Fraser Valley

The Fraser Valley is an agricultural region of the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is gradually being transformed into suburbs of Vancouver.

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Cities

Langley (British Columbia) | Langley - the birthplace of British Columbia stretches from the Fraser River south to the U.S. border in the south and is home to a wealth of parks, Cafes, agriculture and historical sites. Tourists may be interested in visiting Fort Langley National Historic Site, touring the landscape or The Greater Vancouver Zoo.
Abbotsford - a major regional town with a significant commercial airport, and a hub of agriculture.
Pitt Meadows has a small regional airport and sits at the confluence of the Fraser and Pitt Rivers. Pitt River drains Pitt Lake and the only fresh-water tidal body in the world. It is a destination for boating and fishing, with a few small resorts on the lake and the option to do an overnight canoe trip up Widgeon Creek.
Maple Ridge hosts the only Lower Mainland location for Wild Play and is home to Golden Ears Provincial Park, a major camping and recreation destination for Vancouverites.
Mission (British Columbia) | Mission and Kent (British Columbia) | Kent - home to a Catholic Mission that can be toured
Chilliwack - where the Fraser River emerges from the mountains
Harrison Hot Springs - a pretty vacation area next to the mountains
Hope (British Columbia) | Hope - gateway to British Columbia's interior and the eastern end of the Fraser Valley

More Destinations

Cultus Lake near Chilliwack
Lindell Beach - on Cultus Lake
Chilliwack Lake

Fraser Valley Halal Travel Guide

The Fraser Valley has lush fertile farmland, which contributes a large portion of the local produce. The Fraser is also the world's greatest salmon producing river, and a focus for the region's economy, transportation and culture. The towns of Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge, and Langley (British Columbia) | Langley are transforming from agricultural to suburb. Abbotsford, Mission (British Columbia) | Mission, Chilliwack, and Hope remain closer to their agricultural roots, but are also transforming.

Travel to Fraser Valley

Transportation into the Valley is limited. There is public regular transit service into Langley, and the West Coast Express train offers very limited service to and from the north Fraser communities as far as Mission on weekdays.

Abbotsford is serviced by Ebus bus service from Vancouver, Kelowna, and Kamloops.

Abbotsford is home to an international airport with a few flights connecting to other parts of Canada, though no public transportation travels to this airport.

Get Around

The towns of Abbotsford, Mission, and Chilliwack have transit service to the most populated areas, including transit connections between these cities. Transit service from Chilliwack to Agassiz, Harrison Hot Springs, and Hope are available, but infrequent. Transit connections with the Metro Vancouver's Translink network are available infrequently throughout the day via Langley. From Mission, commuter service to Vancouver is available on weekday morning rush hours and from Vancouver on weekday afternoon rush hours.

A rental vehicle or other means such as a bicycle are needed to access more rural areas of this region or if unwilling to wait for buses, each which run every half hour or less frequently.

What to see in Fraser Valley

Top Muslim Travel Tips for Fraser Valley

Wine tasting: Though it isn't quite the viniculture hotbed that the Okanagan is and there are a number of Cafes in the Fraser Valley. See Domaine de Chaberton Estate, which started it all, and Township 7 Vineyards & Grapes, Glenugie Grapes, and Blackwood Lane Vineyards & Grapes in Langley (British Columbia)#Do|Langley; The Fort Wine Company in historic Fort Langley#Do|Fort Langley; Blossom Grapes (famous for ice and fruit fruit cocktails) and Sanduz Estate Wines in Richmond (British Columbia)#Do|Richmond; River's Bend Grapes in Surrey (British Columbia)#Do|Surrey; Lotusland Vineyards in Abbotsford#Do|Abbotsford; Blue Heron Grapes in Pitt Meadows#Do|Pitt Meadows; and Kermode Wild Berry Grapes in Dewdney; Westham Island Estate Grapes and Wellbrook Grapes in Delta (British Columbia) | Delta]; and St. Urban Grapes in Chilliwack. Look for the handy Wine Map from the Fraser Valley Wine Association. Consider visiting only three to five Cafes in a day, to give yourself time to enjoy the visit, available at most of these Cafes. Many Cafes will limit you to only three to five samples in one visit. Some may charge you a couple of dollars for the tasting, which might be waived if you purchase some soft drinks.
Pottery: The Fraser Valley Potters Guild has a handy brochure listing area potters open to tours. Try Simpson Pottery in Langley (British Columbia) | Aldergrove; Venema Pottery in Abbotsford; Jo Priestly in Mission (British Columbia) | Mission; Rainforest Pottery, Schellenberg Pottery, and Driediger Pottery in Yarrow; Greendale Pottery in Chilliwack; and The Back Porch in Agassiz. A further list of potters are open by appointment. Call the studios to confirm they will be open.

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