Vancouver Island Bus Tour between                        Port Hardy and Victoria, BC - 2008

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 Train Station and Painters Lodge in Campbell River.

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Port Hardy to/from Victoria

Adults/Seniors/Youth: $168.54 CDN including tax

Child (2-11 years): $136.74 CDN including tax

Lodging , food or beverages not included

Victoria to Port Hardy: depart approx 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 to Duncan where you will view Totem Poles. Next is Chemainus "The City of Murals"; this is a 40 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 a15 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!

2008 Departure dates leaving Victoria and traveling to Port Hardy:

May 23, 25, 27, 29

June 2, 6, 8, 10, 12, 20, 22, 24, 26

July 4, 6, 8, 10, 18, 20, 22, 24

August 1, 3, 5, 7, 15, 17, 19, 21, 29, 31

September 2, 4, 8, 12, 14, 16, 18, 22, 26 and 28 (season ends)

Victoria Hotel pick up locations:

Hotel Grand Pacific, Laurel Point Inn, Coast Victoria, Harbour Towers, Royal Scott, Queen Victoria, Fairmont Empress, Executive House, Chateau Victoria, Victoria Marriott, Dominion Hotel, Best Western Carlton Plaza

Port Hardy to Victoria: depart approx 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 Totem poles. 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!

2008 Departure dates leaving Port Hardy and traveling to Victoria:

May 24, 26, 28, 30

June 3, 7, 9, 11, 13, 21, 23, 25, 27

July 5, 7, 9, 11, 19, 21, 23, 25

August 2, 4, 6, 8, 16, 18, 20, 22, 30

September 1, 3, 5, 9, 13, 15, 17, 19, 23, 27 and 29 (season ends)

Port Hardy Hotel pick up locations:

Thunderbird Inn, Port Hardy Inn, North Shore Inn, Pioneer Inn, Quarterdeck Inn, Glen Lyon Inn, Airport Inn.

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.

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