Make Vancouver Island Your Driving Vacation Destination

Friendly Cities and Unique Towns Await You!

Looking for an adventurous driving vacation? Pack up, get in the car and drive to Vancouver Island and explore our Canadian island in the Pacific!

We know that sometimes adventure can mean just a great road trip!

Graeme and I love a good driving vacation (we've had many) and what we really love is driving the Island. Why? Because you don't have to drive far to see some interesting places!

Get ready to explore some of the unique cities and towns on Vancouver Island. It's also a great way to experience the scenery...

From valleys to mountains to beaches, experience the stunning diversity and beauty of Vancouver Island - and see why so many people keep coming back here!

To help plan your Island driving adventure, we've put together highlights of some of the best cities and towns worth visiting when you get here. Have a great time exploring our Island!

Your driving vacation wouldn't be complete without a visit to Victoria. It's truly one of Canada's most charming cities...

A quiet and picturesque town located on the saanich peninsula, "Sidney-By-The-Sea" is just a short hop from Victoria on your driving vacation...

Have your camera ready! Heading into Duncan, you'll drive up and over one of the Island's most scenic points on the Malahat Highway...

Enjoy a lively theatre production, excellent antique shopping or some of their famous ice cream...

Stop in for a visit at Vancouver Island's second largest city. Home of the world-famous Nanaimo Bar and Bathtub Races...

One of the Island's best family beach vacation destinations!

Pick your beach, and start unpacking and unwinding...

Just a short drive further north up the highway from Parksville, lies picturesque Qualicum Beach.

Quaint shops and more sandy beaches await you...

Definitely worth a stop on your driving vacation.

Just one hour north of Nanaimo, discover valley shops, local chocolate, and nearby Mount Washington...

This is "Canada's Salmon Capital."

An excellent city for salmon fishing charters on Vancouver Island...

A small forestry and fishing northern town, this is a great place to take a sailboat whale watching tour...

Here you'll find the gateway to some of the most spectacular Pacific wilderness hiking...

Nestled in the Alberni Valley at the head of Vancouver Island's longest inlet.

Gateway to the Pacific Rim, here's where you'll find fishing charters, warm lakes and adventure tours...

Experience the friendly, laid-back atmosphere of Tofino - one of our favourite towns! Discover Long Beach on the Island's wilderness coast...

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