The Cameron Bluffs Fire, situated near Cameron Lake on Vancouver Island, is currently burning in close proximity to a highway. (Image credit:https://vancouver.citynews.ca/) Firefighting crews and the BC Wildfire Service are making progress in their efforts to contain and suppress the Cameron Bluffs wildfire near Cameron Lake on Vancouver Island. The fire is now 50% contained, […]
Travel to Tofino is about to become a little more challenging than just the long twisting road between Port Alberni and the coast. For the next two years, the Kennedy Hill section of Highway 4 will be undergoing major changes (scheduled to be completed by 2020) including a pull-out area and widening of the road. […]
The best time to fish is now! For those that are considering fishing on your trip to Tofino, you really should consider coming on a fishing trip. 2016 should be a banner year for catching salmon on the west coast. For those coming early season you likely won’t have to go far whether fishing out […]
Kayak surfing has been growing in popularity in the world of water sports over the past few years and we think you should join a few others and try it in Tofino. This rapidly growing water sport has all of the similar dynamics of traditional board surfing, only instead of riding the waves on a […]
The allure of backpacking is perhaps best exemplified in the simplicity and joy of self-sufficiency. There’s something about heading into the wilderness down a rugged path or open trail knowing that the only thing that you have to survive is packed in a bag, resting upon your back full of what you deem to be […]
Whale watching in Tofino is one of the most original, popular activities in Tofino and is known for drawing in a lot of tourists and visitors to the area over the years. There are many whale watching tours available in Tofino and on most of them you will not only come up close to humpback […]
Ever climbing up the charts of things to do in Tofino is storm watching. Over the past few years people from all over the world have been voyaging to Tofino to watch some of Mother Nature’s most violent storms crash against the vast, rugged coastline of Vancouver Island. Storm season in […]
Bird watching in Tofino is climbing up the charts of things to do when visiting Tofino. With over a hundred different species of forest, shore and sea birds migrating to as well as residing in Tofino it is no wonder that people come birding year-round. Bald eagles, steller jays, great blue herons and rufous hummingbirds are […]
Tofino located on Vancouver Island has some of the greatest beaches in Canada (Best Beaches in Canada” Travellers’ Choice 2011 rankings) and one of the top beaches in the world (http://www.tripadvisor.ca/TravelersChoice-Beaches-cTop-g1) according to recent reviews from TripAdvisor. Many of the beaches of Tofino are remote and secluded, hidden in coves surrounded by ancient rainforests and rugged rock […]
Bird watching is all about habitat and Tofino just happens to offer world class birding habitats. Tofino provides a great variety of bird species in the realms of sea, shore and forest with migrant breeding residents and migrant residents alike sharing the small, yet ideal habitats that are home […]