Vancouver Island is a 32,134 Square kilometre island located off the Pacific Coast of Canada and is part of the Province of British Columbia.It also holds the distinction of being the largest island off the western coast of the America's.
The diverse scenery, outdoor adventure activities, and wildlife viewing make Vancouver Island an exceptional travel destination. From sea kayaking, fishing, caving, rain forests, bear watching tours, and the best whale watching in the north to bustling cities, storm watching, pristine lakes, and gray whales to the south. Vancouver Island is has everything for adventure travel or leisure!
Vancouver Island is also steeped in First Nations culture which is evident by way of petroglyphs, ancient middens, in... (... more information below the photos)
Telegraph Cove Sunset A breathtaking sunset on a summer day outside of Telegraph Cove on Northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. |
Sea Otter Couple A couple of sea otters pose for the camera around Northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. |
Native Canoe Paddle The paddle of a canoe is an extraordinary piece of art carved by Native communities on Northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. |
Sunset Clouds A sunset on Northern Vancouver Island becomes more impressive when the clouds are part of the scenery. |
Picture Of A Hibiscus Flower The Hibiscus is a showy flower which is reminiscent of a tropical island in the South Pacific. |
Malachite Butterfly A Malachite Butterfly shows of his radiant colored wings at the Victoria Butterfly Gardens on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. |
Murals Chemainus Vancouver Island Chemainus on Vancouver Island in British Columbia is a unique town known for its large wall murals. |
Vancouver Island Forest Cathedral Grove on Vancouver Island is a spectacular forest that is home to some of the oldest trees in British Columbia, Canada. |
Tofino Wickaninnish Inn BC The Wickaninnish is an elegant Inn situated in Tofino on the west coast of Vancouver Island in BC, Canada. |
Cathedral Grove Forest Vancouver Island Cathedral Grove on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada is a spectacular forest of nature at its finest. |
Scarlet Mormon Victoria A Scarlet Mormon butterfly sits upon some of the lush greenery at the Victoria Butterfly Gardens in Victoria, British Columbia. |
Giant Owl Butterfly Victoria Victoria Butterfly Gardens in Victoria, Canada is the ideal place for tourists to get a close look at a Giant Owl Butterfly. |
Brown Clipper Butterfly Victoria Gardens A Brown Clipper butterfly rests upon a blossoming flower at Victoria Butterfly Gardens in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. |
Young Orchids Beautiful young orchids begin to flourish into stunning colors of purple and white in Victoria, British Columbia in Canada. |
Photo Of Cathedral Grove The lush green flora between the trees in Cathedral Grove on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. |
Common Mormon Butterfly The details of the wings of a Common Mormon Butterfly at the Victoria Butterfly Gardens on Vancouver Island. |
Tiger Butterfly On A Leaf The Tiger Butterfly is one of the easier species of butterfly to photograph as it rests on a leaf with wings laid out flat. |
Sunset Stubbs Island An island off Northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada surrounded by a beautiful sunset. |
Bromeliad A beautiful Bromeliad is one of the many types of plants on exhibit at the Victoria Butterfly Gardens in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. |
Scarlet Mormon Butterfly The Scarlet Mormon Butterfly rests on a plant at the Victoria Butterfly Gardens in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. |
Orca Whale Mist A large male Orca whale looms from behind the mist created from its own breath. |
Giant Owl Butterfly The Giant Owl Butterfly is found from Mexico through South America. |
Pink Cattleheart Butterfly Adult Pink Cattleheart butterflies have a wing span of approximately 2 to 3 inches. |
Brown Clipper Butterfly A Brown Clipper Butterfly rests open winged at the Victoria Butterfly Gardens on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. |
Common Mormon Butterfly The beautiful colours of the Common Morman seen at the Butterfly Gardens in Victoria, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. |
Cathedral Grove Rainforest BC The giants of Cathedral Grove Rainforest on Vancouver Island in BC, British Columbia, Canada. |
Cameron River Cathedral Grove Cameron River runs through Cathedral Grove Rainforest on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. |
Cathedral Grove Rainforest Track The walking track through Cathedral Grove Rainforest on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. |
Namgis Burial Grounds The Namgis Burial Grounds in Alert Bay on Cormorant Island just of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada |
Campbell River Fishing Campbell River on Vancouver Island is a popular fishing destination in British Columbia |
Alert Bay BC Alert Bay is a little native viallge on Cormorant Island off Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. |
Cape Palmerston British Columbia Cape Palmerston on the Northern Tip of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada |
Ronning Gardens Garden Trail Ronning Gardens is part of the Garden Trail of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. |
Hiking Cape Scott A hiker on the trail to San Josef Bay in Cape Scott Provincial Park on Northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia. |
Storm Watching Vancouver Island A tourist is watching a massive storm on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Colmbia Canada |
Ronnings Garden Vancouver Island The norwegian settler Bernt Ronning started the Ronnings Garden around 1909 on Northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia. |
Health Wellness Display of Health Wellness Products in a Lodge on Vancouver Island |
Harbor Seals Harbor Seals are resting on a rock outside of Telegraph Cove. |
Alert Bay BC Carving Native art carving on Namgis Burial Grounds in Alert Bay |
Tlakwa Mountain Vancouver Island |
Blue Heron Vancouver Island |
Northern Vancouver Island Sunset Sunset in Johnstone Strait with Vancouver Island in the background |
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... art galleries, and the revival of First Nations culture in villages such as Alert Bay and Tsatsisnukwomi in Northern Vancouver Island.
Vancouver Island is serviced by several airlines which provide flights into some main cities or towns such as Victoria, Campbell River, Comox, and Port Hardy. BC Ferries provide passenger and car transport between Vancouver, Sunshine Coast, and Prince Rupert on the main land to Victoria, Nainaimo, and Port Hardy.
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