Vancouver Island North Art-Tour - Telegraph Cove Art Gallery VancouverIslandNorth 2022-05-27 | Take the Vancouver Island North Self-guided Art Tour!vancouverislandnorth.ca/things-to-do/galleries-studios
Wild, Open Spaces of Vancouver Island North VancouverIslandNorth 2024-03-27 | Vancouver Island North is home to true wilderness. With our ancient coastal rainforests, towering mountains, and thriving ecosystems, Vancouver Island offers a rare opportunity to trek in magnificent, unspoiled nature, see and experience wildlife, immerse yourself in Indigenous cultures, and so much more.vancouverislandnorth.ca
Wild, Open Spaces of Vancouver Island North VancouverIslandNorth 2024-03-27 | With our ancient coastal rainforests, towering mountains, and thriving ecosystems, Vancouver Island offers a rare opportunity to trek in magnificent, unspoiled nature, see and experience wildlife, discover new cultures, and so much more.vancouverislandnorth.ca
Learn from the Locals VancouverIslandNorth 2023-04-05 | With our ancient coastal rainforests, towering mountains, and thriving ecosystems, Vancouver Island offers a rare opportunity to trek in magnificent, unspoiled nature, see and experience wildlife, discover new cultures, and so much more. Vancouver Island is a natural wonder to everyone that lives and travels here, and it is our responsibility to preserve and protect it – now and for the future.Learn More: vancouverislandnorth.ca/takethepledge
Vancouver Island North Wild Pledge VancouverIslandNorth 2023-04-05 | The Wild Pledge is a promise to practice responsible tourism and journey with care when visiting Vancouver Island North communities, businesses, Indigenous communities, forests and oceans. #FortheGoodofourWildLearn more: vancouverislandnorth.ca/takethepledge
Experience Vancouver Island North on the self-guided art tour VancouverIslandNorth 2023-02-23 | Vancouver Island North is located on the traditional territory of the Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw people, who have been stewards of this land since time immemorial.It’s the first word and last stop in western Canada for relaxed and spontaneous ecoadventure. Where you can witness wildlife, such as whales, eagles, and black bears, while discovering our magical shorelines and inland wilderness. Experience Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw First Nations traditions, art, and living culture.Amble across deserted, tide swept beaches. View furred, feathered and finned wildlife in its natural habitat. Stand in mute witness to postcard views that haven’t changed in millennia. Fly, float by boat or drive multi-lane highways north along picture perfect stretches of pavement, complete with winding curves, postcard pullovers and roadside black bears. Vancouver Island North: Spectacular and surprisingly close to home.#travel #vancouverisland #indigenoustourism #tourism
Schoen Lake Provincial Park, Vancouver Island North VancouverIslandNorth 2022-07-08 | BC Parks in collaboration with Vancouver Island North Tourism and Tourism Vancouver Island
Cape Scott Provincial Park VancouverIslandNorth 2022-07-08 | BC Parks in collaboration with Vancouver Island North Tourism and Tourism Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island North Art Tour - Harmony Gardens Gallery VancouverIslandNorth 2022-06-27 | Take the Vancouver Island North Self-guided Art Tour
Vancouver Island North Art Tour -Graceworks Gallery VancouverIslandNorth 2022-06-21 | Take the self-guided Vancouver Island North Art Tour.
Vancouver Island North Art Tour - Sea Side Studio & Gallery Quatsino VancouverIslandNorth 2022-05-27 | Take the Vancouver Island North Self-guided Art Tour!vancouverislandnorth.ca/things-to-do/galleries-studios
Supporting Local Tourism Will Require A Ton Of... VancouverIslandNorth 2021-05-28 | Supporting local tourism this summer will require plenty of exploration, adventures, relaxation, healthy appetites, and curiosity.Do good with your dollars this summer by supporting some of the businesses hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, try something you’ve never done before: head out on a guided fishing experience, join a multi-day kayaking tour to see the coast from a whole new perspective, or step into the quiet serenity of a remote wilderness lodge.
