2025 Vancouver Island Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in May)
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🏕 Jordan River
The first stop is Jordan River, a quiet and pleasant driving destination. It’s an ideal base for exploring the surrounding area, and it’s refreshing to sit by the beach and watch surfers at China Beach and Mystic Beach showing off their skills, as if watching an autumn surf party.
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🏕 Cowichan Bay
Then head to Cowichan Bay, a little gem tucked between Victoria and Nanaimo that exudes a strong fishing village feel. Artist studios and handicraft shops can be found everywhere in the town. It feels like stepping into a secret garden away from the hustle and bustle, and the soul is completely healed.
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🏕 Ucluelet
If Tofino feels too crowded for you, head to Ucluelet, a low-key yet charming place just two and a half hours from Nanaimo. The pristine coastline makes people feel like they are in the embrace of nature. Every beautiful scene along the way makes you unable to help but click the shutter to record the tranquility.
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🏕Parksville
Parksville is still charming in the fall, with its vast sandy beaches sparkling golden in the sun. Don’t forget to drop by Coombs Old Country Market to see the adorable goats basking in the sun on the rooftop and experience the town’s unique quirkiness.
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🏕Ladysmith
Sandwiched between Victoria and Nanaimo, Ladysmith is a fitting rest stop on your road trip. Stroll through the center of the town, breathe in the fresh air, immerse yourself in the atmosphere of history, and rediscover your inner peace.
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🏕Campbell River
Finally, drive north to Campbell River, an outdoor enthusiast’s paradise. Here, the Elk Falls Suspension Bridge is a place not to be missed. Standing on the suspension bridge and overlooking the magnificent natural landscape, you can't help but be shocked.
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PacificPacific Island Circle Tour
Although it rains almost all day, BC can still keep people away from mediocrity and repeating daily life, mountains, sea, birds The killer whales and forests are scattered on the vast land. In the rain, you can feel the wildness on the other side of nature. With the rising sun sipping coffee, enjoying the rising moon and the reflection of the moon on the calm water in the evening is the resort.
Breakfast at the Marahart Hotel, a West Coast style boutique hotel and restaurant, close to the top of Vancouver's historic Malahat Drive overlooking Saanich Bay (Saanich The entire view of the Inlet).
Continue north to Cowichan Bay and enjoy the view along the Malahat Lookout.
Arrive at the Winsholm Tea Garden and experience a tea garden tour and taste Canadian tea. The Winsterholm Valley is located in the Cowichan area of Vancouver Island, which the coast of Salish called warm land. This fertile land creates a unique microclimate that promotes the growth of tea trees. There is the only tea factory in Canada.
Continue to Botanical Beach and explore the beaches and forest trails for 1-1.5 hours.
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I love this place
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A must-visit food palace in Vancouver: Royal Seafood Restaurant, a wonderful feast of top-notch Cantonese dim sum
If you come to Vancouver and want to experience authentic Cantonese cuisine, then Royal Court Seafood Restaurant is definitely one of the restaurants you cannot miss. This high-end Chinese restaurant in downtown Vancouver is famous for its exquisite seafood dishes and traditional Cantonese cuisine. It is regarded as a food paradise by both local residents and tourists from all over the world.
As you enter the Royal Court Seafood Restaurant, the magnificent decoration immediately catches your eye. The elegant Chinese style combined with modern design creates a high-end yet warm dining atmosphere. The gorgeous crystal chandeliers, exquisite tables and chairs, and soft lighting make the whole space full of nobility, making it an ideal place for family gatherings, business banquets or special occasions.
The dim sum at Royal Court Seafood Restaurant is a highlight that many diners talk about. The handmade shrimp dumplings, siu mai, barbecued pork buns, etc., every bite can show the chef's care and exquisite skills. The dim sum has a thin wrapper and rich fillings, and tastes great, especially suitable for enjoying here during lunch time. The Cantonese roast meat here is also very famous, especially the crispy roast duck and honey barbecued pork. Every piece of meat is tender and juicy, with a crispy skin and a fragrant aroma.
In terms of service, Royal Court Seafood Restaurant provides high-level and considerate service. The waiters are professional and friendly, happy to introduce meals to guests and provide suggestions, making people feel meticulous care and enhancing the overall dining experience.
In summary, Royal Court Seafood Restaurant not only provides top-notch Cantonese cuisine, but also becomes a leader in Vancouver's catering industry with its elegant dining environment and high-quality service.
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🇨🇦Hidden beauty of Hole In The Wall on Vancouver Island
Hole In The Wall, Port Alberni, BC V9Y 7M4
It's so stunning. Walking through the small path, a three-dimensional landscape painting suddenly appears in front of you. This place is a bit hidden, walking in from the roadside two hours away from Tofino, and after ten minutes of small stones, streams and wild paths.
