- The Gulf Islands
- Salt Spring
- Galiano
- Gabriola
- Mayne
- Pender
- Saturna
Gulf Islands Tourism
The visitor's guide to Salt Spring, Gabriola, Galiano, Mayne, Pender and Saturna Islands
How do you know you’ve left your hectic life behind and stepped into the paradise known as the Gulf Islands? Your first clue: a perceptible drop in stress level as you absorb the scenery along winding country roads, see your first glimpses of seals, deer or eagles, or nestle in for a quiet night’s sleep at one of the islands’ accommodation choices. MORE
Set sail for Salt Spring
Visitor season moves into high gear on Salt Spring Island in May. Everyone is getting ready for the May long weekend, when the island hosts the annual Challenge Cup soccer MORE
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Salt Spring Island
It’s Saturday afternoon on Salt Spring Island and it looks like there’s a party going on. At the island’s Centennial Park, fiddlers strike up a tune while shoppers browse the MORE
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Mayne Island
This is an island of surprises. Who would have thought that quiet little Mayne Island could ever have been labelled “Little Hell,” for example? Blame the gold rush for that MORE
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Saturna Island
How can an island so close to the mainland be so quiet? The answer lies in the getting there. It’s only 14 nautical miles from the Tsawwassen terminal as the MORE
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Gabriola Island
It may only be a short 20-minute ferry ride from Nanaimo, but when you step onto Gabriola Island and breathe in the fresh island air, you’ll feel yourself click in MORE
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Pender Island
Where can you get free killer whale shows with a sunset thrown in? Try Thieves Bay on North Pender. The orcas are a big island summer draw as they feed MORE
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Galiano Island
When thinking Galiano, superlatives come to mind. It seems to have more of everything, except crowds. That’s surprising, really, given that it’s the first stop on the Tsawwassen-Gulf Islands ferry, MORE
