Experience the magnificent Pacific Rim National Park and the Villages of Ucluelet and Tofino, where the world’s biggest Ocean comes face to face with the world’s most beautiful coastline.

Whether you enjoy a rainforest walk, beachcombing, bird watching, galleries or museums, here is an adventure nature tour for you! Explore the rainforest, surf swept sandy west coast beaches, rugged coastline, quaint picturesque villages and shops. Winter storm watching near Amphitrite Point Lighthouse is unforgettable. Eagles, harlequin ducks, oyster catchers, seals, otters and whales are sometimes seen from the trail.

A treasured place of pounding surf, tide pools and ancient coastal rainforest. Sandy beaches with rock outcrops makes for spectacular splashes when the waves are big! We make several stops for short walks to interesting spots along the way. Lunch, snacks and refreshments included.

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WHALE WATCHING OPTION

Mid March to Mid October.

Board Jamie’s Whale Watching Vessel the Lady Selkirk, a comfortable 55 foot whale watching ship and travel to view whales, sea lions, seals, eagles, and other abundant sea life. Tofino and Longbeach are not visited with this option.

Cost: $219.00 pp. Cdn. plus GST

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• Eagle Mom and chick
• Great Blue Herons
• Red Huckleberry bush

Break away from the mainstream travel options and explore Vancouver Island and its culture in a new and truly adventurous manner. Pacific Rainforest Adventure Tours offers an authentic aboriginal experience with the Spirit of the Animal Kingdom Tour. Discover the tradition and culture of Vancouver Island on a half-day tour departing from Parksville to Cathedral Grove where Kwakwaka’wakw First Nations guide Tom Sewid; grandson of author James Aul Sewid (“Guests Never Leave Hungry”) dressed in traditional regalia and masks tells the legends that go back thousands of years.

Delight in the exceptional and awesome experience of standing next to trees 250 feet tall, 9 feet in diameter that are over 800 years old. See culturally modified trees, hear how First Nations used and respected the forests for thousands of years and learn about the tree of life with the versatile inner bark that is woven into intricately patterned mats and baskets, plied into rope and processed to make the soft, warm, yet water-repellent clothing so well suited to the raincoast.

Included in this tour is a stop at the North Island Wildlife Recovery Center where First Nation’s guide Tom Sewid will explain the legend of the white raven and will elaborate on the First Nations perspectives of many other birds. You will also have time to enjoy the Museum of Nature and visit Canada’s largest eagle flight enclosure to see eagles that are being rehabilitated to be released back to the wild.

1 pm – 5 pm
Minimum 6 people.
Cost: $90.00 pp. Cdn. plus HST
Staying in Vancouver ? Pick up and return to Nanaimo is available.

Adventure time: 5 hours.

Cost: $65.00 per person, Cdn. plus HST.

Leaves from Parksville Friday’s at 1:00pm. Return by 6:00pm.

Discover the marine life in the intertidal zones where the biological riches of the Salish Sea are a result of the daily and seasonal mixing of waters. On this 2 to 3 hour tide pool excursion you will observe how the marine plants and animals share their environment where survival is a constant challenge.

The peaceful pulse of the lapping waves and the sounds of nature all contribute to the ambience of this special seashore location. You can interact with a variety of wild creatures in one of nature’s most fascinating places where ocean water and land meet.

Every tide pool walk is exciting because there is always something different to discover. One highlight is the Ring-spotted Doris. Found in the lower intertidal zone and subtidal waters on rocky shores and crevices, the Ring-spotted Doris is a Nudibranch (pronounced NEWD-i-brank) belongs to the Mollusks group, and the class Gastropod.

The Ring- spotted Doris (Discodoris Sandiegensis) varies in appearance from Alaska to Southern California. In our Salish Sea waters this nudibranch is marked with many spots and rings on a creamy to tan coloured base compared to the to the ones in San Francisco that are almost white with fewer markings.

They are carnivorous and eat anemones, bryozoans and their favorite food are purple sponges. It is both male & female. Following mating with another individual they lay a curly ribbon of white eggs in protected nooks and crannies. They only live a maximum of one year

Ring Spotted Doris – Nudibranch

Bald Eagle in Arab Bay

Arab Bay Sunstar, leather and ochre sea stars

Sea stars

Sea stars, sea cucumber and blood star

Tour start times are dependant on the tides.
2 to 3 hour discovery tour. $30.00 per person, Cdn plus HST

Includes refreshments.
Adventure time: 4.5 hours.
Minimum 2 people.
Cost: $80.00 pp. Cdn. plus HST
Leave from Oceanside area at your convenience.
Staying in Vancouver ? Pick up and return to Nanaimo is available.

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• Biggest Douglas Fir Tree
• The guardian of Cathedral Grove
• Yew tree cone
• Red Squirrel in Cathedral Grove
• American Dippers in Cameron River
• Cameron River in Cathedral Grove

Discover the most remarkable and spectacular Ancient Temperate Rainforest on the West Coast of Vancouver Island.

We travel through Port Alberni, gateway to the Island’s wild, West Coast. Then on gravel logging roads with incredible views of Nitinat Lake, surfing capital of Canada and on to the Carmanah Valley to the largest trees in Canada and to the heaviest bio-mass (tons per acre of trees) in the world.

We’ll visit giant Sitka Spruce and Western Red Cedar’s, lots of birds and animals live in this Forest and the variety of plants, berries and wilflowers is amazing. The 3 hour walk is not difficult but there are some hills and some stairs.

It’s an awe-inspiring trip.

Includes; picnic lunch, nutritious snacks & refreshments.
Adventure time: 11.5 hours.

Cost: $199.00 pp. Cdn. plus HST. Minimum 6 people

Leave from Parksville at 7:00am return by 6:30pm.

Photo’s by Robert Berdan

$269.00 Plus taxes. 2 nights in deluxe 1 queen bedroom.
Departs every Friday 10am and returns 6pm.

Journey down roads-less-traveled with Skylite Motel in Parksville to discover award winning wines and ciders, sightseeing and exploring unique spots. Enjoy interesting and informative commentary of the regions First Nation peoples and pioneers settlement history.

Includes: Continental breakfast, transportation, & narrated tour.
Subject to availability

To make a reservation call 1-800-667-1886 or email skylitemotel@shaw.ca.
To obtain discount quote promotion 5125

Includes; morning coffee and snack, delicious lunch, refreshments all day and all tasting fees.

Adventure time: 10 hours.

Cost: $149.00 per person, Cdn. plus HST.

Leave from Parksville at 8:00am. Return by 6:00pm.

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