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Dining
Dinghy Dock Pub
Nanaimo
Canada's only registered floating pub, moored off Protection Island across fr...
$$
Dining
Mahle House Restaurant
Nanaimo
One of Vancouver Island's most celebrated fine dining destinations, the Mahle...
$$$
Tours
Nanaimo Bar Trail
Nanaimo
Self-guided tasting trail featuring over 40 stops across the city offering cr...
Free
Shopping
Old City Quarter
Nanaimo
Hillside heritage district with restored buildings from the late 1800s to ear...
Free
Hiking
Hemer Provincial Park
Nanaimo
Quiet forested park in Cedar, south of Nanaimo, centered on Holden Lake and a...
Free
Tours
Protection Island
Nanaimo
Quirky residential island a short water taxi ride from Nanaimo harbour. Home ...
$$
Tours
Longwood Brewery on Boxwood Road
Nanaimo
The production brewery and tasting room for Longwood's award-winning craft be...
$$
Water activities
Vancouver Island Whale Watch
Nanaimo
Whale watching tours departing from Nanaimo's harbour into the Strait of Geor...
$$$$
Hiking
Cable Bay Trail
Nanaimo
Scenic coastal trail north of Nanaimo with ocean views and old-growth forest....
Free
Hiking
Mount Benson Park
Nanaimo
The highest peak in the Nanaimo area at 1006m with panoramic views of the Gul...
Free
Parks
Colliery Dam Park
Nanaimo
Former coal mining reservoir turned urban swimming park with two dammed lakes...
Free
Parks
Bowen Park
Nanaimo
Large urban park with a creek running through it featuring small waterfalls, ...
Free
Dining
Mon Petit Choux
Nanaimo
Charming French-style bakery and café on Commercial Street known for house-ma...
$$
Tours
Arbutus Distillery & Cocktail Lounge
Nanaimo
Small-batch craft distillery producing award-winning gin, vodka, absinthe, ry...
$$
Dining
Longwood Brew Pub & Restaurant
Nanaimo
Vancouver Island's first brew pub, set among natural West Coast wilderness no...
$$
Dining
White Sails Brewing
Nanaimo
Award-winning craft brewery with a spacious west-coast-inspired taproom acros...
$$
Entertainment
Petroglyph Provincial Park
Nanaimo
Small 2-hectare park protecting an extraordinary concentration of First Natio...
Free
Beaches
Departure Bay Beach
Nanaimo
The largest and sandiest beach in Nanaimo, stretching 800m in a horseshoe-sha...
Free
Entertainment
Nanaimo Museum
Nanaimo
Compact but well-curated museum in downtown's Vancouver Island Conference Cen...
Free
Parks
Harbourfront Walkway & Maffeo Sutton Park
Nanaimo
A 4.5km paved waterfront path running from downtown Nanaimo to the Departure ...
Free
Hiking
Ammonite Falls (Benson Creek Falls Regional Park)
Nanaimo
Nanaimo's most impressive waterfall tucked inside a forested canyon. The trai...
Free
Parks
Saysutshun Newcastle Island
Nanaimo
Car-free island accessible by a 10-minute passenger ferry from Maffeo Sutton ...
$
Outdoor recreation
WildPlay Nanaimo
Nanaimo
Adventure park set in the Nanaimo River canyon featuring North America's firs...
$$$
Parks
Neck Point Park
Nanaimo
Rocky coastline park with tide pools and stunning views of the Gulf Islands a...
Free

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