As the largest Pacific island in North America, Vancouver Island is a place of ancient and modern cultures, of fiords, mountains, and rainforests. With 3,400 kilometres of coastline, the Island's most familiar face is the ocean. FOr visitors and Islanders alike, the seashore offers relief from the summer sun and a refuge from the daily tensions of urban life.
Vancouver Island: A Scenic Summer Tour offers a scenic journey from the gardens and Old World heritage of Victoria, British Columbia's capital city, to the salty villages of the Island's northeast coast. You'll meet aboriginal carvers in the City of Totems, cruise the Gulf Islands, fish for trophy-sized salmon, and enter the domain of the mysterious orca whale. You'll take a long, soul-stirring walk on the beaches of Pacific National Park, visit a little town adorned by larger-than-life paintings, and wander the back alleys of the continent's oldest Chinatown. And you'll beat the summer heat at the coolest, most popular and local swimming holes.
Approx. running time: 40 minutes
