Bring your friends and enjoy all the Oceanside Village Resort has to offer - including two days of unlimited golf, not to mention great cottage accommodation, sandy beaches and spa services. Be sure to bring plenty of energy bars as the package includes two days of unlimited golf at the Eaglecrest Golf Course. This beautiful and challenging course is only 10 minutes away in Qualicum Beach.

Starting at $190 + taxes per person based on quad occupancy.

Or make it a couple's getaway and enjoy the same unlimited golf while enjoying your two-night stay in one of our stunning one bedroom/loft or bungalow cottages. Only $270 + taxes per person based on double occupancy. Subject to availability

Start close to home with Qualicum Beach's Old School House Arts Centre. Built in 1912, it was renovated in 1987 to house three galleries that feature the work of BC artists. It's now one of the cultural focal points of the area. Every day you can watch fifteen resident artists at work creating pottery, jewellery and more. And you won't be able to resist the gift shop.

If you want to get out of the sun, drive just 25 km west of Qualicum Beach to Cathedral Grove, a provincial park that preserves a section of old-growth forest. Here you can follow the trails and commune with 800-year-old Douglas fir giants and ancient Western red cedars, and imagine what Vancouver Island was like before white settlers arrived.

Or, if you're more adventurous, check out the caves at Horne Lake Caves Provincial Park, 26 km north of Qualicum. In these caves you can see underground waterfalls, ancient fossils and amazing crystal formations. Explore two small caves on your own or take a guided tour of one of the bigger caves. Choose an easy 90-minute cave tour for the whole family, a three, four or five-hour tour, or a five-hour "Underground Extreme tour" where you rappel down a seven-storey waterfall into the depths of a cave and then climb out on a cable ladder. Remember, it's cool down there even in summer, so you need to bring warm clothing and sturdy footwear.

Now that the cool spring weather has given way to cloudless sunny skies, your attention is likely shifting to summer vacation planning...

Well, if you're looking for a stress-free summer vacation, then your first call should be to Oceanside Village Resort in Parksville. There will be plenty of room for everyone, as you can choose cottages from one bedroom to two bedrooms with a loft depending on the size of your clan. Cottages range from 864 to 1109 square feet and are fully equipped with everything you need, including:

• Designer Interiors
• Fully equipped kitchens including dishwashers
• Washers and dryers
• All linens
• TVs, DVD players and CD players
• River Rock gas fireplaces
• Private decks and BBQs
• Non smoking

Plus the Oceanside Village Resort indoor swimming pool is large enough for the kids to have fun while more serious swimmers are doing laps. And for those more diehard fitness buffs who can't real relax without a workout, just adjacent to the pool is a fitness room equipped with treadmills and a cross trainer. Of course nothing says total relaxation like a soak in the hot tub at the end of a perfect day.

To book your summer fun call 1-877-248-8961 today and the staff at Oceanside Village Resort will take care of the rest.