INTERNeX explores Vancouver Aquarium

Do you know that Canada’s largest and officially first public aquarium is located in Stanley Park here in Vancouver? It’s one of the five largest aquarium in North America, covers approximately 9,000 square metres (97,000 sq ft) and has a total 9,500,000 litres of water in 166 aquatic displays. It includes 9 different outdoor and indoor galleryes witch houses around 300 species of fish, almost 30,000 invertebrates, and 56 species of amphibians and reptiles. They also have around 60 mammals and birds. The aquarium is a major tourist attraction here in Vancouver so on Sunday it’s INTERNeX’s time to explore it. Our partners at WEST TREK TOURS have special price on tickets for only $25 (nomal price is $36 for adults and $27 for students), so if you want to come and join us on Sunday please contact us or swing by the office for WEST TREK ticket. You can also book it here on the link below:

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We’ll will meet in front of the aquarium entrance at 1PM

Hope to see you all on Sunday :o)

WHAT TO DO ON THE WEEKEND?

Another week is nearly over aaaand it’s time to get out and enjoy the weekend. Still haven’t decided what to do? Don’t panic I have some suggestions for you:

My weekend is already fully booked and according to the forecast it seems like we will all have awesome weather for some outdoor activity. Since it’s supposed to be very nice on Saturday I’m going to see a horse race at the Hastings Racecourse. You also would like to see a horse race during your time here? So than you have to be very quick! It will be the last horserace weekend for this year. The season ends in October and first starts in April 2016 again. I’m actually really excited because it’s obviously something you don’t do that often.

For those who haven’t done the “standard-tourist-activities-stuff” yet you should definitely make use of the weather by going to Stanley Park, Grouse Mountain,
Queen Elizabeth Park or Granville Island. These are amazing places where you have a gorgeous view on the skyline of Vancouver.

To get into the Halloween mood you should absolutely join the walking tours organized by Forbidden Vancouver. On Friday “The Lost Souls of Gastown”-walking tour is only available at 7:00pm; the other departure times are already full booked. The tour lasts approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes. For Sunday you still have the opportunity to choose between the 7:00pm and 8:00pm tour. The tickets are around $22. You are transported back to the 1800s when Vancouver was a frontier town with lots of violence. Do not expect a conventional walking tour! You get to know Vancouver,
especially surroundings in Gastown, a little better with some of its dramatic, terrible and forgotten plagues.

Don’t miss our Aquarium event on Sunday! The Aquarium is located in the beautiful Stanley Park.If you’re a student, above 18 years of age and have a student card, you’ll be able to enter the aquarium for ~ $20. If you do not have a student card it’s ~ $29. The aquarium hosts a huge number of different animals ranging from colorful fish to penguins, and there’s always various activities going on at the aquarium. Currently there is a special offer: You save $2 on admission when you display a valid transit pass, such as a FareCard (monthly pass).

 

We will meet up at 1:30pm at the bus stop WB w Pender St NS Granville St.

What to do on the weekend

It’s weekend again in beautiful Vancouver, which means tons of events. We picked out a couple of events that might be of interest for you!

Sunset Beach Social
Let’s hope for sunny weather on Friday so you can start the weekend at the sunset beach with an art market, outdoor roller disco, performances by drag queens and if you feel creative build your own sand castle and you might get lucky and win a $500 cash prize!!! The event starts at 5pm and goes still sundown. See here for more information.

Vancouver Aquarium
On Saturday our own INTERNeX event will be happing. We will visit the renewed Vancouver Aquarium in Stanley Park. We will meet at 11am at the doors of the aquarium. If you are a student don’t forget your student card! For more information click here.

PNE at Playland
The annual fair is back at the Pacific National Exhibition. The fair host many rides and attractions such as a wooden roller coaster. A day at play land is definitely a must do for the summer, if you don’t have time this weekend, no worries the fair is there till september 1st. Tickets can be brought online ($29.50) or at the gate ($32.50). More information can be found here.

Victoria Drive Summer multicultural Festival
Duringt the summer festival on Victoria Drive many different cultures will perform live performances. You can also win prizes and participate in activities. The festival starts at 12pm and goes till 5pm. You can find more information here.

Vancouver Food Truck Festival
And of course what would Vancouver be without a food truck festival in the weekends? The festival will be held at the olympic village (215 West 1st Avenue) it starts at 12pm and goest till 5pm. The entry fee is $2 unless you bring a food bank donation than it will be for free.

Enjoy your weekend!

INTERNeX International Exchange
International Village,
Suite 2077, 2079 – 88 West Pender Street
Vancouver, Canada -V6B 6N9-
Web: http://www.internexcanada.com
Email: pr@internexcanada.com

INTERNeX Canada: Vancouver Aquarium

How about some relaxing after a hard week of work at the Vancouver Aquarium. The Vancouver Aquarium features a 4D Experience, a meeting with African penguins and a beluga or dolphin show.

The Vancouver Aquarium is a non-profit society, passionate about conserving the aquatic life. Their shows are developed around the animals’ natural behaviors and therefore will no show ever be the same. A day at the Vancouver Aquarium can be best described as a ‘relaxed learning experience’. We will have a great time watching the underwater creatures doing what they are best at, swimming.

When: Saturday 8 February, 11:00am

Where: Vancouver Aquarium 845 Avison Way

See here for more information about the event

Hope to see you all on Saturday!

INTERNeX International Exchange
International Village,
Suite 2077, 2079 – 88 West Pender Street
Vancouver, Canada -V6B 9N9-
Web: http://www.internexcanada.com
Email: pr@internexcanada.com

INTERNeX Canada: What to do on the weekend?

Hello,

Thursday.. one more day to go and weekend again! Let’s talk about some activities we found for you. As you may know we are going to Chilliwack for a fun weekend of camping and white water rafting! All the information you need is on the event page of our Facebook. If you still have questions about this trip you can always ask us, the PR-team.

 

Canada Day
This Monday it’s a special day for all Canadians: Canada Day! There will be a lot of fun activities in the city. And everybody gets a free day off from work. There will be a big parade, Sports show and at night an amazing fireworks show above the Canada Place, Downtown Vancouver. www.canadaday.canadaplace.ca

• WHEN July 1, 2013
• WHERE Canada Place and all over Vancouver and Canada

Jazz Festival
For the people that are staying in Vancouver there is much else to do this weekend. What do you think about the International Jazz Festival? This is one of the biggest festivals of BC. There will be 300 concerts in and around Downtown Vancouver. So if you like Jazz take a look at this page: www.coastaljazz.ca

• WHEN June 21 – July 01
• WHERE All over Vancouver

 

Jelly Fish Invasion – Vancouver Aquarium
This summer, thousands of jellyfishes are invading the Vancouver Aquarium. With over 15 different species of jellyfishes from all over the globe on exhibit, plus new shows, activities and interactive displays, there’s a lot of new and exciting things to see and do. Come and see several jellyfish species rarely on display at the Aquarium! www.vanaqua.org

• WHEN Daily, May 16, 2013 – November 12, 2013
• WHERE Vancouver Aquarium

 
So these are some tips if you do not know what to do this weekend. Remember that Canada Day is the most special day of the year in Vancouver. It’s not only celebrated at Canada Place but over the whole country! 

Cheers,

Jelle

INTERNeX International Exchange
Suite 200 – 211 Columbia Street
Vancouver BC -V6A 2R5-
Web: http://www.internexcanada.com
Phone: +1 (604) 662 8149
Email: pr@internexcanada.com