BC Ferries – A View
Musings and pictures of BC Ferries
Musings and pictures of BC Ferries
Vancouver Island has a large selection of key areas for you to explore.
Ocean Wilderness Country (North Island), featuring Port Hardy and Port McNeill.
Telegraph Cove near Port McNeill is the birthplace of whale watching. Port Hardy
is the terminus of the Prince Rupert ferry.
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Fishing Paradise (North Central Island), featuring Campbell River, Comox & Courtenay.
Campbell River is the sport fishing capital of BC, famous for its Tyee (Chinook
salmon that are more than 13.5 kg (29.76 lbs.).
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Oceanside (Central Vancouver Island), featuring Qualicum Beach, Parksville & Nanaimo.
Parksville/Qualicum is famous for its beaches and scenery. Nanaimo may have an amazing dessert named after it, but has much more than that to offer.
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Pacific Rim, featuring Port Alberni, Tofino, Ucluelet & Bamfield.
Whales, storms, Long Beach and some of the most amazing views in the world
await the traveller.
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Cowichan, featuring Duncan, Ladysmith and Chemanius.
On the drive from Victoria to other areas of the Island, don't miss the totem
poles in Duncan, the murals in Chemainus and the sheltered harbour of Ladysmith.
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South Island, featuring Greater Victoria BC and Sooke.
Tourism opportunities are limitless in Victoria with easy access to the West Coast Trail from Port Renfrew
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The Gulf Islands, featuring unique islands from the northern Malcolm Island to the better known Saltspring Island in the south.
Nature, history and the arts are plentiful in The Explore ...
A warm reception awaits you at the Heritage River Inn in Campbell River on Vancouver Island. Spread over two acres of beautiful riverside parkland, our Inn offers a unique retreat for you and your family. Ideally located on the north side of town, we are close to many Campbell River attractions and activities including whale watching, golfing and of course fishing!
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Downtown Campbell River: 4km
Comox Valley Inn is located in Courtenay. Easy access to Mount Washington Ski Resort, Crown Isle Golf Course, Morningstar Golf Course, Strathcona Provincial Park, Vancouver Island MusicFest, Courtenay Paleontology Center, the Snow to Surf Relay Race, & the Filberg Festival. You can arrive by Comox International Airport (YQQ), Island Highway (Highway 19), as well as the Powell River Ferry.
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Downtown Comox: 5.6km
Downtown Courtenay: 1km
Airport: 11.4km
Beaver Lake Resort is the only full service destination resort in the Cowichan Lake area. Our guests enjoy a wide variety of camping choices from a full service RV campsite, a shady tent campsite to a fully self contained cabin. Whatever your camping desire is, we have it waiting for you. Not only do we have GREAT campsites we also have flush toilets, free hot showers plus much, much more.
Beaver Lake Resort is the only full service destination resort in the Cowichan Lake area. Our guests enjoy a wide variety of camping choices from a full service RV campsite, a shady tent campsite to a fully self contained cabin. Whatever your camping desire is, we have it waiting for you. Not only do we have GREAT campsites we also have flush toilets, free hot showers plus much, much more.
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Downtown Lake Cowichan: 3.2km
The Skylite Motel is a perfect place for Parksville accommodation and lodging, with all of our amenities and services, for you and your family to relax at, once you have finished your busy day. Call us directly 1-800-667-1886 or travel further through our website to discover the many valuable accommodation services we can offer you.
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Downtown Parksville: 1.2km
The Haida Way is Port McNeill's most popular Northern Vancouver Island accommodation. At Port McNeill's centre, the Haida Way is within walking distance of shopping, the harbour and the ferry terminal to Sointula and Alert Bay. For your convenience, we offer a full-service restaurant, lively pub and well-stocked liquor store. Approved by BCAA and Tourism BC.
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Downtown Port McNeill: 1.3km
Located on Vancouver Island's east coast, we are small, pet friendly, & family-oriented. Summer/winter Seaview's guest often return year after year! While only moments away from the amenities of Qualicum Beach, 8 self-contained cottages can be found nestled between a wild river estuary, & a beach. Enjoy an unrivalled view of the Strait of Georgia, Gulf islands, and snowy Coastal Mountains beyond.
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Downtown Qualicum Beach: 4.1km
Watch the ships from your balcony as they journey through Discovery Passage! We offer ocean-view, comfortable hotel rooms with heavenly beds, suites with full kitchens & stunning penthouse accommodation with a complimentary nutritious breakfast. Browse our web site & check out our web specials. We are Campbell River’s newest boutique Hotel with European hospitality! Ideal for long-term stays.
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Downtown Campbell River: 3.5km
Our Courtenay Motel has 16 units, is Pet friendly (additional fee required), has mini and full kitchenette units, along with two bedroom suites, complimentary wireless Internet access, local phone calls, smoking and non smoking rooms, coffee maker, cable television service with remote, toiletries and newspapers.
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Downtown Comox: 5.2km
Downtown Courtenay: 1.7km
Airport: 11.1km
Our waterfront retreat haven is on Galiano Island in BC's Gulf Islands. Our quiet, creative spaces are perfect for getting away any time of the year. You can be entirely cocooned in a cozy, nurturing accommodation to relax and recharge your batteries on your own. Create a personal retreat drawing on massage, reiki, and a myriad of special services and features to enhance your time away.
