Solo Travel In Canada

traveling solo in canada

Canada is a perfect place to travel solo with a huge network of infrastructure and tons of amazing places to keep yourself busy. You can jump on a tour with other solo travelers, stay somewhere and explore or can hit the road and discover all that there is to see in Canada. Solo travel in Canada is very safe and very popular.

Many solo travelers visit Canada during the winter months to experience the majestic mountains covered in snow and hit the slopes, but solo travel is much more popular in Canada during the summer months. If you plan your solo travel to Canada well, you could have the trip of a lifetime and make new friends and memories to last!

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Tips For Solo Travel In Canada

Here are some tips to help make sure you enjoy your trip to Canada. You can follow any or all of these tips to help increase the amount of people you meet, your safety and have the most enjoyable trip possible.

Join A Guided Group Tour

Joining a tour is a really great way to experience a place through a local’s eyes and can make sure you see the really cool stuff instead of following a trail of mumbo-jumbo from a guidebook! Another perk is that small group tours usually have other solo travelers for you to meet and share the experience with. This can often lead to meeting new friends to go for dinner and drinks with, travel onwards with and possibly lifelong friendships!

Meet lots of people

Sometimes traveling solo can be a bit intimidating and meeting people can be hard. It’s easy to feel alienated, but chances are, the people around you are often in the same boat and would love someone to chat with! Try to make a habit of striking up conversation with strangers that you come across. Don’t be afraid to ask stupid questions to get the ball rolling! (“Excuse me, do you know if that’s the moon? Oh, it is? Cool! Where are you from?”)

Hit Up Your Barista/ Bartender

Sometimes it’s very easy to spot locals or people spending a season in vacation towns. Baristas and bartenders are a great way to get some local insight and maybe even some tips on a local hiking group or popular bar to go to. Try it next time you’re traveling solo in Canada!

Stay At a hostel (or visit one)

While hostels are not for everyone they are a great place for meeting other solo travelers. Many of their guests, if not most, are traveling solo and the layout of most hostels lends itself well to meeting people. Some hostels have a bar or restaurant inside them, so you can pop by for a drink and socialize, without having to stay in public dorms.

Where are the best places for solo travel in Canada?

Below is a collection of some of our favourite places to travel on your own in Canada. These places typically have the most friendly people, the most to see and do and lots of great opportunities to meet other people or explore independently.

Banff, Alberta

This should be no surprise. Banff is one of the top rated travel destinations in the world for solo travelers and definitely one of the best in Canada. Banff has a handful of hostels to choose from, tons of bars and cafes, and a lifetime of opportunities to explore the grandeur of the Rockies. Solo travelers love Banff, which is obvious if you take time to look around in town.

Whistler, British Columbia

Another no brainer, right? Whistler is teeming with activities and a tourism infrastructure that rivals any in the world. Several hostels, abundant bars and a fun village to discover make Whistler one of the best places to travel solo in Canada. Come in the summer for lake and hikes, or in the winter to test your skills on the slopes!

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Halifax is a great destination for solo travelers for many reasons. The city is small and walkable. There are a billion bars (actually hundreds). The food is top notch. Halifax is also full of culture and that maritime charm that is so hard to duplicate. The locals are extremely friendly and there is tons to do near the city of Halifax, like exploring the local beaches!

Toronto, Ontario

While Toronto may not be at the forefront of the average adventure traveler’s mind, it does offer a massive urban playground for solo travelers looking to get a taste of the culture and city vibe in Canada. There are numerous hostels and thousands of unique and flavourful food joints and bars to lose yourself in while traveling alone. You can rent a bike and explore the city, or venture onto the public transit to really get lost!

How safe is traveling alone in canada?

While not one hundred percent safe, you will be happy to learn that Canada is a very safe place to travel alone. Canada enjoys a relatively low crime rate, and the rate of non-organized crime is very low. Canadians are a fairly caring and respectful group of people, who are known for looking out for each other in day to day life. If you run into issues, you should be able to find someone who is happy to help fairly easily. Despite that, here are a few tips to maximize your safety.

• Don’t be out alone in the middle of the night

• Try to make a friend or sit near someone if you are traveling alone by bus

• Keep in touch with a friend so someone knows where you are and when to expect you to arrive

• Don’t flaunt wealth (keep valuables out of sight)

• Be careful of strangers in bars (that should be obvious)

• Always let someone know if you are hiking alone and when to expect you back + where you plan to go

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