Get Lost in Nature - 3 VancouverIslandNorth 2018-04-17 | It’s easy to find yourself off the beaten track and immersed in the surrounding nature. Explore with friends and family while following your own internal compass and Visitor Centre maps and guidebooks. Or enlist one of the area’s knowledgeable guides for direct access to the region’s very best fishing, diving and wildlife-watching spots.
Get Lost in Wildlife - 3 VancouverIslandNorth 2018-04-17 | It’s not so much wildlife viewing. Viewing implies observation over participation, like looking through a window; watching over a fence, or through a pair of binoculars. Safe and separate. It’s common, but it’s not how we do things here. On Vancouver Island North, a better phrase is Wildlife Immersion. Every inch of Vancouver Island North is teeming with wildlife, creatures great and small; the land up here still belongs to the wild things.
Get Lost in Nature - 2 VancouverIslandNorth 2018-04-17 | Seat yourself in a unique front row position for spotting whales and exploring pristine marine environments at a pace all your own. There’s something about the air up here. It’s a crispness, a mist laden with salty sea-spray. It’s, unmistakably, a departure from urban living. Morning mist rolls off the ocean and you’re surrounded, not by skyscrapers or urban skylines, but by unfettered, untamed wilderness.
Get Lost in Nature - 1 VancouverIslandNorth 2018-04-17 | Vancouver Island North, a landscape that has remained virtually untouched for centuries. A land rich with both history and culture, made for adventurers, explorers and for the truly wild at heart. It represents an opportunity to disconnect and reconnect with nature again.
Get Lost in Culture - 3 VancouverIslandNorth 2018-04-17 | Launch your marine-based cultural adventure from Port McNeill or Alder Bay to connect with the past, present, and future of the Kwakwaka’wakw people on a guided trip to the U’mista Cultural Centre followed by a marine wildlife zodiac tour that melds culture and nature.
Get Lost in Wildlife - 2 VancouverIslandNorth 2018-04-17 | Perhaps the most common but beautiful of all Vancouver Island North wildlife, peaceful black bears roam widely with unexpected grace and gentleness. Looking for the bigger, more imposing grizzly bear? On the mainland a short flight or boat ride away, is a section of the coast renowned as one of the world’s finest destinations for sightseeing these majestic mammals.
Get Lost in Wildlife - 1 VancouverIslandNorth 2018-04-16 | Wild things roam here. Expect your first sightings to be majestic bald eagles riding the updrafts overhead or perhaps a black bear munching on sweet grass at the edge of Highway 19 (locally known as “bear alley”). The Roosevelt Elk and Vancouver Island Marmot are unique to the region. Great blue herons fish at the edge of estuaries that echo with the sweet call of songbirds.
Get Lost in Culture - 1 VancouverIslandNorth 2018-04-16 | Vancouver Island North boasts rich and colourful culture & history. Its various museums and cultural and interpretive centres chronicle a saga of human habitation dating back at thousands of years. Alert Bay’s priceless U’mista Cultural Centre is internationally renowned for its collection of potlatch artifacts.
Get Lost in Vancouver Island North VancouverIslandNorth 2018-04-16 | Our friendly towns and villages are charmingly relaxed, pleasingly civilized and within easy reach of the areas many special wild places.
Explore Vancouver Island North VancouverIslandNorth 2018-04-16 | Vancouver Island North is the first word and last stop in western Canada for relaxed and spontaneous ecoadventure. Where you can witness wildlife, such as whales, eagles, and black bears, while discovering our magical shorelines and inland wilderness. Experience Kwakwaka’wakw First Nations traditions, art, and living culture. Find yourself in nature by immersing yourself in landscape that has remained virtually untouched for centuries.
