Telegraph Cove is on Vancouver Island,
B.C.
- Vancouver Island:
Length : 454 Km (282
miles)
- Width : 100 Km (62
miles)
- Area : 32,134 sq. Km
(12,408 sq. miles)
- Latitude ... 49
degrees 57 min. 4 sec. N
Longitude ... 125 degrees 16min. 10 sec. W
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Getting to
Telegraph Cove
Telegraph Cove is about 2 hours drive north
of Campbell River on good highway though forest and mountain
scenery. Watch for black bears and elk. Note that Knight Inlet is to the
east of Telegraph Cove on the mainland (there are no grizzly bears on
Vancouver Island). View the Google Map:
Tiderip Tours, Telegraph Cove, B.C., Canada
Campbell River Bus Terminal, ph. (250)287-7151 Bus leaves Campbell River
12:15 daily for Port McNeill (arrives about 3 pm), right at the
bus stop is the taxi stand, the charge to Telegraph Cove is about $35.
- Getting here from ....
Victoria :
travel north on Highway 19, approximately 5
hrs. People with more time can travel the more scenic Oceanside
Route (19A). The most interesting way to travel is to catch the
VIA train 1-888-VIA-RAIL
www.viarail.ca that departs Victoria Johnston Street Bridge
Terminal at 8am. Relax and enjoy the climb over the Malahat, across
trestle bridges, through tunnels & forests, farm fields and peoples'
back yards to disembark at Courtenay about 1230. Rent a car at Budget Car
Rentals (they will pick you up at the Courtenay train station, no
problem; world wide toll free1-800-268-8900). Have lunch at the Atlas
Cafe
http://www.comoxvalleyrestaurants.ca/atlas.htm
. Check out the Elasmosaur at the Courtenay Museum, walk though the unique
woodland
gardens by Kitty Coleman Creek, Drive the inland island
highway #19 to Telegraph Cove. If you want an RV to rent, try Courtenay
Car Rentals 1-800-663-0194. For bus line schedule look at
Vancouver Island Coach Lines ph.250-388-5248 see http://www.greyhound.ca/en/
and enter Victoria, BC and Port McNeill for their 530am departure
from Victoria to arrive in Port McNeill about 3pm. Comox Valley
has an international airport, see
www.comoxairport.com ,
a great way to get to the island from Calgary and Edmonton via
Westjet.
Seattle :
drive north to either Port Angeles on Highway 99
(take the M.V. Coho
(Blackball Transport to Victoria) or Vancouver on Highway I -5
then take BC
Ferries to Nanaimo from Tsawwassen or Horseshoe Bay.
Once in Victoria or Nanaimo, you can drive north to Telegraph Cove as
described above.
Seattle:
Alternatively, there are scheduled flights from
Seattle-Tacoma Airport to Campbell River and Port McNeill, with
Kenmore Air and NW Seaplanes, see
www.nwseaplanes.com .
Corilair Charters (250) 287 8371 offers service from Campbell River and more
northerly destinations (watch for whales and sea lions from the air;
you might be able to get pictures of Mount Waddington, the highest
mountain in BC).
A friendly
warning about distances in Canada. Canada is big. Travel agents in Europe
tend to sell drive tours with hotel stops that are too far apart for you
to experience the real Super Natural BC that is off the paved track. Give
yourselves time to experience our bears and their wilderness. Also for the
folks from England who find that there are "too many trees in
Canada...one drives for miles without a town..." Sorry about that!
"This is why we
love Canada"
Local Maps and Information
Waters where Tide Rip Roams
Contact Information: Tide Rip Grizzly Tours 1-888-643-9319 (bears)
Telegraph Cove Resorts 1-800-200-4665 (lodgings)
Stubbs Island Whale Watching 1-800-665-3066 (orca whales)
BC Ferries 1-888-223-3779 (big canoes)
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Call us now toll free 1-888-643-9319
From overseas call now 001-250-339-5320
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