Vancouver Island - What to Know Before Your Trip (Pod #42)

👉  Where to stay in Victoria, Vancouver Island: https://travellemming.com/where-to-stay-in-victoria/ 

👉 23 things to do on Vancouver Island: https://travellemming.com/vancouver-island-things-to-do/ 

Planning a trip to Vancouver Island, Canada? Don't go before watching this episode.

Cat lives in nearby Vancouver, BC, and shares everything a first-time visitor needs to know before they go. Is Vancouver Island safe? Where are the best places to visit? How do you even get to Vancouver Island? They cover all this and more.

They also chat about the best FOOD to sample on Vancouver Island.

Have a question about visiting Vancouver? Drop it in the comments 👇

📰 Articles from Travel Lemming:

-Where to Stay in Vancouver: https://travellemming.com/where-to-stay-in-vancouver/  

-All Vancouver guides: https://travellemming.com/vancouver/  

-All British Columbia guides: https://travellemming.com/british-columbia/  

-Things to Do in BC: https://travellemming.com/things-to-do-in-british-columbia/ 

-5 Day Vancouver Itinerary: https://travellemming.com/vancouver-itinerary/ 

-Day Trips from Vancouver: https://travellemming.com/day-trips-from-vancouver/ 

💻 Perspectives from TravelLemming.com

-Salt Spring Island: https://travellemming.com/perspectives/i-think-everyone-should-visit-salt-spring-island/ 

#VancouverIsland #VictoriaBC #BritishColumbia

Segment Timestamps

00:00:00 – Introduction

00:00:21 – Vancouver vs Vancouver Island: what's the difference?

00:02:20 – How to get to Vancouver Island

00:03:53 – Getting around the island

00:06:00 – Best things to do

00:07:22 – Victoria

00:08:23 – Tofino

00:09:13 – Hidden gem towns

00:10:37 – Nature, hiking & Gulf Islands

00:12:18 – Beaches

00:13:16 – Where to stay

00:14:30 – Budget tips

00:15:52 – Best time to visit

00:17:26 – Weather & rain

00:18:10 – Safety

00:19:06 – Must-try foods

00:21:09 – Local etiquette

00:22:38 – Final travel tips

00:24:17 – Why visit Vancouver Island?