British Columbia Vacation

BC is the most western province in Canada and like the rest of Canada it is a very large place. British Columbia is approximately 4 times larger than Great Britain with under one tenth of the residents. This province is quite a mountainous area including a portion of the Rocky Mountains that separate British Columbia and Alberta.

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Top vacation spots in British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver Vacation

The Lower Mainland area, of Vancouver, has developed over the years, and now has a population bordering 2 million people, which is nearly half the population of the entire province of British Columbia.The very best of Vancouver is never more than thirty minutes away, offering some of the best mountain parks, water sports and snow sport opportunities in BC, or even the world.
Vancouver is regularly named one of three most livable cities on the globe. In 2007 a report by Mercer Human Resource Consulting Vancouver tied Vienna as having the third highest quality of living in the world. In the same year the city was voted the tenth cleanest city in the world.
Vancouver Hotels

Kelowna Vacation

Kelowna is a city on Okanagan Lake in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada. The name Kelowna comes from a native term for "female grizzly bear."
Kelowna is the third most populous urban area in British Columbia (after the Vancouver and Victoria), and the largest in the British Columbia Interior. With picturesque lake vistas and a dry, warm climate, Kelowna has become one of the fastest growing cities in North America. In 1986 a new highway was built to cut the travel time between Vancouver and Kelowna as Kelowna was and still is a very popular vacation getaway for residents of Vancouver. The new highway eliminated 2 hours of travel time between the cities, lowering the driving time to just less than 4 hours.
Kelowna Travel

Victoria, BC Vacation

Situated on the southern point of Vancouver Island is Victoria, which is the capital city of British Columbia. Victoria is a popular vacation destination with over 3.6 millions vacationers a year. Victoria is also, a major cruise ship port, where ships stop at Ogden Point terminal. The city is relatively small with a permanent population of about 370,000. In the Harbour area seaplanes take off for fantastic vacations, ferries arrive with more tourists and boaters bring in a wide range of pleasure craft. Victoria is considered by some travelers to be the Gem of the Pacific certainly of the North West because of its lovely harbor and small town atmosphere with a little bit of Britain. Downtown Victoria is decorated with English-style street lamps and hanging baskets of beautiful flowers. Shops and stores are mainly located in well preserved heritage buildings welcoming customers to browse. Beacon Hill Park, a popular attraction in Victoria, is a big draw for vacationers wanting to explore the outdoors.
Victoria Travel

Whistler Vacation

Whistler, British Columbia is resort town situated about 125km north of Vancouver, about a 2 hour drive through some of the most beautiful scenery on the West Coast. The town was included as a resort municipality with a permanent population of less than 10,000. More than 2 million tourists vacation in Whistler every year, mainly for it world-famous skiing and snow boarding and its mountain biking. Whistler has been named one of the top vacation destinations in North America for the past 15 years.
Whistler has been declared the Host Mountain Resort for the 2010 Winter Olympics, hosting the alpine technical and speed events, the Nordic events as well as the sliding events. 

Squamish, British Columbia Vacation