Vancouver Island
Bluebird Holidays: features seven days on Vancouver Island in a 16-day itinerary between Calgary and Vancouver, including car rental, ferry crossing and rail journey plus accommodation. Overnights in Port Hardy, Campbell River, Tofino and Victoria. From £1,135 per person twinshare, excluding transatlantic flights.
Globespan: new 14-day self-drive itinerary called ‘From The Oceans To The Mountains’ includes five days on Vancouver Island. Twinshare prices, including car and accommodation, are from £404 per person or from £236 for each of four travelling together. Flights not included.
Travel 4: a choice of four sightseeing packages, including a three-day bear-viewing break at Knight Inlet from Campbell River; a three-day Victoria stay to view killer whales in the Georgia Strait; and either whale-watching or a tour of the Hot Springs Cove over three days at Tofino. A four-day ex-Vancouver package based in Victoria with various tours of the island is also available. Prices range from £104 to £453 twinshare.
All Canada Travel and Holidays: three-day salmon fishing package at Painters Lodge, Campbell River, includes two nights’ accommodation and two 4hr guided fishing trips. From £182 per person based on two sharing a boat.
Other operators featuring Vancouver Island: Vacation Canada, Canadian Connections, Jetset, Travelpack and 1st Class Holidays.