Beyond its world-class cities, BC offers six distinct regions: Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, Coast and Mountains, Thompson Okanagan, Kootenay Rockies, Cariboo Chilcotin Coast and Northern BC.

Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands
The Islands provide a relaxing environment and are one of the best places to do nothing at all. Stroll through many fine beaches, go whale watching, golf on more than 50 spectacular courses, or participate in water activities like kayaking and scuba diving. You’ll also enjoy two provincial parks, a lush coastal rainforest, and the chance to experience First Nations culture and art.

Coast and Mountains
In the Coast and Mountains, you can leave it all behind, yet still be close to everything you need. This beautiful place, which includes both the rafting and windsurfing capitals of Canada, offers a plethora of attractions including Harrison Hot Springs, Stein Valley, Bridal and Shannon Falls, the Sunshine Coast, and the Sea to Sky Highway, one of the world’s most scenic drives.

Thompson Okanagan
The Thompson Okanagan in BC’s interior is known for its spectacular orchards and abundant wineries. This nature-lovers paradise also provides first-class golfing at over 50 courses, white-water rafting on the Fraser, Thompson, Clearwater and Adams rivers, hiking and biking on the Kettle Valley Railway trail, and the chance to participate in a cattle drive.

Kootenay Rockies
Known as British Columbia’s Mountain Playground, the Kootenay Rockies region has five different mountain ranges, including the Canadian Rockies. Beyond its mountain peaks and valleys, this amazing area offers naturally heated mineral pools, famous ghost towns, Yoho National Park, many charming mountain villages, and the 175-metre high Revelstoke Dam.

Cariboo Chilcotin Coast
Bordered by the Cariboo and Columbia mountains and the fjord-fringed central coast, the Cariboo Chilcotin Coast region is the place where the wild west lives on. Here, you can relive the Gold Rush, watch a rodeo, cruise the Discovery Coast Passage, go on a pack-horse riding adventure, and fish in more than 8,000 pristine lakes and 18,000 km of rivers and streams.

Northern BC
Comprising more than half the province’s land area, Northern BC is filled with natural wonders. You can tour the Queen Charlotte Islands, explore Canada’s largest canyon, visit a lava “moonscape”, drive the Alaska Highway, and marvel at the Muskwa-Kechika Special Management Area, known as the “Serengeti of the North” for its wildlife diversity and intact ecosystems.

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