The complete, stimulating, easy-to-read guide to Vancouver BC Canada, home to the 2010 Winter Olympics. Visitors of all ages will enjoy all that this beautiful city has to offer, from great sightseeing to exciting activities to world-class shopping and dining.
Each year, thousands of visitors choose Vancouver Canada as their preferred vacation holidays destination. It’s no wonder! This sparkling metropolis has won numerous awards for its beauty and hospitality, including Conde Nast Traveler’s “Best City in the America’s” award for 2004 and 2005, sighting it’s first-class entertainment opportunities, fine dining establishments, and other fun and exciting activities that will be sure to delight visitors of all ages.
No matter where you travel in British Columbia, you’re sure to be greeted with a warm and welcoming smile and even a hearty handshake from residents and business owners who are genuinely glad to count you among the visitors to this pretty city. You’ll feel at home as you roam their museums, shop in their stores, and eat in their restaurants.
If you’ve come here to enjoy the city’s arts and cultures, you won’t be disappointed. You can wander through walls full of fine art, hear the symphony orchestra, enjoy the ballet, and even see Shakespeare performed in an outdoor theater.
Take a leisurely stroll through town and stop for a quiet meal at one of the city’s restored areas/neighborhoods, including Granville Island, Robson Street, West End,Gastown, or Kitsilano Beach. Or how about an evening dinner cruise on the waters around Vancouver, with a chance to taste fine food and bask in the beauty of the city as the sun sets over the coastal mountains?
If you like hockey, baseball, and the excitement of Canadian football, you can find every one of those here. But if you’d rather play than watch, try your hand at a number of watersports available in and around the waters of Vancouver, including sea kayaking, whitewater rafting, and scuba diving.
Golf aficionados can play on some of the finest courses in Canada and hikers, bikers, and roller bladers will find plenty of places to explore.
For a fun side trip you can explore near-by Washington State. The largest city in the northwest, Seattle, is a scenic two hour drive with numerous exciting side trips.
If your vacation is all about rest and relaxation, Vancouver Canada is home to many incredible spas, with dedicated and professional staffs just waiting to pamper you with massages, facials, and any number of luxurious spa treatments.
When Should We Visit?
Thanks to its moderate climate, guests can visit Vancouver just about any time of the year. You’ll never swelter in the sun here, as the summer daytime temperatures average a comfortable 21 degrees Celsius (70 degrees Fahrenheit), making it the perfect time for outdoor pursuits or sightseeing.
The fall is also a wonderful time to visit. Accommodation rates are lower and the theater, opera, and symphony are ushering in a new year of fine productions.
If you visit in the spring, you may even be able to ski and golf on the very same day! Spring is also the busiest time for festivals and other special events and you’ll find that the gardens here are incredibly beautiful.
Of course, if you’re a ski bum, you’ll want to come to Vancouver British Columbia during the winter. You’ll love Whistler and Blackcomb Ski Resorts, recently voted #3 among North America’s Top Ski Resorts by Ski Magazine (2005).
Winter, spring, summer, fall…no matter when you visit, you’ll find the city of Vancouver to be a warm and welcoming place, greeting you with a fond embrace and encouraging you to return again and again to explore this wonderful vacation destination.
"Visiting Vancouver is SO much fun.
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Robson Street: A Must-Do for Vancouver Visitors Fashion is the essence of Robson Street in downtown Vancouver. World's leading designers have shops here. The center for movie-making, a cultural enclave, shops, restaurants, cafes, excitement:
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