Vancouver Island North VancouverIslandNorth 2018-03-26 | www.GetLostFindYourself.caVancouver Island North. It’s about an experience.A deeper understanding of culture, wildlife and the very nature that surrounds you. Come, get lost... and find yourself.
Stubbs Island Whale Watching - Vancouver Island North VancouverIslandNorth 2018-03-26 | www.GetLostFindYourself.ca | www.stubbs-island.comRemarkable experience while reconnecting with nature.BC’s first whale watching company is proudly setting the standards for an ethical, safe and remarkable experience. Reconnect with nature at Stubbs Island Whale Watching, Telegraph Cove.Stubbs Island Whale Watching invites you to join them for an exciting sea adventure from Telegraph Cove, the Whale Watching Capital of British Columbia! You'll love our island, the magnificent mammals, rare bird species you'll see, and the friendly people you'll meet.Depending on the time of year in BC, you may see Minke Whales, Harbour Porpoises, Dall's porpoise, Humpback Whales, Bears, Steller sea lions, various birds, Pacific white-sided dolphins, and of course our famous Orca (killer whales).
Stubbs Island Whale Watching - Get Lost with Wildlife VancouverIslandNorth 2016-05-12 | www.GetLostFindYourself.ca | www.stubbs-island.comRemarkable experience while reconnecting with nature.BC’s first whale watching company is proudly setting the standard for an ethical, safe and remarkable experience. Reconnect with nature at Stubbs Island Whale Watching, Telegraph Cove.Stubbs Island Whale Watching invites you to join them for an exciting sea adventure from Telegraph Cove, the Whale Watching Capital of British Columbia! You'll love our island, the magnificent mammals, rare bird species you'll see, and the friendly people you'll meet.Depending on the time of year in BC, you may see Minke Whales, Harbour Porpoises, Dall's porpoise, Humpback Whales, Bears, Steller sea lions, various birds, Pacific white-sided dolphins, and of course our famous Orca (killer whales).
Kwalilas Hotel - Get Lost in Culture VancouverIslandNorth 2016-05-12 | www.GetLostFindYourself.ca | www.kwalilashotel.caGilakas’la means “welcome", to a place so rich in culture, in nature... Just one day is not enough. Immerse yourself with Kwa’lilas Hotel, Port Hardy’s premiere First Nations accommodation. The Kwa’lilas Hotel is a premier First Nations four-star destination hotel, offering high-end amenities and services for North Island visitors and residents. “Kwa’lilas” is a traditional word meaning ‘a place to sleep’. The hotel was named by the Gwa’sala ‘Nakwaxda’xw elders in hopes that travelers and guests would find peaceful rest in the hotel after a day of exploration in the north island. The hotel features 85 guestrooms plus meeting space to accommodate up to 150 people. A curated selection of authentic local Aboriginal art can be found throughout the hotel celebrating local traditions, stories and culture. Hotel guests can also choose to participate in a selection of eco-adventure tours and cultural experiences guided by community members and local experts.
World Class Diving VancouverIslandNorth 2014-12-30 | Diving the waters off the coast of North Vancouver Island provides an experience that is unparalleled.Where else can you expect to see a pod of porpoises or white-sided dolphins swim past, to brush up against an Orca, or to dance with sea lions and seals? Jacques Cousteau rated the diving in this region as one of the best cold-water destinations in the world.
Walking With Giants -Hiking Vancouver Island North VancouverIslandNorth 2014-12-19 | Hiking around the northern tip of Vancouver Island is an opportunity to awaken your senses. The richness of this region is one that truly can be seen, smelled, felt and heard. Find yourself off the beaten path on a stroll through a stand of majestic, old growth forest that radiates shades of green indescribable to anyone but those standing right beside you.
No Two Days Are The Same - Fishing Vancouver Island North VancouverIslandNorth 2014-12-10 | Buckle up and settle in for the fishing expedition of a lifetime.The story of fishing on Vancouver Island North is one that starts long ago, dating back to the original settlers and aboriginal peoples who made their fortunes and built their communities around the abundant waters of the Pacific.
