Showing posts with label sightseeing Niagara Falls. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sightseeing Niagara Falls. Show all posts

Friday, 15 November 2013

Niagara Falls Sightseeing Packages | sightseeing Niagara Falls Niagara On The Lake Tours | Niagara Falls Tours Canada


              
Q. Where do your tours pick up from?
A. Our tours will pick you up from anywhere in Niagara Falls, Canada

Q. Is there a lot of walking involved on your tours?
A. On our tours you do have to walk, you are not stuck in vehicle for long periods of time, most of the time you are outside taking in the sights. Overall walking is minimal, all of the long distance travelling is covered in a vehicle.

Q. Where can we be picked up if we are driving?
A. If you are driving in we can assign you a pick up location where parking is available.

Q. Would you be able to customize the tours to our needs?
A. Yes! See-Sight Tours offers this service to anyone! We have personalized tours where you are our priority. All you need to do if you want to add or take out a location is talk to your tour guide or let us know what you would like to change while making the booking.

Q. What types of clothes are suitable for your tours?
A. Wear comfortable clothes. It can get cool down by the falls, so a light jacket may be beneficial. There is walking involved so running shoes are recommended.

Q. What do we require to cross the border?
A. Refer to Border Crossing Information
Q. Do you have a group/family rate?
A. If you have a group of 10 or more, please contact our office

Q. Do your Niagara Falls tours run every day?
A. Yes, they are available every day, as long as we have enough people. Sometimes in the winter, we don't have enough to operate. If you can not go another day, then we will arrange for another company to take you on the same tour for the same price from the same place and time.

Q. What if the Maid of the Mist is closed because it is winter?
A. We will substitute the Skylon Tower observation level.

Q. What if I don't want to ride the Maid of the Mist?
A. We will substitute the Skylon Tower, or you can have the extra free time to explore on your own.

About Niagara Falls And It's Attractions...


Q. When is the Maid of the Mist open?
A. The Maid of the Mist's operating season is usually the last week of April until October 24th. Opening date varies with the spring thaw weather conditions and could be anywhere between mid April and mid May. For exact dates and times, visit their website atmaidofthemist.com 

Q. Will I get wet on Maid of the Mist?
A. Maid of the Mist staff provide each traveler with a plastic raincoat. Your face and feet may get wet, depending on where you stand on the boat.

Q. Is the Skylon Tower the same as the CN Tower?
A. No, the Skylon Tower is located in Niagara Falls. The CN Tower is in downtown Toronto.

Q. Do you run the helicopter ride?
A. No, Niagara Helicopters and National Helicopters offers this service. 
For more details, please visit their sites at www.niagarahelicopters.com andwww.nationalhelicopters.com

Q. How long is the helicopter ride?
A. There are 2 companies that offer them: one is approx. 12 minutes and the other a 20 minute ride

Q. When does Niagara Falls close?
A. The Falls are always open.

Q. Is there an entrance fee for Niagara Falls?
A. No.

Q. What is the temperature at Niagara Falls?
A. The temperature at Niagara Falls is usually about the same as in Toronto. For the current Niagara Falls weather forecast.

Q. Will I get wet at Niagara Falls?
A. Occasionally, you may feel dampness on your clothes. It depends on the weather conditions, and which direction the wind is carrying the spray.

Q. Are cameras and camcorders allowed on tour?
A. Yes. The tours have many stops that allow you to get dramatic photos of multiple views of Niagara Falls. You are encouraged to bring your camera or camcorder along to capture the action. 

Q. What type of clothing is recommended for the tour?
A. Comfortable walking shoes or sneakers are recommended. It is always a few degrees cooler near the water, so a jacket or sweater is a good idea for cooler days. 

Q. Do I need to bring money on the tour with me?
A. Your tour price includes ALL attraction and parking fees. You may want to bring some spending money or a credit card with you on your tour as you will be given the opportunity to purchase snacks or souvenirs. Tipping your tour guide is at your discretion. 


