Adventure Vancouver

Vancouver

Regent Summer Term activities include tours hosted by resident students to many of UBC and Vancouver’s highlights and attractions. Watch for the weekly activities schedule, which will be posted online as it becomes available.

There is a ton to do in Vancouver too! If you want to venture beyond campus, Regent organizes a plethora of summer activities hosted by resident students.

But, don’t stop there! Grab a couple of fellow summer pilgrims and head out on your own.

Adventures We Recommend…
Take a first stop at the beaches then have a wander down the bustling Broadway or 4th Avenue shops. Keep walking along the water front and you get to Granville Island where you can peruse the fresh fruit and veg stands, watch the buskers and have a donut on the dock. From there catch the water taxi over to the Vancouver Aquarium at Stanley Park (North America’s largest city park). After going nose to nose with TIQA, the baby Beluga, get lost among Stanley Park’s trails, totem poles and beaches or walk the sea wall for 360º views of the city.

Book a dinner cruise around the harbour or head up to Grouse Mountain’s cable car which zips you 1000m into the air. Restaurants, natural habitats and a visitor’s centre will help you acclimate to the delightful height and dramatic views from Grouse’s peak.

Other “must dos” include the Capilano Suspension Bridge, Vancouver Art Gallery, Prince of Whales Whale Watching, VanDusen Botanical Gardens, Chinatown, Dr. Sun Yat Sen Chinese Gardens and Science World.

If you are out to see the sites hop on the old time trolleys of the Vancouver Trolley Company Ltd. This live commentated, 26 stop, Hop-on, Hop-off sightseeing tour is your natural transportation link between Vancouver’s top attractions.

Bard on the Beach once again sets up tent on the sands of Kitsilano Beach with the Vancouver skyline as a backdrop. This year’s line of world-class performances presents Much Ado About Nothing, Antony and Cleopatra, Falstaff and Henry V. Schedule and more information is available at www.bardonthebeach.org. Regent hosts a group to Bard during July. See Regent’s summer Activities Schedule when you arrive for details.

Beyond the city limits
Take a day or half-day trip, or even an overnight trip on the weekend. Every destination offers attractions to suit every taste. All destinations are best visited by car, but there are many public transportation options available. Try one or more of the following: Victoria and Vancouver Island, Whistler, Sunshine Coast, BC Ferries, Whale Watching in the Georgia Straight, Harrison Hot Springs, Coastal Mountains, Kelowna and The Okanagan wine country.