Native Heritage Tour
Suggested time: 1 to 4 days
Experience Vancouver Island's rich Native culture on this tour from Victoria to Tofino, on the west coast, then north to Alert Bay, off the coast from Port McNeill.
Royal British Columbia Museum - Renowned for North American Native exhibits and artifacts (Victoria).
Thunderbird Park - Totem pole display; carving house with demonstrations in the summer (located behind the Royal B.C. Museum).
Totem Tour - More than 41 totems on a self-guided walking tour through Duncan, known as the City of Totems (free tours available).
Quw’utsun’ Cultural & Conference Centre - Demonstrations of Native aboriginal arts, story telling, film presentations, music, and dance (Duncan).
Petroglyph Park - Stone carvings estimated at more than 10,000 years old (Nanaimo).
Nanaimo District Museum - Artifacts and stone carving display.
Alberni Valley Museum - Nuu-Chah-Nulth Native basketry collection (Port Alberni).
Walk on the Wild Side Heritage Trail - Located on Flores Island. Accessible from Tofino on the Spirit of Marktosis water taxi.
Quadra Island - Kwagiulth Museum and Tsa-Kwa-Luten Lodge. Accessible via a ten-minute ferry service from Campbell River.
Alert Bay on Cormorant Island - Traditional Big House, exceptional Potlatch collection, and Native dance performances during the high season (ferry from Port McNeill).
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