Located in Wood Buffalo is the former city of Fort McMurry. Fort McMurray is located at the junction of four rivers and is widely known as one of the best places to see the Northern Lights. Fort McMurray is a perfect place to relax and unwind, and explore rural Canada. Hiring a car in Fort McMurray and driving out to watch an enormous herd of over 3 buffalo is a sight that very few people will get to see and it's this amongst other things that makes Fort McMurray a unique and magical place to visit.
Visitors to Fort McMurray should definitely head to the MacDonald Island Park, which has an enormous selection of recreational and leisure activities that will suit everyone. With a golf course, dance academy and art gallery, as well as being home to the Aquatic Centre, everything for a great day out is there. Renting a car in Fort McMurray and driving to MacDonald Island Park is the easiest way to get there, and the use of a car means that visitors can not only see everything that Fort McMurray has to offer, but they can also explore further, heading out to cities like Edmonton.
Just a short drive out from Fort McMurray is Edmonton, one of the most famous festival cities in the world. The city's nickname is The Festival City and it is home to one of the largest fringe festivals this side of Edinburgh, The Edmonton International Fringe Festival. Hiring a car in Fort McMurray gives visitors the opportunity to drive out of the former city and head to Edmonton to experience unique theatre and exciting new art. Drivers should head onto Highway 63 which will take them all the way to the city of Edmonton.