This Vancouver hotel features an outdoor swimming pool and full kitchens in each room. Guests can enjoy a clean atmosphere at this all non-smoking property. Each air-conditioned room at Level Yaletown - Seymour's features a washer and dryer, private balcony, and Keurig coffee machine. A private bathroom offers guests a bathrobe. Guests can also enjoy walk-in closets for convenient storage.
Located on Highway 1, this Malahat motel offers a microwave in each guest unit. Free WiFi is provided. A cable TV and a seating area are offered in each studio. Tea and coffee-making facilities are provided. A desk is included for guest use. Guests have access to picnic facilities. Surrounded by a forest, hiking options are available from this property.
With beautiful views of the Strait of Georgia, this Mill Bay bed and breakfast features a lush garden. Its suite includes a spa-style bathroom with a rain shower and body jets. A private patio and hardwood floors are found in the elegant suite. A 32-inch flat-screen TV, full kitchenette and free Wi-Fi are also included. Breakfast at the Bayview can be enjoyed in the guests’ rooms.
Our Nanaimo guesthouse accommodation is in the heart of the city, within easy walking distance to the famous harbourfront walkway, tourist attractions, boutique stores, pubs, restaurants, coffee shops. We offer a variety of flexible accommodation options for hostel travelers, couples, families and groups in a classic European-style hotel/hostel.
Our hotel is located on the waterfront of peaceful Qualicum Bay, approximately 10 minutes north of Qualicum Beach. We offer affordable accommodation that is perfect for families, couples, or individuals looking for some rest and relaxation. We are a dog-friendly hotel and do allow dogs in the unit.
We are perched directly across from the largest inner harbour and marina in the Gulf Islands. We offer 7 fully furnished luxury suites, each accommodating up to 6 people. You can walk to restaurants, grocery stores, shops, beaches and parks. Fly directly into the harbour on a float plane, or moor your boat and we're just steps away.
Middle Beach Lodge "At the Beach" combines rustic West Coast architecture with heavy timber, wood frame buildings with classic board and batten cedar siding exterior. It was an interesting start to our ambition of offering a new style of Lodge accommodation on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. Warm comfortable sleeping accommodations coupled with exquisite oceanfront lounges.
This is a beachfront collection of rustic cabins, camping, re-imagined vintage Airstreams and RV sites near the best beach in Tofino. Under new ownership since mid-2017, there is a brand-new lobby complete with a one of a kind den-style indoor fire pit area to get warm and dry out from the rain as well as new camping bathrooms, showers and coin laundry facilities.
This private bed and breakfast is only a 10-minute walk from Chesterman Beach. Each bright room includes a walk-out patio and a homemade continental breakfast delivered to guests’ rooms each morning. This Bed & Breakfast features a welcome area with coffee/tea making facilities and a fridge. Free on-site parking is also available.
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Downtown Tofino: 3.7km
Situated along the Pacific Ocean coast, Wickaninnish Inn is 4.5 km from Tofino. It features a gourmet restaurant and full-service spa. Every room includes a fireplace, balcony with ocean view and a minibar. A cable TV and iPod docking station are also provided. This hotel offers free Wi-Fi. Each Saturday morning there is a guided hike through the rainforest trail.
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Downtown Tofino: 3.6km
This Ucluelet guest accommodation features a boat for sports fishing and wildlife tours. The suites offer a kitchenette with a toaster. Pacific Rim National Park is 9.2 km away. An outdoor sauna is available for guests use. The cedar-fenced garden features butterfly bushes, fruit trees and flowers. Picnic tables and barbecue facilities are also offered.
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Downtown Ucluelet: 1.3km
This Victoria bed and breakfast offers uniquely decorated rooms with a wood burning fireplace and small fridge. Free Wi-Fi is available. A hot gourmet breakfast is delivered to each guest room. Cable TV and a CD/DVD player are provided in all rooms. In-room spa services are available. Guests can choose from Swedish aromatherapy massages and sports aromatherapy massages.
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Ferry - Vancouver: 32.3km
Airport: 26.6km
Downtown Victoria: 0.7km
Within walking distance of Victoria's Inner Harbour, this hotel offers comfortable guestrooms with free high-speed internet access as well as an on-site restaurant. The hotel features guestrooms with luxurious Aveda bath products. Guests will also appreciate fresh fruit upon arrival as well as access to the on-site fitness center and relaxing, full-service spa.
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Ferry - Vancouver: 32.2km
Airport: 26.6km
Downtown Victoria: 0.3km
This Victoria BC Bed and Breakfast Guest House Inn is a gracious old Victorian home built in 1912 in the Tudor style. We are located in Oak Bay, Victoria's Seaside Village, two blocks from the ocean and not far from Victoria's Inner Harbour. We have 11 guestrooms with full ensuite bathrooms, a fire place lounge, and a lovely sunroom. Enjoy a full gourmet breakfast in our Old English Dining Room.
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Ferry - Vancouver: 35.9km
Airport: 30.1km
Downtown Victoria: 5.5km
Beautifully appointed Victoria BC hotel, located near the Inner Harbour, in the heart of downtown. Steps away are major attractions, shops, & restaurants. Complimentary continental breakfast & covered parking. 100% non-smoking studios & spacious suites each with a private balcony, fridge, free local calls & free H/S internet. Relax in the seasonal outdoor pool, whirlpool, sauna & fitness room.
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Ferry - Vancouver: 33.1km
Airport: 27.3km
Downtown Victoria: 0.8km
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