British Columbia Travel Guide

Located on the western coast of Canada, the province of British Columbia has been a much-loved and enjoyed tourist destination for decades. The splendour of its natural beauty includes pristine coastlines, rolling mountains, and lush green forests, making it a wonderland for outdoor adventure seekers.

British Columbia is also famous for its historical sites. This province attracts a large number of wildlife enthusiasts because of its extremely rich and diverse wildlife resources (whale and grizzly bear to mention a few). The region is well known for its ethnic diversity and tourists travelling in this part of the world will get a glimpse of assorted diverse cultures ranging from aboriginals to European and Asian descendants.

British Columbia is a preferred destination for wine lovers. The land boasts sprawling vineyards. There are more than 200 big and small wineries in this province. Most of these wineries make their wine available for tasting tours and the majority of them offer tours of their winemaking process, vineyards and cellars as well. These wineries also offer lunch consisting of local delicacies to visitors. Some of these wineries are even open overnight and they are generally located near communities where lovely accommodations are easily available.

Given its varied mountainous terrain and its coasts, lakes, rivers, and forests, British Columbia has long been enjoyed for outdoor sports like hiking and camping, rock climbing and mountaineering, hunting and fishing. The entire province can be enjoyed much of the year.

Sea kayaking opportunities abound along the coast. Whitewater rafting and kayaking are popular on many inland rivers. Sailing and sail boarding is widely popular in Whistler town. During winter, skiing is extremely popular in British Columbia, and in recent decade’s high-quality downhill skiing facilities has been developed in many parts of this province. Off late Snowboarding has also gained in popularity in this province. British Columbia has also developed opportunities and infrastructure for jogging, bicycling, cross country & mountain biking, horseback riding and trail riding.

Just like museums most of British Columbia's historic sites are theme sites carved out of gigantic mountains, thick forests and Pacific Ocean and representing themes like vintage rail car, dinosaurs, bizarre fossils, ghosts etc. There are about Ninety-one National Historic Sites, ten Provincial Historic Sites and three UNESCO World Heritage sites in this province providing visitors a wide range of experience. Most of these sites are interactive and very well maintained.