LOCAL ATTRACTIONS
WHALE WATCHING
Ocean Eco Ventures Whale Watching
1721 Cowichan Bay Rd.
Toll Free 1-866-748-5333 250-748-3800
They are located 25km (30 mins) south of our condo via the island Hwy.
Vancouver Island Whale Watch
at The Best Western Dorchester Hotel
#2-70 Church St.
Nanaimo BC
Whale Watch Nanaimo
100 Comox Rd, Nanaimo, BC V9R 3H7
Nanaimo BC
(778) 350-6683
SALMON FISHING EXCURSIONS
Coastal Blue Adventures
Pete Wright
Nanaimo, BC
1-250-802-3166
PLAY ZONE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST RAPTORS - ***Highly recommend
Birds of Prey - up close and personal/Flying demonstrations/Hands on experience
1877 Herd Rd, Duncan, BC
KAYAK RENTAL
Sea Legs Kayaking Adventures - Opens May 1st, Hours 9:30am - 4:30pm
Kayak rentals
200 Transfer Beach Blvd, Ladysmith, BC
250-245-4096
Transfer Beach – Ladysmith BC
Beautiful Park, Playground, spray-park and amphitheatre.
Wild Play Elements Park – Opened April 1st, Hours 10am – 6pm
35 Nanaimo River Rd., Nanaimo BC
1-855-595-2251
Monkido aerial course (my 9 year old loves this)
Ziplines, Primal Swing, Bungy Jumping
Cowichan River Float
The Tube Shack – Hours 10am – 4pm
(book online)
109 S Shore Rd, Lake Cowichan BC
1-250-510-7433
NANAIMO WATERFRONT
The promenade has a great walking path along the waterfront. There are several small cafés and shops offering gifts, ice cream, coffee and even English tea. The dock where the seaplane’s land and depart is right off the Lighthouse Bistro Pub. Trollers Fish & Chips is the best fish and chips shop in the Nanaimo area. You get to sit outside in the sun while enjoying homemade fish and chips right adjacent to the fishing boats that caught the fish in the first place. Penny’s Papalousa Mexican Restaurant is located close by the fish & chip shop.
The Swy-a-Lana Lagoon with its excellent children’s playground is located next to Maffeo Sutton Park. The man-made lagoon features a pedestrian overpass. Jutting out from the walkway is a pedestrian fishing pier. There is lot’s to see and do at the waterfront.
Horne Lake Caves
3905 Horne Lake Caves Rd, Qualicum Beach, BC
250-248-7829
The caves open daily for above-ground activities, cave tours and self-guided exploration year round. If you’re looking for real adventure, come and explore UNDER Vancouver Island and discover another world – see amazing crystal formations and ancient fossils or climb an underground waterfall! Visitors to this unique park can explore on their own or try one of the award-winning guided tours. There is something for everyone: mild to wild! Please be sure to visit our Tour Schedule for tour availability and access information.
Rathtrevor Beach
Parksville BC
Majestic old growth trees, beautiful ocean sunsets and an inviting, wide sandy beach. At low tide the ocean recedes almost a kilometre, providing an ideal place for visitors of all ages to play in the sand and explore the shoreline. When the tide rolls in over the sun-baked sand, the warmed water is unbeatable for swimming and salt water fun. Concessions on the beach, and a playground as well.
Coombs BC – Goats on the Roof
The Old Country Market
Market Shopping and Island Ice Cream
On the market building you will see goats hanging out on the roof.
Duncan, BC
Famous for their Totem Poles, you can locate them throughout the town. Lots of stores.
Victoria BC
Just a 1 ½ hour drive south of our condo. Beautiful city to see, visit the waterfront for gifts, food, and art venders. Saturday Farmers Market on the waterfront. Try the Red fish Blue Fish spot on the waterfront famous for fish and chips.
Salt Spring Island BC
Salt Spring Island has long been known as a very special place in BC. For the population, there are a very large number of artists, sculptors and musicians living here. Just take a short ferry ride over to Salt Spring Island for shopping in gift shops or have lunch on the pier in the town of Ganges.
Cathedral Grove
Cathedral Grove, located in MacMillan Provincial Park, is one of the most accessible stands of giant Douglas fir trees on Vancouver Island. Here visitors can stroll through a network of trails under the shadow of towering ancient Douglas-fir trees, majestic pillars untouched by the modern world – some more than 800 years old.
Tofino, Ucluelet, and Long Beach
Nanaimo to Tofino: About 3 hours including a few brief stops. Slow winding drive through the mountains to the Pacific side of the island. Long beach offers great surfing, large waves and beautiful sandy beaches. Ucluelet Aquarium you can see Starfish, clams, green surf anemones, Californian sea cucumbers, rock fish, jelly fish,…