My husband and I wanted to include a half-day rainforest hike on a weekend retreat to Victoria. We contacted Rainforest Tours and were pleasantly surprised by the whole experience. Our tour guides, Toni and Rachel, were extremely knowledgeable, accommodating and personable. They were very familiar with the plants, animals and the "culture" of the forest, and opened our eyes to... More

My wife and I first hiked with Rainforest Tours in August, 2010. We started at Parkinson and hiked to Botanical. My wife returned again in May, 2011, for another adventure. She especially loved the tidal pools, with the colourful sea urchins and anenomes, and little fish. We learned so much about the vegetation - natural herbs used by Vancouver Island... More

Botanical Beach hike took us to a very beautiful part of the coast of Vancouver Island. I learned so much about the plants and creatures we saw, i.e. I didn't know that Salal berries were not only edible but nutritious, and I didn't know that slugs were so beautiful and eat mushrooms! The beach is wonderful, the tidal pools are... More