Vancouver Island BC is is an outdoor paradise where you can find some of the best salmon and halibut fishing, whale watching, hiking, kayaking, surfing and much more. When most people think of salmon fishing they often think Alaska, but Vancouver Island is known for the best ocean Chinook salmon fishing. You can also find vineyards making great wine, farms producing organic produce and many hand made farm products. Victoria BC is an international destination that can be compared to Barcelona, Italy and Hawaii for the many things do to here. Other hotspots include Tofino and Ucluelet in the Pacific Rim, Telegraph Cove and Port Hardy at the north end of Vancouver Island. Whatever you do, you must go whale watching here as it is the place for scientists to study Orca whales!