Vancouver Island Vacation Travel Guide | Expedia
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- čas přidán 21. 05. 2024
- Vancouver Island - a place of awe-inspiring natural beauty. In this video, discover why the fusion of history and rugged West Coast landscapes makes this destination one of the best to visit.
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Though many intend on visiting Vancouver Island, few wanderers actually make the journey. Those that do, however, are met with an unforgettable reward. Be welcomed by friendly people and unique culture, discover refreshing solitude as you wind through misty trails beneath old growth forests and witness the ferocious power of the Pacific on the West Coast’s jagged headlands. Most of all, reconnect with that inner wild spirit that craves the thrill of Mother Nature at her finest. These are just a few of the many reasons a #visit to #VancouverIsland should be on everyone’s list.
For now, we hope you enjoy watching this #travel #guide as much as we enjoyed making it.
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0:00 - Vancouver Island
0:46 - Victoria Harbor
1:14 - Parliament Buildings
1:32 - Fairmont Empress Hotel
1:51 - Craigdarroch Castle
2:09 - Butchart Gardens
2:45 - Royal BC Museum
3:13 - Fisherman’s Wharf
3:36 - Sooke
4:03 - Sandcut Beach
4:21 - Juan de Fuca Trailhead
4:30 - Mystic Beach
4:57 - Sombrio Beach
5:16 - Cowichan Bay
5:34 - Parksville
5:48 - Englishman River Falls Provincial Park
6:11 - MacMillan Provincial Park
6:30 - Tofino
6:40 - Long Beach and Chesterman Beach
6:57 - Ucluelet
7:15 - Wild Pacific Trail
7:29 - Amphitrite Lighthouse
I'm an immigrant. Living in Vancouver Island for one year now. I gotta say Vancouver Island is the best place I've ever been in my entire life. I'm proud to say it's my *Home*
Just too damn expensive and no place to ive
how do you afford it
Welcome to Van Isle, glad you like it 😁
@@dustinwatkins7843 the prices get more reasonable as you go north on the Island. Everyone floods to Victoria which has limited spots to build more homes as its surrounded by the ocean and mountains.
What’s about Sasquatch there?
Ive lived on vancouver island for 25 years. Cant imagine living anywhere else
What’s about Sasquatch there?
Vancouver island just looks like just an absolutely breath taking place
What many people around the world do not know is that this coastline is exactly the same as this video for 1500 km north of this island all the way to Anchorage Alaska, with almost NO population the entire way. It is truly one of the last almost untouched wild places on earth, accessible by a few remote roads and summer ferries and cruise ships. Fortunately a huge oil shipping port wanted by Alberta province right in the middle of it at the town of Prince Rupert has been temporarily dis-allowed by Prime Minister Trudeau, but there is danger it may be revived if he loses power in the future (I am not much of a fan of Trudeau, but I supported him fully on this issue).
Correction: 'Breathtaking'. If you split the word, it sounds like some 'breath' is occuring. ???
The cinematography is incredible! Vancouver Island is one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen.
Seriously?
@@mountainmgtow5421 It is truly beautiful. I went to Victoria and Tofino a few years ago and everyone is beautiful
@@mountainmgtow5421 what's wrong with it? It's clearly a beautiful place lol
@@Jay-lr3me I'm not sure what I was referring to, but I will always maintain that Vancouver Island has thoroughly beautiful nature.
Vancouver island is beautiful, but i was honestly a bit disappointed when i was there. New Zealand is way more beautiful than VI
Amazing, Expedia, nobody can compete with your music, vocals & videography.
Expedia man needs to use the correct pronunciation of name places.. sorry.
Oh the irony...
Vancouver Island, and British Columbia as a whole, is one of the most beautiful places in Canada and the world. Absolutely stunning and I can't wait to go back there again! The Butchart Gardens are a must see! I'm not even a garden person but even I was in awe at the magnificence of the gardens. I have plenty of family on the island and hope to one day move their myself. Victoria is also one of the most relaxed and enjoyable cities I have been in. Love from Alberta!
Be aware of Sasquatch there!
Vancouver Island is better than I thought. Expedia remains the best tourism channel on CZcams and the music along side the vocals are really soothing and second to non.
Dear Expedia, please upload more videos as I seem to have watched all of your videos yet apart from the shorter clips. I'm in love with this channel
They could use a bit of effort to learn to pronounce place names correctly. So many cringes.
The Native People's place names are not easy for many visitors to Canada, listen to a local. One thing about the Pacific Northwest Rain Forest that did not come out in this video, is that, it rains a lot ! A real lot, from October to May, and it rarely gets colder than 0 C at sea level.
