Tours
Outdoor AdventureVancouver Island Whale Watch
$50+Three- to five-hour whale-watching trips from downtown Nanaimo's waterfront into the Salish Sea by open Zodiac or semi-covered boat, with a whale-sighting guarantee.
Sightseeing
Tourism Vancouver Island (4VI)
Tourism Vancouver Island (4VI) is a sightseeing stop in Nanaimo, BC, part of the Vancouver guide. Cost: free.
201-1934 Boxwood Road · Nanaimo, BC
Why you should go…
Tourism Vancouver Island, run today by the non-profit 4VI (Tourism Association of Vancouver Island), is the destination organization for Vancouver Island, the Southern Gulf Islands and the Sunshine Coast. Its consumer site, vancouverisland.travel, covers the South Island, Cowichan, Nanaimo to Campbell River, the Pacific Rim and the North Island with trip ideas, regional guides and operator listings. The Nanaimo office on Boxwood Road is an administrative base rather than a walk-in visitor centre.
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