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PACIFIC COAST TOUR

Included:
7 x green fee
12 nights accommodation
12 x breakfast
Airport fee *
Road toll *
National Park entrance fee *
Excluded:
Meals (other than breakfast according to the program)
activities (except golfing according to program)
* not included by booking without escort
 
Optionals:
Accommodation:
Hotel/resort or B&B
Organized as:
with or without escort
Travel dates:
daily from June 16 to
September 08, 2011
 
Day program
1 Vancouver – arrival
2 Vancouver – ferry – Vancouver Island
3 Courtenay – Crown Isle Resort
4 Courtenay – Glacier Green golf course
5 Victoria – Chemainus – Duncan
6 Victoria – Bear Mountain golf course
7 Victoria – Cordova Bay golf course
8 Victoria – Olympic View golf course
9 Vancouver – ferry – city tour
10 Vancouver – Furry Creek golf course
11 Vancouver – whale watching
12 Vancouver – University golf course
13 Vancouver – departure
 
daily program:

Day
1
Vancouver – arrival
Pick up your rental car at Vancouver airport.
Drive to Vancouver city centre to your hotel (about 15 km/25 min.)
Relaxing evening in Vancouver

At Vancouver airport, you will pick up your rental car. After a short drive to Vancouver city centre, you check in to your hotel. The rest of the evening is at your leisure.

 

Day
2
Courtenay – ferry from Vancouver to Nanaimo
Drive to Courtenay; take the ferry (about 150 km/6 hrs)
Ferry from Horseshoe Bay (Vancouver) to Departure Bay (Nanaimo)
Drive to Crown Isle Resort (about 110 km/ 1.5 hrs)
Relax and rest in your hotel

Right after breakfast you leave Vancouver, and drive across the Lions Gate Bridge to the ferry port of Horseshoe Bay (about 20 km/30 min). The sailing to Nanaimo on Vancouver Island takes approx. 1½ hour. From there, another 110 km will take you to Courtenay and the Crown Isle Golf Resort. You will check in for the night.

 

Day
3
Courtenay – Crown Isle golf course
At this resort, you are right at the championship golf course
Tee-time is 10:00 a.m. on the Crown Isle Golf Course
Relax and rest in the hotel facilities
Enjoy an idyllic evening in the resort

The Crown Isle Resort is the perfect golf haven of Vancouver Island. So, this golf course is the ideal spot to start off your golf adventure on Canada’s west coast. Tee-time is 10 a.m. After a good game, you can enjoy the many relaxing facilities of the hotel.

 

Day
4
Courtenay – Comox, Glacier Greens Golf Course
Drive to Comox to the Glacier Green Golf Course (about 8 km/10 min)
10 a.m. is tee-time at the Glacier Greens Golf Course
Drive back to the hotel
Idyllic evening at the Crown Isle Resort

A short drive brings you to Comox and the Glacier Green Golf Course. Contradictory to its name, this golf course is situated right on the Pacific, and not in the mountains. Tee-time is 10 a.m. You return to the Crown Isle Resort and finish the day in an idyllic atmosphere.

 

Day
5
Victoria – Chemainus, Duncan Indian Museum
Drive to Victoria (about 230 km/3.5 hrs).
Stop in Chemainus on the way there, take time to admire the wall paintings
Duncan: (optional) visit the Quw’utsun Indian Museum
Stroll through Victoria

The drive to Victoria, British Columbia’s capital, is rich in highlights as to the landscape and cultural experience. Your first stop is in Chemainus. This little village impressively shows off its younger history in wall paintings on the houses. Not far from Chemainus is Duncan, city of totems; the Quw’utsun Museum displays the much older history of the Cowichan Natives. You will arrive in Victoria late afternoon, check in to your hotel where you will stay for the next 4 nights.

 

Day
6
Victoria – Bear Mountain Golf Course
Drive to the Bear Mountain Golf Course (about 20 km/30 min)
Tee-time 10 a.m. at the Bear Mountain Golf Course
Drive back to Victoria
Have a stroll along the beautiful inner harbour of Victoria

The Bear Mountain Golf Course is an absolute must for every golfer visiting Victoria. This course lies a little outside of the city, on a hill from where you will have a prime view of Victoria and the Olympic Park in the U.S. Tee-time is 10 a.m. Back in the city you can experience the lively harbour and the entertainment of the buskers.

