Calm Your Mind Outdoors Without Leaving Vancouver

VanDusen Garden Hedge maze in Vancouver

VanDusen Garden’s Elizabethan Hedge Maze. Photo: Destination BC/Grant Harder

Is your 2024 New Year’s resolution to lower your stress? You can escape the hustle and bustle of the city without leaving Vancouver. Head to one of these oases of calm to breathe in fresh air and unwind.

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Calm Your Mind Outdoors Without Leaving Vancouver

2024 Polar Bear Swims Around Vancouver

Two polar bears swimming

Photo: Hans-Jurgen Mager/Unsplash

Vancouverites have been plunging into the frigid ocean on New Year’s Day since 1920. Here are six places to take part in the chilly tradition on the first day of 2024.

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2024 Polar Bear Swims Around Vancouver

12 Family-Friendly Adventures Around Vancouver This Winter

A family at the gondola platform at Whislter Mountain near Vancouve

Photo: Destination BC/Rick Collins

Keep the whole family entertained this winter with fun activities like sledding, skating, hiking, museums, rock climbing, and lots more.

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12 Family-Friendly Adventures Around Vancouver This Winter

Where to Fulfill Your 2024 New Year’s Resolutions in Vancouver

A couple stretches on a beach in Stanley Park, Vancouver. They are preparing to exercise and run along the footpath.; Photo Credit: Destination Vancouver/Kindred & Scout

With the New Year coming soon, you may be setting goals to make 2024 bigger and better than ever. With Vancouver’s natural surroundings and diverse urban offerings, fulfilling your resolutions will be doable and enjoyable.

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Where to Fulfill Your 2024 New Year’s Resolutions in Vancouver

Where to Go Sledding and Snow-Tubing Near Vancouver in Winter 2023/24

Sledding at Grouse Mountain in Vancouver

Sledding at Grouse Mountain. Photo credit: Tourism Vancouver / Rishad Daroowala

While it rarely snows in the city, Vancouver’s mountains are a great place to go sledding. Here are our picks for the best places to go sledding, tobogganing, and snow-tubing near Vancouver in winter 2023/24.

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Where to Go Sledding and Snow-Tubing Near Vancouver in Winter 2023/24

See These Christmas Light Displays Across Vancouver This December

Festival of Lights, Photo: Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation

While we may be in the thick of the darkest days of Vancouver during the winter months, the holiday season brings along some of the brightest and most festive Christmas lights across the city. Check out four of the prettiest holiday-themed displays throughout December.

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See These Christmas Light Displays Across Vancouver This December

December 2023 Vancouver Hike of the Month: Point Grey Loop

Looking west from Spanish Banks. Photo: Dustan Woodhouse/Unsplash

The easy hike around Point Grey has a bit of everything. You’ll walk on the beach, through the forest, and get to stop for coffee on the UBC Campus.

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December 2023 Vancouver Hike of the Month: Point Grey Loop