Stretching from the ornate colonial capital of Victoria to the rocky headlands and windswept beaches of Cape Scott, Vancouver Island boasts one of the planet’s most diverse ecosystems, owing to its untamed shorelines, snow-capped mountains, and old-growth forests. Famed as an idyllic summer sanctuary as well as a surfer’s paradise, its endless list of wild adventures is enjoyed by vibrant, quirky communities bound by a passion for the great outdoors.
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