Beauty and serenity await in British Columbia!
Imagine being able to take the perfect vacation —right next door! You can, in Canada’s British Columbia, where nature’s spectacular beauty— including mighty mountains, deep forests and dramatic coastlines —meet vibrant cities awash in fascinating culture
R eady for a spectacular change of scenery? See yourself in British Columbia tossing your beach towel down on the shores of a remote island . . . setting sail on a whale-watching expedition . . . spotting a white-coated spirit bear bounding through the verdant rainforest . . . hiking beneath ancient cedar and hemlock trees, scanning the skies for rainbow-hued Gouldian finches . . . or paddling in a traditional dugout canoe passing centuries-old totem poles from BC’S native Haida tribe.
Prefer city life? Imagine enjoying a horse-drawn carriage ride through the provincial capital, Victoria, en route to a local tradition—high tea with scones and cucumber sandwiches! Or picture yourself strolling through vibrant Vancouver admiring the perfectly preserved Victorian houses . . . working up an appetite inhaling the salt air on a cruise around the harbor . . . treating your taste buds to wild salmon and a glass of Pinot Noir from the fertile Okanagan Valley.
How best to finish your dreamy north-of-the border adventure? How about with a Canadian Maple Sugar Body Scrub at the luxe Sparkling Hill Resort on the shores of a pristine crystal-clear blue lake? Ahhh! Pacific Rim National Park is the perfect place from which to watch migrating gray whales—along with year-round resident orcas and humpbacks—swim at speeds of up to six miles per hour!