þ Getting Here - British Columbia
Out For Adventure Wilderness Tours is located at 658 Harper Rd, Unit 2 in Quathiaski Cove on Quadra Island, British Columbia. Quadra Island is accessible by a short ten minute ferry ride from Campbell River, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. If you are joining us on the Orca Encounters tour you can meet us either at our base on Quadra Island (parking is available here) or our departure dock in Campbell River. Getting to Campbell River
Vancouver Island is accessible from the mainland of British Columbia and Washington, United States by ferry and air. Campbell River is located on central Vancouver Island 153 km (approximately 2 hours) north from Nanaimo or 264 km (approximately 3.5 hours) from Victoria on the Island Highway 19. 
Getting to Quadra Island
Quadra Island is approximately a 10 minute ferry ride from Campbell River. The ferry leaves Campbell River every hour on the half hour. The terminal is located on the Island Highway 19 in downtown Campbell River. For details on the ferry schedule, see the BC Ferry website: www.bcferries.ca. When you arrive on Quadra Island, our Outfitter Store and trip base is located just up the hill and around the corner from the ferry terminal at the Village Square Plaza, beside the gas station (685 Heriot Bay Rd.) A five minute walk or just seconds drive from the ferry terminal. Q Airlines:
Scheduled flights on Pacific Coastal Airlines arrive daily at the Campbell River and District Regional Airport from Vancouver and Victoria Airport (car rentals are available at Campbell River airport). Air Canada flies into Vancouver and Victoria. WestJet flights are available to Vancouver, Victoria and Comox (about 45 minutes south of Campbell River).
Air Canada
Tel: 604 688 5515 or toll free 1 888 247 2262 Website: www.aircanada.ca
WestJet
Tel: 1 888 937 8538
Website: www.westjet.com
Pacific Coastal Airlines
Tel: 604 273 8666 or toll free 1 800 663 2872 Website: www.pacificcoastal.com v Bus lines:
Greyhound services mainland British Columbia and Vancouver Island. Service is available from Vancouver or Victoria to Campbell River and beyond.
Greyhound
Tel: 604 482 8747 or toll free 1 800 661 8747 Website: www.greyhound.ca
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BC Ferries runs scheduled trips with both vehicle and walk-on passenger service between ports on British Columbia's mainland and Vancouver Island. Victoria Clipper, MV Coho and Washington State Ferries run trips from Washington to Victoria.
BC Ferries Information
Route and fare information:
Tel: 250 386 3431 or toll free 1 888 223 3779
Reservations by credit card:
Tel: 604 444 2890 or toll free 1 888 724 5223
Website: http://www.bcferries.com
BC Ferries Routes
*Tsawwassen (Vancouver) and Swartz Bay (Victoria) - crossing 1 hour 35 minutes.
*Tsawwassen (Vancouver) and Duke Point (Nanaimo) - crossing 2 hours.
*Horseshoe Bay (Vancouver) and Departure Bay (Nanaimo) - crossing 1 hour 35 minutes.
*Powell River-Westview (Sunshine Coast) and Little River (Comox) - crossing 1 hour 15 minutes.
Victoria Clipper
Passenger-only high-speed catamaran ferry service between Seattle, WA and Victoria, BC.
Tel: 206 448 5000 or toll free 1 800 888 2535 Website: www.victoriaclipper.com
MV Coho
Vehicle and passenger ferry between Port Angeles, WA and Victoria, BC. Tel: 360 457 4491
Website: www.northolympic.com/coho/
Washington State Ferries
Vehicle and passenger ferry between Anacortes, WA and Sidney (Victoria), BC.
Tel: 206 464 6400 or toll free 1 888 808 7977 Website: www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries ? Car Rentals:
Car rental service is available at the Campbell River airport with Budget Car Rental.
Budget Car Rental
Tel: 1 800 268 8900
Email: reservations@bcbudget.com
Website: www.budgetbc.com
National Car Rental
Tel: 1 800 227 7368
Website: www.nationalcar.com
British Columbia Road Map -PDF Format? Taxi Service:
If you need a ride from the airport to your hotel in Campbell River call the Airporter, they will deliver you to most local hotels for about $15 Cad
/person. To meet us on the morning of the tour, call one of the taxi services. If staying on Quadra Island you should contact the Quadra Taxi the night before to make arrangements for early morning schedules.
Quadra Taxi Tel: 250 285 3598
Campbell River Taxi Tel: 250 287 8383
Campbell River Airporter Tel: 250 286 3000
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þ Getting Here Ontario
Our base in Ontario is located near Irondale in the Haliburton Highlands, about a 2 1/2 hour drive from Toronto. We recommend meeting us at the tour launch site to avoid departure delays. Parking is available at the launch sites. (Fees are included in our Algonquin Park tours).Q Airlines into Toronto:
Scheduled flights arrive daily at the Pearson International Airport from destinations all over the globe. It is about a 3 hour drive to Algonquin Park from Toronto. Airlines flying to Toronto include Air Canada, WestJet, Canadian, Air American, US Air, British Airways, Air France, Lufthansa, Swiss Air and Alitalia. Car rentals and bus or taxi service are available from Pearson Airport.
Air Canada Tel: 1 888 247 2262 Website: www.aircanada.ca
WestJet Tel: 1 888 937 8538 Website: www.westjet.com v Bus lines:
Ontario Northland has daily service to Huntsville from downtown Toronto (610 Bay Street). Cost is $41.03/adult for one way. See website for schedule.
Greyhound: (Services across Canada) Tel: 1 416 594 1010 (Toronto) or toll free
1 800 661 8747 Website: www.greyhound.ca
Ontario Northland: (services communities North of Toronto) Tel: 1 800 461 8558
Website: www.webusit.com? Taxi services:
From Huntsville to Algonquin Park
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Services are available into Toronto with VIA Rail and into Huntsville from Toronto with Ontario Northland. Cost from Toronto to Huntsville with Ontario Northland is $41.89/adult for one way. Service is available daily except for Saturdays. Toronto train station is the Union Station at 65 Front Street West. See website for schedule.
Ontario Northland: website: www.northlander.ca
VIA Rail: (Services across Canada) website: www.viarail.ca ? Car Rentals:
Avis Car Rental Website: www.avis.com
Budget Car Rental Tel: 1 800 268 8900 Website: www.budgetbc.com
National Car Rental Tel: 1 800 227 7368 Outside North America call 1 954 320 6600 Website: www.nationalcar.com
Hertz Car Rental Website: www.hertz.comP Driving to Algonquin Park’s West Gate From Toronto:
(Time: Approximately 3 1/2 hrs)
Hwy 401 East or West to Hwy 400 North to Barrie.
Distance 66 km to Barrie, then take Hwy 11 North to Huntsville.
Distance 112 km to Huntsville, then take Hwy 60 (East) to the Algonquin Park West Gate. Distance from Huntsville to Algonquin Park approximately 35 kilometers.Return to TopÝ |
