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Day trips from Vancouver

Saturday there, back by dinner. Quick-fire mini itineraries for the best places within a few hours of Vancouver.

British Columbia

Whistler

The Sea-to-Sky highway is the day trip — Whistler village is the bonus.

2h drive Car · Sea-to-Sky shuttle
  1. Morning
    Lost Lake
    Outdoors · Village North

    Swimming and SUP minutes from the village.

  2. Lunch

    Purebread

    Bakery / Café · $$ · Village + Function

    Insane pastry case — peanut butter brownie is legendary.

    Find on Google Maps →
  3. Afternoon
    Peak 2 Peak Gondola
    Family · Whistler Village

    World's longest unsupported lift between two mountains.

  4. Coffee + go

    Bearfoot Bistro

    French / Caviar · $$$$ · Village

    One last bite before the drive back — Vodka room at -32°C, champagne sabering nightly.

    Find on Google Maps →
  5. Home by dinner

    Back to Vancouver

    Leave by 4–5pm and you're back in Vancouver in time for dinner. Beat the worst of the return traffic.

British Columbia

Victoria

Walk-on the ferry, harbour lunch, gardens, sunset ferry home.

3h via ferry BC Ferries + walk-on
  1. Morning
    Butchart Gardens
    Culture · Saanich

    55 acres of bloom; Saturday fireworks in summer.

  2. Lunch

    Red Fish Blue Fish

    Sustainable seafood · $$ · Harbour

    Shipping-container takeaway, peerless fish tacos.

    Find on Google Maps →
  3. Afternoon
    Inner Harbour
    Family · Downtown

    Buskers, water taxis and the iconic Empress.

  4. Coffee + go

    Olo

    West Coast tasting · $$$ · Chinatown

    One last bite before the drive back — Island seafood + foraged everything.

    Find on Google Maps →
  5. Home by dinner

    Back to Vancouver

    Leave by 4–5pm and you're back in Vancouver in time for dinner. Beat the worst of the return traffic.

British Columbia

Tofino

Surf town vibes on Vancouver Island's wild west coast.

Long day — fly in Float plane (45m)
  1. Morning
    Long Beach
    Outdoors · Pacific Rim

    16 km of open Pacific sand — pinnacle BC surf spot.

  2. Lunch

    Picnic Charcuterie

    Sandwiches / Picnic · $$ · Campbell St

    Pre-beach lunch boxes packed to take to Long Beach.

    Find on Google Maps →
  3. Afternoon
    Tofino Botanical Gardens
    Family · Tofino

    12 acres of rainforest gardens by Browning Pass.

  4. Coffee + go

    Wolf in the Fog

    West Coast · $$$ · Downtown

    One last bite before the drive back — Foraged & sea-to-table — Canada's #1 new restaurant in 2014, still on top.

    Find on Google Maps →
  5. Home by dinner

    Back to Vancouver

    Leave by 4–5pm and you're back in Vancouver in time for dinner. Beat the worst of the return traffic.

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