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in-house made ice cream in a ice cream shop

Get the Scoop on the Best Ice Cream on Vancouver Island!

When the time comes to cool off, there is one way to beat the summer heat no matter where you are staying on Vancouver Island: ice cream! And not your run-of-the-mill, chain restaurant ice cream. No, here on Vancouver Island, we have some incredible, locally owned and operated ice cream shops that are churning out incredible, unique and delicious flavours of our favourite icy confection.

pod of orcas cresting in the water near vancouver island

Best Whale Watching on Vancouver Island

Vancouver Island is one of the best whale watching destinations in the world because of the vast diversity of species that can be found! Even though whale watching trips run year ‘round, if you’re hoping to see some of the beautiful resident and migrating whales that pass through our oceans, the best time to hit the water is from April to October–especially the summer months. 

orca breaching - whale watching

Top Ten Things to Do on Vancouver Island

If you want to avoid post-holiday regrets, we’ve got the list for you – the top ten things that you can’t miss on Vancouver Island, from Islanders!