British Columbia & the Canadian Rockies - British Columbia (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet

This is the British Columbia chapter from Lonely Planet’s Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island guidebook.

British Columbia & the Canadian Rockies - British Columbia (PDF Chapter)

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Visitors should pack a long list of superlatives with them; the words ‘wow’ and ‘amazing’ will only go so far. It’s easy to wax lyrical about the mighty mountains, deep forests and dramatic coastlines that instantly lower heart rates to tranquil levels.

- stretch your legs on the curvaceous 8.8km seawall stroll in Stanley Park

- maps

- surf up a storm (or just watch a storm) in Tofino, on Vancouver Island’s wild west coast

- transport

- slurp some celebrated tipples on an ever-winding winery tour in Okanagan Valley

- restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Vancouver, Lower Mainland, Richmond & Steveston, New Westminster, Bowen Island, Sea To Sky Highway, Squamish & Around, Whistler, Sunshine Coast, Gibsons, Roberts Creek, Sechelt, Powell River, Vancouver Island, Victoria, Southern Vancouver Island, Cowichan Valley, Nanaimo, Parksville & Qualicum, Port Alberni, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, Tofino, Ucluelet, Denman & Hornby Islands, Comox Valley, Campbell River, Strathcona Provincial Park, North Vancouver Island, Southern Gulf Islands, Salt Spring Island, North & South Pender Islands, Galiano Island, Saturna Island, Mayne Island, Fraser & Thompson Valleys, EC Manning Provincial Park, Fraser River Canyon, Lytton, Kamloops, Sun Peaks, Okanagan Valley, Osoyoos, Oliver, Vaseux Lake, Penticton, Penticton to Kelowna, Ke-lowna, Vernon, North of Vernon, The Kootenays & The Rockies, Revelstoke, Revelstoke to Golden, Golden, Yoho National Park, Kootenay National Park, Radium Hot Springs & Around, Fernie & Around, Kimberley, Cranbrook & Around, Rossland & Around, Nelson & Around, Cariboo Chilcotin Coast, Williams Lake to Prince George, Barkerville & Around, Bowron Lake, Wells Gray Provincial Park, Chilcotin & Highway 20, Bella Coola Valley, Northern British Columbia, Prince Rupert & Around, Haida Gwaii, Prince George & Around, Stewart-Cassiar Highway, Alas-ka Highway.