Winter Carnival, the biggest winter festival in the world! Night parades, snow baths, snow sculptures, and canoes races across the frozen St. Lawrence are just some of the long-time favourites at this 10-day ode to winter.

Take a trip back in time at the New France Festival, a colourful and good-natured celebration of the arrival of the first European settlers, held in the authentic décor of Old Québec every year in August.

Rendezvous with the Huron-Wendat Nation, one of the oldest and best-known Aboriginal cultures in Canada. You’ll learn about millenniums-old traditions as you speak with local inhabitants, explore the village, and visit the Huron-Wendat Museum.

Expect to be dazzled by the Ice Hotel, the only place in North America where you can enjoy a drink in a bar at -5° Celsius, sleep snugly in a room sculpted out of ice, and exchange vows in a frosty chapel!