Meeting Time: 9:00 a.m.
Departs From: 1000 Wharf St., Victoria BC
Duration: Three days, two nights*
Distances: 200 km total
Cost:
$1,199.00 Cdn based on double occupancy
$1,499.00 Cdn based on single occupancy
Ride Difficulty:Moderate
This 3-day cycling tours offers just a sample of what life on the Southern Gulf Islands is really like. Quiet roads, breathtaking views and laid back style is what this tour is all about. We begin and ends this adventure in Victoria, BC, the Cycling Capital of Canada. It uses only the best high-quality bicycles and combines trails, roads, BC Ferries and van escort. We carefully select comfortable accommodation and take care of the lunch and dinner arrangements at some of the best locations in the Pacific Northwest!
As with all outdoor adventures, please allow plenty of additional time for your other connections. Times are approximate and may vary with each group.
- For reservations call: 1-250-386-2277
- Toll-free in North America: 1-877-733-6722
- Fax us at: 1-250-386-3370
Tour Details
Day One (approx 40 kms/ 25 miles)
From downtown Victoria, we will ride to the Saanich Peninsula. Along the way we’ll stop at a local winery and cidery for a tour and tasting. Lunch today will be at a local eatery. After lunch we will make our way north to Swartz Bay where will board a BC Ferry to Mayne Island. Mayne, once a Cariboo gold-rush stopover
(halfway between Vancouver Island and Vancouver’s Fraser River ports) has a colourful history
dating back long before early Spanish and British explorers arrived there. When we arrive we
have a very short ride to our accommodations for the evening and a delicious dinner.
Day Two (approx. 35 kms/ 22 miles)
After breakfast, we will set out to explore Mayne Island. Our first stop of the day is at the
historic Lighthouse Park at Georgina Point with spectacular views of Active Pass and
the Strait of Georgia. We’ll then set out for the Japanese Gardens and after a short
stroll through the Gardens we’ll boarding another ferry for a quick 20-minute crossing to the
Pender Islands.
Pender Island was just one island but in 1902 a channel was dredged to create a safe passage
for steamships, creating the now two islands. It wasn’t until 1955 that a one-lane bridge
rejoined the islands; a delay that may account for the noticeable differences between the two
islands today. The day’s end brings us to one of the most beautiful harbours in all of BC,
Bedwell Harbour and the Poet’s Cove Resort and Spa. We’ll check in, get refreshed and
ready for another great dinner and spectacular sunset.
Day Three (approx. 30 km/ 19 miles)
After a leisure morning enjoying the property we’ll start with a ferry transfer to Vancouver
Island and the Township of Sidney, a quaint seaside town on the north east coast of the Saanich
Penisula. From here we cycle the Lochside Trail which traverses bird sanctuaries, active farmlands,
seaside trails and train trestles as it winds its way back to Victoria. and the end of our journey. Incredible
views of the Coastal Mountains, including the massive Mount Baker volcano, make for unparalleled vistas.
Tour Price Includes: All accommodations as noted (B&Bs, inns, cottages); all meals starting with lunch
on day one through lunch on day 3; van transportation and transfers, hybrid bikes, helmets and of
course our experienced local guides. Does not include airport/hotel transfers in Victoria; alcoholic
beverages;or gratuities.