Places to Explore In British Columbia

Golden

• 5 Restaurants
• 0 Hotels
• 5 Things To Do

Kootenay National Park

• 2 Restaurants
• 0 Hotels
• 14 Things To Do

Okanagan Wine Country

If you think that "wine country" and "British Columbia" have as much in common as "beaches" and "the Arctic," think again. The Okanagan region, roughly...

• 23 Restaurants
• 19 Hotels
• 31 Things To Do

Prince Rupert

Just 66 km (40 miles) south of the Alaskan border, Prince Rupert is the largest community on British Columbia's north coast. On Kaien Island at...

• 2 Restaurants
• 3 Hotels
• 8 Things To Do

Radium

• 6 Restaurants
• 0 Hotels
• 4 Things To Do

Vancouver

Vancouver is a delicious juxtaposition of urban sophistication and on-your-doorstep wilderness adventure. The mountains and seascape make the city an outdoor playground for hiking, skiing...

• 116 Restaurants
• 45 Hotels
• 273 Things To Do

Vancouver Island

With a few days in the area, you have time to explore farther on Vancouver Island than just Victoria. Sooke and the Southwest Coast, the...

• 2 Restaurants
• 2 Hotels
• 10 Things To Do

Chemainus

Chemainus is known for the bold epic murals that decorate its townscape, as well as for its beautifully restored Victorian homes. Once dependent on the...

• 0 Restaurants
• 0 Hotels
• 3 Things To Do

Cobble Hill

• 4 Restaurants
• 1 Hotels
• 4 Things To Do

Cowichan Bay

Often called Cow Bay, this funky little town about 10 minutes south of Duncan (take Cowichan Bay Road off Highway 1) is made up largely...

• 2 Restaurants
• 0 Hotels
• 4 Things To Do

Duncan

Duncan, the largest town in the valley, is nicknamed the City of Totems for the more than 40 totem poles that dot the small community...

• 3 Restaurants
• 1 Hotels
• 11 Things To Do

Mill Bay

• 1 Restaurants
• 0 Hotels
• 1 Things To Do

Galiano Island

With its 26-km-long (16-mile-long) eastern shore and cove-dotted western coast, Galiano is arguably the prettiest of these islands. It's certainly the best for hiking and...

• 4 Restaurants
• 2 Hotels
• 3 Things To Do

Mayne Island

The smallest of the Southern Gulf Islands, Mayne also has the most visible history. The buildings of Miners Bay, the island's tiny commercial center, date...

• 1 Restaurants
• 1 Hotels
• 7 Things To Do

Pender Island

Just a few miles north of the U.S. border, Pender is actually two islands: North Pender and South Pender, divided by a canal and linked...

• 1 Restaurants
• 2 Hotels
• 6 Things To Do

Salt Spring Island

With its wealth of studios, galleries, restaurants, and B&Bs, Salt Spring is the most developed, and most visited, of the Southern Gulf Islands. It's home...

• 7 Restaurants
• 3 Hotels
• 8 Things To Do

Saturna Island

With just 300 residents, remote Saturna Island is taken up largely by a section of the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve and is a prime...

• 2 Restaurants
• 1 Hotels
• 0 Things To Do

Pacific Rim National Park Reserve

This national park has some of Canada's most stunning coastal and rain-forest scenery, abundant wildlife, and a unique marine environment. It comprises three separate units—Long...

• 0 Restaurants
• 0 Hotels
• 0 Things To Do

Tofino

Tofino combines the historical roots of the rugged Canadian frontier with the mellow rhythm of a California surf town—think Mendocino in a toque. Old-growth forest...

• 10 Restaurants
• 11 Hotels
• 12 Things To Do

Ucluelet

Ucluelet, which in the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations language means "people with a safe landing place," along with the towns of Bamfield and Tofino, serves the...

• 5 Restaurants
• 4 Hotels
• 5 Things To Do

Victoria

Victoria, British Columbia's photogenic capital, is a walkable, livable seaside city of fragrant gardens, waterfront paths, engaging museums, and beautifully restored 19th-century architecture. In summer...

• 44 Restaurants
• 26 Hotels
• 92 Things To Do

Whistler

With two breathtaking mountains—Whistler and Blackcomb—enviable skiing conditions, championship golf courses, more than 200 shops, 150 restaurants and bars, an array of accommodations, spas, hiking...

• 17 Restaurants
• 10 Hotels
• 31 Things To Do

Yoho National Park

• 5 Restaurants
• 0 Hotels
• 20 Things To Do