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Victoria Harbour Red Crow on the Waterfront Butchart Gardens<br />
Chesterman Beach and the Wickaninnish Inn<br />
Tofino<br />
The small town of Tofino lies at the centre of<br />
Clayoquot Sound on Vancouver Island’s Pacific<br />
coast, poised between the crashing surf of Pacific<br />
rollers and towering rainforests inland. Recently<br />
designated British Columbia’s first UNESCO<br />
Biosphere Reserve, the surrounding Pacific Rim<br />
National Park is a naturalist’s paradise. The annual<br />
Pacific Rim Whale Festival takes place in March<br />
and for the two months that follow nearly 20,000<br />
grey whales pass within five kilometres of the<br />
shore on their migration north from Mexico.<br />
Black bears forage along the shoreline in giant<br />
cedar and ancient Sitka spruce rainforests while<br />
eagles swoop overhead: magical hiking country.<br />
RED CROW ON THE<br />
WATERFRONT, TOFINO<br />
Set in almost three hectares of private old<br />
growth rainforest on the edge of an intertidal<br />
waterway, guests at the Red Crow look out over<br />
a landscape shared with river otters, racoons,<br />
black bears and wolves, as well as many of the<br />
150 wild bird species of Clayoquot Sound. There<br />
are just two guest rooms in the main house and<br />
a cottage in the garden where you may be joined<br />
briefly by the local black bear who frequently<br />
forages along the shore. Rowing boats, canoes<br />
and bicycles are available and the lovely Tofino<br />
Botanical Gardens are a five minute walk along<br />
the shore, with complimentary admission for<br />
Red Crow guests.<br />
The Wickaninnish Inn<br />
THE OUTPOST AT BEDWELL RIVER,<br />
CLAYOQUOT SOUND<br />
Clayoquot Sound is a fragile and breathtaking<br />
temperate rainforest surrounded by calming rivers<br />
and wild coastal beaches. At the heart of this<br />
stunning setting lies a very special retreat: the<br />
Outpost at Bedwell River, which consists of 23<br />
deluxe en suite canvas guest tents decked out<br />
with opulent rugs, antique furnishings, down<br />
duvets, propane stoves and Aveda toiletries.<br />
Other tents serve as dining room, lounge and fullservice<br />
spa. Treading lightly on this pristine<br />
environment this tranquil retreat is a very civilised<br />
way of going back to nature.<br />
THE WICKANINNISH INN, TOFINO<br />
This is one of our favourite hotels, combining<br />
comfort and sophistication with a beautiful ocean<br />
setting, a Relais & Château property that has been<br />
frequently recognised in international awards. A<br />
further annexe, “Wickaninnish on the Beach”<br />
opened four years ago and these additional 30<br />
rooms complement the existing 48 rooms and<br />
suites of the Pointe building. The Pointe<br />
restaurant is the only four diamond restaurant<br />
north of Victoria and offers renowned cuisine -<br />
reservations are highly recommended.<br />
The Outpost at Bedwell River<br />
British Columbia: Canada<br />
Telephone: 01993 838 700<br />
Black bear<br />
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