Picturesque B.C. island named ‘best-kept secret’ by main U.S. publication

B.C.’s Southern Gulf Islands are again within the worldwide highlight, with Galiano Island the most recent vacation spot to absorb the adulation.

Influential trend and life-style journal Vogue not too long ago revealed a chunk about Galiano Island, declaring it “the Pacific Northwest’s Best-Kept Secret.”

The widest gulf island is famend as a pure paradise, with unbelievable climbing and gorgeous sights to find.

According to author Siobhan Reid, Galiano’s astonishing biodiversity is however one cause the island is “fast becoming one of Canada’s most alluring eco-getaways.”

Galiano Island Tourism

“[Galiano Island is] a place that draws birdwatchers and executives from companies like lululemon and Estée Lauder alike, and where young creatives are moving in search of quiet, nature, and community,” wrote Reid. “Which is saying something for a place roughly the size of Manhattan yet home to only about 1,400 year-round residents.”

Reid highlighted assembly Canadian naturalist Andrew Simon, founding father of grassroots initiative Biodiversity Galiano.

She additionally visited Bodega Ridge, a luxurious long-cabin lodging full with marble loos and fashionable kitchens.

Bodega Ridge (BC Lodging & Campgrounds Association)

The Vogue article additionally highlighted acclaimed eating places comparable to Lola, Pink Geranium, Oxeye, The Crane, and Robine, in addition to Pilgrimme.

“Food has an outsized importance on such a lightly populated island as Galiano, home to standout restaurants,” gushed Reid.

Galiano Island is a well-liked vacation spot for British Columbians and travellers from world wide, with whale and nature watching, arts reveals, and festivals bringing friends again.

Galiano Island Tourism

Nature-lovers can stroll the Bodega Ridge Provincial Park path, which gives spectacular ocean views for many of its size.

Also take a look at the sandstone formations at Dionisio Point Provincial Park. If you go to when the tide is low sufficient, you would go inside the ocean cave.

Canadian music famous person Shawn Mendes took a visit to Galiano in 2022, earlier than a live performance at Rogers Arena.

In an Instagram picture collection, you’ll be able to see Mendes driving shotgun within the cockpit of a Harbour Air airplane. He additionally shared some pictures of himself with mates overlooking gorgeous blue waters surrounded by lush inexperienced rainforests — the form of swimming spot that B.C. is famend for.