Vancouver Island Bus Tour between
Port Hardy and Victoria, BC - 2012
New
for 2012 - Vancouver to Port Hardy
New
for 2012 - Victoria - Tofino - Port Hardy combination
This day tour starts in either Port Hardy or Victoria.
It is conveniently scheduled to accommodate BC Ferry foot
passengers sailing between Port Hardy and Prince Rupert. Drop-offs
& Pick-ups may also be prearranged for
the Qualicum Beach Train Station and Painters
Lodge in Campbell River.
Other tours are
available: Inside Passage, Whistler, Grizzly Bear, Whale Watching,
Vancouver Island by Rail. Please e-mail info@northislandtours.com
for further details.
Port
Hardy to/from Victoria
Adults/Seniors/Youth:
$185 CDN plus 12% tax
Child (2-11
years): $149 CDN plus 12% tax
Lodging
, food or beverages not included
Victoria
to Port Hardy: depart approximately 8:00 a.m.
After your Victoria
hotel pick up (see list below), this tour departs northbound
on the Island Highway. The first stop is at the Brentwood
Bay Scenic pull-out; after this your journey continues through
Duncan, City of Totems. Next is Chemainus "The City of
Murals"; this is a 50 minute attraction stop over. Back
on to the coach and we travel "up island" to Coombs
Market; this attraction was made famous by the goats grazing
on the roof of the building. Here you have a 1-hour lunch
break (cost not included in tour). After this stop we will
follow the scenic route along the ocean shoreline through
Qualicum Beach and then continue our travel north on the Island
Highway past Campbell River to Sayward where we have a 15
minute "coffee break" stop at a unique building
made of logging cable. The tour ends by arriving in Port Hardy
around 6:00 p.m. when you will be dropped off at local hotels
(see list below). The next morning passengers taking the ferry
to Prince Rupert will be transferred from their hotels to
the BC Ferry terminal.
Bon Voyage!
2012 Departure
dates leaving Victoria and traveling to Port Hardy:
May 21, 23, 25,
and 29
June 4,6, 8, 12,18,
20, 22 and 26
July 2, 4, 6, 10,
16, 18, 20 and 30
August 1, 3, 13,
15,, 17, 27, 29 and 31
September 4, 10,
12, 14, 18, 24, 26 and 28
Victoria
Hotel pick up locations: all downtown hotels
Port Hardy
to Victoria: depart approximately 8:00 a.m.
For passengers arriving
on the BC Ferry from Prince Rupert, this tour will pick you
up at the ferry terminal and deliver you
to your hotel. You tour starts the next morning.
Departing Port Hardy
and traveling south bound your first stop will be at a unique
historical coffee shop in Sayward. After this 15 minute stop
your tour will continue on past Campbell River and Courtenay,
then along the "old highway" that travels along
the shoreline through quaint Qualicum Beach. We will be stopping
at the Coombs Public Market for a 1 one lunch break (lunch
cost not included in tour). Here you will enjoy the shops
and see goats grazing on the roof (believe it!). After lunch
the the tour follows the island highway to Parksville then
on the scenic route to Chemainus"The City of Murals".
Here you will have a 40 minute stop to enjoy the shops and
attractions. Next we travel through Duncan "The City
of Totems". The final journey of this tour is traveling
over the Malahat drive to Victoria, BC, City of Flowers and
the capital city of British Columbia. Arriving at Victoria
around 5:45 p.m. Enjoy!
2012 Departure
dates leaving Port Hardy and traveling to Victoria:
May 22, 24, 26 and
28
June 5, 7, 9, 13,
19, 21, 23 and 27
July 3, 5, 7, 11,
17, 19, 21 and 31
August 2, 4, 14,
16, 18, 28 and 30
September 1, 5,
11, 13, 15, 19, 25, 27 and 29
Port Hardy Hotel pick up locations:
all downtown Port Hardy hotels
For more
details about pick up, drop offs and transfers please
Click
Here
If these these travel
dates do not meet your needs please note that Greyhound bus
lines offers a daily trip between Victoria and Port Hardy
that is not guided and does not transfer you between your
hotel and the Port Hardy ferry terminal. Contact Greyhound
direct for further details.
For more information on the guided bus tour please E-mail
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