I received a confirmation email on 13 January, after ordering on the 7th Jan, but no sign of any pass yet - when did you order yours?

Got my pass 2 weeks ago, so it will come just give it time :smile:

Thanks again OP.

Hopefully will get my pass soon. E-mail confirmation order received on 16th of Jan.

Ordered. Thanks

mine just arrived today too, thanks OP
Going to put it to good use when we go in August!! =)

also got our one in the post today... all set for Algonquin Park in May :smile:

Same here too, never got an email, pass arrived today... now just got to book some flights!

Same here, so finally voted hot, thanks OP might want to repost now we know it works.

Received my pass this morning. Didn't think it would be forthcoming as I never received a confirmation email.
Thanks, OP!

Cant wait, just in process of trying to book a car/SUV for a week ideally I wanted a nice muscle car or a large SUV but there seems to be almost nowhere to book them for.
Pickup at Calgary and Drop off at Vancouver, So far found some Chrysler 3000 and a Jeep Grand Cherokee but wanted either a pickup or a Mustang/Charger!

With the exception of San Fran that is exactly the trip we did in 2013. You will love it. We used BG tours for the niagara trip from Toronto and found them really good.

Just another troll - don't worry.

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HA HA no thanks. A country thats becoming a cess pool

I just received my confirmation e-mail. It took a week.

Can't see the bears! :wink:

Just ordered one for my daughter who is going at the end of April after she comes back from Oz. Thank you for the post

Awesome! Thanks for sharing!

Snap, we are going for 18 nights in July. Our itinerary is very similar except we are going to Clearwater instead of Sun Peaks and Canmore instead of Banff. Fingers crossed for lovely weather to enjoy that fantastic scenery but not looking forward to the crowds enjoying their free passes!.

Cold... Not a "UK" deal...

Changing to visit national parks, what's that all aboot

The Canadians charge for everything.

Thanks! Going there this year :grin:

National Parks in Canada and the UK are very different. For example I don't think there is much requirement in Yorkshire for park rangers to ensure the safety of visitors from the wildlife where as in Canada rangers need to ensure that bears, elk etc don't come into conflict with humans.

great timing. Planning a trip this year. Hot.

How long do you have to wait for a 'confirmation email'? So far waiting over a day. Do they email the pass or post it?

Yeah we have hired an RV for the most of it, camp sites along the way.No idea what the travel is like but each of our stops is for a few days and about 4 hour drive between each :smile:

Also just to note

"You only need to order one pass for your group or family if you are all travelling together. A 2017 Discovery Pass is valid for everyone arriving in the same vehicle at a national park, or arriving together at a marine conservation area or historic site."

commandesparcs-parksorders.ca/web…=-1

Great, Thanks OP, we go every year for the summer holidays, we usually go to muskoka and surrounding areas. Love the place

Not quite as bad as USA though as their visa costs more, and that $7 would leave your hand as a tip for the luggage handler in a USA Airport lol

Disappointed Canada gone down same route of USA of charging for entry visas
From October 2016 now costs $7 per person for entry visa

Absolutely love Canada, we dream of emigrating there but it's having the guts to follow through, spent a month there Aug-Sept 15 after a 5 day Toronto break earlier in the year, returning this year to get married and spend another month touring up to Alaska and returning to Vancouver island. Well spotted deal but as others have said the pass is a bargain anyway and I'd quite happily pay entry

FTFY:

How big??? Well the Wood Buffalo National Park of Canada is larger than Switzerland! So about 30 times bigger??

We're doing the same in May but the other way around. :grin:

Are you getting an RV? Do you know what the travel's like in Canada?

Thank you.. I have ordered as I visit Calgary a few times a year. Always wanted to head into the parks.