They forgot to include that one can ski & surf in the same day!
They also forgot the extensive catalogue of superb back country camping sites dotting the Island. Seen many, and even repeat visits have me awestruck. Cape Scott is unparalleled!
The Island is truly spectacular.
other than a few miss said words this is a beautifull well done upload! My dad was born in Victoria in 1912 and was a Saanich Police officer when only 5 officers were on the whole force, and they rode around on Harleys
Oh wow Expedia you are the best 👍👍👌
leaving the compte for the hope of moving to British Columbia one day ❤️
Greetings from Sweden
this summer is finally time to hit the plane to Vancouver Island 🌎✈🤩
What a beautiful place this is. The sights, the paths, nature, thank you Expedia for showing me this incredible place, adding Vancouver island to my bucket list.
I'll be visiting in a few months! OMG, this place is breathtaking, it says nature. It said "Me"
We say “West Coast- Best Coast”. Truly magnificent and so much untouched!! Enjoy your trip!
Catching the ferry across tomorrow, can’t wait 😊
Ya missed the Comox valley area.......Beautiful!
seasonal i guess, they didn't mention skiing, perhaps have a conflict with whistler/blackcomb lol. If they're going to mention hiking 28 miles of the juan de fuca trail then it doesn't follow that strathcona gets 0 mention especially when a trip to Tofino is put on the list which is an easy 4 hour trip one way for a tourist staying in parksville lol.
They missed a whole nother half of the island 🤦🏻♀️
scron2 tbh comox valley kinda Garbo other than some stuff in Cumberland at least it’s better than Campbell river
Comox - Campbell River, one of VanIsle's best places..........
@@canadaauroraborealis3958 I agree.
amazing, beautiful place to go. love this place.
The scenery and climate is just like Scotland 🏴, and New Zealand 🇳🇿
I can't get over the scenery as well as the lush gardens and forests.
You are correct, so much like New Zealand
Grateful I had the chance to live here and seen the sights of this amazing place❤️
I see why Harry and Meghan loved this place it's breath taking scenery Wow!!! I want to buy a place there now🌏
VI deals only in souls so u wanna buy prop here learn the language first
The language of course is English (and some Native People's languages they know) so what 18 Rabbit is referring to is the VanIsle lifestyle which is quaint and modest escapism for most people. The southeast part of the island around Victoria, Duncan and Nanaimo (nan-eye-mo) is populated with about a half million people along 100 km of shoreline, beyond that the people really thin out. Beware of some really, really, kooky people in and around Nanaimo, the only real blight on this otherwise wonderful place.
Nah, they are moving to LA. Because Canada ain’t paying for their security!
There are several other reasons why they like this place ... you need to look into who and what these creatures are. Life here is ridiculously expensive here ...
@@arunveergrewal4346 You can live and have a home in more than one place. They are paying for their own security in both countries. So let it go.
EXTREMELY BREATH TAKING BIRDS EYE VIEW THAT SMOOTHS THE RHYTHMS OF THE SOUL AS ONE IS FLOWN AWAY WITH BEAUTY OF MOTHER NATURE AND OFFCOURSE BEAUTIFUL SOOTHING PLAY BACK MUSIC WITH VERY USEFUL INFORMATION.
Absolutely stunning!
Wow what a beautiful city! No wonder why it's so desirable for many people to live there 👍
This video is about an island with multiple cities and towns on it. Vancouver is on the mainland, not on the island.
extremely expensive place to live in.
@S my pockets hurt just looking at this place 😅
Magnificent ! Absolutely Beautiful. ! 🏞⛰🏞🗻🏞⛰🏞🗻🏞⛰ ❤❤❤
Thanks a mil for such an incrediable and inspiring video! Canada is amazing and breathtaking.
Such a beautiful place.
Absolutely heaven! I have been to just about everywhere in North America, and Vancouver Island isthe best!
Great video, although it only covered roughly half of Vancouver Island, no mention of the Comox Valley Glacier or world-class Skiing on several mountains, Campbell River and so many more. If you are thinking of visiting our incredible island, just know this video could have been 4 times as long and still would not cover the whole 500km rock we call home. -Chad from Victoria.
Thanks so much for your comments and we absolutely love Vancouver Island too! There is so much to do there, and we are really looking forward to doing another shoot so we can share more of what Vancouver Island has to offer.
@@Expedia You can even do a whole new video on just the Gulf Islands. It's a whole new world hugging tight the Vancouver Island.
