Things to Do in Delta

A PADI five-star instructor-development centre, Ocean Pro Divers has provided Surrey with professional scuba training and gear for more than two decades. Over that time, owners Shannon and Wes Kozak have netted a team of expert, PADI-certified instructors, who draw from both local and tropical experiences to enlighten students at two fully equipped facilities. In addition to offering the full spectrum of scuba-training courses, the Ocean Pro Divers staff leads diving adventures almost every weekend of the year. They also offer travelling dive packages to international destinations, giving students a choice between wading through exotic waters or staying near home to explore the subaquatic depths of Vancouver, which abound with marine life and hibernating hockey players during the off-season.

Recipient of a British Columbia Recreation and Parks Association award for facility excellence, Watermania shelters aquatic attractions and swimming areas that drench bathing-suit-clad attendees of all ages. Patrons can practice backstrokes in a 57-metre competition pool, leap from 1- and 3-metre springboards, or use a pair of slides to drop into the water with more ease than an inflatable submarine. A wave pool enthralls tykes with a giant play structure boasting sprayers and a large seahorse that dumps water into a massive tipping bucket. Visitors aged 15 and older can relax in the steam room, whirlpool, and sauna. Rigorous workouts come to fruition in Watermania's 3,000-square-foot fitness centre equipped with 20 cardio units, Olympic weights, and exercise balls.

With a climate-controlled indoor riding arena as well as an outdoor riding ring and paddocks, A&T Equestrian provides grounds for year-round instruction in the art of equine piloting. During lessons, students climb into saddles as instructors expound upon the essentials of English riding such as walking, jumping, and cantering whilst pouring tea. Lessons focus on fun and the development of new skills while also emphasizing the importance of proper riding gear and safety practices. Instruction is available for adults as well as children as young as 3 with parent participation, and A&T further caters to youngsters with a variety of party packages specially designed for kids and teens.