Today, we will depart from Vancouver and proceed to Kamloops which is the hometown of Ginseng! Following, we will head to visit the famous "Last Spike" in the Pacific Railroad Memorial Park.

Itinerary:

Vancouver → Drive through Fraser 2Valley → Kamloops Sunmore Ginseng Factory (40 mins) → The Last Spike (30 mins) → Revelstoke / Golden 

Kamloops Sunmore Ginseng Factory

Sunmore Ginseng Factory is located in Kamloops. Due to its pollution-free fertile soil and semi-desert dry climate, Kamloops has become the largest producer of American ginseng. It is famously known as the ''Ginseng Capital.” During this visit, visitors will have the chance to understand the growth process of American ginseng and its various nourishing medicinal effects.

The Last Spike

The Last Spike was the final and ceremonial railway spike driven into the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) track by company director Donald Smith on the morning of November 7th, 1885. The ceremony marked the completion of the transcontinental CPR. It was a muted affair at which a group of company officials and laborers gathered at Craigellachie. The Last Spike symbolized more than just the completion of a railway. Contemporaries and historians have viewed the Last Spike as an event when national unity was recognized.