Across Canada, Indigenous tour operators are offering new ways to engage with cultural and natural wonders.

COURTESY OF METEPENAGIAG HERITAGE PARK

Long a favorite destination for U.S. travelers, Canada is switching up the itinerary.

Heres a closer look at some notable options.

A aeriel view of Metepenagiag Heritage Park including traditional teepee houses

Metepenagiag Heritage Park, in New Brunswick, is one of nearly 2,000 Indigenous-led tourism businesses in Canada.Credit:COURTESY OF METEPENAGIAG HERITAGE PARK

Additional cultural activities focused on First Nations traditions are planned for the 2024 season, according to the lodge.

To learn more about the citys arboreal pastand presentconnect withTalaysay Tours, which leads insightful walks within Stanley Park.

A woman teaches two children during a beading class

Guide Diane Andicha-Picard talks with two young visitors at the Hôtel-Musée Premières Nations.COURTESY OF THE HÔTEL-MUSÉE PREMIÈRES NATIONS

A traditional indigenous American longhouse; a lobster dish being smoked on top of rocks

Ekionkiestha’ National Longhouse.; cold-smoked lobster with wildblueberry gin and fir-tree jelly at the Hôtel-Musée Premières Nations.COURTESY OF THE HÔTEL-MUSÉE PREMIÈRES NATIONS (2)

A woman poses in front of a lake

Matricia Bauer of the Alberta company Warrior Women.Roam Creative/Courtesy of Indigenous Tourism Alberta