Canada · 10 days · 1,500 km · Loop

Vancouver Island — Tofino, Pacific Rim and Strathcona

Slow Vancouver Island: Victoria (Buchart Gardens, English tea), Nanaimo, Tofino (wild coast surf), Pacific Rim NP, Strathcona PP (island's alpine heart), Telegraph Cove (orcas), Cathedral Grove with ancient cedars. BC Ferries crossings included.

Start: Vancouver · End: Vancouver · May to September. · Difficulty: moderate

Highlights

  • Pacific Rim Long Beach
  • Tofino surf + storm watching
  • Cathedral Grove
  • Buchart Gardens
  • Strathcona Mt Washington
  • Telegraph Cove orca tour
  • Hot Springs Cove

Day-by-day itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Vancouver pickup → ferry → Victoria

    Vancouver → Victoria · 110 km

    Overnight: Victoria West KOA

  2. Day 2

    Victoria + Buchart Gardens

    Victoria · 30 km

    Overnight: Victoria West KOA

  3. Day 3

    Victoria → Cathedral Grove → Tofino

    Victoria → Tofino · 320 km

    Overnight: Bella Pacifica CG

  4. Day 4

    Pacific Rim Long Beach

    Tofino · 30 km

    Overnight: Bella Pacifica CG

  5. Day 5

    Tofino → Hot Springs Cove (boat)

    Tofino · 20 km

    Overnight: Bella Pacifica CG

  6. Day 6

    Tofino → Strathcona PP

    Tofino → Buttle Lake · 220 km

    Overnight: Buttle Lake CG

  7. Day 7

    Strathcona → Telegraph Cove

    Buttle Lake → Telegraph Cove · 180 km

    Overnight: Telegraph Cove RV Park

  8. Day 8

    Telegraph Cove orca whale watching

    Telegraph Cove

    Overnight: Telegraph Cove RV Park

  9. Day 9

    Telegraph Cove → Nanaimo

    Telegraph Cove → Nanaimo · 380 km

    Overnight: Living Forest Oceanside

  10. Day 10

    Nanaimo ferry → Vancouver drop-off

    Nanaimo → Vancouver · 140 km

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