If you're looking for wilderness adventure, this is definitely the place. The Islands Hidden coves, sandy beaches and magnificent orcas welcome visitors to Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. In Victoria, British Columbia's capital and keeper of British history and traditions since 1871, time itself seems to stand still. In this region which includes Vancouver, Whistler Resort and the Fraser Canyon, there's nothing you can't do. Bordered by the wild Cariboo and Columbia Mountains to the east and the forested fjords of Dean and Burke Channels to the west, it is here that the West of legend lives on - complete with cowboys, cattle drives, the rugged Northern Coast and even the Gold Rush Trail.
Every inch is uniquely beautiful.
From rolling ranchlands to rolling rivers, from steep-walled canyons to fertile valleys. Here you can go houseboating on the Shuswap, river-rafting on the Thompson or take a winery tour in the Okanagan. Our towering mountains, glacier-fed lakes, mountain lodges and evergreen valleys are almost overwhelming and nothing short of magnificent. Go skiing or panning for gold. Golf on world-class courses.