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Friday, 13 September 2013

Niagara Falls Day Tour with Buffet Lunch

Tours Of Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls Day Tour with Buffet Lunch
 
Discover all that Niagara has to offer with superior, narrated sightseeing tours of Niagara Falls.
 
Tours Available all Year around and Pick-up from all the Hotels & Motels in Niagara Falls, Ontario (Canada)
 
9:30AM Pickup from your Hotel in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
 
The informative commentary will include the history of the area, the role of the Native population, and the geography that makes the Niagara peninsula so unique.
 
Niagara Falls Tour Package Includes:
 
 Maid of the Mist Boat Tour
 Journey Behind the Falls
 Lunch Buffet at the Fallsview Restaurant, Overlooking the Falls at Sheraton Hotel
 Scenic drive along the Historic Niagara Parkway
 Award winning Winery – Free Wine Tasting (Ice Wine)
 Niagara-on-the-Lake – Free time to explore
 Niagara Falls Illuminated Light Show at Night
 Fire Works every Friday & Sunday Night at the Falls (seasonal)
 
Admission to Maid of the Mist Boat Tour where you will experience the power, energy & majesty of Niagara Falls. Be mesmerised by the height of the Horseshoe Falls and the volume of Water that plunges from its Crestline.
 
(From Oct 25 to Apr 31, the Maid of the Mist boat ride is replaced with Skylon Tower)
 
Admission to Journey Behind the Falls, Table rock is the area at the brink of the Horseshoe Falls - here you will stand just feet from the crestline of the mighty Horseshoe Falls and hear why Niagara is known as "thundering water". Gaze in awe when dusk arrives and the great cataracts are lit in a multitude of colours.
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Wednesday, 11 September 2013

Heat alert in Toronto as September gets steamy

It may have been mid-September, but it felt like a mid-summer day on Tuesday, as Toronto saw the mercury rise into the mid-30s.
It may have been mid-September, but it felt like a mid-summer day on Tuesday, as Toronto saw the mercury rise into the mid-30s. (CBC)
The calendar may say September, but today was one of the hottest days of the year in Toronto, with scorching temperatures and high humidity that threatened to break records in southern Ontario.
Toronto temperatures reached 34 C today, with humidity making it feel more like 43. The City of Toronto issued a heat alert early Tuesday morning, and public cooling centres were open for the day.
The same weather was felt in much of southern and southwestern Ontario, with temperatures also hitting 34 C in Windsor, Kitchener-Waterloo and London.
A humidex advisory was in effect for Toronto and much of southwestern Ontario. Officials advised people to drink plenty of water and get into an air-conditioned environment.

Near record temperatures

The Toronto temperature record for Sept. 10 is 34.8 C, set back in 2002.
Although heat alerts in September are uncommon for Toronto, today's weather was hardly historic — the record for the hottest September day in Toronto was set back in 1953 when temperatures hit 37 C.
Things will cool down on Wednesday, where the forecast high in Toronto is 33 C with showers and thunderstorms in the forecast. Temperatures in other southern Ontario cities will see a similar dip on Wednesday.
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University tuition rising to record levels in Canada

National average including compulsory fees to reach $7,437 in 2016-17, think-tank says

Rising tuition fees prompted students and supporters to hold protests in Montreal in June 2012. According to a report released Wednesday, tuition and compulsory fees at Canadian universities are expected to rise to an average of $7,437 per student in 2016-17, quadruple the 1990-91 level.
Rising tuition fees prompted students and supporters to hold protests in Montreal in June 2012. According to a report released 

Wednesday, tuition and compulsory fees at Canadian universities are expected to rise to an average of $7,437 per student in 

2016-17, quadruple the 1990-91 level. (Paul Chiasson/Canadian Press)

