Newfoundland & Labrador Travel Guide: Travel and tourist information, things to do and see in Newfoundland & Labrador

Newfoundland's & Labradors landscape ranges from high granite peaks and vast pastures, to over 17,000 kilometres of rugged coastline. Newfoundland and Labrador offer grand natural attractions including massive icebergs drifting along the coast, whales surfacing in one of the many bays, and moose grazing in the open marshes. Newfoundland's mountains harbour Gros Morne National Park, and Terra Nova National Park.

Newfoundland and Labrador offer a variety of cultural destinations, tourist attractions, tours, wilderness experiences, and festivals. If you're a wildlife fanatic, visit the Woody Island Resort in Placentia Bay where you can whale watch, see dolphins, birdwatch, and enjoy friends and family around a beach bonfire! If you're into theatre, check out the Bowring Park Amphitheatre in St. John's, which features an open air theatre with Children's concerts, Shakespeare, folk concerts, magic shows and more!

Participate in sailing programs at the Sea School of Newfoundland in Holyrood where sailing levels range from novice to advanced. For an unforgettable adventure, take part in Mullowney's Puffin and Whale Tours where you'll see humpback whales, seabirds, icebergs, a shipwreck site and additional wildlife. Take a double decker bus tour around St. John's with the British Island Tours company and see the best sites in North America's oldest city.

Population: 32.805.000
Languages: English 59.3%, French 23.2% (both official); other
Currency: Canadian dollar
Currency code: CAD
Local Times:
Canada - Ontario - Toronto

Canada - British Columbia - Vancouver

Canada - Quebec - Montreal

Canada - Alberta - Calgary

Canada - Yukon Territory - Whitehorse

Country Dialling Code: +1
Voltage: 120V 60Hz
Electrical plugs:
2 parallel flat prongs

2 Parallel flat prongs with an earth connector

The second largest country on earth (only the Russian Federation is bigger), it stretches over 3,400 miles from Atlantic to Pacific coast, spans six of the world's 24 time zones and could fit most of Europe within its borders.

Yet 90 per cent of the population lives within 100 miles of the US border, leaving huge tracts of unspoilt wilderness elsewhere.

It's the edginess between Canada's indigenous, French and British traditions that gives the nation its complex three-dimensional character. Add to this a constant infusion of US culture and a plethora of traditions brought by migrants, and you have a thriving multicultural society.

With its history, people, landscape and natural beauty, Canada offers an abundance of well-known cities, attractions, parks and regions that make for wonderful destinations whether you're looking for a trip that's educational, inspiring or just plain fun. But don't pass up a chance to explore the less-travelled areas, too - at the fringes of the inhabited world, great challenges, eye-opening experiences and hospitable people await.

From its large cosmopolitan cities to its frozen northern tundra; its snowy mountain peaks to its rugged coastlines; and its rich farmlands to its pioneering outposts, Canada offers something to suit the taste of every traveller. Canada is bound in the west by the Pacific Ocean and Alaska, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the north by the polar ice-cap, and in the south by the United States of America.

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