{"id":722,"date":"2025-04-15T22:09:44","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T22:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-house-2\/?page_id=722"},"modified":"2026-01-07T14:52:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T22:52:47","slug":"day-trips","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-house-2\/things-to-do-in-qualicum-beach\/day-trips\/","title":{"rendered":"Day Trips"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"722\" class=\"elementor elementor-722\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd80928 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cd80928\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a1dd43 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8a1dd43\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc44ab7 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc44ab7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Day Trips\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbbbc9b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fbbbc9b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-477753a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"477753a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Qualicum Breeze House is centrally located for day trips to many points of interest on Vancouver Island including horseback riding and cave spelunking at Horne Lake Provincial Park. Our vacation home is centrally located for sight seeing and winery tours, treks through pristine forest trails, or a day at one of our local spas. Skiing at Mt Washington is only 30 minutes away and there are sixteen golf courses within an hours drive from our vacation rental. Day trips in Parksville BC and day trips in Qualicum Beach BC offer you many options of what to do when you are staying at the luxury vacation rental.<\/p><p>Day Trips on Vancouver Island take you to the following destinations and beyond:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dbf5d9 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5dbf5d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tofino and Ucluelet, BC \u2013 2.5 hours west of Qualicum Breeze Resort\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54d1b9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54d1b9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTofino and Ucluelet are located on the West Coast of Vancouver Island and are home to Long Beach and the West Coast Trail. Enjoy the ocean, forests, hiking, storm watching and whale migration.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ab9d3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ab9d3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><p><strong>Nanaimo, BC \u2013 45 minutes south of Qualicum Breeze Resort<\/strong><br \/>Nanaimo is where the BC ferry links to Vancouver and it is also the home of the International Bathtub Race. There is great shopping and golf in this coastal BC city.<\/p><p><strong>Victoria, BC \u2013 2 hours south of\u00a0Qualicum Breeze Resort<br \/><\/strong>The beautiful city of Victoria is where the ferry links to Vancouver, Gulf Islands, and Port Angeles. The \u201cFlower Capital of Canada\u201d, shoppers delight with the varying specialty shops. With a reverence for the past, Victoria boasts \u00a0many fine museums and art galleries.<\/p><p><strong>Comox and Courtenay, BC \u2013 30 minutes north of\u00a0<\/strong>Qualicum Breeze Resort<br \/>The Comox Valley is renowned for its beauty and boasts that you can swim, ski and golf all in one day. View the glacier from beautiful Mt. Washington Ski Resort, the gateway to Strathcona Park.\u00a0Hike, bike, ski or golf at one of the many recreation facilities available in this community.<\/p><p><strong>Parksville and Qualicum, BC \u2013 25 minutes and 10 minutes\u00a0respectively<br \/><\/strong>Visitors to this area will enjoy the sandy beaches which are warm and clean.\u00a0Up from the beach, the township offers a mix of gift shops, galleries, boutiques and restaurants.<\/p><p><strong>Horne Lake, BC \u2013 30 minutes west of Qualicum Breeze Resort<br \/><\/strong>Horne Lake Park presents a wide variety of activities both above and below ground. There are hiking trails, cave spelunking, and horseback riding.<\/p><p><strong>Campbell River, BC \u2013 1 hour north of Qualicum Breeze Resort<br \/><\/strong>Campbell River is historically known as the \u201cSalmon Capital of the World\u201d. You will also enjoy hiking, biking, kayaking, whale watching, Grizzly Bear tours and of course fishing.<\/p><p><strong>Coombs, BC \u2013 20 minutes west of Qualicum Breeze Resort<br \/><\/strong>The Coombs market is well known for the family of goats which graze on its grass roof. Visit Butterfly World or the exotic birds at Emerald Forest. Nearby is the old growth forest of Cathedral Grove. Picnic at Qualicum Falls or Englishman River Falls.<\/p><p><strong>MacMillan Park \u2013 Cathedral Grove \u2013 40 minutes west of Qualicum Breeze Resort<br \/><\/strong>This wondrous display of 800 year old trees has been undergoing the restoration of its trails since a major wind storm damaged several sections of the park.<\/p><\/div><p><strong>Hornby Island \u2013 45 minutes east by car and ferry from Qualicum Breeze Resort<\/strong><br \/>Hornby Island, one of the gulf islands, is located 75km north of Nanaimo, off the east coast of Vancouver Island. This picturesque island is a nature lovers delight with plenty of trails and sandy beaches to explore and enjoy.<\/p><p><strong>Chemainus \u2013 1.5 hours south from Qualicum Breeze Resort<br \/><\/strong>\u201cThe little town that did\u201d. Over 400,000 visitors annually enjoy more then 30 world famous murals in this picturesque little town.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c42984 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0c42984\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-house-2\/things-to-do-in-qualicum-beach\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover More!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day Trips The Qualicum Breeze House is centrally located for day trips to many points of interest on Vancouver Island [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":699,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-722","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Day Trips from Qualicum Beach - Qualicum Breeze Resort \/ Vacation Home<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover top day trips from Qualicum Beach\u2014explore nearby parks, islands, and attractions for unforgettable adventures close to home.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-house-2\/things-to-do-in-qualicum-beach\/day-trips\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Day Trips from Qualicum Beach - Qualicum Breeze Resort \/ Vacation Home\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Discover top day trips from Qualicum Beach\u2014explore nearby parks, islands, and attractions for unforgettable adventures close to home.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-house-2\/things-to-do-in-qualicum-beach\/day-trips\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Qualicum Breeze Resort \/ Vacation Home\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-01-07T22:52:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Day Trips from Qualicum Beach - Qualicum Breeze Resort \/ Vacation Home","description":"Discover top day trips from Qualicum Beach\u2014explore nearby parks, islands, and attractions for unforgettable adventures close to home.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-house-2\/things-to-do-in-qualicum-beach\/day-trips\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Day Trips from Qualicum Beach - Qualicum Breeze Resort \/ Vacation Home","og_description":"Discover top day trips from Qualicum Beach\u2014explore nearby parks, islands, and attractions for unforgettable adventures close to home.","og_url":"https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-house-2\/things-to-do-in-qualicum-beach\/day-trips\/","og_site_name":"Qualicum Breeze Resort \/ Vacation Home","article_modified_time":"2026-01-07T22:52:47+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-house-2\/things-to-do-in-qualicum-beach\/day-trips\/","url":"https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-house-2\/things-to-do-in-qualicum-beach\/day-trips\/","name":"Day Trips from Qualicum Beach - Qualicum Breeze Resort \/ Vacation Home","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-house-2\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-04-15T22:09:44+00:00","dateModified":"2026-01-07T22:52:47+00:00","description":"Discover top day trips from Qualicum Beach\u2014explore nearby parks, islands, and attractions for unforgettable adventures close to home.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-house-2\/things-to-do-in-qualicum-beach\/day-trips\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-house-2\/things-to-do-in-qualicum-beach\/day-trips\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-house-2\/things-to-do-in-qualicum-beach\/day-trips\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-house-2\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Things To Do","item":"https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-house-2\/things-to-do-in-qualicum-beach\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Day Trips"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-house-2\/#website","url":"https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-house-2\/","name":"Qualicum Breeze Resort \/ Vacation Home","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-house-2\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-house-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-house-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-house-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-house-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-house-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=722"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-house-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/722\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3302,"href":"https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-house-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/722\/revisions\/3302"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-house-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testlink.xyz\/qualicum-breeze-house-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}