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A few days in Tofino, BC

An October 2005 trip to Tofino by Matt Winslow

Sunny Morining overlookingTofino Harbour Inlet Photo - Tofino, British Columbia More Photos
Quote: The Pacific ocean, calm water inlets, glaciers, water fun, galleries and craft, spectacular views, and breaktaking scenery. And the places you pass when you journey there are out of this world and not to be missed!
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A few days in Tofino, BC Best of IgoUgo

Overview

Sunny Morining overlookingTofino Harbour Inlet Photo - Tofino, British Columbia
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Reserve a table and eat at the Wickannish Inn. Charter a boat from Weigh West Marine Resort and have your own whale watch.

Quick Tips:

Best Way To Get Around:

Most freedom will be with a car. It is a 7-hour drive from Victoria, and you need a car to do the island and its villages justice.
Weigh West Marine Resort Restaurant Photo - Weigh West Marine Resort, Tofino, British Columbia
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Let's be realistic...if you really want to stay in Tofino, stay in the village and if you do that you will have to accept that you will be staying in a basic lodging. But what does that matter? The Weigh West Marine Resort, as lodgings are self-contained apartments. We had one-bedroom and a Murphy bed meaning the apartment easily sleeps either four or two. A kitchenette, outdoor wetclothes store, bathroom, balcony, and car parking are all available. Our rooms had great views of the harbour and mountains. It was even possible to see a glacier on a not-so-distant mountain. The resort has its own pub and restaurant, serving up reasonable food, with friendly waiters, for a reasonable price that is pe...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on November 6, 2005

Weigh West Marine Resort
634 CAMPBELL STREET
Tofino, British Columbia V0R 2Z0
(250) 725-3277

The Shelter Best of IgoUgo

Restaurant

The Shelter  Photo - The Shelter, Tofino, British Columbia
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The Shelter looks like somewhere to be avoided, but the people pouring into this popular eatery provided a sense of intrigue as to what it was like to eat there. Whilst a group of six of us had no reservation, after a short 10-minute wait, our table was ready in the upstairs of this very modern and stylish restaurant. Dress was acceptable casual and in tofino - given the sometimes inclement weather, they seem to take the laid-back attitude towards dressing for dinner. Wines available included a good range of Canadian wines as well as European and Australian. If you are not too hungry, they have a good selection of small meals, and if you could eat a small pony, then there are meals of that size to tem...Read More

Member Rating 5 out of 5 on November 6, 2005

The Shelter
601 Campbell Street
Tofino, British Columbia V0R 2Z0
250/725-3353

Pointe Restaurant Best of IgoUgo

Restaurant

Doggy well-being Photo - Pointe Restaurant, Tofino, British Columbia
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Don't be put off by the initial answer to your request for a reservation. The friendly staff will give you a sitting choice of either 5pm or 9pm. Whilst 5pm might seem to early, accept it and wait for the show of your vacation to begin whilst you eat a fabulous meal. 5pm is important. The staff sit you down, and you are allocated a waiter who acts in your interest throughout the evening. The sun will start setting from 5:30, hence the time of the first reservations, and you can watch through the floor-to-ceiling windows across the Pacific Ocean as the last of the surfers brave the cold and powerful waters, catching waves; skies, meanwhile, change from blue to orange, to purple to black. Wh...Read More

Member Rating 5 out of 5 on November 6, 2005

Pointe Restaurant
Wickaninnish Inn
Tofino, British Columbia V0R 2Z0
800/333-4604

A chartered vessel Photo - Tofino, British Columbia
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Whilst October is the tail end of the main season in Tofino (mainly because the weather is less predictable), people are still offering Whale watching trips to any would-be adventurers! Six of us enquired at the Weigh West Marine Resort where we were staying, on a drizzly morning - wondering whether anyone would be prepared to go on a trip. It seemed however that it didn't matter that it was only our group interested, we could have a boat to ourselves and a skipper who knew his way for $80 (Canadian) each. This was great in itself as, quite selfishly, we would be sharing our experience with each other only, not a group of strangers.On our good ship Close Encounters II (a lime green spe...Read More

About the Writer

Matt Winslow

Matt Winslow
Essex, United Kingdom

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