Parks & Camping - Vacation Planning - Vancouver Island North VancouverIslandNorth 2013-12-19 | In the Vancouver Island North region, spanning the mountains and coasts of the Island and adjacent mainland, there are vast expanses of land that are still unsettled.Discover More: http://gonorthisland.com/parks-camping#ExploreCanada #ExploreBC #GoNorthIsland
The Inside Passage - Vacation Planning - Vancouver Island North VancouverIslandNorth 2013-12-19 | The Inside Passage is a meandering journey that takes travelers through the waterways between Port Hardy and Prince Rupert, British Columbia. Through magnificent fjords, inlets and islands, sailing the Inside Passage is the experience of a lifetime. Discover More: http://gonorthisland.com/inside-passage#ExploreCanada #ExploreBC #GoNorthIsland
Kayaking - Vacation Planning - Vancouver Island North VancouverIslandNorth 2013-07-11 | Paddle in Paradise: Seat yourself in a unique front row position for spotting whales and exploring pristine marine environments at a pace all your ownThere's something special about the air up here. It's a crispness, a mist laden with salt and sea-spray, the tell-tale scent of seaweed and what can only be called life.
Hiking - Vacation Planning - Vancouver Island North VancouverIslandNorth 2013-07-11 | Blaze a Trail: Take these hikes not just as a means of reaching your destination, but to experience the rugged beauty that is revealed with each remarkable step on North Vancouver Island.On Vancouver Island North, one doesn't so much hike as one goes on an expedition. Not so much a visitor as an explorer. At every turn, there's opportunity to uncover another hidden passage and reveal long-forgotten treasures.
Whales & Bears - Vacation Planning - Vancouver Island North VancouverIslandNorth 2013-07-11 | Plan your bear watching or whale watching on North Vancouver Island with this handy Travel Planning Tool. http://gonorthisland.com/whales-bearsIt's not so much wildlife viewing. Viewing implies observation over participation, like looking through a window; watching over a fence, or through a pair of binoculars. Safe and separate. It's common, but it's not how we do things here. On Vancouver Island North, a better phrase is Wildlife Immersion. Every inch of Vancouver Island North is teeming with wildlife, creatures great and small; the land up here still belongs to the wild things.
History & Culture - Vacation Planning - Vancouver Island North VancouverIslandNorth 2013-07-10 | Explore Vancouver Island North's rich history and culture with single or multi day sample itineraries.http://gonorthisland.com/culture-historyThe cultural diversity of Vancouver Island North might surprise you. From the Danish pioneers that settled the northern tip of Vancouver Island over 100 years ago to the rich and storied Aboriginal history dating back thousands of years, there's no shortage of historical sites to explore.
Vancouver Island North - Escape into Nature VancouverIslandNorth 2011-02-16 | Welcome to Vancouver Island North, the destination of choice for outdoor adventurers, nature lovers and cultural enthusiasts. Visitors can expect massive expanses of pristine wilderness, spectacular wildlife viewing opportunities, vast forests, and a chance to take a look back at the history of the region in the museums and cultural and interpretive centres uniquely representing each community. Land based experiences are found at beaches, in parks, on golf courses, on the ski hill, in caves, on bikes, riding the road or the dirt, and hiking trails that range from easy, paved strolls to multi-day hiking adventures. Those who take to the water do so in kayaks, on fishing boats, on surf boards or go deeper to explore the vibrant, underwater world thriving in the clear cold North Island ocean. Arts & culture venues provide visitors with a taste of local culture and history at galleries, studios, museums and cultural centres all around the region. The communities of Vancouver Island North include Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Port Alice, Alert Bay, Sointula, Telegraph Cove, Winter Harbour, Coal Harbour, Quatsino, Woss, Holberg and other wilderness destinations.