 

Day
7
Victoria – Butchart Gardens, Cordova Bay Golf Course
Optional: visit the Butchart Garden (about 20 km/30 min)
Drive to the Cordova Bay Golf Course (about 10 km/15 min)
12:30 p.m. tee-time at the Cordova Bay Golf Course
Drive back to Victoria (about 15km/20 min)

North of Victoria lies a former quarry. It was closed down about 100 years ago and turned into wonderful gardens. On the way back to Victoria, you stop at the Cordova Bay Golf Course. Tee-time is 12:20 p.m. The fairways do not only demand a precise game, they also offer a fascinating view on the inlet and the volcanic mount Baker in the U.S.

 

Day
8
Victoria – Olympic View Golf Course
Drive to the Olympic View Golf Course (about 12 km/20 min)
10 a.m. tee-time at the Olympic View Golf Course
Drive back to Victoria
An idyllic evening at the inner harbour of Victoria

The Olympic View Championship Golf Course is one of the most beautiful golf courses on Vancouver Island. There are 2 waterfalls, 12 lakes, and a breathtaking view of the Olympic Mountains (U.S.); all this has made this golf course at the outskirts of Victoria known beyond Canada’s border. Tee-time is 10 a.m. And again in the evening, you have the chance to enjoy the great atmosphere of Victoria’s inner harbour.

 

Day
9
Victoria – Vancouver, ferry to Vancouver
This morning in Victoria is at your leisure; a few suggestions:
visit the Royal BC Museum, Thunderbird Park, Chinatown, Underwater Zoo
Drive to Vancouver, including ferry (about 115 km/3.5 hrs)
Ferry from Schwartz Bay (Victoria) to Tsawwassen (Vancouver)

The morning is at your leisure. Many places to visit: the parliament building, the Royal BC Museum, Chinatown, Thunderbird Park, and more. In the afternoon you drive from Victoria, Schwartz Bay, via the ferry to Tsawwassen, Vancouver. You will arrive there late afternoon. Check in to the already familiar hotel for a 4 nights stay.

 

Day
10
Vancouver – Furry Creek, golfing
Drive to Furry Creek and the golf course (about 50 km/45 min)
Tee-time is 11 a.m. at the Furry Creek Golf Course
Drive back to Vancouver
Stroll around the city of Vancouver

On your way to the Furry Creek Golf Course, you will experience another facet of the impressive coastal landscape. The winding road towards Whistler surely deserves its nickname “Sea to Sky” Highway. On one side, there’s the Howe Sound Inlet, on the other steep rock cliffs. At the end of Howe Sound you will find the Furry Creek Golf Course. The architecture is as spectacular as the view from the golf course. Tee-time is 11 a.m. After your game, you return to Vancouver.

 

Day
11
Vancouver city tour, whale watching
City tour in Vancouver, including Chinatown and Granville Island
Optional: whale watching off Vancouver’s coast
Evening in Vancouver

When you visit the 3rd biggest Chinese quarter in North America, you will certainly get an Asian flair. Leaving the Chinese street shops, you go to the market on Granville Island. There are many stores here, restaurants, and ateliers where you can observe the artists at work. By noon the whale watching tour starts from Granville Island. Probability for seeing whales on this tour is 90%.

 

Day
12
Vancouver – Stanley Park tour, University Golf Course
Tour through Stanley Park (about 18 km/1 hrs)
Drive to University Golf Course (about 15 km/30 min)
Tee-time is 11 a.m. at the University Golf Course
Stroll in Vancouver

Stanley Park is without a doubt the landmark of Vancouver. This peninsula houses rain forest trees, lakes, an aquarium, some of the best views of the Vancouver skyline, the Lions Gate Bridge and Kitsilano. You will also find the university and the University Golf Course. This course was opened in 1929 and is the heart of the Pacific Spirit Park. Tee-time is at 11 a.m.!

 

Day
13
Vancouver – departure
By noon drive to the airport (about 15 km/30 min)
Return the rental car at the Vancouver airport

The morning will give you time to stroll around Vancouver. You’re sure to find souvenirs on the lively Robson Street. By noon you head toward the airport and return your rental car.

 
   

 
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