The month of March signifies the official arrival of spring in Canada. After the long freezing winters, it is a beautiful sight to watch the white canvas of snow slowly changing into vibrant colours – where spring is perfect for those who want a chilled holiday with quieter tourist areas and cooler temperatures.
If you are new to the Canadian spring, here are the top 5 activities to rejuvenate yourself.
1. Explore the Cherry Blossom blooms in Vancouver.
The city of Vancouver is showered in the subtle hue of pink as the Cherry Blossoms appear. About 40,000 trees mark the beginning of the spring season and will be visible throughout March to June. If you are looking for the perfect location for a picnic date, jot down the following spots:
- Queen Elizabeth Park – This park is home to a selection of blossom trees that bloom throughout spring but primarily through March and April.
- Stanley Park – One of the more famous parks in Vancouver, Stanley Park offers rows of blossoming trees alongside the formal rose garden and Japanese Canadian WW1 war memorial.
- VanDusen Botanical Garden– This botanical garden boasts over 100 cherry trees of 24 varieties.
Vancouver is also home to several blossom festivals run by the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival; these include Cherry Jam Downtown, Sakura Days Japan Fair and Bike the Blossoms.
2. Experience history at the Ottawa Tulip Festival.
Held annually in May in Ottawa, the Canadian Tulip Festival claims to be one of the largest tulip festivals in the world, displaying over one million tulips and receiving over 650,000 visitors annually.
How the festival came to light began in 1945 when the Dutch royal family sent 100,000 tulip bulbs to Ottawa as thanks to the Canadians for the protection they provided during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands in World War Two.
The festival is held at Queen Elizabeth Driveway and is a poignant and touching way to pay tribute to those who gave up their lives for their country.
3. Catch waves while spotting whales along the Canadian shoreline.
It is known that April to September is the peak time to spot whales in Canada. Jot down the spots below to see which species you have the pleasure of meeting:
- British Columbia – Known for Orca, Gray, Minke and Humpback Whales
- Manitoba – Known for Beluga Whales
- Québec – Known for Beluga, Minke, Blue, Finback and Sperm Whales
- Nova Scotia – Known for Finback, Minke and Humpback Whales
Whale watching in spring offers quieter tour boats and fewer boats on the water, but don’t forget to wrap up warm! It is always colder on the ocean than on land.
Tours are available in most coastal towns and are a must for those visiting the shores in spring.
4. Grab your binoculars out for puffin season.
Late spring starts the puffin breeding season in Canada, when around 350,000 puffins breed, mainly in Newfoundland and Labrador. There are also some colonies in Nova Scotia and Quebec.
The Atlantic puffin is the province’s official bird, and thousands of puffins nest on cliffs along the island’s east coast. Nesting season in Canada starts in April, with the first eggs laid in May.
Atlantic puffins are seabirds that dig shallow burrows to nest in, and each year, they return to the same breeding site with the same mate.
Newfoundland and Labrador is a significant birdwatching destination that attracts more than 350 species of birds, including seabirds and birds of prey.
The best spots to see puffins are on a boat tour around Newfoundland’s Witless Bay Ecological Reserve, consisting of four islands a few kilometres from the Avalon Peninsula.
5. Don your best raincoats to visit Niagra Falls.
Every person who felt the coolness of the giant streams spray on their skin, loudly rushing down from the rocks in a picturesque place on the USA and Canada border, would confirm that Niagara Falls is one of the world’s wonders.
This unique destination includes three falls – American Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, and Horseshoe Falls.
“Niagara” comes from the local indigenous people – the Iroquois tribe Ongiara. Literally, “Niagara” means “onguiaahra” – “thunder of water.”
Be amazed by a spectacle of 750,000 gallons of water rushing every second – do stay till the evening as the falls are lit with stunning illumination.
This unique place attracts about 8 million visitors from all over the world each year.
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