Manitoba outdoor adventures

Manitoba in Canada is one of the country’s most popular tourist destinations with its numerous venues for a wide array of holiday activities for all types of travelers and vacationers.

From relaxing holiday getaway activities to highly active outdoor adventures, Manitoba has a tourist destination to offer: its outback country trails, national parks, lakes, forests, tundras, waterways and wide open spaces.

Manitoba’s wilderness, national and provincial parks are ideal for cycling, horseback riding, hiking, backpacking, and camping. There’s the Riding Mountain National Park for those who want to explore the wilderness and see some of Manitoba’s wildlife such as black bears, moose, deer and beavers.

Manitoba’s mighty rapids and other waterways make good venues for kayaking, canoeing, houseboat cruising, boating and fishing. Check out Berens River and its fabulous fishing areas, as well as its challenging rapids and beautiful waterfalls. Manitoba’s waters are home to pike, walleye, perch, smallmouth bass and lake trout. Its lakes and rivers are heaven to fishing and boating enthusiasts.

Manitoba also has fabulous beaches for swimming and picnicking. Vacationers can also go whale watching, cruising and boating, watching the sunset and seeing the famous Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) visible in Manitoba.

During winter, Manitoba is effortlessly ready to host people who want to go skiing and polar bear watching. With the Hudson Bay coast being a haven of polar bears from early October to mid-November, several visitors go on winter holidays observing polar bears playing, hunting, eating and sleeping. Roaming the town aboard tundra buggies (tundra vehicles), Manitoba’s visitors get to experience the polar bear capital of the world.