The cost of a university degree in Canada is getting steeper, with tuition and other compulsory fees expected to have quadrupled from 1990 to 2017, adjusting for inflation, and students in Ontario are paying most, according to research by a policy think-tank.
Average fees have increased from $1,464 in 1990-91 to $6,348 in 2012-13, and they are expected to climb to $7,437 in 2016-17. This fall, they are predicted to be $6,610, according to a report released Wednesday by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
The 41-page report, titled "Degrees of Uncertainty: Navigating the Changing Terrain of University Finance," is by the centre's senior economist, David Macdonald, and co-authors Erika Shaker, director of the education project, and Nigel Wodrich, an economics and politics student at the University of Ottawa.
"Some provincial governments are taking notice of and responding to growing public concern over student debt loads, economic and employment uncertainty, and the long-term ramifications being felt by students and their families," they write. "These responses have not resulted in across-the-board fee reductions.
"Provincial governments have largely preferred to go the route of directed assistance measures," the Ottawa-based centre adds, noting that students are increasingly having to turn to loans, grants and bursaries, tax credits and loans forgiveness to work their way toward a post-secondary education.
"While this does impact in-province affordability, it undermines any commitment to universality because it creates a situation where the only students who leave the province to pursue a degree are the ones who can afford to."
Newfoundland and Labrador, where tuition fees have been frozen since 1999, has the lowest tuition and other compulsory fees in Canada, with universities charging an average of $2,872 this fall. The cost is expected to rise to $2,886 in 2016-17, according to the report by the independent, non-profit institute.

Fees drive protests

In this era of rising student debt and government loan writeoffs, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives isn't the only one to raise the alarm on the cost of a post-secondary education — an issue that has sparked major protests.
In February, the federal government announced it is writing off another $231 million in unpaid student loans in 2013 from more than 44,000 cases, putting taxpayers on the hook for more than half a billion in uncollected student debt over the past few years.
In Montreal, tens of thousands took to the streets in the spring of 2012 over the Liberal government's planned 75 per cent increase in tuition at Quebec universities, and there were subsequent clashes between protesters and police that lasted through the summer. Since then, the Parti Québecois has formed a new government, and the planned 75 per cent tuition hike was shelved, with tuitions fees in Quebec now indexed to the cost of living.
Statistics Canada's latest tuition report found that each full-time student in an undergraduate program paid five per cent more on average for the 2012-13 academic year than a year earlier, following a 4.3 per cent increase in 2011-12, with every province reporting rising fees except Newfoundland and Labrador.
On average, undergraduate students in Canada paid $5,581 in university tuition fees in 2012-13 compared with $5,313 a year earlier. The federal agency notes that inflation only rose 1.3% between July 2011 and the same 2012 month.
Tuition fees rose in 2012-13 in all but one province, Newfoundland and Labrador, where they have been frozen since 2003-04 for both undergraduate and graduate students.
According to the report released Wednesday, the idea of universal education is becoming a thing of the past.
"The price tag for a university degree is significant: when books, living expenses and transportation costs are added to tuition and other compulsory fees, the cost of a four-year university education is estimated to reach over $80,000; of that, residence is estimated at about $31,000," the authors write.
As well, they quote research suggesting parents are postponing retirement and taking on additional debt to help put their children through school.

Are student debt caps an answer?

