Canada By Design — Local services in Vancouver

To Discover Holidays Vancouver.

We would like to extend our great appreciation and thanks to Lisa from Discover Holidays in Vancouver Canada for her outstanding service.

My wife and I had never holidayed in Canada before and were unsure of good locations to visit.

We had 3 week’s annual leave in April 2023 but no real idea of where to visit.

We contacted Discover Holiday’s in Vancouver via email to seek help from an experienced travel agent to assist with coordinating our proposed holiday.

We were put in contact with Lisa, she was amazing to deal with, had broad knowledge of locations, hotels, attractions and how to get the best from our holiday time.

Information of our preferences, types of activities etc was supplied and Lisa returned a selection of options for us to consider.

The entire process and correspondence from first email, understanding our preferences, budget, and time limit etc worked seamlessly and was an excellent experience.

We made a few changes to the itinerary prior to confirming bookings, adding an extra week at last minute to incorporate or wedding anniversary, which again turned out perfectly and unexpected as Lisa had arranged an anniversary gift for us when we arrived in our hotel room that day.

The locations we visited were Vancouver, Grouse Mountain, Whistler, Calgary, Banff, Lake Louise, and Vancouver Island.

Highlights were too many to name we loved the entire trip.

We would highly recommend Lisa (Travel Designer) to anyone looking for a knowledgeable courteous and easy going travel professional to assist you with your travel plans.

Kindest...

To all travelers to the Canadian Pacific Northwest and Rockies, we want to let you know that the team at Canada by Design excels!! We were seeking a journey of a lifetime, featuring the power and grandeur of Vancouver, one of the world's top train journeys, the power and grandeur of the Canadian Rockies and one of the world's most beautiful and powerful drives.

We got it all with the tremendous experience and expertise of Mandy McArthur and the team of Canada by Design.

At every step, Mandy was there for us, taking the time to understand our dream, and knowing how to help us get it realized. Places to stay, choices on tours, train options, site options, all were incredibly brilliant, spot on, just perfect. And from the time we booked until we came home last night, Mandy and her team were there with any questions we had anytime.

We went from one experience to another truly flawlessly. That is how reliable, precise the planning was set up.

We know come home with memories that will last a lifetime. Thank you Ms. Mandy McArthur and Canada by Design.

And thank you Canada, what a glorious country. The power of the Pacific Northwest culture, the beauty of Vancouver, the wonderful salmon, the unique pleasure of the Rocky Mountaineer train journey, the stunning beauty of the sharp peaks of Jaspar and Banff National Parks from Jasper to Banff, the other worldly experience of seeing icefields and standing on a living glacier, the roar of freshly melted glacial water in incredible colors in glacial lakes and rivers, and much more.

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In July, 2025 I did the trip “Toronto to the Canadian Rockies by Train with Via Rail and Rocky Mountaineer”. Alekh at Canada by Design did a great job of putting together this trip for me with adjustments to meet my desired options. He was so helpful in his suggestions of the best way to travel on the Via Rail and he worked with me to choose the day excursions in Jasper and Banff that fit my interests (which were outdoor experiences like biking and hikes) and abilities. I knew nothing about anything and he had lots of helpful information as he had traveled all of these areas himself. For instance, I had no idea how to get from the airport to Union Station where the Via Rail leaves from and he told me about the UP Express which was $6 as opposed to an expensive taxi ride. After the whole package was put together and I had made my payment, I needed a couple of adjustments (one to an excursion and one to the hotel choice in Vancouver). These were made quickly with no issues and I received a revised itinerary. I can’t say enough about the whole staff at Canada by Design. They were superb. My phone calls were answered promptly or returned within a few hours if I had to leave a message. All the staff I spoke with was knowledgeable about my excursion whenever I called with questions. Absolutely the best company of all the choices for this kind of trip. Thank you Alekh and the entire staff !! Joan Clark,...