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How to Get to Port Hardy, BC Canada
The Wilderness Islands and God's Pocket Resort kayak trips meet in Port Hardy. Port Hardy is located
on northeastern Vancouver Island and is accessible by road from the south or by
scheduled air service from Vancouver, British Columbia. Please call our office
if you need assistance on deciding how to get to Port Hardy. We are familiar
with traveling to Vancouver Island and we'll be happy to help you select the
best way there.
Entry into Canada: Passports are required when flying into Canada, and starting in 2008, for any vehicle travel. No visa is necessary, but a tourist card will be issued during your flight. The USA passport agency is very backed up, so it may be worth it to pay extra to expedite.
Air Flights:
Pacific Coastal Airlines (800) 663-2872,
www.pacific-coastal.com, has scheduled flights daily from
Vancouver to Port Hardy airport and North Island Taxi Service, 250-949-8800,
will take you to the hotel.
Car: The
approximate travel time from Seattle to Port Hardy is 11 - 12 hours (8 - 9
hours from Vancouver to Port McNeill) including the ferry ride. The driving
time between Nanaimo and Port McNeill is 5 hours. You can view a road map of
Vancouver Island online at
www.hellobc.com/bcescapes/maps/maps_islands.asp.
Ferries:
Vancouver Island is accessed by ferry service from the mainland. The most
direct route is from the Tsawwassen BC ferry terminal south of Vancouver to
Nanaimo. There is also service to Nanaimo from the Horseshoe Bay terminal in
northwest Vancouver. BC Ferries schedule information (604) 277-0277 or check
out their website at www.bcferries.com.
Car Rental: You
can rent a vehicle on a weekly basis from any of the major car rental agencies
located at Seattle International or Vancouver International airports. Free
parking is available at the hotel in Port Hardy.
Bus and Shuttle
Service: Island Coach Line (800) 663-8390 operates a daily bus service
between Vancouver and Port Hardy. Quick Bus (800) 665-2122 operates a daily
shuttle service between Seattle International airport and Vancouver
International airport, including stops to hotels.
Extra things to do in the Port Hardy/Port McNeill/Telegraph Cove area: For extra days in the area, we recommend Fort Rupert native art galleries near Port Hardy, side trips to Alert Bay and the U'mista Cultural Center on Cormorant Island, or Sointula - both reached by short ferry ride from Port McNeill (40 min drive south of Port Hardy). Or an orca watching cruise with Mackay out of Port McNeill or Stubbs Island out of Telegraph Cove (1/2 hour south of Port McNeill). Also, check out the Whale Museum Interpretive Centre at Telegraph Cove.
Weather: Summers
in Port Hardy are generally sunny with day-time temperatures averaging 68 to 78
degrees and night-time temperatures averaging 50 to 60 degrees. The summer
months are usually drier than the rest of the year but precipitation can occur
infrequently in the form of rain, showers or drizzle. Foggy mornings are common
in mid-August and September. The water temperature averages 48
degrees.
Click here to view a map of Vancouver
Island
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