Vancouver Island Inn Based Walking Tour

Discover the natural wonders of Vancouver Island on our guided walking tour for small groups, staying in comfortable hotel and lodge accommodations. Walk to hidden beaches and below towering old growth forests, learning the secrets and connections that make the land come to life. As a small group of 12 travelers and one of our professional local guides, we will travel from Victoria to Tofino, Canada’s surf capital and most charming little seaside town. During your guided Vancouver Island hiking tour, you will visit both famous and secret beaches, see rushing waterfalls and likely encounter plenty of wildlife!

Vancouver Island pulses with vibrant natural beauty that is evident everywhere you look on your walking holiday. From the massive, mossy forests to the tranquil lakes and the glowing pacific sunsets, there is a lifetime of exploration waiting for you! During the first three days of your Vancouver Island walking tour you have options to choose from in Tofino, including whale and bear watching tours, remote ocean hot spring soaks and guided sea kayaking excursions. If you prefer, you can head out on daily guided hiking tours with your guide, exploring lush rain forest trails and salty pocket beaches with chances to spot seals and bald eagles. During the second half of your west coast walking tour you will venture east, to the heart of Vancouver Island, visiting the many rushing waterfalls that plunge through narrow canyons in the floor of the forest. We’ll stop to admire some of the most iconic forest groves and trees, like Cathedral Grove where the ancient cedars and douglas firs are some of the most majestic in Canada! On the south west coast of the Island, we stay in a long forgotten logging town, turned up and coming tourism destination, Sooke, and spend two days exploring the gems of Juan De Fuca Park, and walking the East Sooke Trail. You’ll come up close and personal with waterfalls, sea caves and tidal pools, offering a glimpse into the natural wonders that are so readily available on the Island during your walking tour.

Our professional guides bring you on a journey through time, seeing the land through the eyes of early explorers, hunters and gatherers of the First Nations and industrialists who all contributed to the society that we live in today. Our Vancouver Island tour groups are a welcoming and sociable place for travelers of all types. Each evening we head out as a group for dinner, and often plan times for a social hour over a glass of wine or cocktail at the end of our hikes and adventures. Sleep comfortably in our hand picked inns, typically close enough to the ocean to hear the sea lions barking at night.