Activities
Whether you’re looking for outdoor adventure, a calming spa retreat or a quiet escape from the everyday, you will find the experience you’re searching for at Poets Cove Resort & Spa. Some of our year-round activities include our heated swimming pools and hot tubs, our world-class Susurrus Spa, tennis and multi-sport courts, and hiking, biking or marine adventures.
Poets Cove Activities Centre
Poets Cove offers extensive activities to keep you active throughout your stay with us. From sea to land, our excursions are designed specifically for our guests to witness some of the natural beauty the West Coast has to offer.
We coordinate our activities with the needs and interests of your group. Whether it is a scenic guided hike or exciting whale watching adventure, we aim to create the activity that most appeals to you. If you have any questions or would like to have excursions customized for you, please contact our Activities Centre at 250-629-2116 or activities@poetscove.com or come and visit us at the lower pool.
For more information please see our:
Activities Offerings information sheet >>
In House Activities Offerings information sheet >>
Hours of Operation:
Monday - Thursday 9am - 8pm
Friday - Sunday 8am - 10pm
Team Building Activities*
As well as offerings at our Activities Centre we can arrange activities such as Amazing Race, Pirates of the Cove, Poetry in Motion and Disc Golf providing you with unique team building experiences. See Meetings & Events >> for more information on Corporate Retreats and Group Packages.
Adventures In Flight*
Take a flight with Salt Spring Air, specializing in adventures throughout the West Coast. Charter a flight or jump on an excursion with this certified flight company based out of Salt Spring Island. Being in the Gulf Islands, this company can get you from the airport and back to Poets in a quick and easy manner.
Salt Spring Saturday Market Tour ...
Poets Cove to Salt Spring Island Market Aeriel tours visit Canada's best loved arts, crafts & farm market by air! Enjoy a round trip flight from Poets Cove to Salt Spring to sample the delights of over 140 artisans of all types...the mandate for the market is that vendors must 'make it, bake it or grow it' and all products must be vendor produced and sold! ...*$150.00 (round trip)*(based on a minimum of 4 people)
Aerial Scenic Gulf Islands Tour...Aerial tours from Poets Cove on Pender Island .
Round the Gulf Islands is the perfect way to get an overall perspective of our beautiful Islands. You'll lift off the water from Poets Cove, following the shoreline North West , rounding the island and starting a gentle climb North. High above the Islands and Ocean, you'll soar past majestic homes perched on the edge of rock inclines, catch a glimpse of secluded, serene spots and far beyond. Descending over the Straits, are more islands to see as well as marine life of all sorts. Heading home you can see the resort from a different angle before you gently alight back into the Harbour...*$98.00*(based on 6 people)
Art Galleries*
Wonderful Artist Galleries are scattered throughout North & South Pender Islands. Look for the open signs or call to confirm hours and to make your appointment. Pender artists look forward to your visit! http://mayne.gulfislands.com/trincoarts/
If you don't have your car with you, you can still visit some nearby South Pender galleries by foot or bike.
It's an approximate 40 minute walk to Susan Taylor & Frank Ducote's Blood Star Gallery and Michelle Wilman's Blissmania flame-worked glass gallery.
Wine Tasting at Morning Bay Vineyard & Estate Winery
Enjoy wine tasting and relax with a glass of your favourite wine on the terrace overlooking the mountainside vineyard.Morning Bay makes wines from some of BC’s best vineyards. From their own oceanfront vineyards on Pender Island to the hot Osoyoos desert, they craft hand-made wines with style and expression.
Summer tasting hours: Wednesday to Sunday 10 to 5
Winter tasting hours: Friday to Sunday 1 to 5
www.morningbay.ca
1-250-629-8351
* Please note all prices are subject to change and are confirmed at the time of booking and exclude all applicable taxes.
If you have any questions or would like to have excursions customized for you, please contact our Activities Centre at 250-629-2116 or activities@poetscove.com or visit us at the lower pool.