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LOCAL ACTIVITIES and LINKS
Anchors Guesthouse is an ideal location for mature travelers simply seeking relaxation and quiet contentment or wishing to explore wintering and retirement in this area, or the following local activities and attractions are available for your enjoyment
Golf | Fishing | Kayaking & Canoeing, Biking & Hiking
Sailing & Cruising | Skin Diving | Marine Ecology & Maritime Museum
Whale Watching | Bird Watching | Horse Back & Trail Rides
Tennis | Vineyard Tours | Antique & Gift Hunting | General Tourism
Butchart Gardens | Cowichan Native Heritage Centre
GOLF
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Your choice of many excellent courses - scenic, gentle, and/or challenging, and all green and playable through-out the year. Details of all Vancouver Island courses may be found at: www.bcgolfguide.com
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| Arbutus Ridge
Cowichan Country Club
Duncan Meadows
Olympic View
General Information
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(250)743-5000
(250)746-5333
(250)746-8993
(250)474-3671
www.golfvancouverisland.com
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Anchors Guesthouse offers a winter golfing special : fully self-contained cottage accommodation including all utilities, cable TV and unlimited golf for two persons, with a golf cart for just $2,170 per month. Contact us for details
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FISHING
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KAYAKING & CANOEING
BIKING & HIKING
| Local mountains, trails, estuaries, rivers, island bays and inter-island open waters are ideal for the eco-adventure enthusiasts, with areas for both novices and experienced paddlers, bikers and hikers |
| Cowichan Bay
Kayak and Paddlesports |
www.CowichanBayKayak.com
(250)748-2333 |
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Wilderness Kayaking
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www.wilderness-kayaking.com
(250) 746-0151
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SAILING & CRUISING
| A great selection of sail, cruise and zodiac charters and the variety and charm of the bays and coves of Southern Vancouver Island, the Gulf and San Juan Islands at our doorstep. |
| Excalibur Charters
Great Northwestern
Pier 66 Marina
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(250) 246-0142
www.pier66marina.com
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SKIN DIVING
| A wealth of marine life and spectacular, world renowned cold water diving is at our doorstep. |
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MARINE ECOLOGY & MARITIME MUSEUM
| Visit our little maritime museum or better still, enroll in a course to build your own wooden boat/ canoe/ kayak. |
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Maritime Museum and
Wooden Boat Society
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www.classicboats.org
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WHALE WATCHING
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BIRD WATCHING
| The Cowichan Valley is home to bald eagles, osprey, turkey buzzards, kingfishers, blue heron, quail and hummingbirds to mention just a few, as well as such seabirds as bufflehead, scoter, merganser, loons, cormorants, Canadian geese and our local surprise, a colony of trumpeter swans. |
| Somenos Bird Sanctuary
General Information
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(250) 746-8383
www.vancouverislandabound.com/birdingdetails.htm
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HORSE BACK & TRAIL RIDES
| Enjoy a leisurely trail ride through spectacular rainforest with tall evergreens, ferns and moss, beside crystal streams or along old logging roads. |
Alpine Stables
(250) 743-6641
Timberland Stables
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www.alpinestable.com
(250) 245-7085
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TENNIS
| Both clay and grass courts are available at our historic little club established in 1887 (reputedly the second oldest grass court to Wimbledon), or year round tennis may be enjoyed under the modern bubble at Arbutus Ridge. |
| South Cowichan Lawn Tennis
Arbutus Ridge Golf & Tennis
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e-mail: scltc@island.net
www.bcgolfguide.com
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VINEYARD TOURS
| The Cowichan Valley, having Canada's most Mediterranean like climate, has in recent years developed a number of wineries which are producing award winning vintages and tastings are well worthwhile. |
| Alderlea Vineyards
Blue Grouse Vineyards & Winery
Cherry Point Vineyard
Divino Estate Winery
Glenterra Vineyards
Merridale Cider Works Corp.
Venture-Schutze
Vigneti Zanatta
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(250) 746-7122
(250) 743-3834
(250) 743-1272
(250) 743-2311
(250) 743-2330
(250) 743-4293
(250) 743-5630
(250) 748-2338
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ANTIQUE & GIFT HUNTING
| A browse in antique and gift shops or artisan and artists' studios is a popular pastime. Victoria, Duncan, Chemainus and Whippletree Junction (all within easy driving distance) plus Saltspring Island offer a wide variety of original art and sculpture, hand woven articles, items from Cowichan Valley artisans, native Indian knitwear and wood carvings, or you may find a special antique as a keepsake of your visit |
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GENERAL TOURISM
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BUTCHART GARDENS
World renowned for its spectacular floral gardens,
Butchart Gardens is a year round "must see" |
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COWICHAN NATIVE HERITAGE CENTRE
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