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The One-Weekend Mistake: Why You Can't Do Victoria, Tofino and Nanaimo at Once

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

The Victoria-Tofino-Nanaimo triangle is nine-plus hours of driving inside a two-day trip. The math, and the three weekend loops that actually work.

The One-Weekend Mistake: Why You Can't Do Victoria, Tofino and Nanaimo at Once

The Victoria-Tofino-Nanaimo triangle is nine-plus hours of driving inside a two-day trip. The math, and the three weekend loops that actually work.

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