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives researchers note that a number of provincial governments have implemented debt caps that limit the amount of public debt that students can accumulate. However, they add, students are still accumulating more personal debt by borrowing from other means to fund their educations.
They cite Statistics Canada figures that estimate students with both public and private debt end up owing an average of $37,000 by the time they graduate. And repaying that debt is becoming more of an issue, says the report, citing research indicating that from the late 1990s to 2013, there has been "a significant increase of young workers in temporary, insecure, or contract work, from eight per cent to almost 12 per cent — a much greater increase than in the [age] 25-plus category."
Student activists have been pressing for tuition fee reductions and freezes for a number of years, and say Wednesday's report points to further erosion of university affordability.
A news release from the Ontario University and College Coalition, representing student, staff and faculty associations, says most provinces "have introduced complex and unpredictable financial aid measures such as the Ontario Tuition Grant instead of universal measures to address affordability concerns."
The Canadian Federation of Students, a member of the coalition, says eliminating interest on student loans — an idea that has been floated by various political parties — doesn't attack the student debt problem and may even lead to further tuition increases. The CFS wants provinces to adopt more widespread provincial grants systems, as well as reductions and freezes in tuition fees across Canada.
“Students have been sounding the alarm about how high fees are pricing them out of a university education in Ontario,” said CFS chair Alastair Woods in the release. “This report confirms that even when the Ontario Tuition Grant is taken into account, the Liberal government’s policy of year-over-year tuition fee increases has eroded the affordability of university education in Ontario.”
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Wednesday, 4 September 2013

2013 Toronto film fest to run Sept. 5-15

Actor Bradley Cooper poses for a photograph on the red carpet at the gala for the new movie " Sliver Linings Playbook" during the 37th annual Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette
2013 Toronto film fest to run Sept. 5-15
TORONTO - Movie-lovers, mark your calendars: next year's Toronto International Film Festival will run Sept. 5 to 15.
The event will mark the 38th edition of the festival.
Festival artistic director Cameron Bailey noted in a statement that the 2013 dates "unfortunately overlap with both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur."
He said the fest will attempt to schedule repeat screenings to accommodate those observing the Jewish High Holy days.
This year's fest was attended by more than 400,000 members of the public and featured 147 world premieres.

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Thursday, 29 August 2013

Lawyer lands 'good deal' on new Ferrari after flood mishap

The owner of a silver Ferrari abandoned in a flood-prone downtown Toronto tunnel last month will soon be revving the engine on a new 2014 vehicle thanks to publicity generated by a famed photo of his car in over a metre of water.
"RSA (Insurance) Group came through, they paid 100 per cent of the loss, and Ferrari thought it was great publicity and gave me a very good deal," said lawyer Howard Levitt, whose 2010 two-door sports car was photographed in an idle pool of water in a Lower Simcoe Street underpass after a record rainfall drenched the Greater Toronto Area on July 8.
'If I had not left the car when I did ...I would have drowned.'—Howard Levitt, Toronto lawyer
Levitt said he narrowly escaped from his car as the underpass south of Front Street quickly flooded when a water main broke.
"If I had not left the car when I did ...I would have drowned," said Levitt, describing how cellphone lines were jammed that night as he attempted to call 911 for assistance.
A brief downpour during the early evening hours on Tuesday created a similar scene at Lower Simcoe as two Beck taxi cabs stalled in the middle of the tunnel with passengers inside.
Toronto fire Capt. Murray Manson described the tunnel as a "dangerous" and a "problem" area most likely due to its proximity to Lake Ontario.
Levitt said he was told the same thing the night of his own incident.
"The officer that night told me it happens anytime there's any kind of rain," Levitt said.
A review of the sewer system at Lower Simcoe has been ordered and Coun. Janet Davis said the city needs to make some hard choices about a $1.7 billion water repair backlog.
"We don't borrow money for water infrastructure, we don't use property taxes for water infrastructure, we need to look at development charges," Davis said.
"I think there's a real recognition here that there is a problem and that we have to come up with more revenues to address it."

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Wednesday, 28 August 2013

What role might Canada play in any strikes against Syria?


