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Studio hours, locator map, special summer tour schedule and additional contact information are always available on the Visions web site www.VisionsArtTour.ca. Brochures with maps will be available at outlets throughout the area in late April. Skuba Diving:
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Hang Gliding: Anyone can fly like a bird, side by side with an experienced instructor, landing softly on wheels in an open meadow. Contact Steve Parson, HPAC Certified Instructor, offering tandem flights from Mt. Prevost in Duncan and Mt. Bruce on Saltspring Island.
Food, music and more!
Experience the
Dancing Bean Cafe.
This licensed cafe offers a variety of freshly roasted and specialty coffees,
teas, iced cappucinos, lunches and fabulous desserts in a relaxing
atmosphere. Dinner served on theatre nights. Enjoy live music on select nights. Open Mic Songwriter's night
on the first Saturday of each month.
Farmer's Market: Every Saturday you will find a bustling farmer’s market in the Duncan Town Square, offering a wide selection of fresh produce in season, crafts, specialty foods and cheeses, and local entertainment, all from the Cowichan Valley. This is one of the largest farmer’s markets on Vancouver Island, and proudly represents the strong agricultural roots of the region.
Ladysmith Chemainus Driving Tour: This 79 kilometer driving tour takes you to two resilient towns which refused to give up when faced with adversity. Both towns are a display of unique cultures, history and environment for visitors to enjoy. Whether you just drive or stop to enjoy, this tour is well worth your time!
First Nations Experience:
Quw’utsun Cultural and
Conference Centre offers all
guests an authentic First Nations Experience - Interpretive Tours, Traditional
Art Work and Native Food. See and learn traditions still practiced today
Forestry Museum: At the BC Forest Discovery Centre, a stroll around the site will quickly transform one into an exciting, educational experience. Since its official opening as a public museum in 1965, the collection of logging and steam related artifacts has grown, an array of buildings and exhibits have been constructed. Let one of their historic trains take you on a tour around the 100-acre wooded site.
Kayaking: Sealegs Kayaking Adventure believes that a sea kayak tour is one of the most relaxing and best ways to experience Beautiful Vancouver Island British Columbia. Enjoy fresh air, fascinating shorelines, wildlife, adventure, exercise, seascapes, escape...all in the company of good people.
Whale Watching: Ocean Adventures provides a safe and knowledgeable introduction to the scenic shores of southern Vancouver Island and the magnificent orca whales that inhabit them. Witness Orca Whales, Humpback Whales, Grey Whales, Minke Whales, Porpoises, Bald Eagles and Sea Lions. You can also explore British Columbia's world-renowned Gulf Islands, enjoy a marine adventure to an island winery and vineyard, or visit Vancouver Island's famous Butchart Gardens. .
Trout Hatchery: The Vancouver Island Trout Hatchery facility stocks approximately 150 lakes and streams on Vancouver Island and surrounding islands in Region 1 (Vancouver Island) annually. These include urban lakes (which are stocked multiple times per year), remote access lakes, and coastal streams and rivers. Visitors welcome.
Freshwater Eco-Centre: The Freshwater Eco-Centre is an extensive interpretative facility with over 30 displays depicting wild fish conservation, fisheries habitat protection and fisheries management practices. The EcoCentre is located adjacent to the hatchery and receives approximately 20,000 visitors a year. 2006 - We are getting ready for the Learn to Fish programs and other fun activities for the spring and summer.
Bungy
Jumping:
Wildplay Element Parks
offers King Swing, Zip Line & Bungy Jump. It is the "first on the
continent" bungy operation over the Nanaimo River and is ranked as one of the
top 100 things to do in Canada by a 2006 National Post survey. Jump off a 150'
high bridge head first, with a big elastic band around your ankles! Single
or Tandem, it's up to you.
Wine tours:
Cherry Point
Vineyards - The winery is open seven days a week for educational
tastings April - December 10 am to 5 pm / January - March 10am to 4pm. The
Bistro is open April through December. Come and enjoy the exquisite vineyard
views, fresh local ingredients, innovative West Coast inspired cuisine, great
Island wine and unmatched service.
Hiking and Walking in Cowichan: The Cowichan Valley countryside offers a number of memorable hiking experiences, for all levels of hikers. In addition to the trails found here, including the Trans Canada Trail and the Cowichan River Corridor, the provincial parks offer many great options to get away from it all and let nature have its way. From peaceful, easy walks to more strenuous, rugged climbs, the parks & beaches of Cowichan have something for every outdoor enthusiast.
Hiking
and Walking Trails:
Holland Creek Trail system is suited for all ages and abilities and
is accessible from many different parking lots and trailheads. Each access
point leads to a grade of trail each with its own difficulty level from the easy
walk to the vertical climb. Each parking lot offers the hiker a difference
view and experience. The trails are marked as either wheelchair
accessible, mild walking, moderate hiking trail to difficult hiking conditions.
Provincial Park:
Chemainus River Provincial Park
lies within the traditional territories of the Nanaimo First Nation, the
Chemainus First Nation, the Cowichan Indian Band and the Cowichan Tribes.
Traditional uses include fishing, berry picking and bark stripping. The remnants
of an old railway grade in the park is also of historic importance.
Surrounded by a buffer of mature, second-growth forest, Chemainus River Park is
home to Roosevelt elk, who use the river as a corridor, and black bears, cougars
and wolves, who forage along the riverbanks. The river is home to coho salmon
and steelhead. Found in the river above Copper Canyon, the steelhead are a
spring “race” with a summer run. Since all steelhead are stopped at the canyon,
the deep pools of the upper river are ideally suited to the production of
steelhead. The river also has numerous sensitive ecosystems related to the
floodplain and riparian vegetation.
Outdoor Adventures:
AdventureBC - An online community for people who love the outdoors.
Our goal focuses on promoting adventure throughout the province and encouraging
people to get outdoors and live a healthy active lifestyle. Visit us and
share your traveling adventures!
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you to the premier arts, culture and heritage destinations in British Columbia.
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