Thanks, ordered

Oh indeed, especially in Quebec... that's why i'm off we my better half :smile:

still early in the morning canadian time

When we went, it was in August 2014 - flew into Calgary, then did this:

CALGARY-- -BANFF- -- GOLDEN 168 SUNDAY
GOLDEN-- -REVELSTOKE- -- KAMLOOPS 225 MONDAY
KAMLOOPS-- -LILLOOET- -- WHISTLER 188 TUESDAY
WHISTLER-- -VANCOUVER- -- HOPE 171 WEDNESDAY
HOPE-- -KELOWNA- -- OSOYOOS 227 THURSDAY
OSOYOOS-- -NELSON- -- CRESTON 242 FRIDAY
CRESTON-- -CRANBROOK- -- LETHBRIDGE 255 SATURDAY

TOTAL MILES FOR THE WEEK-- -- -- -- -1476

2nd week we went to Montana -> Missoula... then all over the place - ended up doing over 2700 miles in 2 weeks.

Loved every minute of it - especially the 3+ mile long trains you see lol

Thanks for the advice going for 2 and a half weeks in September literally can't wait.
Flying to Toronto to go to Niagara falls then flying to Calgary to start our weeks driving through Jasper and Banff heading to Kamloops for a stopover and finally Whistler. Few nights in Vancouver and then flying to San Fransisco for 4 nights and back home.
If anyone has any spots or recommendations please I would really appreciate it, booked flights via Sta Travel (flights were allot cheaper than we expected) and most of accommodation through airbnb which saved us alot.

Got my pass so thanks OP for highlighting I looks like one of thee most beautiful places on earth

More because a lot of people on here would step on their nan to get a freebie. I completely agree with your approach, hopefully everyone else shares the same opinion.

Hopefully you do get out there, it is well worth it, amazing place to visit!

Wow, beautiful. We have some caring commitments at the moment but if we can get someone to help us out we're hoping to get over to Canada in the summer.

Why would you be the only person to think this? I'm sure there'd be donation "buckets" in their visitor centres which I'd always give to as I always do be it national parks, museums or the like :neutral_face:

There is one at their embassy. :stuck_out_tongue:

fantastic deal. Went and did a road trip of Alberta, BC and a tiny bit of Montana a couple of years back... this year we're doing 5 nights in NY then 9 in Ontario area - not sure if Algonquin Park is one of these but grabbed one :smile:
Cheers

Any Canadian parks in UK?

Just outside Banff there are some lovely little towns too, we visited Bragg Creek and Canmore.. fabulous...

Lovely lovely.. jealous :disappointed:

have I accidently logged onto hotcanadadeals?

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This is one of the many Beautiful photos I took whilst visiting Lake Minnewanka (yes it really is called that) in Banff National Park. For a really inexpensive holiday you can stay in a motel in Calgary and see the sights of the city then take a few days out driving to places like Banff.. Just Stunning and only 90 minutes drive..

Did the same trip August 16, you'll love it. If you can help it avoid doing Capilano Suspension Bridge and other 'outdoorsy' things while in Vancouver - you'll enjoy them at the time but by the time you get to Whistler/Jasper/etc you'll look back and laugh at them and wish you'd saved the money.

Beautiful Country.

For a relatively inexpensive holiday we stayed in a Motel in Calgary and drove the very easy 90 minutes to Banff, took in Lake Louise etc and explored all around.. Just Fabulous..

Just ordered pass, was going to do when we got there, but even better to get free pass in advance. Thx op

Booked a 15 night family road trip in August 2017. Fly to Vancouver, Victoria, Whistler, Sun Peaks, Jasper, Banff then fly home from Calagry. Going to be awesome :smile:

I'm probably the only person to think this, but it would be good if people actually chose to donate to the parks. As mentioned by someone earlier they are very well run etc. which costs a lot of money.

awesome

When I go to Canada it's to Calgary, Alberta to visit family,

The top places I would recommend for scenery would be Jasper, Lake Louise, Banff and (if I have spelt this right) Tukaka Falls it's absolutely amazing, the views are stunning. If you plan to hike make sure you have bear spray!

I was in Calgary in July, the summer is very warm hitting around 25-30 degrees but last year it was raining almost everyday for 3 weeks could not believe it!

Great spot thanks! Going for 15 days in July.

Calgary > Banff > Jasper > Clearwater > Harrison > Vancouver > Vancouver Island

Seems like HUKD fans slowed the site