Top Vancouver Island Outdoor Activities - page 3

Experience a smooth and comfortable ride on our large covered vessels with heated cabins, indoor and outdoor seating and onboard bathrooms. This makes for a safe and enjoyable experience. We are a small, local, family operated company. We are extremely passionate about what we do and our love for wildlife and nature is shared with each of our guests. Our tours consist of small, intimate groups and our vessels are not overcrowded. We believe in making your experience the best it can possibly be!

The sport of stand up paddle boarding is growing more and more popular these days. It is becoming the easy, and fun way to go and play while on the water. If you’re new to stand up paddle boarding, launching your board and standing up on it may seem intimidating. But, with some tips and a little practice, you’ll be paddling away like it’s no big deal. During this tour, we will explore Thetis Lake, Another of the many Capital Region Lake Parks, this is a very popular spot for families as it features a beautiful sandy beach. The park is actually comprised of two lakes-Upper and Lower Thetis. We will paddle from the main beach to the upper lake, we will stop for lunch on the water sitting on our boards and/or on the rocks when we will reach the upper side of the Lake. Bring your sandwichs and some water / drink and we will provide you with dry bags. you can enjoy swimming as well in this area and we can play different games with the boards before to head back to the main beach.

Get up close and personal with the ocean and its incredible marine wildlife during this whale watching excursion from Victoria. Climb onboard a Zodiac boat equipped with padded bench seats and cruise the sea at up to 35-knots while your marine naturalist explains the area and animals around you. Head for the Juan de Fuca and Haro Strait and lookout for humpback whales, otters, seals sealions, and birds.

Sup your way around downtown Victoria and explore the city through its welcoming bars and pubs on this cycling pub crawl. With the music playing, hop aboard your pedal-powered barrel-table, and spin to welcoming hostelries such as the Canoe Brewpub and Belleville's Watering Hole & Diner with your guide. Enjoy happy hour prices on your pints, with reserved seating at each stop and tasty treats to savor along the way.

ALL KINDS OF COOL OBSTACLES – UP HIGH IN THE SKY. Way, way up above your head, there’s an obstacle course where we throw everything at you: log ladders, ziplines, cargo nets, rope swings, tightropes, swinging logs, wobbly bridges. Dozens of suspended surprises are up there, becoming more challenging the higher you get. But stick with it, you’ll learn as you go. Our Adventure Course games are “a-ok” for humans who aren’t always gung-ho about heights, because everyone needs somewhere to let their fear out to play.

ALL KINDS OF COOL OBSTACLES – UP HIGH IN THE SKY. 12 games and 4 ziplines that push the challenge off the charts. Up to 60ft high! Way, way up above your head, there’s an obstacle course where we throw everything at you: log ladders, ziplines, cargo nets, rope swings, tightropes, swinging logs, wobbly bridges. Dozens of suspended surprises are up there, becoming more challenging the higher you get. But stick with it, you’ll learn as you go. Our Adventure Course games are “a-ok” for humans who aren’t always gung-ho about heights, because everyone needs somewhere to let their fear out to play.

Sea kayaking around the Broken Group Islands is as good as it gets. It’s rugged beauty, untouched wilderness and a cultural history that extends over 5100 years. We will explore this temperate rainforest with it’s white sandy beaches, and paddle through turquoise waters hosting an amazing diversity of marine life.

With panoramic views over Vancouver Island's coastal rain forest to enjoy, Victoria is a place where outdoor adventure comes as standard. On this tour, whizz through the air in safety by zipline and experience the best of Victoria’s open countryside. Tackle a series of ziplines and high-altitude challenges, with a flexible start time to suit your timings and all necessary equipment included on your tour.

Wild Root Journeys offers guides with experience and heart. We thrive to create rich connections with the group and place. We love sharing the rich natural history as well as Tseshaht culture and connection of this land. These islands offer such geographically diversity that allows for amazing exploration and wildlife that always impresses.

Alone, with friends or colleagues, join us for a ride on the gorge! To start your weekend gliding on the water... we will paddle from the Victoria CANOE AND KAYAK CLUB to Bakeology Cafe, What better way to stop and enjoy a coffee than paddling the gorge? We launch at 09:00 am, about 2 hours paddling trip...Fun guaranteed Beginners are welcome, we will provide a 15 min lesson to help you start paddle boarding before we launch.

Our professional historian is able to include many significant sites not offered in other tours. Enjoy the tour in our rare 1997 Bentley New Turbo R Exl built by Rolls Royce. Only 823 were built, all between 1995-97. Our Butchart Gardens and City Tour covers some of the main attractions in Victoria, the city of flowers, and the world-famous gardens located 15 miles outside of the city. For over a century, Butchart Gardens has been the premier attraction for travelers visiting Victoria. Enjoy BUTCHART GARDENS, a one and a half hour stop for a unique and remarkable experience, including 900 varieties of flowers and 120 varieties of trees. This finely crafted tour includes more attractions than we can list in the "What to Expect" section.

