British Columbia: your perfect fortnight mapped out

From seaplanes to SkyTrains, grizzlies to bald eagles, the west coast of Canada is a real thriller, says Georgia Stephens.

British Columbia is the great outdoors on an epic scale: cloud-raking mountains and driftwood-strewn beaches; glacier-fed lakes and salmon-heavy rivers; rainforests cloaked in moss and mist. “Beautiful British Columbia” declare licence plates across the province. It won’t take you long to agree.

Four times the size of the UK, Canada’s westernmost province is impossible to tick off on a single trip. But this two-week circuit will give you a spectacular taster, taking you from city to sea to the wilds — without sacrificing any hot showers or G&Ts. A car is essential to make the most of our itinerary, and we’ve included internal flights and ferries to save time. Get ready to hear the call — or should that be the roar? — of the wild.

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