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One Week on Vancouver Island: The Route I'd Recommend

3 min readLast updated July 17, 2026Beginner levelVancouver IslandOfficial-source checked

Victoria, the west coast, and an easy east-side return: the seven-night loop with real leg times, what to cut when plans slip, and the open-jaw ferry trick.

One Week on Vancouver Island: The Route I'd Recommend

Victoria, the west coast, and an easy east-side return: the seven-night loop with real leg times, what to cut when plans slip, and the open-jaw ferry trick.

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