7 Hour tours take place on our comfortable aluminum coastal cruiser vessels "Pacific Seeker" and "Pacific Ata-tude". We’ll ply the waters in search of the biggest and most exciting marine animals in Desolation Sound and the Salish Sea. On full day trips we provide a BBQ lunch and refreshments. You'll have plenty of opportunities to stop for breaks at interesting and historical sites in this beautiful area. Tour departs from Campbell River Marine Adventure Centre at the Discovery Harbour Shopping Centre.

A great way to experience surfing - with out being part of a massive group at a surf school. You get to go out at a time that suits your schedule, sunrise, sunset, multi-day surfing. Drop me a note and see if Im free!

Come and scuba dive with us on our 25' police interceptor RIB for a fun adventure both under and over the water.

Enjoy some active family fun perched high in the sky as you traverse an aerial adventure course. Tackle the games in the Kids Adventure Course, a suspension course hanging 10 feet (3 meters) high, or ride on ziplines. Choose from more than 12 games and ziplines that will have kids moving comfortably and safely from tree to tree on their own in no time. 

There is no better way to discover Denman and Hornby Island, than on a new electric bike, come and discover the joy of effortless pedalling. Sure beats travelling around in a stuffy car. Also, having a bicycle beats all the long traffic waits at the ferries, both Hornby and Denman.

Hop aboard and take in aerial views of British Columbia on this Victoria-to-Whistler flight. Take off in a classic de Havilland seaplane from Victoria's Inner Harbour and watch from above as you fly over the Georgia Strait, plus glacial mountains and lakes. After 60 minutes, land smoothly on Green Lake next to Whistler; a free shuttle bus transports you to your destination in town.

The Neck Point Roaming Game is an outdoor adventure game set up for you to have fun and enjoy Neck Point Park in Nanaimo with its beautiful beaches and awesome views. You have to find clues, solve puzzles and maybe learn some new skills to open the locks of the treasure chest and save the citizens of Nanaimo from a looming disaster. The clues can be found in the park but no physical objects are hidden in the park. There is no strict time limit; this game can be played in a morning or afternoon. A group size of 2 or more people and age 12 years and older is recommended but not mandatory (minors have to be accompanied by a responsible adult). Do you have what it takes to save Nanaimo??? Note: participants are requested to stay on the trails.

Join us as we visit Campbell River's iconic Elk Falls Provincial Park. Explore the many trails that loop the forest along side the rivers edge, finish by crossing the suspension bridge for your perfect Campbell River Photo!

We aim to give our guests the best possible time on the water. Where other companies require separate bookings for each activity, we like to combine them all into one. This gives you the best bang for your buck and allows you to customize your trip to your groups interests.

Hello Nature Tours is locally owned and operated by Kevin Bradshaw and Phill Padgham. We are located in the quaint fishing village of Ucluelet in British Columbia, close to Barkley Sound, the Broken Group Islands and the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve. Kevin and Phill have been operating tours around Southern British Columbia for over 15 years. They are passionate about the west coast and look forward to sharing it with you. Hello Nature Adventure Tours offer kayaking and hiking tours ranging from short half-day tours to week-long adventures. Whether you are an experienced or novice sea kayaker and/or hiker looking for a new and exciting adventure, or someone who is not really sure what the west coast of Vancouver Island is all about, we promise we will find the right experience for you.

We aim to give our guests the best possible time on the water. Where most companies require bookings for each activity separately, we like to combine them all into one. This gives you a better bang for your buck and allows you to customize the trip catering to your groups interests.

Discover the craze of SUP and enjoy fine views over Victoria’s famous skyline on this 3-hour Victoria Harbour stand-up paddleboard tour. Explore the channels of Victoria Harbour, where ferries, seaplanes, whale-watching boats and fishing vessels come and go daily. Delve into the Inner Harbour and the Gorge Waterway with your guide. Watch the waves for native otters and seals, and keep your eyes on the skies for soaring eagles and cormorants. Admire local attractions including the Fairmont Empress Hotel, the BC Parliament Buildings and Tillicum Bridge from the water.

Fly from Vancouver to Tofino by seaplane for a spectacular experience that also saves hours in transit. You’ll have gorgeous, aerial views of downtown Vancouver and the harbor, with the chance to spot whales from above as you cross the Strait of Georgia. On Vancouver Island, cut across forested mountains inaccessible by road before touching down in the remote, west-coast community of Tofino.