While Prime Minister Stephen Harper and U.S. President Barack Obama have agreed that “a firm response” to the use of chemical weapons against civilians in Syria is needed, it’s unclear whether Canada’s military will be part of any foreign military intervention.
Retired major-general Lewis Mackenzie says the Canadian Forces do not have enough personnel or planes in the region, and only one warship nearby, in the Arabian Sea.
He says that, considering that the United States appears to laying the groundwork for a strike in the coming days, there would not be enough time for Canada to assemble resources in the region. The U.S., meanwhile, already has warships in the Mediterranean as well as an air base on Cyprus, 200 kilometres from the Syrian coast.
Mackenzie says, at this point, there’s no requirement for additional ships in the eastern Mediterranean, and it’s unlikely that there will be a need for special forces on the ground.
“So I think Canada’s role is going to continue to be – and I would certainly endorse this – a sort of moral support, and political support,” Mackenzie told CTV’s Canada AM Wednesday from Ottawa.
CTV’s Mercedes Stephenson reports that the Canadian Forces have not received political direction to prepare for a strike, but sources tell her they are keen and ready to play some role.
The U.S. has been seeking support for military action from Western allies including Britain and France, as well as regional organizations such as the 22-member Arab League, which has signalled its interest in justice for victims of alleged chemical weapons attacks.
The U.S., Britain and France have made it clear they believe the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad was behind the purported Aug. 21 chemical attack that killed hundreds in the suburbs of Damascus. They have said such an act demands a swift international response.
U.S. Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel said U.S. forces have “moved assets” to the region to allow for any action that Obama might authorize.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging the global community to give UN chemical weapons experts on the ground in Syria the time they need to complete their investigation of the alleged Damascus attack.
On Wednesday, United Nations' special envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, said that evidence gathered so far suggests some kind of chemical "substance" was used. But he too said that any military strike must first gain UN Security Council approval.
British Prime Minister David Cameron is promising that Britain will propose a resolution at the UN Security Council Wednesday, seeking authority to take "necessary measures" to protect Syrian civilians.
Russia continues to vigorously oppose such action and is likely to block UN approval.

‘Neither side will win’
Mackenzie anticipates that any military action will likely involve intense missile strikes against Syrian command and control centres, intelligence centres, and some delivery systems, “from submarines, ships off shore, obviously, and perhaps air (strikes).”
While some have recommended that Syria’s chemical weapons sites be targeted as well, Mackenzie said that “bizarre suggestion” would risk releasing toxins into the air.
Mackenzie, who led a UN peacekeeping mission in the former Yugoslavia in the early 1990s, added that he thinks the anticipated action against Syria is unique, in that it doesn’t yet have a clear objective or endpoint.
“We’re about to experience, it would seem, a unique phase of military history, and that is an intervention planned by a superpower— or probably a coalition of the willing -- and the result they want is that neither side will win. The rebels won’t win and Assad won’t win,” Mackenzie said.
“So that means that what we’re going to have is a ‘spanking,’ I would call it, of the Assad regime. But yet not so tough that the regime would lose to the rebels, because both results are really bad for the West, in particular.”

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Friday, 23 August 2013

27 dead in twin explosions

 
At least 27 people have been killed and a further 350 injured in two explosions in Lebanon’s northern city of Tripoli.
As Friday prayers ended, a blast hit the al-Taqwa mosque. A second blast five minutes later hit the al-Salam mosque.
Sectarian tensions between the city's Sunni Muslim and Alawite communities have increased in recent months due to war in neighbouring Syria.
Sheikh Salem Rafii is one of the most prominent Sunni leaders in Lebanon, usually attends the mosques and security officials believe that he was the possible target of the attack. He is opposed to Lebanon's militant Shia Hezbollah group and has previously urged the country's young men to join opposition fighters in Syria.
Ambulances rushed to the aftermath of the blasts and heavy black smoke covered the sky. Television pictures showed damaged cars on fire, with their windows smashed, and people running through the streets trying to carry wounded people to safety.
Bodies could be seen on the ground and windows were broken on surrounding apartment blocks.
The Associated Press reported that the preacher at the al-Salam mosque - the site of the second explosion - is also an opponent of the Syrian government and its Lebanese ally, Hezbollah.
No group has taken responsibility for the latest attacks.
Tripoli, a city of nearly 200,000 people and Lebanon's second largest, is one of the country's most volatile sectarian fault lines, with a small Alawite population living in the midst of a Sunni majority.
The Alawite community tend to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, with Sunnis mostly backing the rebels fighting him.
The bombs come a week after a massive car bomb rocked a Shia district of Beirut, leaving dozens dead. The area hit contained Hezbollah strongholds.

