The Vancouver Traveler

The Fraser River Estuary Kayak Tour, 10:00 am – 03:00 pm on the 19th of April. The Estuary is a large tidal flat that provides shelter and food for thousands of birds annually. The water way is a maze of channels and arteries offering amazing scenery and an excellent opportunity for wild life viewing for birds and marine mammals.
Just as appealing is viewing the community of Ladner from the water where one gets an appreciation of the Pacific Maritime appeal of this historic community.
So if this is for you everyone will be meeting at Wellington Park – River …read more

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Take an adventure through Whistler’s winter wonderland and enjoy the spectacular scenery in the comfort of the deluxe 19 passenger Snowcat.
The skilled and informative operator will do the driving, while your on board entertainer will sing you a tune!
The heated Snowcat has CD stereo surround sound, wrap around glass for a panoramic view, comfy seats and an open concept that lets you interact with the driver and the other passengers.
The tour includes your Snowcat adventure, a narrated history of Whistler and a fondue dinner.
The tour operates form November 14, 2007 to April 20, 2008.
For more information check out www.whistlerblackcomb.com

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The Kermod bear, also know as the Spirit Bear, is a rare variant of the North American black bear and makes its home on the central coast of B.C.
These magnificent creatures main residence is on Princess Royal Island, Swindle Island and part of the adjacent B.C. mainland.
The Spirit bear’s unique white coat is due to a rare genetic trait, the bear is not albino, and has a brown nose and eyes.
The Spirit Bear was recently chosen as the official mammal of B.C., which many are hoping will help to preserve the bear’s habitat.
Despite the B.C. government protecting 2/3 of the Spirit bear’s habitat, the remaining third, the …read more

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The Vancouver Aquarium is located in world-famous Stanley Park. It is the largest of its kind in North America with amazing exhibits and inter-active areas that will keep the whole family busy all day long!
The Pacific Northwest: See playful sea otters, an octopus gliding silently from crack to crevasse and scuba divers feeding hungry halibut.
Arctic Canada: Watch beautiful beluga whales interact with each other and lear about our fragile northen environment with fascinating interactive exhibits.
The Amazon Rainforest: Search for the snoozing sloths, and enjoy one of the hourly rainstorms that is created.
Sea Lions: The boisterous …read more

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The Carol Ship parade started 47 years ago with just one boat decorated with Christmas lights in Coal Harbour.
Now, on peak evenings, this tradition has grown to more then 80 boats all beautifully decorated with lights.  It is a truly amazing site to see!
The 23 night festival runs from Dec 01 to Dec 23, with the weekends being the best time to view the parade as this when the most boats are participating.
The ships like to vary their routes so you might spot them at different places like over in False Creek or passing under the Lions Gate Bridge or …read more

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One of the highlights of spending the holidays in Vancouver is the amazing Christmas Lights Tour put on by The Vancouver Trolley Company. The beautifully decorated Trolleys are equipped with Karaoke machines so that the guests can sing their favourite Christmas songs as they are transported through the city.Our tour travelled throughout the streets of Vancouver to view the beautiful lights around the city before arriving at the Festival of Lights at the Van Dusen Botanical Gardens.  Our second stop of the evening was at Bright Nights in Stanley Park. Admission to the Van Dusen Botanical Garden was included in …read more

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