The Province

For as little as ...

- Barbara Braidwood and Rick Cropp Barbara Braidwood and Rick Cropp (RickandBar­bara@telus.net) are Vancouver-based writers.

Free

… enter for a chance to win Vancouver’s Festival Season Sweepstake­s (tourismvan­couver.com/ festival-sweepstake­s) by June 30. The prize is two nights at the Loden Vancouver, including overnight parking, a $75 dining credit, a $500 Tickets Tonight credit (for booking concerts, theatre or sporting event tickets) and two WESTCOAST Hop-On/Hop-Off sightseein­g passes.

£8 ($15)

… tour the newly renovated Mount Stewart house (nationaltr­ust.org.uk/mount-stewart) on the shores of Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland. After a threeyear renovation it will show off previously­unopenedro­oms(such as the butler’s silver store).

$15 Us

… round trip, take Roberts Hawaii’s new Pearl Harbor Shuttle (pearlharbo­rshuttles.com) between Waikiki and the Pearl Harbor Historic Sites. There are seven pickup points in Waikiki, including the Duke Kahanamoku Statue on Waikiki Beach and the Outrigger Reef On The Beach.

$19.50

… zip along an urban zip line in Montreal (mtlzipline.com/en) with MTL Zipline. You’ll fly over Bonsecours Island in Montreal’s Old Port with views of the city and the Saint Lawrence River. It’s open daily until Oct. 31, with longer hours on firework nights in July.

$69

… go cave exploring on central Vancouver Island with Horne Lake Caves & Outdoor Centre’s three-hour Wet & Wild Adventure until May 31. You’ll see an undergroun­d river, climb a waterfall, slide down the ramps and ladders and more. No experience is necessary. See hornelake.com for other cave tours.

All prices and availabili­ty subject to change and restrictio­ns apply.

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