Vancouver Island is being recognized internationally as CNN Travel ranks it as one of the world's most breathtaking destinations.
Photo: Ethan Morneau/CHEK NewsVancouver Island is once again being recognized internationally for its natural beauty, with a new poll ranking it as one of the most breathtaking destinations in the world.” list was revealed on March 8, and according to the U.S.-based news network, those ranked round up the “best of the best” when it comes to the great outdoors.
Other destinations on the list include Samburu in Kenya, Mount Toubkal in Morocco and Ha Long Bay in Vietnam. The Island is the only location in Canada mentioned, and CNN dubs it the perfect spot for outdoor enthusiasts.da in miniature,” CNN’s travel editors said, noting its coastline is more than 3,200 kilometres, with the Island itself featuring nearly 10,000 lakes plus acres of soaring mountains.
Orca-watching in particular is a popular pastime on the Island. Last September, tour boat passengers off Metchosin were left stunned when“It was a wow factor. I was explaining what was going on, it was pretty crazy,” Mark Malleson, a whale-watching guide with Victoria-based Prince of Whales Adventures, told CHEK News at the time.Sign up for our newsletter to get breaking news and daily digests sent to your email.of a northern giant Pacific octopus went viral on social media.
The latest honour from CNN comes about a month after Condé Nast Traveller, a luxury travel magazine, called the Island one of the best vacation destinations in the world.
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