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Itinerary · British Columbia
West Coast Discovery
Nine days from Vancouver to Tofino and the Sea-to-Sky.
- Duration
- 9 days
- Pace
- Moderate
- Best months
- June – September
- Suggested cadence
- 3 bases
The journey
Pacific rainforest, urban architecture, and surf-pummeled shores of Vancouver Island, plus the Sea-to-Sky to Whistler. The west coast at its most lush and elemental.
Day by day
The full itinerary.
Day
01
Overnight
Vancouver
Arrive Vancouver
Canada Line from YVR to downtown. Settle into the Fairmont Pacific Rim or the Loden.
Day
02
Overnight
Vancouver
Vancouver, day one
Stanley Park sea wall by bike, lunch on Granville Island, sunset at Kits Beach.
Day
03
Overnight
Vancouver
Vancouver, day two
Capilano Suspension Bridge or Grouse Mountain, then dinner at St. Lawrence in Railtown.
Day
04
Overnight
Tofino
Vancouver → Tofino
Float plane to Tofino in 50 min, or ferry + drive (6 hr). Stay at the Wickaninnish Inn.
Day
05
Overnight
Tofino
Tofino in full
Surf lesson at Cox Bay, lunch at Picnic Charcuterie, sunset paddle at Chesterman Beach.
Day
06
Overnight
Vancouver
Tofino → Vancouver
Return ferry day. Quiet dinner at Anh & Chi.
Day
07
Overnight
Whistler
Sea-to-Sky to Whistler
Drive Highway 99 — Shannon Falls, Sea-to-Sky Gondola, arrive Whistler for dinner.
Day
08
Overnight
Whistler
Whistler
Peak 2 Peak Gondola, paddle on Alta Lake, dinner at Araxi.
Day
09
Overnight
Vancouver
Whistler → Vancouver → home
Morning drive back to YVR. Direct flights to most North American hubs.
Pack smart
What to bring.
- 01
Waterproof shell — Tofino is a rainforest
- 02
Sandals and runners
- 03
Reservations at Wickaninnish months ahead
- 04
A book for the float plane delays
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