So beautiful, God blessed BC
Mind blowing place
Ahh the soundtrack brings the emotion of the island
Very Beautiful well done Expedia
Beautiful video again by Expedia!!
Peaceful music and brilliant camera angles for the video.
And now you know why we have 'Beautiful British Columbia' on our licence plate!
And this video is just a small sample of BC, as it is known short-hand locally. The rest of the province, all 600,000 sq km of it, is just as fabulous, in different ways. Along its border with Alberta province, the Rocky Mtns are super nice, too.
you sound proud of it. I don't; actually I don't care.
It is the most expensive province in Canada to live in. Yes, the place is nice, the people on the other hand … they run away from each other.
@@u83208 "they run away from each other." Not that I have notice but they do tend to ignore people who complain (incorrectly) about a place they should move away from. Correction. Van Isle has one of the lowest Covid rates in the world (last summer was 200 cases with 950,000 people). This has been mostly achieved by social distancing . I guess some people are more readily socially distanced from. P.S. Have you ever lived in Canada more than 200 miles from the US border? You may find Vancouver Island CHEAP on your total cost of living thing.
@@u83208 For sure I am proud to live in BC. I feel sorry for people who don't, well if you don't care, not sure what made you watch this video in the 1st place let alone replying to comments. Personally, I have not encountered people running away from each other - if your comment has been from late experiences, I am sure you understand people are respecting the community to stay healthy. Lastly, 'quality is not cheap' - at least in most cases.
Place where peace and calm sits!
Is it just me or it just looks like vancouver canada came from a fairytale book ❤
It did. It's a fairytale garden and I am lucky to live here.
Vancouver Island is a bit of Paradise.
@@bruceburnett5372 Indeed you're lucky :)
We visited in June .. it’s stunning ..we visited last year ,too .. we toured .. Canada and it’s people are wonderful ❤️
Vancouver and Vancouver Island are two different places.
"Wow, Vancouver Island looks like an absolute paradise! 😍 It's awesome to see such a beautiful destination featured on your channel. Thanks for giving us a glimpse of this stunning place! Can't wait to add it to my travel bucket list! 🌴✈"
Beautiful scenic video thanks
I think you did a very good job at giving a glimpse of the island, despite the few vocabulary issues, of which we all make when visiting new shores.
Spectacular land full of greenery hills falls. Cherished by nature.
Woth visiting places
Wow!!! Absolutely Picturesque!!! Maybe the most beautiful place in North America. Will surely visit there one day :)
My home! My beautiful wild home!
I love going there. I Love my Canada.
beautiful place
Just purchased a condo in Victoria & cannot wait to move there!
Planning to visit this year again, hopefully 1 day i can live there completely ❤
Love to see your vids when I’m about to travel.. really helps me alot, thank you 😊
I’m learning to make a good vids for my youtube..
wish me luck ❤️🙏🏻
Seems like a paradise
Beautiful and informative video as always
Thank you Expedia
Looks so beautiful !
I want to get lost in this pure nature
What a beautiful place🇨🇦
My home. Born and raised in Victoria living up island in Nanaimo; a city with 5 lakes in its borders and an hour and a half drive to world class skiing :)
Same, I just went up to Nanaimo for the first time a couple weeks ago it is so beautiful there I was not expecting it!
50 year Nanaimo resident, not going anywhere
Wow my dream destination..
🌀🌈🦋Wow ! What a beautiful mystical place !!! How I love beautiful places and thank you for thee amazing video ☺️🟣🍃🎶🎼
I was born and raised in Vancouver and the nature there is absolutely breathtaking, there is no place that I could call home that Vancouver BC, 🇨🇦 South Fl isn’t comparable to this beauty lots of flat marshy lands filled with gators 🐊 😩😩!! I miss Canada!
Love you guys @expedia
Very Beautiful !!!...
What a GREAT video 👌
It looks like heaven.
You've been to heaven?
Wow this is an old tour video of Vancouver island. I live on Vancouver Island and it amazing place to live. And I am proud to be an Vancouver islander.
What’s about Sasquatch there?
Wonderful
Best place on 🌏
awesome. 💚
This is pretty much just a scenic guide to South Vancouver Island. If you stay in Victoria and only travel to Sooke and Juandefuca, you really haven’t left Victoria yet.
