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starting with Champagne and caviar—
for a mere $20,000 a couple (www.
headlinemountainholidays.com).

CITY LIGHTS
Beauty and personality—Vancouver has it
all. Think craft beer and food truck festivals,

yoga on the beach and glitzy shopping
destinations such as North America’s only
McArthurGlen Designer Outlet (www.
mcarthurglen.com). Embraced by the ocean
and mountains, the city features a livable
mix of high-rises and heritage homes,
graceful gardens and funky neighbour-
hoods. At its heart is the lushly forested
400-ha (1,000-acre) Stanley Park, one of the
world’s great urban parks. But Vancouver is
also the glittering glass towers of down-
town; the multicultural neighbourhoods of
Chinatown, Little Italy and Little India; the
hipster cool of Gastown and the trendy VICTORIA CONFERENCE CENTRE • DESTINATION CANADA/BRETT RYAN
restaurants of Kitsilano; as well as attrac-
tions including Science World, the North considered by many to be Canada’s most Royal BC Museum and the neo-baroque
Shore ski hills and Capilano Suspension cycling-friendly city, and is home to several BC Parliament Buildings (www.tourism
Bridge Park (www.tourismvancouver.com). spectacular gardens, including the world- victoria.com ).
Across the Strait of Georgia, at the renowned Butchart Gardens. Many of the Head inland to the Okanagan Valley and
southern tip of Vancouver Island, Victoria city’s attractions cluster around the you’ll come to Kelowna, a bustling centre of
is a city of historic charm, passionate bustling Inner Harbour, including the commerce, technological innovation and
foodies and endless outdoor activities. It is fl oating homes of Fisherman’s Wharf, the wine culture (www.tourismkelowna.com ).

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