- Duration: 10 nights
- Distance (approx): 675 miles
- When to visit: May - July
- Price: Call for info
Vancouver Island & Sunshine Coast
Pacific Rim Tidepools, Whales and Grizzlies
North of Vancouver, the fjorded Sunshine Coast beckons with its coastal communities linked by ferry, sparkling coastal waters, secluded beaches and vast forests. Boat excursions from Sechelt can take you deep into Desolation Sound and to Chatterbox Falls in Princess Louisa Inlet, rated by Conde Nast as one of the world’s ten most beautiful places. Walk for miles along Long Beach in Pacific Rim National Park and amidst Douglas Fir in Catherdral Grove.
Additional accomodation
A Place by the Sea
Sechelt, British Columbia
Painter's Lodge
Campbell River, British Columbia
Desolation Resort
Desolation Sound, British Columbia
Wedgewood Hotel
Vancouver, British Columbia
Itinerary
Highlights
Vancouver
Gastown,Chinatown, Stanley Park, Capilano Gorge, Robson Street shops and cafes.
Victoria
Inner Harbour, Butchart Gardens, Royal British Columbia Museum.
Whale-watching
From Tofino into Clayoquot Sound in search of Gray whales, and from Telegraph Cove into Robson Bight in search of Orcas.
Sunshine Coast
Fjorded coast between Howe Sound and Desolation Sound.
Skookumchook Narrows
Walk from Egmont to see raging tidal rapids.
Pacific Rim National Park
Seven mile beach with shells and driftwood; West Coast Trail, Headlands Trail, huge Douglas Fir and Old Hemlock rainforest.
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