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Thursday, 22 August 2013

Air Canada bans unruly passenger for life

Top court won't hear appeal from man who says employee was 'uncompromising'

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The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to consider the appeal of a Montreal man who was banned for life by Air Canada for threatening airline employees after he missed his flight.
Guillaume Boutin filed a grievance with the Canadian Transportation Agency asking that the travel ban be lifted, and he requested compensation in the amount of $30,000 for "moral damages and trouble and inconvenience" as well as a letter of apology, CTA documents say.
Boutin said he and a companion missed their flight from Cancun to Montreal on Feb. 29, 2012, because the airline "misinformed" them about the boarding time. He also said an Air Canada employee was "uncompromising, very rude and arrogant" when he tried to arrange an alternative flight and ultimately had to pay extra and fly out the next day.
Air Canada said Boutin was "aggressive," used "abusive and vulgar language" and threatened the agent and the supervisor. The airline said he "represented a danger to other passengers" and sent him a letter notifying him he could no longer travel with Air Canada.
Boutin admits he was upset and did complain "forcefully," the CTA documents say, but he maintains he never swore and didn't make any offending gesture.
The CTA dismissed his complaint in November 2012, finding that Air Canada did not contravene its terms and conditions. That decision was backed by the Federal Court of Appeal in March 2013.

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Wednesday, 21 August 2013

End Of Summer Travel: 10 PlacesTo Visit Before The Start Of Fall


Swim With The Whale Sharks In Cancun
Available until mid-September, Cancun visitors can have the breathtaking experience of swimming with whale sharks, the world’s largest fish species, in the Caribbean’s warm waters.


