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Getting Here - British Columbia
Out For Adventure Wilderness Tours has its retail Outdoor Store and Outfitting Centre in Quathiaski Cove, Quadra Island in British Columbia. Quadra Island It is accessible by a short ferry ride from Campbell River, situated on Vancouver Island.
If you are joining us on the Orca Encounters tour you can meet us either at our base on Quadra Island (parking is available here) or in Telegraph Cove (the departure point) which is about a 2 ½ hour drive north from Campbell River. Vehicle parking is also available in Telegraph Cove for $5 Cnd/night. We also have a scheduled pickup in Campbell River at Tim Horton’s (donuts & coffee) if you are traveling sans vehicle.
** Please be sure to let us know ahead of tour where you will be meeting us!!
Getting to Campbell River
Vancouver Island is accessible from the mainland of British Columbia and Washington, United States by ferry and air. Campbell River is located on central Vancouver Island 153 km (approximately 2 hours) north from Nanaimo or 264 km (approximately 3.5 hours) from Victoria on the Island Highway 19. Tim Horton’s is centrally located on the Island Highway 19 about 1 km (½ mile) from the Quadra Island ferry terminal. Getting to Quadra Island
Quadra Island is approximately a 10 minute ferry ride from Campbell River. The ferry leaves Campbell River every hour on the half hour. The terminal is located on the Island Highway 19 in downtown Campbell River. For details on the ferry schedule, see the BC Ferry website: www.bcferries.ca. When you arrive on Quadra Island, our tour office is located just up the hill from the ferry terminal at the Quadra Plaza.
Getting to Telegraph Cove
Telegraph Cove is located on the eastern coast of Northern Vancouver Island, 2 ½ hours north of Campbell River and 30 minutes south of Port McNeill. The tiny community is about 11 kilometers off the Island Highway 19 via Beaver Cove Road. QAirlines:
Scheduled flights on Pacific Coastal Airlines arrive daily at the Campbell River and District Regional Airport from Vancouver and Victoria Airport (car rentals are available at Campbell River airport). Air Canada flies into Vancouver and Victoria. WestJet flights are available to Vancouver, Victoria and Comox (about 45 minutes south of Campbell River).
Air Canada
Tel: 604 688 5515 or toll free 1 888 247 2262 Website: www.aircanada.ca
WestJet
Tel: 1 888 937 8538 Website: www.westjet.com
Pacific Coastal Airlines
Tel: 604 273 8666 or toll free 1 800 663 2872 Website: www.pacific-coastal.com vBus lines:
Island Coach Lines serves Vancouver Island. Connect to Island Coach Lines from Vancouver with Greyhound or Pacific Coach Lines.
Island Coach Line
Tel: 250 385 4411 or toll free 1 800 318 0818
Website: http://www.grayline.ca/victoria/index.asp
Greyhound (by ferry between Horseshoe Bay in Vancouver and Duke Point in Nanaimo)
Tel: 604 482 8747 or toll free 1 800 661 8747 Website: www.greyhound.ca
Pacific Coach Lines (by ferry between Vancouver and Victoria)
Tel: 250 385 4411 or toll free 1 800 661 1725 Website: www.pacificcoach.com J Ferry Service:
BC Ferries runs scheduled trips with both vehicle and walk-on passenger service between ports on British Columbia's mainland and Vancouver Island. Victoria Clipper, MV Coho and Washington State Ferries run trips from Washington to Victoria.
BC Ferries Information
Route and fare information: Tel: 250 386 3431 or toll free 1 888 223 3779
Reservations by credit card: Tel: 604 444 2890 or toll free 1 888 724 5223
Website: http://www.bcferries.com
BC Ferries Routes
*Tsawwassen (Vancouver) and Swartz Bay (Victoria) - crossing 1 hour 35 minutes.
*Tsawwassen (Vancouver) and Duke Point (Nanaimo) - crossing 2 hours.
*Horseshoe Bay (Vancouver) and Departure Bay (Nanaimo) - crossing 1 hour 35
minutes.
*Powell River-Westview (Sunshine Coast) and Little River (Comox) - crossing 1 hour
15 minutes.
Victoria Clipper
Passenger-only high-speed catamaran ferry service between Seattle, WA and Victoria,
BC.
Tel: 206 448 5000 or toll free 1 800 888 2535 Website: www.victoriaclipper.com
MV Coho
Vehicle and passenger ferry between Port Angeles, WA and Victoria, BC.
Tel: 360 457 4491 Website: www.northolympic.com/coho/
Washington State Ferries
Vehicle and passenger ferry between Anacortes, WA and Sidney (Victoria), BC.
Tel: 206 464 6400 or toll free 1 888 808 7977 Website: www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries ? Car Rentals:
Car rental service is available at the Campbell River airport with Budget Car Rental.
Budget Car Rental
Tel: 1 800 268 8900
Email: reservations@bcbudget.com Website: www.budgetbc.com
National Car Rental
Tel: 1 800 227 7368 Website: www.nationalcar.com? Taxi Service:
If you need a ride from the airport to your hotel in Campbell River call the Airporter, they will deliver you to most local hotels for $10 Cnd/person. To meet us on the morning of the tour, call one of the taxi services. If staying on Quadra Island you should contact the Quadra Taxi the night before to make arrangements for early morning schedules.
Quadra Taxi Tel: 250 285 3598
Campbell River Taxi Tel: 250 287 8383
Campbell River Airporter Tel: 250 286 3000
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