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Dinner walk to the Flying Pig Restaurant, a modern minimalist style restaurant, warm and relaxing, made with fresh ingredients, a platter of appetizers, salad and platter made of chicken, pork and beef, dessert It is the signature dessert of the restaurant. It is generally sweet for the desserts of Chinese people, but it is worth trying.
After dinner, walk back to the hotel and meet the beer car on the side of the road. You can sit in the car with ten friends, drink while you are on the bicycle, or you will play.
The Flying Pig Flying Pig Restaurant
Address: 1245 Wharf Street Victoria
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The most beautiful garden in the world, the stunning spring
Buchart Gardens in Canada was built in 1904. The original site of the garden was an abandoned limestone pit that used to supply raw materials for the cement plant. Starting with a few pea flowers and roses that were originally planted, today's flower-filled gardens can already play the spring symphony. The garden was selected as one of the top ten gardens in the world by several publications such as USA Today and National Geographic.
2004 Butchart Garden was named "Canada National Historic Site".
The garden covers an area of 22 hectares with more than 900 different species of more than 1 million plants.
Spring, tulips, daffodils and hyacinths make the air full of colorful aromas. It is wonderful to stroll,
adult ticket 175 yuan (RMB); child ticket 12 yuan (RMB) 5-12 years old available, youth ticket 88 yuan (RMB) 13-17 years old available,
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The cement trader converted the mine into a private garden
to Victoria in Vancouver. If you dont go to Butchart Gardens, you can say that you are in Baoshan but you are empty-handed. And return. This private garden, which is open and attracts millions of people from all over the world, is not only a four-season flower, but also a garden landscape.
The reason why Butchart Gardens was named "Canada National Historic Site" in 2004 was because it was originally a limestone mine called "Buchat" cement merchant; since Mr. Buicks retirement, Mrs. Butchart is about to The mine was converted into a garden, which is really an environmentally friendly model and guardian. If you want to find out the original appearance of the mine, you can only sit on the bench of the "sinking garden", fantasy and marvel! Since the lady led the children and grandchildren to collect exotic flowers and plants from all over the world, there are also "Japanese Garden" and "Italian Garden", which are all beautiful.
In the middle of the garden, there is a fountain with a water column of 21 meters. It was built in 1964 by the Buchart couple's grandson Ross for the 60th anniversary of the garden. As a result, the Butchart family has invested more than one gardening and sightseeing reception. century.
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Listening
Listening to the name may make people think that Butchart Gardens is just a small garden courtyard, but here is a 22-hectare flower kingdom.
This is a paradise for gardeners, photographers and romantics. Different seasons will have different flowers blooming. A girl from the same company has already visited 3 times, each time is different. scene. Strolling through the winding roads, through the tall trees and velvety lawns, the name and the more exotic flowers and flowers are all around, and the different themed gardens are designed with the help of the terrain.
Japanese garden, Italian garden, rose garden... A garden courtyard with different themes has the magic that makes me stop and be amazed and obsessed. But the most amazing, or unforgettable, must be Sunken Garden, which was transformed by Jennie Butchart. If you don't look at the old photos, who can think of the garden in the Garden of Eden, which was gradually transformed from the deep pit left by the mining of her husband's factory.
Especially recommended for afternoon tea in The Dining Room in the garden - eating a variety of desserts surrounded by fragrant and "beauty", watching the light and shadow outside the window, life is nothing but life.
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The townspeople have been logging for generations. With the depression and cessation of the logging industry, the people in the town have gradually lost their livelihoods, and most of them have moved to other places to make a living. The town of Shumenis is about to disappear, and the mayor is helpless. When he is disappointed, he invites painters from all over the country to save the history of the town on the walls of various buildings in order to commemorate. Who knows that with the creation of paintings, visitors from all over the world come to visit the town and paintings that are about to disappear, and the town has gradually restored its vibrant scene. The wall painting town is now also an attraction on Vancouver Island. We are also inexplicable, but the town was very quiet on that day. The old people sat in the cafe and had a leisurely coffee. The soothing rhythm was my longing for life.
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Address: Butchart Gardens, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Tickets: Adult tickets (18 years old and above) 176 yuan; youth tickets (13-17 years old) 96 yuan; children tickets (5-12 years old) 22 yuan
recommended wearing: although now only 10 In the month, the magical capital can wear short sleeves at this time, but it is a bit cool here. It can bring some colorful and well-matched items, both temperature and color.
It belongs to the Victoria Butchart family garden. Since 1904, it has become the second largest garden in the world. It is a place that is very suitable for family travel. The family walks in the Butchart Garden and feels like walking in a fairy tale, and can't help but want a pleasant circle.
Ps: I heard that every Saturday night from July to August every year, there will be a gorgeous fireworks show, which is the most beautiful enjoyment in summer. And if it is not lucky to encounter rainy days, the park is also very human, and there will be a variety of rain gear along the roadside. Although the small words did not catch up, but can see such a beautiful flower sea has been fried chicken happy ~