Here’s how your adventure might unfold if you were staying, say, at the Moon Palace Golf Spa and Resort. Get up at 6:30 am and take a half-hour drive to the Dreams Cancun resort in the hotel zone of this coastal Mexican city. After a safety briefing atSolo Buceo, the on-site dive operator, board a motorboat and journey 90 minutes across the waves to the whale shark feeding grounds.
Snorkeling alongside a veteran guide, you’ll marvel at these broad-faced beasts of the deep, known to grow up to 18 metres in length. Watch as they vacuum up plankton with their gaping mouths while enormous sting rays and sea turtles loom into view and you've got an unforgettable experience.
Frolic At The Tivoli Gardens In Copenhagen
Colourful, glowing lamps and beautiful flower gardens create the perfect ambience for a relaxing summer at the 21-acre Tivoli Gardens. Founded in 1843 in the capital of Denmark, the Tivoli Gardens remains Scandinavia’s most popular theme park and its outdoor concerts have everyone from Sting to the Smashing Pumpkins. Enjoy the thrills of Rutschebanen, the 1914-built wooden roller coaster, or dig into sweet traditional pancakes at Petzi’s Pancake House.
Visit The Harley Davidson Museum In Milwaukee
For generations of North Americans, riding a Harley Davidson motorcycle has symbolized the freedom of the open road in summertime.
Founded in 2008, the Harley Davidson Museum in Wisconsin’s largest city enables visitors to view up to 500 gleaming, historic ‘Hogs, try a virtual riding experience, or buy anything from branded golf balls to leather jackets at the gift shop.
From Aug. 29 to 31, the company will celebrate its 110th anniversary in Milwaukee with a parade, special group rides, street parties, and Aerosmith and Kid Rock concerts.
Enjoy A Craft Beer Tasting Tour In Portland
Denver, Colorado might argue otherwise, but Portland, Oregon can stake its claim as the craft beer capital of the United States. Want proof? Take a Pubs of Portland tour with Marc C. Martin, a 25-year veteran of the local microbrewing scene.
Travelling via the city’s light rail system on your five-hour, $30 tour, you’ll sample some perfect summer brews. Drain a fruity Saison at Rock Bottom Brewery, housed in an Italian Renaissance-style building. Try a hoppy, but gluten-free Northwest Pale Ale at Deschutes Brewery -- possibly Portland’s most beautiful brew pub, decorated with carved wooden herons and otters. Finish with an essential stop at Bridgeport Brew Pub: their IPA is the city’s best-selling beer.
Party At A Music Festival In London
The weekend of Aug. 23-25 is magical for music lovers in the London area. TheReading Festival, held about 60 kilometres west of the British capital, is the world’s oldest ongoing pop music festival. This year, headliners include Green Day, Eminem, and Nine Inch Nails.
If you prefer electronic dance music, get your groove on at South West Four, staged at Clapham Common in London. The lineup features high-profile DJs like Paul Oakenfold and Armin van Buuren.
Attend The Pacific National Exhibition Fair In Vancouver
For summertime family fun, it’s hard to beat the Pacific National Exhibition, Running from Aug. 17 to Sept. 2, attendees can guzzle cinnamon-coated mini-donuts, ride the swinging pirate ship or the 1958-built wooden roller coaster, and check out those cute cows, pigs, and sheep.
Unique to this year is a special exhibition on Mongolian warlord Genghis Khan. There's also nightly pop concerts (free with your $16 admission) include the Beach Boys (Aug. 23), Foreigner (Aug. 27), and REO Speedwagon (Aug. 31).
Explore The Athabasca Glacier In Alberta
Eager to cool off from the heat amid Canada’s Rocky Mountains? The Athabasca Glacier, a four-hour drive from Calgary, Alberta on the Icefields Parkway, can be accessed courtesy of Brewster Sightseeing Excursions.
To start your one-and-a-half narrated expedition, board a 60,000-pound Ice Explorer vehicle. Gaze at the hanging glacier and 10,000-odd crevasses as you climb up this majestic blue-grey landmark. At the top, enjoy a refreshing drink from a glacial stream before heading back down.
Relax On The Island Of Moorea In French Polynesia
Moorea is an incredible, greenery-laden oasis, and it’s just a half-hour ride away on the Aremiti 5 ferry from Papeete, the capital of French Polynesia on the island of Tahiti.
Check into the luxurious Intercontinental Moorea Resort, and snorkel in the lagoon. Sample banana liqueur at the Jus de Fruits de Moorea distillery. Go jet-skiing in Opunohu Bay, where Captain James Cook anchored in 1769. Or watch traditional dancing while feasting on roast pork at the Tiki Village.
Take An Alaska Cruise From Seattle
The majesty of Alaska comes alive on a seven-day West Coast cruise out of Seattle. You could, for instance, board Holland America’s ms Westerdam on August 31.
Once on board, you can marvel at huge glaciers calving in Glacier Bay, shop for dazzling diamonds in Juneau, and check out giant crabs and bald eagles on the dramatic Bering Sea Crab Fishermen’s tour in Ketchikan. Devouring eggs Benedict and rack of lamb at the on-board restaurants and catching nightly concerts and comedy shows augments the fun
Go Fishing At The West Coast Fishing Club In Haida Gwaii
Nothing says summer like fishing. If you crave an upscale sport fishing option, theWest Coast Fishing Club awaits. Located in the Haida Gwaii archipelago (formerly the Queen Charlotte Islands) off the coast of British Columbia, this luxurious lodge on Langara Island is two hours from Vancouver via plane and helicopter.
Head out in a Boston Whaler Guardian guide boat and catch a 50-pound chinook salmon. View Haida totem poles on nearby Graham Island. Feast on shellfish and steak for dinner. Enjoy a massage at the lodge’s spa before retiring to your suite with an ensuite bathroom and a beautiful Pacific Ocean view.
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