The following are included as part of an ICED 2010 Congress Accompanying Persons Program:
• July 18 Opening Reception
• July 19 & 20 Networking Receptions
• One (1) ticket for Vancouver Trolley Tour (hop on-off city tour). The ticket is valid for one use between July 18 – 22, 2010. Tours available hourly – present ticket to driver
• One (1) Vancouver Garden & Museum of Anthropology Tour. This tour will be offered on Monday, July 19 in the afternoon. Please ensure you choose this as part of the registration process if you wish to attend as pre-registration is required.
Click here to complete registration for your Accompanying Person
Vancouver Trolley Tour
Tour at your own pace. This Hop-on, Hop-off City Attractions Loop Tour is the easy way to enjoy Vancouver’s most popular areas: Downtown, Stanley Park, Chinatown, Gastown, Granville Island and more! All tours are fully commentated so you’ll learn what makes our spectacular city of Vancouver so special.
Vancouver Garden & Museum of Anthropology Tour
Duration: 3.5 hours
After a leisurely drive along famous English Bay and the West End you’ll arrive at Queen Elisabeth Park where you can enjoy majestic views and stroll through the sunken garden.
Next continue to the world famous Museum of Anthropology which is located at the University of British Columbia. Learn about the evolution of this important culture with its buildings, carvings and burial objects. Visit the replica of a Haida village.
Right behind the museum is another jewel of Vancouver, the Nitobe Memorial Garden, a traditional Japanese garden located at the University of British Columbia. It is considered to be the one of the most authentic Japanese Tea and Stroll Gardens in North America and among the top five Japanese gardens outside of Japan.
The exquisite work of art was created out of two-and-a-half acres (one hectare) of pristine forest by landscape architects and gardeners recommended by the government of Japan. It honours Inazo Nitobe (1862-1933) whose goal was "to become a bridge across the Pacific." Among many other memorials to him is his portrait on the 5000 yen note.
Considered to be the best traditional, authentic Japanese Tea and Stroll Garden in North America and among the top five Japanese gardens outside Japan, the Nitobe Garden includes a rare authentic Tea Garden with a ceremonial Tea House. There will be time for a snack and drink by the ocean before heading back to the Congress Hotel.
