Tofino, Ucluelet, and the Pacific Rim Travel Guide

Tofino may be the birthplace of North American storm watching, but the winter's roiling waves serve as just one of many lures to the Pacific Northwest's wildest coastline. Exquisite tide pooling, surfing, and the potential to see some of the continent's largest sea mammals lure thousands of visitors to Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, sleepy Ucluelet, and Tofino, Canada's premier surfer village.

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Tofino, Ucluelet, and the Pacific Rim Hotels

Prices for lodging and dining are relatively high for such a remote destination. Rates vary widely through the seasons, winter being the lowest: luxury...read more

Restaurants

Tofino, Ucluelet, and the Pacific Rim Restaurants

Vancouver Islanders are often credited with starting the recent "locavore" movement. Wild salmon, locally made artisanal cheeses, Pacific oysters, forest-foraged...read more

Things To Do

Things To Do in Tofino, Ucluelet, and the Pacific Rim

Explore the best sights, entertainment, and shopping with our top choices and insider tips.

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Tofino, Ucluelet, and the Pacific Rim Experiences

  • Pacific Rim Festivals

    MAR.: The Pacific Rim Whale Festival marks the spring migration of as many as 22,000 Pacific gray whales between Mexico and the Arctic, with craft... Read more

  • Pacific Rim Storm Watching

    No one's really sure when the concept of "bad weather" morphed into "good weather," but on the tourism-friendly Pacific Rim, nasty storms are... Read more

  • Pacific Rim Surfing

    The waters might be chilly but Tofino has skimmed its way onto the international surfing map for several reasons. The curvaceous hard-sand beaches... Read more

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