Solo Travel Canada

Canada Solo Travel Guide

With an inherent adventurous spirit and laid back attitude to life, Canada is one of the best places for solo travel or to discover with friends. Boasting a temperate year-round climate and something to do no matter where you go, it’s a no-brainer.

We pulled together some of the lesser known things about solo travel in Canada, from tips courtesy of local hosts to expert blog posts and everything you need to know about travelling around Canada. Be inspired by some guest reviews and choose from one of our top host picks.

Homestay hosts Tim and Nick invite you to explore beautiful Toronto.

Get to know Canada

We’ve done the research, spoken to the pros and put pen to paper to gather what we believe to be the most important information about visiting Canada. Where and when to go, what to eat and drink and such. A spicy Caesar, anyone?

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Written by Mary Plunkett
Destinations • North America

5 Toronto neighbourhoods for you to visit

It is in recent years that Canada for many has gone from being the forgotten neighbour of the United States to an equally tourist destination in its own right. In Toronto here is a genuinely multicultural feel each of the city's neighbourhoods...

Written by Mary Plunkett
Destinations • North America

10 of the best brunches in Vancouver

Vancouver is a city that does so many things well, but if there is one thing it really excels at, it's brunch. Vancouverites are passionate about their weekend egg sessions and the race to get...

Written by Kim Gillick
Solo Travel

Discover Canada: A Solo Traveller’s Guide

Planning a solo trip to Canada? We've pooled our expert knowledge to guide you with all you need to know to experience the best of Canada.

Written by Kim Gillick
Solo Travel

Travel to Canada: Vancouver Host Ally Shares Her Solo Travel Tips

Visiting Canada soon? Vancouver is a cut above the rest, according to host Ally. Here she tells us where to go in Canada and what to do in Vancouver.

Local Travel Tips

Secret Canada tips from those who know it best.

Guest Review

Skye

Wow, Dyanne is the best host ever. She is so welcoming, beautiful home, and beautiful place in canada. She looked after me so well, we all cooked together and she even drove me around to see the city. I felt like apart of the family by the end of my stay. Nothing was ever to much trouble and ill be back thankyou so much dyanne. Your such a beaut...

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Skye stayed in base of BUrnaby Mountain / SFU , Port Moody with Dyanne

Guest Review

Sarah

Maureen and her family are just lovely people to live with and get to know - I would recommend them to anyone! They helped me so much during my stay and gave me lots of advice and tips. They are so relaxed and really respected my privacy and I knew they were always there if I needed a chat or had any questions. I am actually quite sad to be leav...

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Sarah stayed in Surrey, Surrey, Bc with Maureen

Guest Review

Leela

Maureen is a really nice person, who instantly took care of me and helped me from my first day onward. I had never been to Canada before staying at her place and don't even really speak French, so she helped me by recommending a bank to open an account at and told me how I could look for jobs and apartments and offered moral support, while I was...

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Leela stayed in Notre Dame de Grace (NDG), Montreal with Maureen

Guest Review

Daniella

Imelda's homestay was the best option I could have chosen! Her place is clean, comfortable and located close to the public transportation and amenities. It's worth mentioning that Imelda is such a good hostess and hospitable person! I highly recommend Imelda's homestay! :-)

Daniella stayed in Eglinton/Marlee, Toronto with Imelda

Guest Review

Meryem

Laura and her husband are very friendly, funny and helpful. She picked me up from the Airport, showed me around and gave me great information about Vancouver and what to do. I felt very welcomed and I had the opportunity to join the family life. Thank you Laura and Lamin for a great time in Vancouver :-)

Meryem stayed in Commercial Drive, Vancouver with Laura

Guest Review

Julia

If every homestay would be like this, hotels would not make money anymore. I had a lot of home stays so far but this was way the best! First of all, Wendy's home is perfectly located! It is a very safe and quiet neighborhood and you have everything you need 100 meters away (Starbucks, Grocery store, etc). The room is very cozy and well equipped!...

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Julia stayed in Tuxedo, Winnipeg with Wendy

Top Hosts in Canada

These hosts are our favourite. They offer something above and beyond and love hosting guests. Check out Tim and Nick in Toronto, Lynn in Vancouver, Kim in Calgary, and Rachelle in Montreal.

Tim and Nick

Toronto
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Lynn

North Vancouver
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Kim

Calgary
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Rachelle

Montreal
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Travel bloggers have their say

Don’t just take our word for it. See what some of best travel writers have to say about their Canadian adventures.

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Written by Colm Hanratty
Destinations • North America

For a real taste of Vancouver try the food the locals eat

One the things I love most about travelling is finding out what the locals eat and trying it for myself. In Vancouver, it’s an Asian-inspired hot dog...

Written by Colm Hanratty
Destinations • North America

Five neighbourhoods in Vancouver worth checking out

Vancouver is one of those cities you arrive in and realise almost instantly that it has the wow factor. Its also got lots of interesting neighbourhoods to explore.

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