Lady Rose & Rhododendrons

May 6 - 8, 2026 (3 Days)

Double $1499 Single $1699 per person - Deposit: $100

Maximum Group size: 24

Level: Easy

Vancouver Island is bursting with colour and charm on this inspiring spring escape. Begin at Milner Gardens with a guided tour of blooming rhododendrons followed by lunch at the Qualicum Beach Cafe. Browse sweet treats at Coombs Country Candy before settling in for the night in Port Alberni and dining harbourside at The Starboard Grill. The next morning, step aboard the MV Frances Barkley to journey through scenic inlets, visit remote Kildonan and Bamfield. Watch as freight, mail, and supplies are offloaded to remote coastal communities—part of this vessel’s vital every other day rhythm.

Arrive in the boardwalk village of Bamfield with time to stroll its rugged charm before returning to Port Alberni. Continue your adventure with an easy forest walk among ancient cedars and waterfalls enroute to Coombs’ famous goats-on-the-roof market and village. Return to the mainland on the new passenger only Hullo Ferry with a premium-class reserved seat from Nanaimo to Coal Harbour, Vancouver where your black car awaits.

*Additional $18 ferry fee for 64 years and under

PACKAGE INCLUDES:

- 5 Meals: 2 Breakfast, 2 Lunch, 1 Dinner

- Black Car home pick-up/drop-off

- 2 Nights Best Western Barclay Port Alberni

- Lady Rose Bamfield Day Cruise

- Milner Gardens Rhododendrons Tour

- Hullu Ferry Premuim Class Seating

- Coombs Village

- Old Country Market

- Cathedral Grove

- Little Qualicum Falls

- Coombs Country Candy

- Qualicum Beach Cafe Lunch

- Starboard Grill Dinner

- All Ferry Fees and Taxes

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ITINERARY:

May 6

8:15am Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal

8:45am Sailing

10:25am Arrive Departure Bay, Nanaimo

11:15am Milner Gardens

- Guided Rhododendrons Tour

1:00pm Depart

1:15pm Qualicum Beach Cafe Lunch

2:45pm Depart

3:30pm Coombs Country Candy

4:00pm Best Western Barclay Port Alberni

- Hotel check in

6:00pm Clam Bucket Dinner (on your own)

May 7

7:15am Depart

7:30am Boarding

8:00am MV Frances Berkley – Bamfield Cruise

- Breakfast on board

10:00am Kildonan

- Lunch on board

12:30pm Bamfield

1:30pm Depart

5:00pm Return Port Alberni

6:00pm Starboard Grill Dinner

May 8

Breakfast at Leisure

9:00am Depart

9:30am Cathedral Grove

- Escorted Easy Walk

Ancient Cedars

10:30am Depart

10:45am Little Qualicum Falls Provincial Park

- Escorted Easy Walk

- Waterfall, Old Growth Forest

11:45am Depart

12:00pm Coombs Village

- Old Country Market – Goats on Roof

- Lunch (on your own)

1:45pm Depart

2:45pm Hullo Ferry Nanaimo Terminal Reservation

- Premium Class Reserved Seating

3:15pm Sail

4:24pm Hullo Ferry Ferry Vancouver Terminal

- Coal Harbour

4:45pm Black Car home drop off

*Itinerary subject to change