Vancouver Island - a short ferry or flight from Vancouver - is booming with opportunities to try new foods and have new experiences.
This tour is curated and hosted by your guide who lives on Vancouver Island - therefore all activities on this itinerary are handpicked! This is a unique itinerary that you will not find elsewhere - it is a Tour of Distinction.
This is a small group tour with a maximum of 21 passengers.
Arrival into Victoria is at your leisure, just make sure you are there in time to meet your fellow travellers in the lobby before walking to the Blue Crab Seafood restaurant. This restaurant has been selected for its reputation of excellence in seafood.
There is so much to discover within a short walk from your hotel. Start the day with a Food Walk tour around downtown. This will include visits to the public market, Van Tan Alley and other uniquely Victoria locations.
After you have eaten your way through Victoria, relax as you are driven to the Abkhazi Garden. Here you will participate in a guided tour that will share with you the design and philosophy of the garden.
Your evening is free to enjoy an eatery you may have enjoyed in the morning or take a recommendation from your guide for somewhere else in Victoria. There are so many options!
Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel and prepare to enjoy the 'countryside' of Vancouver Island. Stops today on the way north to Nanaimo will include a cidery, in time to enjoy the cider festival, vineyards, local artisans and a tea farm.
Although an Island, Vancouver Island is not short on artisan food production. Your journey today to Tofino will be broken up with stops at a farm and cheese factory as well as a stop at a 30yr old oyster farm.
Upon arrival in Tofino you will check into your hotel and then head out to dinner at the well-known Schooner Restaurant.
Both sides of Vancouver Island is known for being able to see whales as they migrate due to the abundance of food. Today you will go on a whale watching tour and then follow this with a local walking food tour.
The Pacific Rim National Park is a west coast experience in nature characterised by beaches and rugged coastal mountains. Here you will visit Kwisitis where the new exhibits about the land, sea, sky and people of the area await you.
Once you visit at Kwisitis is completed, you will make your way back to Victoria, but not before a stop in Port Alberni at the only on-the-water restaurant and a stop at a winery in the Cowichan valley to buy some bottles to take home.
Today say farewell to your fellow travellers and your guide. You can spend your day exploring Victoria at your leisure or make your way home.
Pricing is per person based on double occupancy. Pricing does not include GST.
