Tofino Resorts - Reviews and Rates

Vancouver Island After a somewhat stressful exit from Vancouver, thanks to Sat Nav and Ferry location confusion, we made it on the ferry to Victoria. Landed at Sidney (little coastal town) and drove to Victoria. Really pretty downtown area, on the harbour, with loads of street performers. After lunch and an ice cream, checking in for our whale ...

After the WCT, we recouped for a couple days at Aili's Grandpa's in Victoria (well, I did - Aili had to fly back to LA for a work meeting, returning less than 48 hours later so not much rest for her!). While there, I visited Craigdarroch Castle (an old coal baron's mansion) with Grandpa and strolled through downtown, passing the harbor, the pro...

I could not wait to get out of Vancouver. After packing up my gear I headed to the skytrain - a long walk from the hostel - especially with all your stuff in your backpack.... . In Canada the Greyhound buses take you almost anywhere in the country and so one took me to Tofino on Vancouver Island (including a little ferry crossing). Funny enough ...

Over on the ferry to Vancouver Island, then a long drive to Tofino, for our whale watching adventure. We boarded a Zodiac with two 250 HP engines on the back and screamed out to sea. This boat was amazingly fast, and in the ocean swell we were jumping clean out of the water. It was great fun. We eventually got to the Whale site (after having see...