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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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) |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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) |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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Vancouver city
tour, whale watching |
City tour in Vancouver, including Chinatown and
Granville Island
Optional: whale watching off Vancouver’s coast
Evening in Vancouver |
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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%. |
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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 |
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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.! |
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Vancouver –
departure |
By noon drive
to the airport (about 15 km/30 min)
Return the rental car at the Vancouver airport |
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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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