Vancouver Activities

You will be working hard during the day - you deserve to relax a little as well. Vancouver has many interesting activities.

For a Virtual Tour of Vancouver go to www.tourism-vancouver.org and click the "Virtual Tour" box on the lower left side of the page

1000 Acre Stanley Park, in the heart of Vancouver offers:

• A walk or ride around the park on the oceanside seawall
• Three beaches, a swimming pool, lake & lagoon
• Graceful herons and playful seals on the rocks at low tide
• Bicyling or walking trails through old forests
• Local artists painting & marketing their art
• A pitch-and putt golf course & public tennis courts
• Rugby fields, a cricket pitch & lawn-bowling club
• Restaurants & food kiosks
  
• Angling piers & yacht basins
  
• The Royal Vancouver Yacht Club & The Rowing Club
  
• An aquarium with 8,000 marine creatures & a zoo
• Not a scrap of garbage or litter!

Vancouver hosts many festivals and events throughout the year such as:

• The Vancouver International Film Festival
• The Vancouver Folk Music Festival
• The Jazz Festival
• Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival
• The Vancouver International comedy Festival
• The Abbotsford International Air Show
• Theatre Under the Stars in Stanley Park
• The International Writers Festival
• The Celebration of Light
• The Symphony of Fire
• The Christmas Carol Ship Parade

For adventurous active people:

• Golf, tennis and horseback riding - all year round!
  
• Skiing, snowboarding, tobogganing, snowshoeing
  
• Sailing, river rafting, windsurfing, kayaking, ,canoeing
  
• Ocean fishing, fly fishing
  
• Hiking, rock climbing, mountain biking, cycling, walking, rollerblading, skateboarding

For patrons of culture:

• The Vancouver Art Gallery
  
• The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra at the Orpheum Theatre
  
• Broadway shows at the Ford and Queen Elizabeth Theatres
  

For nature lovers:

• Whale watching & bald eagle watching
  
• Hiking in the woods or mountains
  
• Leisurely strolls through the many parks and gardens
  
• Relaxing excursions to nearby lakes and breathtaking waterfalls
  

For sports enthusiasts:

• Football with the BC Lions (CFL) at BC Place Stadium
  
• Hockey with the Vancouver Canucks (NHL) at GM Place
  
• Baseball with the Vancouver Canadians at Nat Bailey Stadium
  
• Soccer with the 86ers at Swanguard Stadium
  
• The Molson Indy (CART) at Concord Place

From Vancouver you can do day trips to:

• Victoria & the Butchart Gardens
  
• Whistler Resort
  
• Alice Lake & the Brackendale Eagle reserve
  
• Grouse, Seymour or Cypress Mountain
  
• Bridal Falls, Mintner Gardens, Harrison Hotsprings
  
• Bowen Island

Before or after your course you may take various adventure tours to:

• The Rocky Mountains
  
• The Virgin Rainforest in Tofino
  
• The Northern Lights in the Yukon
  
• The Queen Charlotte & Gulf Islands
  
• The Sunshine Coast
  
• Alaskan Cruises