Rocky Mountaineer
One of the world’s great scenic rail journeys, with more routes and options than you might be aware of.
Canada, tailor-made
Your dream trip to Canada,
crafted with care.
Tailor-made holidays for New Zealanders, designed by Canadian travel expert Nancy Crooks, an Auckland-based, accredited Canada Specialist. Whether you crave luxury rail journeys, wildlife encounters or snowy adventures, Nancy makes it seamless.
Mountain railways. Historic cities. Winter wonderlands.
Ways to see Canada
Choose the kind of trip.
Nancy will shape the rest.
Canada is a big country, and every trip is different. Start with what appeals to you, and Nancy will build the holiday around your pace, your interests and your dates.
Explore the Rocky Mountaineer
Mountains, lakes and glaciers
Banff, Lake Louise, the Icefields Parkway and Jasper, by car, coach or rail.
Canada and Alaska by rail and sea
The Rockies by train, then a cruise north through the Inside Passage to Alaska.
The West Coast
Vancouver and British Columbia: a stopover, a starting point, or a holiday of its own.
Eastern Provinces
Toronto, Ottawa and Québec City, and centuries of history along the St Lawrence.
Ski and winter holidays
Skiing and snowboarding, and snowshoes, sled dogs and snowmobiles too.
Polar bears
Churchill on Hudson Bay, where polar bears gather every autumn, watched from heated tundra vehicles.
Northern lights
Yellowknife and the Yukon, under the aurora during New Zealand’s summer.
Travelling with Nancy
Why you’ll love Travel Canada
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Personalised itineraries
No cookie-cutter packages. Every trip is uniquely yours.
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Insider expertise
As a Canada Specialist, Nancy knows the hidden gems as well as the iconic highlights that make a trip truly special.
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Full-service planning
Flights, rail, car hire, lodges and cruises: Nancy handles the logistics so you can enjoy the adventure.
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Trusted experience
With decades in the travel industry behind her, you’re in safe, capable hands.
About Nancy
Meet Nancy Crooks.
Your Canada travel specialist.
Nancy spent 40 years with Air New Zealand, 20 of them managing the airline’s Holidays Store in Pakuranga. Today she runs a small, personal travel consultancy in Auckland’s eastern suburbs, and she still has direct access to the airline’s full range of proven, reliable travel options.
Canada has been a passion of hers since her school days, learning about the St Lawrence Seaway, the wilderness and the loggers. It’s a country New Zealanders feel a strong affinity for, and Nancy always feels completely at home there.
With what she’s learned from her own travels and her training as a Canada Specialist, Nancy crafts holidays that do justice to the variety of Canada’s geography and culture, shaped around your interests, your pace and your dates.
Her specialties include:
- The Rocky Mountaineer
- River and ocean cruises
- Fairmont hotels
- Scenic coach tours
- Ski holidays
Nancy Crooks operates as an approved broker for Wanderlust Travel Experts which is part of House of Travel Holdings. Wanderlust Travel Experts is TAANZ Bonded.
Tell Nancy what you have in mindLet’s start with you
Your trip to Canada,
planned around you.
Tell Nancy a little about the holiday you have in mind, and she’ll be in touch.