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 ...
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
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
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
The Vista del Mar Motel features; fridge, stove, toaster, microwave, coffee maker in every room, wireless internet, new carpet, panoramic mountain & ocean view, complimentary coffee and tea, DD phones, cable TV, coin laundry, big freezer for fish, & gas barbecue.
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Downtown Campbell River: 4.8km
Our Comox B&B is offering free Wi-Fi and each room includes a mini fridge. Daily breakfast is included. Tea and coffee-making facilities are provided in each individually decorated room. Private bathrooms offer free toiletries and a hairdryer. Garden views can be enjoyed. Pancakes, bacon, eggs and locally sourced products feature in our breakfast. A non-smoking environment offers guest comfort.
This Courtney bed and breakfast offers a gourmet breakfast, infrared sauna and 2 individual rooms. The rooms at Stafford House feature vintage furnishings, cable TV and bathrobes. Each has a private bathroom either en suite or located in the hall. Guests can enjoy a deluxe breakfast every morning.
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Downtown Comox: 7.2km
Downtown Courtenay: 3km
Airport: 10.2km
Our Duncan Ranch has a private beach area, barbecue facilities and a garden. With luggage storage space, we also have a sun terrace. All rooms are fitted with a patio with garden views. All units come with a flat-screen TV with cable channels, fridge, a coffee machine, a bath, a hair dryer and a wardrobe. The units at the bed and breakfast are equipped with a seating area.
At our Duncan hotel we offer cozy guest suites, perfectly located in downtown Duncan minutes from over 12 wineries, 3 golf courses, fishing, whale watching tours as well as many parks and beaches. With more space than an ordinary hotel room, our one bedroom guest suites featuring a full size stove, fridge, microwave, dishes as well as a DVD player and a selection of movies.
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Downtown Duncan: 0.6km
This Duncan, BC property has one or two bedroom apartments featuring a fully equipped kitchen and private terrace. Each room has a living room with a sofa bed, free Wi-Fi and en suite laundry facilities. Pet-friendly. 25-minute drive from Shawnigan Lake, and less than an hour drive from Victoria and Nanaimo. Duncan Meadows Golf Course is 6 km away.
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Downtown Duncan: 0.45km
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.
Getaway accommodations with a difference! 10 peaceful acres to explore including estuary waterfront. 12 spacious rooms, private decks, ethernet, pets on approval, children OK, hot tub, full breakfast included. Accessible yet tucked away from the bustle. Great for group retreats. Rates from $90.00 - $200.00
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Downtown Ladysmith: 9.2km
Our Nanaimo hotel has friendly service, a great location, and amenities including a breakfast of steaming hot eggs and pancakes, fresh fruits and croissants, a variety of cereal and yogurt and coffee (nominal fee). Onsite restaurant. High speed Internet. Fitness Centre. Meeting Room and more.
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Downtown Nanaimo: 0.3km
Airport: 14.3km
This Parksville hotel features an indoor pool, jacuzzi and gym. A 32-inch wall-mounted flat-screen TV is provided in every room. The rooms are equipped with a microwave, fridge and coffee maker. There is free Wi-Fi along with a comfortable seating area and a work desk. Guests can enjoy a daily continental breakfast. The spacious breakfast bar area features a double-sided fireplace.
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Downtown Parksville: 0.8km
Meaning "a place to sleep", the "Kwa’lilas" hotel was named by the Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw elders in hopes that guests may find peaceful rest after a day of exploring Port Hardy. Our guest rooms combine modern, chic design with local Aboriginal artistic expressions. The rooms feature free high speed internet, flat-screen TVs with great channel selection, in-room climate control and walk in showers.
This Sidney hotel is 3 miles from Victoria International Airport. It features a full-service spa and beauty salon, multiple on-site dining options and modern rooms with free Wi-Fi. Hotel rooms feature light colors and have a mini-fridge, coffee maker and a sitting area. Each of the private bathrooms have bathrobes and slippers. Butchart Gardens is a 20-minute drive away.
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Ferry - Vancouver: 6.8km
Airport: 4.9km
Downtown Victoria: 27.7km
Downtown Sidney: 0.5km
Long Beach Lodge Resort is located along the Pacific Rim Highway, 4 km from Tofino Botanical Gardens. It offers windsurfing and an on-site restaurant. Rooms include free Wi-Fi, cable TV, a mini-fridge and a work desk. In-room child care is available. Continental breakfast is provided daily, and packed lunches are available. Fitness and business facilities are located on-site.
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Downtown Tofino: 5.4km
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 Ucluelet bed and breakfast is just 4.5 km off the Tofino Ucluelet Highway. The waterfront property features a private strip of beach and a self-serve continental breakfast. Guest rooms offer free Wi-Fi. The room is decorated with bright colors and includes a cable TV and bathroom with a claw-foot tub. An outdoor area with lounge chairs and a dining table is also available.
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Downtown Ucluelet: 14km
Boasting 3 levels of ocean view terraces, this Ucluelet bed and breakfast is on 2.2 mi of Wild Pacific Trail. Free Wi-Fi and barbecue facilities are included in all rooms. Beach access is just steps away. Showcasing ocean views, each comfortably furnished room at Bostrom's B&B on Little Beach Bay features a seating area with a sofa. Tea and coffee-making facilities are provided.
Offering 2 private beaches, this Resort is located on an old First Nations village site close to Ucluelet city centre and Pacific Rim National Park. Each chalet has a private bathroom, expansive balconies overlook the Pacific Ocean and offer BBQ facilities and outdoor seating are enjoyed. A full kitchen is provided. Free WiFi is available. Guests can enjoy surfing and hiking
"One of the Best B&B's you'll find" - Frommers 2005!
Rated #1 B&B in Victoria - TripAdvisor.com
Unwind and relax in the historic Rockland district of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Abbeymoore Manor offers romantic heritage bed and breakfast accommdation in a quiet residential setting.
Summer rates from $159, Winter rates from $99 www.abbeymoore.com
This historic inn, built in 1905, is a Registered Heritage Property located in downtown Victoria. It offers a gourmet breakfast, colorful gardens and elegant rooms with flat-screen TVs. Bathrobes, jetted tubs and a spacious sitting area are provided in every room, and many have a terrace. The Victorian library offers an extensive book collection and a large fireplace.
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Ferry - Vancouver: 32.7km
Airport: 27km
Downtown Victoria: 1km
This Victoria hotel is on the Trans-Canada Highway and 5-minute drive from the Inner Harbournad features free Wi-Fi. Cable TV and a coffee maker are found in each wood-furnished room of the Island Travel Inn. A work desk and an iron are also included. Laundry facilities and vending machines are also available.
Overlooking Victoria's beautiful inner harbor and the historic Parliament buildings, the Victoria Regent Waterfront Hotel features luxurious accommodations, first-class amenities and exceptional service in the heart of the city. Guests can enjoy in-room spa treatments. Only a short distance from the Regent Waterfront, guests will be able to discover a variety of popular attractions.
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Ferry - Vancouver: 32km
Airport: 26.4km
Downtown Victoria: 0.35km
Overlooking Piers Island and Swartz Bay, this stately bed and breakfast stands among the forest of the northern Saanich Peninsula. Free Wi-Fi is provided in every room. This hotel offers soft, decorative rooms that feature a view of the water or island. One room also features direct access to a sundeck and chairs. Wild birds including hummingbirds like to visit the property.
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Ferry - Vancouver: 5.7km
Airport: 10.6km
Downtown Victoria: 33.4km
Downtown Sidney: 7.2km
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