From beautiful sunsets to wake up to, to experiencing the best skiiing opportunities of your life – British Columbia is your one stop solution to an ultimate vacation. When it comes to making memories, and having a great experience, British Colombia surely has everything, let it be rainforests or majestic mountains.
The following list highlights the best events and truly never to be missed places in British Columbia:
Vancouver Island
If you wish to connect with nature and experience its magnamity; Vancouver Island is the best place for you. Its magnificent mountains, large parks, and urban beaches, it is a heaven for your leisure activities. The most famous place on Vancouver Island is Butchart Gardens, thus serving to be an ideal spot for those who love gardening. Surrounded by trees, flowers and butterflies, the place serves to be an excellent relaxation spot for many. Moreover, you don’t need to clear up your schedule for a particular time of year to visit Butchart Gardens, because it provides you with an opportunity a year-round.Region of Comox
Stretching on the South coast of the Comox peninsula, the Region of Comox holds the largest sea food festival ever. This signature event displays best seafood products of the Comox Valley. It hosts more than 2,500 guests and includes various seafood and wine tasting, competition, live music and whatnot. More than 40 chefs participating in this event, including renowned chefs of the Comox Valley.
- Courtenay cities
The most renown place to visit in order to have a wildlife experience is the Sailicone's Grizzly Bear Lodge. You are provided with a small, comfortable lodge, and one the best things about the Sailcone’s Grizzly Bear Lodge is that rather than accommodating 25-40 guests, it only serves to 10 people at a time thus enriching the comfort provided. This small group size also helps in creating a remarkable personal experience which can’t be offered by other large lodges. They also have a beach cabin, which provides an impressive view. Located in the Knight Inlet this lodge, the view presents whales – a sight one truly enjoys. From having wildlife experiences to the guests sitting down together and sharing dinner and their stories from the day; do not miss this experience.
- Denman Island
Beautiful, natural and highly picturesque – the Denam Island is definitely tourists favourite spot. It is famous for hosting Readers and Writers' festivals in which it provides remarkable workshops and panel discussions. This event is attended by notable writers such as Bill Gaston, Ronal Wright, Sharon Butala, etc. It not only hosts well-known authors but also bring forward some new emerging writers into the light. This event takes place at various locations in the Denman Island village. This event provides a big support to the writers as it provides them with a platform where they can read their own work.
- Hornby Island
Hornby Island is known to be the jewel of the Gulf as it offers the best sandy beaches and lush forests. One of the best provincial parks is Tribune Bay Provincial Park, which is a must to visit. It is also known as ‘little Hawaii’. It is famous for its extensive display of wildflower, and in summer the whole white sand becomes more beautiful with the red huckleberries and dark blue salal berries.
If you are planning to visit Canada, do add these places to your bucket list! They will definitely be worth the visit.