Living on the island is the best
Best channel on CZcams ever
Love this video! Im from Vancouver and recently put a video about travel tips and how I spent less than $1000 to new York City from Vancouver!❤️❤️
love your videos retain your work
A lot of Canada is yet to be explored. 😍
Beautifull video
Other than than saying a few of the places wrong it pretty much sums up Vancouver Island ❤️💕😎
YEP I GUESS I'M LIVING THE DREAM BECAUSE I LIVE HERE !!! SKÅL !!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
So glad Harry and mm left the royal for Christmas
Explore kamloops. Hope to see video soon
Love my Island it's nice :)
Expedia deserves more subscribers
Amazing
This was a incredible video always liked yours!!
can u guys make travel video of tyler tx ?
Magnificent. 😚
Paradise
An amazing place, as well as the beautiful nature! Wish i could visit here someday!👍
A good way to go, if you are OK with it, is to get to Victoria City (easy from Vancouver City Airport on the mainland by commuter flight or slightly harder by transit train, bus and ferry) and rent a camper van in Victoria (so you don't have to pay a high ferry fee for it) and stay in the many well maintained and supervised campgrounds all over the island, about 20$ Canadian per night Travel in June-September, it rains a lot the rest of the year.
beautiful Vancouve
This not the city of vancouver, this is a different place, West, Vancouver Island is the largest island on the west coast of north and south America, Vancouver the city is east and not on the island
Wow! Now I see why Harry and Meghan love it so much there. I'll go there one day God willing.
Will it ever be the same again..
Waw this is beautiful and quite place for vacation.
@@Ryan Gagnon..after the arrival of two nonentities who purport to be celebrities.
Them and the paparazzi are gonna ruin this perfectly kept secret
@@@Ryguy-lg2xzThat's my concern too Ron. However at 290 miles x 62 it may be large enough to escape from them.
Just skipped right over the mid island there bud lol. Suspension bridges and tons of legendary views.
I live on Vancouver Island and this was a lovely portrayal. However, the mispronounced place names were making me cringe.
Heather MacDee I live in Ontario and thought they sounded weird too. Then thought maybe that’s just have British Columbians pronounced them. Thanks for confirming my hunch.
Heather MacDee I live here too...Comox. It’s not too bad but it does make me. I’d probably do the same elsewhere though.
Coweeeechin lol
The narrator I think is from Ontario, and Ontario, and British Columbia have different accent. It’s like London, and Scotland have different accents.
I live on this wonderful and beautiful island as well, and thought it was the weirdest part. Well the only weird part. The rest was beautiful.
Good expedia 👍👍👍👍
Sooke rhymes with 'cook', not 'boot'. coh-WE-chun Bay (Cowichan) = COW-ih-chun. Saanich (SAWN-itch) Inlet is actually SAN-itch. YOU-kuh-let (Ucluelet) = you-CLUE-lit.
Aside from the above pronunciation gaffes, this was a beautifully done video.
Actually, I grew up in Sooke and he did pronounce it right, the oo is long, it rhymes with boot. If you visit Sooke and pronounce it as rhyming with cook locals will cringe. The name is from the first Nation's name T'Sou-ke. The other names mentioned, however, were horribly wrong.
I'm heading back to Tofino/Ucluelet next week for a solo vacay! Cant wait :)
Check before you go. They have banned travellers due to covid fears.
@@marcopolo9146 Travelling, anywhere on the Island, has NEVER been banned. However the Tofino/ Ucluelet business do advertise they are open but prefer people wait until the pandemic is over for people to visit. Is that not a nice way to run a society?
@@qualicumwilson5168 there were active advertising campaigns “Stay Away” which were offensive.
@@marcopolo9146 Well they were not offensive enough as the "mainlanders" continued to come over. To be honest many Islanders went to the mainland but in any case the majority of new vases of Covid on the Island have been traced to "off Island" sources. Contained quickly. But sick is sick. The majority still did the right thing and I am happy about that.
Love this travel guide. I also made a vancouver travel guide as I am a local and know all the cool hidden spots here :)
Very nice. God given opportunity to you to live such a beautiful place.
Good video. Follow firm and strong with your projects, we are connected
Well yeah, that's what we expected
Vancouver island It’s the best place in Canada and the American continent
I hope someday I will be there
Super 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
I love my home ❤️
I'm from Van Isle, and bias. But, I have never been to an area with more diverse beauty than my home Island. Come visit anytime, you will be glad you did.
What’s about sasquatch there?
I love how they completely skipped over Nanaimo :)
Just how tourism is. Japan tourism guides consist of 3 cities, all central Japan. You'd need a proper 2-3 hour movie length video to share what Vancouver Island has to offer.
Noticed that as well. Not touching on anything past Parksville is a tragedy as well. Pacific Rim National park may be the most breathtakingly beautiful place on the Island.
Beautiful! Btw I heard that Victoria is where old folks go visit their parents..