Top 20 Things To Do in Duncan, BC

Duncan is located 1 hour north of Victoria in the Cowichan Valley. This lovely little Island city can be found just off the Trans Canada Highway, half-way between Victoria and Nanaimo on Vancouver Island.  The drive north over the Malahat is breathtaking, so don’t forget to stop at the Malahat summit and take pictures.

Downtown Duncan features many heritage and vintage buildings, plus a large array of small, shops and restaurants. Enjoy the cultural comings and goings in the City Square - part of the revitalization plan – or tour the collection of 80 totems.

Duncan is a very pedestrian friendly community. Duncan and the surrounding Cowichan Valley is the one of the most beautiful places on earth! Its mild temperate climate offers many opportunities for tourists. There are more artists per capita than anywhere in Canada. The Cowichan Valley is also the newest and trendiest culinary and wine spot- there are many organic farms, and wineries in the region.

Take a Totem Tour, visit the delightful shops and restaurants, enjoy the local vineyards and farmer’s markets that abound in the Cowichan Valley, kayak in the Cowichan river and the nearby ocean, or hike a wee bit of  the Trans Canada Trail... enjoy one of Vancouver islands hidden secrets. Here is a list of 20 things to do in Duncan:

  1. Totem Tour
  2. BC Forest Discovery Centre
  3. Maple Bay - http://www.maplebaymarina.com/
  4. Food Tour - Restaurants: http://www.downtownduncan.ca/eat_duncanNEW.php
  5. Culinary Tours
  6. Wine tour - http://bc-cowichanvalley.civicplus.com/index.aspx?nid=687
  7. Kinsol Trestle - http://www.kinsol.ca/
  8. Trans Canada Trail - http://www.bctrail.ca/Communities/Cowichan/
  9. Wine and Culinary Festival
  10. Duncan Garage Showroom:  http://duncangarageshowroom.ca/
  11. Golf- http://bc-cowichanvalley.civicplus.com/index.aspx?nid=827
  12. Quamichan Bay Inn- http://www.thequamichaninn.com/
  13. Duncan Summer Festival - http://cowichanfestival.com/
  14. Art Galleries: http://bc-cowichanvalley.civicplus.com/index.aspx?nid=676
  15. Fishing:  http://bc-cowichanvalley.civicplus.com/index.aspx?nid=704
  16. Float Plane Tours
  17. Hiking: http://bc-cowichanvalley.civicplus.com/index.aspx?nid=704
  18. Theatres: http://bc-cowichanvalley.civicplus.com/index.aspx?NID=689
  19. Museums: http://bc-cowichanvalley.civicplus.com/index.aspx?NID=828
  20. Whippletree Junction  http://www.junctionartistsmarket.ca/