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The Western Canada Travel Kit
Your first Western Canada road trip with kids, planned in the right order.
The same blueprint we use for our own family trips, from the Rockies to the Pacific coast. 19 pages, every booking link we use, and two printable checklists. Free.
Most trips don't go wrong in Canada. They go wrong in the planning.
Nobody gets caught out by the scenery. They get caught out by a campground that sold out in February, a shuttle they never booked, and a drive that looked like four hours on the map.
Booked in the wrong order
The best spots open on one morning and are gone by lunch. Miss the date and no budget brings them back.
Drive days that double
The map assumes no construction, no wildlife, no viewpoints and no kids. Real days run longer.
One night everywhere
You arrive, you sleep, you leave. You didn't see the place. You drove past it.
What's inside
19 pages you'll actually use
Not inspiration. A working plan you run your trip against before you spend a dollar, a pound or a franc.
The 7 steps, in the right order
From trip length and budget to the last fine-tuning. Including the one booking that always comes first.
Booking windows you can't miss
Parks Canada campgrounds, the Moraine Lake shuttle, BC Parks, ferries and private campgrounds, and what to do when it's all booked.
Our driving rules
How many hours a day, how many long days, and why you add 40% to every drive time.
How long, and two 10-day routes
What fits into 7 days, 10 days, 2 weeks and 3 to 5 weeks, plus two realistic 10-day Rockies routes.
Every link you need
40+ links, grouped: flights, cars and RVs, campgrounds in all four provinces, park rules, road and wildfire updates, restaurants.
Two printable checklists
Book in this order, and pack for the road. Print them or tick them off on your phone.
Why we made it
The mistake we made first
On our first trip as a family, we didn't have a route. We had a list: Banff, Jasper, West Edmonton Mall, Tofino, Victoria, Horsefly.
We never counted real drive times, and with a toddler in the back, every drive took far longer than the map said. So we rushed. One or two nights per stop, no plan B for rain.
Now it's two to three nights per stop, and before we leave we know what each place offers. This kit is how we do it.
Who this is for
It's for you if
- You're planning your first 2 to 3 week Western Canada road trip
- You're travelling with kids and the days need to work for everyone
- You want to avoid overspending and the most crowded spots
- You haven't booked everything yet
It's not for you if
- Everything is already booked and paid for
- You want a ready-made itinerary handed to you
- You're only after the top ten photo spots
Who made this
The blueprint, not the highlights
I'm Diego. I grew up visiting family in Western Canada almost every year, and today I plan every trip from Switzerland the way a local would. I tested this method on a two-week family road trip and a two-month trip through Alberta, Saskatchewan and BC. New videos every week on YouTube.
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