Who are the best luxury tour operators for Canada?
By Richard Jasinski·Updated 5 November 2026
These 8 luxury tour operators say on their own websites that they plan or sell trips to Canada. Of them, Quark Expeditions, Natural Habitat Adventures and Backroads have the most Google reviews. Each card gives what the company's own page says, with the trip, length or price where it names one.
Who are the best luxury tour operators for Canada?
The 8 luxury tour operators below say on their own websites that they plan trips to Canada; Quark Expeditions, Natural Habitat Adventures and Backroads have the most Google reviews. Compare what each sells there, with lengths and prices where the company gives them.
Backroads
- Best for
- Banff to Jasper bike tour
- Canada
- Runs the Banff to Jasper National Park Bike Tour, six days and five nights, from US$5,899 per person, double occupancy, with departures from June to September 2027.
- Founded
- 1979
- Reviews
- Google: 4.2 out of 5 from 123 reviews; Trustpilot: 2.3 out of 5 from 12 reviews, newest 28 October 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- backroads.com
Butterfield & Robinson
- Best for
- Self-guided Alberta Rockies trip
- Canada
- Sells Rockies Self-Guided Multi-Active, a seven-day, six-night self-guided trip in Alberta from US$7,595 per person; the page says prices may vary for groups larger than two.
- Founded
- 1966
- Reviews
- Google: 4.8 out of 5 from 33 reviews; Trustpilot: 4.9 out of 5 from 209 reviews, newest 29 October 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- butterfield.com
Cazenove+Loyd
- Best for
- 12-day eastern Canada itinerary
- Canada
- Sells Exploring Eastern Canada, a 12-day itinerary from £7,990 per person (the page does not say what it includes).
- Money protection
- Holds ATOL number 3208, issued by the Civil Aviation Authority; ATOL does not apply to all its services, so check the certificate lists every part of the trip.
- Reviews
- Google: 5.0 out of 5 from 9 reviews; Trustpilot: 4.8 out of 5 from 114 reviews, newest 18 June 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- cazloyd.com
Ker & Downey World Travel
- Best for
- 12-day private Rockies tour
- Canada
- Sells a 12-day, 11-night Canadian Rockies tour through Alberta and British Columbia.
- Website
- kerdowney.com
Natural Habitat Adventures
- Best for
- Churchill polar bear trip, small group
- Canada
- Runs a 6 to 7 day small-group polar bear trip on Hudson Bay near Churchill, Canada, from $8,495 plus air (the page names no currency).
- Reviews
- Google: 4.9 out of 5 from 299 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- nathab.com
Quark Expeditions
- Best for
- Canadian Arctic expedition cruise
- Canada
- Runs Northwest Passage: The Legendary Arctic Sea Route, a 17-day expedition aboard Ultramarine to Greenland and the Canadian Arctic, with two departures in 2027.
- Money protection
- Is covered by the USTOA Consumer Protection Plan, which requires it to post $1 million with USTOA to reimburse advance payments if it becomes insolvent.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.8 out of 5 from 604 reviews; Trustpilot: 4.9 out of 5 from 577 reviews, newest 24 October 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- quarkexpeditions.com
Steppes Travel
- Best for
- 13-day western Canada itinerary
- Canada
- Sells Highlights of Western Canada, a 13-day itinerary from £6,995 per person (the page does not say what it includes).
- Money protection
- ATOL covers its flight-inclusive packages booked from the UK, or booked from outside the UK when the first leg of travel starts in the UK; no ATOL number is given. ABTOT number 5488 covers non-flight packages for UK and EU customers only; bookings made outside the UK are covered only when bought directly from Steppes Travel. Money for ATOL-protected bookings is held in a trust account managed by Serenity Trust.
- Reviews
- Google: 4.7 out of 5 from 23 reviews. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- steppestravel.com
Tauck
- Best for
- 10-day Rockies tour with rail
- Canada
- Runs Grand Canadian Rockies, a 10-day escorted tour that includes an overnight VIA Rail journey from Vancouver, from US$11,290 per person.
- Limits it publishes
- Requires at least one guest in the travelling party to be 21 or older to make a reservation.
