The primary goal of our Cultural Connections Activities & Day Trips is to enhance the student experience at VIU. We seek to do this by providing opportunities for students to engage with the local community and experience cultural events, while exploring nature and connecting with peers.
Being connected, active, and engaged in the local environment is healthy. It can help with the cultural adjustment process for students who are new to Canada or new to the community.
For more information contact:
CONTACT
Robin Lemmens – Activity Program Coordinator
Robin.Lemmens@viu.ca
C: 250-618-2549
Office: 250-740-2228
Campfire Cookout
Trip Information
To end our Spring Activity Schedule we will hold a true Canadian campfire-hotdog-and-smores cookout at the Living Forest Campground in Nanaimo, overlooking our beautiful estuary.
Ice Skating
Trip Information
From VIU we will walk down to the Nanaimo Ice Rink together, where we will gear up and enjoy and hour and a half of free skating. Beginners are more than welcome to join and will be assisted by our guide. :)
Mount Washington Ski Trip
About Mount Washington Ski Trip
Join us as we make our way 2 hours north of Nanaimo to visit Mount Washington Alpine Resort where we will spend the day skiing/snowboarding/tubing. The Mountain has a wide variety of downhill terrain ranging from beginner to expert.
DC Tours - Rockies Winter Explorer Tour
This tour is the ultimate mountain experience! Stay overnight at three of the famous ski resort towns, Vernon, Banff & Golden and have plenty of time to participate in winter activities and see the most beautiful places in the Rockies.
Tofino Surf Trip
Trip Information
You can’t leave Vancouver Island without surfing Tofino. From Pacific Rim National Park to Cox Bay, experience some of Canada’s most beautiful beaches and wild, rugged coastlines and best surf.
Foot Golf
Salt Spring Island Day Trip
About Salt Spring Island
Salt Spring Island is the largest (70 square miles or 180 square kilometres), most populated (10,500) and, some might say most popular, of the Southern Gulf Islands.
Go Karting and Coombs Trip
Port Renfrew Botanical Beach Hike
WildPlay Nanaimo
Trip Information
Little platforms way, way above your head. Dozens of ziplines whizzing everywhere. A gravity-powered jump that makes your palms sweat. More suspended ladders, bridges, nets, and obstacle games than you can count. The swing so giant and fast that it makes your vision blur.