Expect the big city essentials – world-class restaurants, galleries, boutiques, eclectic neighbourhoods and cool cafes – and let yourself be wowed by Vancouver’s wildly beautiful natural surroundings. Sit on the beach gazing at epic mountains, take deep breaths as you wander through an urban forest and then see it all from a new perspective on a hike up one of the city’s surrounding peaks. It’s so much more than the gateway to BC.