They are there for your use, whether you walk in personally, e-mail them or check out their websites. Most are staffed during the tourist months and are free for you to ask questions and gather information.
The visitor in his car or the hiker in his climbing boots can step inside and find a complex amount of material for their use: booklets, pamphlets, tours, hotels, B and B's, camps and more...and a human to answer your questions!
A fantastic resource and a real plus in the building of the Vancouver Island Tourism resource package.
Or you can go direct to the "virtual" online guide for tourists to Vancouver Island, by clicking the link below:
Vancouver Island Tourism has been made so much easier by the addition of these valuable information offices. Look for the signs on the road.
The list of Tourism BC Approved Visitor Info Centres on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands are as follows:
[ our thanks to Tourism Vancouver Island for this information and for manning these information centres! ]
South Island
Victoria Visitor Info Centre
812 Wharf Street
Victoria, BC
V8W 1T3
Tel: (250) 953-2033
Fax: (250) 382-6539
www.tourismvictoria.com
info@tourismvictoria.com
Year Round
West Shore Visitor Info Centre
2830 Aldwynd Road
Victoria, BC
V9B 3S7
Tel: (250) 478-1130
Fax: (250) 478-1584
www.westshore.bc.ca
chamber@westshore.bc.ca
Seasonal
Sidney Visitor Info Centre
2480 Beacon Avenue
Sidney, BC
V8L 1X8
Tel: (250) 656-0525
Fax: (250) 656-7102
www.spcoc.org
spcoc2@telus.net
Year Round
Sooke Visitor Info Centre
2070 Phillips Road (Box 774)
Sooke, BC
V0S 1N0
Tel: (250) 642-6351
Fax: (250) 642-7089
www.sooketourism.bc.ca
info@sooketourism.bc.ca
Year Round
The Gulf Islands
Salt Spring Island
Visitor Info Centre
2711W Island Hwy
Salt Spring Island, BC
V8K 2T1
Tel: (250) 537-5252
Fax: (250) 537-4276
www.saltspringtoday.com
chamber@saltspring.com
Year Round
Gabriola Island
Gabriola Island
Visitor Info Centre
Box 249
Gabriola Island, BC
V0R 1X0
Tel: (250) 247-9332
Fax: (250) 247-9332
www.gabriolaisland.org
info@gabriolaisland.org
Seasonal
Central Vancouver Island
Chemainus Visitor Info Centre
Box 575
Chemainus, BC
V0R 1K0
Tel: (250) 246-3944
Fax: (250) 246-3251
www.chemainus.bc.ca
ccoc@islandnet.com
Year Round
Crofton Visitor Info Centre
Box 128
Crofton, BC
V0R 1R0
Tel: (250) 246-2456
Fax: (250) 246-2287
Seasonal
Duncan Visitor Info Centre
381-A Trans Canada Hwy
Duncan, BC
V9L 3R5
Tel: (250) 746-4636
Fax: (250) 746-8222
www.duncancc.bc.ca
visitorinfo@duncancc.bc.ca
Year Round
Nanaimo Visitor Info Centre
2290 Bowen Road
Nanaimo, BC
V9T 3K7
Tel: (250) 756-0106
Fax: (250) 756-0075
www.tourismnanaimo.com
info@tourismnanaimo.com
Year Round
Parksville Visitor Info Centre
Box 99
Parksville, BC
V9P 2G3
Tel: (250) 248-3613
Fax: (250) 248-5210
www.chamber.parksville.bc.ca
info@chamber.parksville.bc.ca
Year Round
Qualicum Beach
Visitor Info Centre
2711 West Island Highway
Qualicum Beach, BC
V9K 2C4
Tel: (250) 752-9532
Fax: (250) 752-2923
www.qualicum.bc.ca
info@qualicum.bc.ca
Year Round
Pacific Rim (West Coast) Vancouver Island
Port Alberni Visitor Info Centre
2533 Port Alberni Highway
Port Alberni, BC
V9Y 8P2
Tel: (250) 724-6535
Fax: (250) 724-6560
www.avcoc.com
avcoc@alberni.net
Year Round
Ucluelet Visitor Info Centre
Box 428
Ucluelet, BC
V0R 3A0
Tel: (250) 726-4600
Fax:(250) 726-4601
www.uclueletinfo.com
pacificrimvisitorcenter@telus.net
Year Round
Tofino Visitor Info Centre
Box 249
Tofino, BC
V0R 2Z0
Tel: (250) 725-3414
Fax: (250) 725-3296
www.tourismtofino.com
info@tourismtofino.com
Year Round
North Central Vancouver Island
Comox Valley Visitor Info Centre
2040 Cliffe Avenue
Courtenay, BC
V9N 2L4
Tel: (250) 334-3234
Fax: (250) 334-4908
www.comoxvalleychamber.com
visitorinfo@comoxvalleychamber.com
Year Round
Cumberland
Visitor Info Centre
Box 250 - 2755 Dunsmuir Avenue
Cumberland, BC
V0R 1S0
Tel: (250) 336-8313
Fax: (250) 336-2455
www.cumberlandbc.org
cumbcham@shaw.ca
Year Round
Campbell River
Visitor Info Centre
PO Box 400
Campbell River, BC
V9W 5C1
Tel: (259) 287-4636
Fax: (250) 286-6948
www.visitorinfo.incampbellriver.com.
visitorinfo@campbellriverchamber.ca
Year Round
Gold River Visitor Info Centre
Box 610
Gold River, BC
V0P 1G0
Tel: (250) 283-2418
Fax: (250) 283-7500
www.goldriver.ca
villageofgoldriver@cablerocket.com
Seasonal
North Vancouver Island
Alert Bay Visitor Info Centre
Bag Service 2800
Alert Bay, BC
V0N 1A0
Tel: (250) 974-5024
Fax: (250) 974-5026
www.alertbay.ca
info@alertbay.ca
Year Round
Port McNeill
Visitor Info Centre
Box 129
Port McNeill, BC
V0N 2R0
Tel: (250) 956-3131
Fax: (250) 956-3132
www.portmcneill.net
pmccc@island.net
Year Round
Port Hardy Visitor Info Centre
Box 249
Port Hardy, BC
V0N 2P0
Tel: (250) 949-7622
Fax: (250) 949-6653
www.ph-chamber.bc.ca
phcc@cablerocket.com
Year Round