About Vancouver Island

The British Columbian Vancouver Island in Canada is the largest Pacific island east of New Zealand, measuring 500 km long and 100 km wide. Vancouver Island has seemingly endless amounts of untouched wilderness, with vast lakes, dense forests and incredible backdrops to be found wherever you go, making it a hiker’s paradise. To the south lies Victoria, the island’s cultural hub and largest settlement which is characterised by colourful shops, quirky bars and a large network of cycling routes. Often regarded as the most English-style city in the country, Victoria has plenty to offer keen historians, with its selection of fascinating museums and iconic 19th Century Craigdarroch Castle. Vancouver Island offers numerous crossings to various destinations, both international and domestic. You can sail to many towns on the British Columbian coast and to Seattle in the United States, so there’s a great deal of choice.

About Swindle Island

Swindle Island lies just off the North Coast region of British Columbia in Canada, located on the Inside Passage shipping route. A peaceful island with densely forested hills, Swindle is also home to a small community of the Kitasoo tribe in Klemtu on the east coast, a subgroup of the Heiltsuk who are the indigenous people of British Columbia. The village itself is renowned in Canadian folklore for the alleged sighting of Sasquatch in 1968 on a nearby beach, too. Like most islands on the western coast of Canada, Swindle is a top destination for kayaking and canoeing, where you can paddle through the stunning fjords all the way to Alaska. From the ferry terminal in Klemtu, there are routes provided to a few islands along the British Columbian coast, operated by one of the state’s leading ferry companies.