Accommodation and Experience Providers

Vancouver's Best Whale Watching experience! Seasonal, guided tours led by professional naturalists. Whale watching trips, sea lion and birding tours, and nature and historical tours.

Your Go-To Adventure in the Okanagan! Bring the whole family and create the best Summer-time memories you'll be laughing and reminiscing about for years to come. We've got mini-golf, go-karts, a ropes course, bumper boats and the largest outdoor inflatable park in Canada! Enjoy our beautiful gardens, FUN activities & delicious treats! We pride ourselves on offering excellent customer service and an all-around enjoyable experience for every visitor!

Right on the sandy beach in downtown Ganges, BEACHSiDE is like a mini resort and offers year-round vacation rental, café, spa and adventure options primarily on Salt Spring Island and in the Gulf Islands including: kayaking and paddle board tours, rentals, lessons and sales. This is a completely renovated historic building. Please come by and experience BEACHSiDE for yourself.

A Vancouver Whale Watching experience. Take an unforgettable journey through the San Juan and Gulf Islands, experience breathtaking scenery and marine wildlife. This enchanting journey features secluded bays, secret coves, and spectacular world-class scenery. We seek out killer whales, humpback whales, porpoise, sea lions, seals, and others. The boat takes lunch and breaks on the islands. An unforgettable trip of a lifetime you will not forget. You will experience the thrill of riding in our Zodiac style boats equipped with onboard washroom and the latest safety equipment. Your captain and onboard naturalist are there to take care of you and provide you the best experience. We are the top rated TripAdvisor company in Vancouver.

You'll Love It! Enjoy a 40-acre exclusive Lakefront & Creekside Resort situated within walking distance of our quaint little town practically all to yourself. Your private delightfully designed Cabin or spacious 30/50 amp full service RV site is nestled around lush green landscape. Views of majestic mountains, sounds of the Kuskanax Creek and a tranquil stream of cascading waterfalls will thoroughly delight you. Soak up the sun as you lounge on our private sandy beach along side a fresh water natural pool or relax on your private deck equipped with BBQ and patio furniture. 3 Golf Courses, Hot Springs, World Class Fishing, Outdoor activities are endless. Reservations recommended. It's Where You Want to Be Naturally!

Canada's largest organic winery and premier producer of sparkling wine. Enjoy the stunning view, wine tasting and tours, and wine paired cuisine in the Sunset Organic Bistro.

Birds of prey have always inspired awe. Sadly, they are threatened in many parts of the world. When you experience them up close, you learn that they are more than predators from the sky; they are essential to maintaining the delicate eco-balance of our planet. The Raptors offer compelling and interactive experiences with a variety of birds of prey species including eagles, hawks, falcons and owls. Get closer than you ever imagined to these majestic and intelligent creatures. Flying demonstrations, hands-on encounters and educational talks offered daily (March - October). The Raptors is located in the heart of the beautiful Cowichan Valley, just 60 minutes north of Downtown Victoria and 45 minutes south of Downtown Nanaimo by car.

An incredible dramatic natural setting, situated at the base of 8,000ft Mount Currie in the Pemberton Valley, Big Sky is the premier championship golf course in the Sea to Sky corridor. Part of the Golf Whistler tourism group, Canadas Top Golf Destination, Big Sky offers the ultimate golfing experience and is famous for its gentle rolling links in an untamed mountain setting. Surrounded by lakes and rivers, when you play this 7,001-yd course, you will have awe-inspiring vistas at every hole. There are seven sets of tee combinations for play ranging from 5,200 to 7,001 yards. The-18 hole, award-winning golf course is designed by course architect, Robert Cupp and features bent grass fairways, tees, greens and Ravensdale sand bunkers to provide the finest in golf course conditioning.

My individual custom tours are visiting the most beautiful scenic places around Northern Vancouver Island while having a chance to photograph and watch grizzly bears, black bears, killer whales, humpback whales, dolphins, bald eagles and other wildlife. All tours are lead by professional (35+ years) wildlife and nature photographer Rolf Hicker. A maximum of 4 guests per tour makes them ideal for families, photographers of all levels, special needs as well as couples.

Big Fish Expeditions specializes in diving adventures and safaris with big animals such as sharks, whales, dolphins, bears, large cats, gorillas, crocodiles and other predatory mammals and reptiles. Big Fish runs expeditions to the world's most exotic diving and safari destinations.

Nanaimo Museum: Discover Nanaimos fascinating history in our museum located in the VI Conference Centre. The main gallery offers a sense of what life was like for Nanaimo's earliest settlers and the Snuneymuxw First Nation. Our award winning replica coal mine is a popular stop. The museum also manages the Bastion, an original Hudson's Bay Company post built in 1853. Dont miss the gift shop! Museum Hours (Fall/Winter/Spring): 10am - 4pm Tuesday to Saturday Summer Hours: Open Tuesday - Sunday 10am-4pm.

Great Bear Lodge offers grizzly bear tours from May to October at a floating lodge in the Great Bear Rainforest. With no other operators in the river system and a maximum of 18 guests, people can feel truly immersed in nature. Tours start with a spectacular seaplane flight from Port Hardy on northern Vancouver Island, and include accommodation, wilderness-gourmet food and bear viewing. The floating lodge is situated at an outstanding wildlife viewing location, where an ocean fjord meets a productive salmon river. The 9 bedrooms all have ensuite bathrooms, and the natural wood decks surrounding the lodge are a perfect place to enjoy a glass of wine while enjoying the beauty of the scenery. The hydro and solar powered lodge is in keeping with a commitment to low-impact ecotourism. Safety is ensured by biologist-guides who are trained under the Commercial Bear Viewing Association of BC, of which the lodge is a founding member. Great Bear Lodge (www.greatbeartours.com) has been provid

Country fun and horsemanship education for all ages! Erin Valley Riding Stables was founded by the Mills' in 1986 and has been a family business every since! We are located in Barnhartvale across from Eagle Point Golf Course. We offer:Trail Riding, Horsemanship lessons for all ages and levels, Horse Camps for all ages, Cart pony rides, Hay Rides, Pony Rides, Petting zoo, Camp fire, Horse shoe pits, Skating rink, Volley ball net, Concession, Schools and large groups or parties. Come out and see for yourself why Erin Valley Stables as the best place to visit over the holidays!