Things to do in Tofino, BC
Tofino offers a variety of outdoor activities for visitors, from Hiking,
Beach combing, Hot Spring excursions, to kayaking, yoga and message to
fine dinning at one of Tofino's 5-star resturants.
Whale watching - In mid-spring, Grey whales begin their annual
migration, passing right by Tofino. A number of charter companies offer
guided tours to catch a glimspe of these magnificent creatures.
Surfing - Tofino's Long Beach is considered Canada's premier surfing destination. There's a number of rental shops in Tofino, as well as surfschools to bring out your inner surfer!
Fishing - plays host to world class sport fishing opportunities. Chinook and Coho Salmon, Halibut and various bottomfish make up the bounty for both guided and unguided sports anglers from around the world
Storm Watching - Make the best of these La Nina seasons by creating opportunities to witness some spectacular weather. On the west coast, you can watch as the open Pacific unleashes its wrath against the shore. Waves 8 feet high roll in and pound the rocky headlands, hurling themselves up on the beach.
Golfing - The Long Beach Golf Course offers full services and facilities on the wild and rugged coast of the Canadian wilderness. This 9 hole championship course is one of the most challenging courses on Vancouver Island.
Scuba Diving - Clayoquot Sound has an incredible diversity of life, colour and variety. It offers reefs amd rock formations full of wolf eels, octopus and numerous fish. The waters of Clayoquot Sound is a new adventure with every dive, and can accommodate every level of skill and experience. The waters of Clayoquot Sound invite you!
Tofino Botanical Gardens - twelve acres of gardens, forest, and shoreline that explore the relationship between culture and nature. A network of paths and boardwalks will take you past kitchen gardens, the Frog Pond, and Children's Garden into the forest, where clearings have been transformed into a series of pocket gardens.
Clayoquot Calm invites you to stay for your west coast experience. This westcoast style rancher, invites you in the front door with its open floor plan, vaulted ceilings, in-floor hot water heating and wrap-around ocean views. This oceanfront, custom designed 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom overlooks Browning Passage on private acreage. It is a stones throw away from the beach, and within walking distance from the village of Tofino and world-renowned Chestermans Beach.
Cook up a seafood feast in the gourmet kitchen using the stainless steel appliances, while your entertain quests around the large eating bar.
Sit back and relax in the covered, waterfront hot tub as you storm watch durning winter months or sooth those muscles after a long hike on one of many hiking trails durning the summer months.
After grilling steaks on the BBQ, rack up a game of pool in the games room, play a boardgame with the family, or cozy up to the marble wood burning fireplace and watch the gorgeous sunset that Tofino has to offer.
To top off your west coast experience, go and sit in the 6 person steam
sauna, and then crawl into your king-size bed while listening to the waves
crash on Chestermans Beach and dream of your next stay in Clayoquot Calm.
The land around Clayoquot Sound includes vast ancient coastal temperate
rain forest, rivers, lakes, marine areas and beaches. It includes part
of the Pacific Rim Nation Park Reserve and some of Strathcona Provincial
Park. Clayoquot Sound contains the largest area of intact temperate rainforest
left on Vancouver Island, B.C.
Clayoquot Sound is home to wolves, black bears, cougars, grey whales,
orcas, porpoises, seals, seal lions, river otters, bald eagles, osprey,
Pacific Loons, Roosevelt Elk, and raccoons.
Enjoy your next vacation in spectacular at Clayoquot Calm, Tofino, British
Columbia, Canada!