Sea to Sky Gondola, British Columbia, Canada. September 2025.
Overview
Canada is more than its hulking-mountain, craggy-coast good looks: it also cooks extraordinary meals, rocks cool culture, and unfurls wild, moose-spotting road trips.
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Vancouver Island’s Coastal Charm, Provincial Parks, and Wilderness Wildlife
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highlights
- 1Whale-watching with an indigenous guide on the Salish Sea
- 2Soaking in hot springs off the Clayoquot Sound
- 3Spotting grizzly bears in the wild on an exhilarating boat ride
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