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How to travel Canada on a budget (self.canada)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by Mighty to c/[email protected]

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Hi Canadians, I am giving up on web search and rely again on actual people.

I want to go to Canada in Summer for about 5-6 weeks. I already asked a travel agency for a quote for renting a RV, but thats STUPID expensive. I used to go couchsurfing. the website is no more (i think), i am registered on BeWelcome now but haven't looked into it.

What's the best ways for someone with little money to still travel most of the country? renting a car there? buying one and selling it later? RVs? couchsurfing (and how)? hostels? camping?

I am grateful for all hints and tipps and connections :)

edit after some comments: I'm from Germany. My budget is not high. I think I can maybe push it to 4000$, but that'd be pretty high for me.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (8 children)

Given 5-6 weeks, I'd probably stick to just Alberta and BC and you'll probably enjoy your time a lot more and be way more relaxed not having to rush from one place to the next.

Alberta has Banff and Jasper national parks, which are great and will keep you occupied if you like nature. BC has Whistler and Squamish relatively close to Vancouver, which gives you a base to work from. Vancouver itself is a great city as well.

I don't know where you're from, but Canada is a huge country. Our land border with the USA is over 8000km. That's a lot of ground to cover.

[–] Mighty 1 points 1 week ago (7 children)

i just clicked on Banff and the picture made me go "oh my god WTF" out loud. i'll consider the area. I'm from Germany, so 8000km is a distance that I cannot fathom. like 10 different countries in a line xD

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Banff national park is where you'll find Lake Louise and Moraine lake (of reddit fame) with some fantastic hikes like the Plain of six glaciers.

It's definitely worth a visit. Though if you choose to go there, be aware that it's a heavily touristy area (for very good reason) and very difficult to avoid crowds, especially in the summer.

[–] Mighty 1 points 1 week ago

thanks for the heads-up :)

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