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DURATION 7 Nights / 8 Days DATES May to October, Daily ROUTE  | Victoria | Campbell River / Quadra Island | | Vancouver

Campbell Quadra Island Celebrate the Coast Salish and Kwakwaka’wakw people on this memorable route that River takes you by ferry from Vancouver to Victoria and beautiful . Another Comox Powell River Courteney sailing takes you from Comox to the Inside Passage and Powell River on the Sunshine Coast. Feel like you’ve stepped into a world from another time as rainforests and moun- Sechelt VANCOUVER tains haunt the shoreline of coastal . Let the area’s First Nations immerse ISLAND you in their ancient and living culture. Visit interpretive centres and sample traditional Vancouver foods, watch a First Nations carver create a totem pole, and purchase original Aboriginal C A N A D A U S A art from the many art galleries along the way. Taste the distinctive flavours of regional in- digenous cuisine, explore a pristine beach, go whale or bear-watching, or paddle a canoe along the ocean shores with a knowledgeable First Nations guide.

Suggested Itinerary visitors to take a glimpse into the Coast gives visitors dramatic glimpses of First Salish culture through traditional ocean- Nations cultures before and after the Day 1-2 Vancouver Exploring going canoe, covered boat and kayak arrival of Europeans. Vancouver is one of the world’s most excursions. In the evening, enjoy First beautiful cities, rich with culture, nature Nations cuisine at the Salmon n’ Bannock Day 4 Victoria | Sidney Exploring and world-class shopping, dining and restaurant. Explore the nearby harbour town hotels. It is also home to the Coast Salish of Sidney. In Sidney, Sidney Whale peoples including the Tsleil-Waututh, Day 3 Vancouver | Victoria Watching welcomes visitors to their Musqueam and Squamish Nations. While Travel from Vancouver to Victoria on BC traditional territory to discover the visiting Vancouver, explore Aboriginal Ferries, on a scenic ferry ride through rich cultural history of the Coast Salish culture at the Klahowya Village in the Gulf Islands. Take the remainder people on whale-watching and cultural Stanley Park and discover First Nations of the day to explore the city. A visit to interpretive tours. treasures at the Bill Reid Gallery of the Royal British Columbia Museum Nortwest Coast Art. Takaya Tours is a must. The museum’s First Peoples on the north shore of Vancouver invites Gallery is a permanent exhibition and

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Day 5 Victoria | Campbell River / Day 7 Quadra Island | Courtenay | Day 8 Sechelt Exploring | Vancouver Quadra Island Sechelt In the morning experience an enriching From Victoria, travel north up the east Travel south to the town of Courtenay and excursion with Talaysay Tours, who offers coast of Vancouver Island to Campbell stop at the I-HOS Gallery. This K’ómoks kayaking, seagoing canoe and hiking tours. River. A short car ferry ride will bring you First Nation-owned gallery features First Nations guides share the history, to quaint Quadra Island, the home of traditional and contemporary Northwest legends and stories of the Shíshálh people Tsa-Kwa-Luten Lodge, the Oceanfront Coast works of art and more. From with their guests. Guests can also rent Resort at Cape Mudge. The lodge Comox, travel aboard BC Ferries crossing kayaks from Talaysay Tours and explore the features Pacific Coast Kwagiulth the Inside Passage to Powell River, on the waters of the Sunshine Coast on their own. architecture as well as traditional and mainland of BC in a region known as the From Sechelt you will have a short drive contemporary Aboriginal art. Sunshine Coast. The coast has stunning south to the village of Gibsons. Sail on mountain scenery, dense forests, quaint BC Ferries to Horseshoe Bay, situated Day 6 Quadra Island Exploring coves and fjord-like inlets. From Powell in . From here, drive 30 While on Quadra Island you can explore River you will drive south to Saltery Bay, minutes to downtown Vancouver or 2 the Nuyumbalees Cultural Centre or where you connect to the rest of the hours north along the scenic Sea to Sky partake in wildlife-viewing tours with Sunshine Coast via a car ferry across Jervis Highway to Whistler. Aboriginal Journeys. Whale-watching Inlet. Sechelt is situated in the middle and bear-viewing tours are interwoven of the and lies within with insights into local First Nations the traditional territory of the Shíshálh history and culture. In the evening enjoy (Sechelt) First Nation. West Coast seafood cuisine at the resort.

TRIP OVERVIEW

Day City Activities Hotel Suggestions km / Day 1 Arrive in Vancouver Klahowya Village in Stanley Park (Jun - Sep) Coast Coal Harbour Hotel or N/A Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art Skwachàys Lodge Salmon n’ Bannock Restaurant 2 Vancouver Exploring Khot-La-Cha Art Gallery & Gift Shop Coast Coal Harbour Hotel N/A Traditional canoe, boat or kayak tours with Takaya Tours 3 Vancouver to Royal British Columbia Museum Abigail’s Hotel 70 km / 1.30 hr Ferry Victoria

4 Victoria / Sidney Sidney Whale Watching - Sidney Abigail’s Hotel 52 km Exploring 5 Victoria via Duncan Tsa-Kwa-Luten, the Oceanfront Resort 267 km to Quadra Island at Cape Mudge 6 Quadra Island Nuyumbalees Cultural Centre - Quadra Island Tsa-Kwa-Luten, the Oceanfront Resort N/A Exploring Whale-watching or bear-viewing tours with Aboriginal at Cape Mudge Journeys - Campbell River 7 Quadra Island to I-HOS Gallery - Comox Local B&B or lodge 142 km plus 2 Ferry Sechelt (Sunshine Sailings Coast) 8 Sechelt to Vancouver First Nations Paddle with Talaysay Tours 50 km / 40 min Ferry Tour ends in Vancouver

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