Summer is just around the corner and it’s time to start planning your travels.
If you’re wondering where to go, the top places to visit in Canada in summer 2024 have been announced. These include small towns with a European feel and destinations with plenty of outdoor adventures.
Airbnb has announced Canada’s top summer vacation spots for 2024, detailing the best places to visit in the country if you’re looking for the perfect staycation.
In a press release shared with Narcity, Airbnb announced the top 10 domestic travel spots to visit this year. The top three destinations for Canadians are:
blue mountains, ontario
About two hours from Toronto, the Blue Mountains are a year-round vacation spot in Ontario known for its spas, beaches, skiing and snowboarding. This destination has been named the country’s best vacation spot for summer 2024.
Blue Mountain Resort is a popular tourist destination with natural beauty, luxurious Scandinavian spas, and a pedestrian village that feels like a piece of Europe.
Here, during the summer, you can hike along scenic trails, ride an outdoor gondola, or zip through the forest on a mountain coaster.
Wasaga Beach is just 30 minutes away. This beach is one of the best in the state, with white sand and pristine shores.
La Haute-Gaspésie, Quebec
Voted the second most popular vacation spot in the country, Quebec’s La Haute-Gaspésie is a quaint coastal village nestled between towering cliffs and the endless Gulf of St. Lawrence.
A nature lover’s paradise, the region offers hang gliding, canyoning, ziplining, open-air geode mining, and hiking in the Gaspésie National Park in Saint-Anne-des-Monts. Gaspésie National Park has over 25 mountains over 1,000 meters high. .
The park also offers kayaking, canoeing, stand-up paddleboarding, fishing, biking, and the possibility of spotting a moose.
Quebec City, Quebec
Finally, Quebec City was named Canada’s #3 summer destination.
With its cobblestone streets, French culture, and historic Old Town, Quebec City is a Canadian destination with a European feel.
Must-sees here include Old Quebec, full of local shops and charming little streets such as the fairy-tale Rue du Petit Champlain, and a visit to Quebec City’s most famous landmark, the Château Frontenac Hotel , including admiring Notre Dame Cathedral. Visit Quebec and visit Old Port’s art galleries and antique shops.
Nature lovers will enjoy Montmorency Falls, which is taller than Niagara Falls, set in a scenic park, and foodies will enjoy Quebec City’s burgeoning gastronomic scene.
Popular destinations for Canadians this summer include Kananaskis, Alberta, where you can see amazing wildlife such as moose, moose and bears, and Dieppe, New Brunswick, which is close to downtown Europe and one of the top cities. It also includes lesser-known spots such as Canada’s warmest beach.
Canada’s popular summer destinations
According to Airbnb, the country’s top vacation spots for summer 2024 are:
Blue Mountains, Ontario La Haute Gaspésie, Quebec Quebec City, Quebec Mont-Tremblant, Quebec Dieppe, New Brunswick Hubbards, Nova Scotia St. Catharines, Ontario Kananaskis, Alberta Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador Edmunds ton, new brunswick
Happy journey!
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