West Coast Rail Tours as agents for VIA Rail invite you to try our circle tour to Vancouver Island riding on the E&N's
Malahat Dayliner.
Itinerary:
- Day 1: Depart from Vancouver's Pacific Central Station at any of the following times: 7:30 AM, 9:45 AM, 11:45 AM or 1:30 PM, aboard Pacific Coach Lines scheduled through service to Victoria. We supply vouchers and/or tickets to take you to the Victoria bus depot. Upon arrival, cross the street to our participating hotel, the Queen Victoria Hotel & Suites, centrally located for all attractions. You are on your own for dinner tonight. Ask about extra departures that may be available.
- Day 2: We supply a delicious breakfast in the hotel restaurant served as early as possible. At 7:20 AM the hotel arranges transfer to the VIA Rail station near the Johnson St (Blue) bridge. You board the train at 7:45 AM for an 8:00 AM departure. The train will stop briefly at Nanaimo before continuing on to Qualicum Beach where it arrives at about 11:30 AM. Here we ask you to get off the train and enjoy this quaint, beautifully landscaped town with its interesting beaches and restaurants. After lunch (on your own) we ask you to be back at the train station by 1:45 PM. The train leaves at 2:00 PM and arrives at Nanaimo at 2:45 PM. You get off the train here and take our prearranged and prepaid taxi to Nanaimo's bus station for the 4:30 PM departure of Greyhound's scheduled through service to Vancouver via Departure Bay and Horseshoe Bay. You arrive, where you started, back at Pacific Central Station at about 7:15 PM. We make all arrangements for transfers, etc. and supply vouchers or tickets for all services including motorcoaches, hotel, taxi, breakfast and train.
Fare: based shared accommodation: Adults $224; Children 2-11, $186; BC
Seniors (Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays only) $186. (Otherwise adult fare
applies)
Includes buses, train, taxi, breakfast, and hotel. Single supplement $71.
Save more than $25 per person by asking about low season or budget quality
hotel rates.
Contact us: Toll-free: 1-800-722-1233 or 604-524-1011
e-mail: tours@wcra.org Fax: 604-522-1293
To Make Reservations:
Our travel office is usually open during regular business hours, but if we are not there or are on the line you will get a message to which we ask you to reply. We will return your call as soon as possible. To make reservations or to request information on this, or other West Coast Rail Tours use the numbers above. We accept: Personal cheque (preferred), VISA, MasterCard, or American Express.
West Coast Rail Tours
Box 2790 Stn Terminal, Vancouver BC V6B 3X2 Canada
BC Travel Agent Reg. #1866
member: Better Business Bureau of Mainland BC, Tourism Vancouver, Vancouver Coast and Mountains Tourism Region