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Victoria	Beautiful and historic Victoria is a fantastic place to see. Known as the Garden City, it's in full bloom in Spring and Summer, and has such a mild Winter, you can golf year round! Easily accessible from Vancouver, Victoria is the perfect day trip. Wander the quaint, and very 'English' downtown core, shop, sightsee, admire heritage buildings, visit stunning gardens, then relax over afternoon tea. The legendary Empress Hotel pours 1.6 million cups of afternoon tea a year! Don't miss Butchart Gardens - world-renowned for its fifty-five acres of year-round spectacular flora displays and theme gardens! Getting There Victoria is on Vancouver Island, 107 km (76 miles) southwest of Vancouver. The trip, by car or bus and ferry, takes approximately 4 hours each way. Or is approximately a half hour flight. See the following options for traveling to Victoria: Visit BC Ferries for details on sailing or call 250.386.3431 or 1.888.223.3779 within BC. For Reservations call 1.888.724.5223 within BC, or 604.444.2890 outside BC.
Whistler	Whistler is internationally known as one of the leading ski resorts in the world and is repeatedly voted as the #1 destination by ski, travel and lifestyle magazines and associations each year. As Vancouver's partner city for the 2010 Olympics, this spectacular, active city gains even greater recognition for all that it has to offer! Although acclaimed for its winter events, Whistler is year round destination, with festivals, activities and fun for every season. Including skiing in the summer! Take a day trip along the spectacular Sea-to-Sky Highway or on a breathtaking flight over the mountains and visit Whistler to enjoy the great outdoors, amazing restaurants, shops and attractions any season. Getting to Whistler is half the fun! The trip from Vancouver by car, bus or air offers some of British Columbia's most breathtaking coastal and mountain scenery. Along the way, you can stop at the stunning Shannon Falls near Squamish, the BC Museum of Mining in Britannia Beach, or the bald eagle nesting grounds in Brackendale. See the following options for traveling to Whistler: Car - Take Highway 99 North to Whistler. Charter Bus Greyhound Coach Lines Perimeter Coach Lines Tours Grayline Key West Travel & Tours Landsea Tours Air - There are a number of companies offering air travel between Vancouver and Whistler. Please call one of the following for schedules and reservations: Whistler Air: 604.270.5750 - scheduled flights from Vancouver International Airport to Greater Victoria Airport Helijet Airways: 604.273.1414 - scheduled helicopter services
Sunshine Coast	The Sunshine Coast, just north of Vancouver, feels like an island getaway although it's actually a part of the mainland. Accessible only by ferry, this strip of quiet beaches, cedar forests, hiking trails, summer cottages, and artist colonies is just two hours from Vancouver by road and ferry. Stop at Gibsons, once home to the classic Canadian TV show ";The Beachcombers'"; (you can still eat at Molly's Reach); the artists' and writers' community of Sechelt; or further up the coast at the isolated hamlets of Half Moon Bay, Earl's Cove, or Lund. Enjoy fresh seafood, arts and crafts shows, beachcombing, hiking, camping, and some of the province's best water sports, including canoeing, kayaking, fishing and scuba-diving. Getting There Take Highway 99 to the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal (45 minutes north of Vancouver). Take a 40-minute ferry ride to Langdale. From Langdale, take a 180 km (112 mile) scenic coastal drive through the towns of Gibsons and Sechelt to Earl's Cove, where another ferry makes the 50 minute crossing to Saltery Bay (the City of Powell River). From Powell River, at the northern end of the Sunshine Coast, retrace your steps to Vancouver, or take a ferry to Comox on Vancouver Island. Visit BC Ferries for details on sailing or call 250.386.3431 or 1.888.223.3779 within BC. For Reservations call 1.888.724.5223 within BC, or 604.444.2890 outside BC.
Harrison Hot Springs	Feel like some windsurfing, parasailing, kayaking, or just kicking back and relaxing in the warm mineral springs? Harrison Hot Springs, just an hour and a half east of Vancouver on Harrison Lake, is one of Vancouver's great escapes. On the edge of southwestern British Columbia's largest lake, with sandy beaches, mountain scenery, and natural mineral hot springs, Harrison looks and feels a lot like a European spa town. You can swim or go boating on the lake; enjoy beer and schnitzel at a chalet-style restaurant; or relax for a long soak in the hot springs pool. Getting There Car - Take Highway one east to Rosedale, then Highway 9 to Harrison. Bus - Take Greyhound Canada (604-482-8747) coach from Pacific Central Station (Main & Terminal Ave./Science World Skytrain Station) to Chilliwack. Train - From Chilliwack take the local Chilliwack/Agassiz-Harrison Transit System to Harrison Hot Springs. Call 604-795-3838 or visit there this website http://www.bctransit.com.
Steveston	Experience an active West Coast fishing community complete with the requisite pubs, museums, and fish market! Just a 20-minute drive south of Vancouver, Steveston sits at the mouth of the Fraser River and was once the largest fishing port and cannery centre on the West Coast. Today, the canneries are no longer in operation, but it is still home to the largest salmon run in North America and to the largest fleet of commercial fishing vessels on the BC coast. The heritage of fishing and the Japanese-Canadians who helped build the industry in Steveston are evident everywhere - the nearby martial Arts Centre is the first ";dojo"; house ever built outside Japan. Any day of the week there are throngs of Vancouverites buying prawns, crab, halibut, cod, and salmon fresh from the boats. Parks Canada recently opened the former Gulf of Georgia Cannery (also known as the Monster Cannery) as a National Historic Site. You may catch old-timers repairing an old wooden seiner in the massive Britannia Heritage Shipyard. Take a fantastic stroll on land around the Steveston dikes, or browse Bayview, Moncton and Chatham streets in the historic fishing village. For a real treat, get take-out at one of the many fish and chip restaurants. Getting There Steveston is located in the Southwest corner of Richmond off No. 1 Road. Turn South on No. 1 Road and proceed to the end. You've arrived!

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