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Day trips from Victoria

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

British Columbia

Vancouver

Walk-on, dim sum lunch, Stanley Park loop, sunset ferry back.

3h via ferry BC Ferries · walk-on
  1. Morning
    Stanley Park Seawall
    Outdoors · West End

    10 km of ocean-edge cycling under cedars and totem poles.

  2. Lunch

    Phnom Penh

    Cambodian-Vietnamese · $$ · Chinatown

    Famous butter beef + chicken wings.

    Find on Google Maps →
  3. Afternoon
    The Rec Room
    Family · Entertainment district

    Arcade, axe throwing, virtual sports and shareable plates — works rain, snow or shine.

  4. Coffee + go

    Vij's

    Modern Indian · $$$ · Cambie

    One last bite before the drive back — Vikram Vij — no reservations, worth the wait.

    Find on Google Maps →
  5. Home by dinner

    Back to Victoria

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

British Columbia

Tofino

The Pacific Rim drive is the trip — surf town as the reward.

4h drive Car only
  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 Victoria

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

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