- Founded
- 1925
- Reviews
- Google: 3.4 out of 5 from 40 reviews; Trustpilot: 2.7 out of 5 from 93 reviews, newest 13 October 2026. Read 3 November 2026; each platform's figure stands on its own.
- Website
- tauck.com
Which of these companies protect your money?
3 of the 8 name a scheme that protects guest payments on their own websites, such as ATOL for UK flight packages, ABTA or USTOA membership, or a trust account; the rest do not name one on the pages read.
- Cazenove+Loyd: Holds ATOL number 3208, issued by the Civil Aviation Authority; ATOL does not apply to all its services, so check the certificate lists every part of the trip.
- Quark Expeditions: Is covered by the USTOA Consumer Protection Plan, which requires it to post $1 million with USTOA to reimburse advance payments if it becomes insolvent.
- Steppes Travel: ATOL covers its flight-inclusive packages booked from the UK, or booked from outside the UK when the first leg of travel starts in the UK; no ATOL number is given. ABTOT number 5488 covers non-flight packages for UK and EU customers only; bookings made outside the UK are covered only when bought directly from Steppes Travel. Money for ATOL-protected bookings is held in a trust account managed by Serenity Trust.
Which of these publish a price for Canada?
6 of the 8 give a price in the line quoted on their card; ask the others for a written quote with the same inclusions.
Which other companies on this page plan trips to Canada?
Quark Expeditions has the most Google reviews of the 8; these 4 have the most Google reviews of the rest.
- Natural Habitat Adventures: Churchill polar bear trip, small group
- Backroads: Banff to Jasper bike tour
- Tauck: 10-day Rockies tour with rail
- Butterfield & Robinson: Self-guided Alberta Rockies trip
Who to contact first
Start with the 3 companies on this page that name a scheme protecting your payments on their own websites, then add any other card that fits your dates.
What to ask each one to set out in writing:
- What the price includes and excludes, line by line: stays, guides, transfers, internal flights, park or entry fees.
- The deposit, when the balance is due and what you lose if you cancel.
- Which scheme protects your money and the number to check it.
Canada tour operators: the questions people ask
What should I ask a tour company before booking?
What the price includes, line by line; the deposit and when the balance is due; what you lose if you cancel; and which scheme protects your money.
Do these companies publish prices?
Some do on their trip pages and some quote only on request. The cards give what each company says; ask for a written quote with the same inclusions from each.
Can I book with these companies directly?
Yes. Each card links the company's own website; ask for a written quote that lists what the price includes.
Do these companies all sell the same kind of trip?
No. Each card names what the company's own website gives; lengths, styles and prices differ, so compare the cards before you ask for quotes.
Which of these companies protect my money if they fail?
3 of the 8 name a protection scheme on their own websites: Cazenove+Loyd, Quark Expeditions and Steppes Travel. Check the number with the scheme itself before you pay.
Which of these have Trustpilot profiles?
5 of the 8: Backroads, Butterfield & Robinson, Cazenove+Loyd, Quark Expeditions and Tauck. Each card gives the TrustScore, the review count and the newest review date, read 3 November 2026.
Which of these have the most Google reviews?
Quark Expeditions, Natural Habitat Adventures and Backroads, in that order. A count says how many people reviewed a company, not whether it fits your trip; each card gives the rating and count, read 3 November 2026.
Where can I check these facts myself?
Each card links the pages of the company's own website its lines were read from, with the date they were read.
How were these companies chosen?
Each one is in the Uncompromised Travel luxury tour operators table, built from the luxury tour operators ChatGPT names most often; its own website says it plans or sells trips to Canada, with the trip's name, length or price where the page gives one. A company is on the page because its published facts fit the question, never because it paid.
Is any company on this page paying to be here?
No. No company on this page is a partner of Uncompromised Travel; none paid to be on it.
Read next
Built to answer the question in the main heading. What is shown: what each company published on its own website, read on 3 and 5 November 2026, with links to the pages read, with its Google and Trustpilot figures where the listing carries the company's own name, from the Uncompromised Travel luxury tour operators table. Cards are in alphabetical order. No company on this page is a partner of Uncompromised Travel. How this site earns · How we work.