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Vancouver Island Tourism

Vancouver Island Tourism

Refer to Vancouver Island as Victoria Island and risk a chorus of eye-rolls from the otherwise-friendly locals. Yes, Victoria is the main city on the island, but there are many distinct flavours to its logging and fishing settlements. Food and wine enthusiasts flock to the Comox Valley farm region, while the more outdoorsy... more
Refer to Vancouver Island as Victoria Island and risk a chorus of eye-rolls from the otherwise-friendly locals. Yes, Victoria is the main city on the island, but there are many distinct flavours to its logging and fishing settlements. Food and wine enthusiasts flock to the Comox Valley farm region, while the more outdoorsy types get their fix along the remote, forested beaches of North Vancouver Island. Visit the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve at Clayoquot Sound and you’ll return full of cocktail-party factoids.
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May
59°F 15°C
45°F 7°C
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Jun
65°F 18°C
51°F 10°C
1 in 4 cm
Jul
70°F 21°C
55°F 12°C
1 in 3 cm
Aug
70°F 21°C
55°F 12°C
1 in 4 cm
Sep
63°F 17°C
49°F 9°C
2 in 5 cm
Oct
52°F 11°C
42°F 5°C
5 in 13 cm
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“Introduction to Northern Vancouver Island” Frommer's
“Introduction to Southern Vancouver Island” Frommer's
“Introduction to Goldstream Provincial Park” Frommer's
“Introduction to Strathcona Provinical Park” Frommer's
“Introduction to Telegraph Cove” Frommer's
“Introduction to Cedar and Yellow Point” Frommer's
“Introduction to Central Vancouver Island” Frommer's
“Fun Things to do with your Kids - Vancouver Island” Travel for Kids
“Exploring Vancouver Island” Lorri Patton's Travel Tips 'n' Tales
“Stormy Seas on the Pacific Rim” Lorri Patton's Travel Tips 'n' Tales
“Trail and Error” Washington Post
“Kingfisher Oceanside Resort and Spa - Accommodations in Vancouver Island” Passport Newsletter
“In British Columbia, Where the Sun Set on an Empire” New York Times (free registration required)
“Gorgeous greens” SignOnSanDiego.com
“A Canadian Resort Goes Hollywood” New York Times (free registration required)
“Canada's action capital” canoe.ca / Sun Media
“The Big One” Washington Post (free registration required)
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“Blue skies, forrests, and beaches” VirtualTourist.com
“Lotus Land” dooyoo.co.uk
“Nora's Vancouver Island Page” VirtualTourist.com

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