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Nanaimo Travel Guide: 51 reviews and 170 photos

The Harbour City

Fried Calamari

Nanaimo is the second largest city on Vancouver Island and is about is about 55 km west of Vancouver, separated by the Strait of Georgia. The Trans Canada Highway, which begins in Victoria, temporarily ends in Nanaimo at Departure Bay and resumes at Horseshoe Bay on the mainland. Nanaimo has an excellent downtown and is great for walking. There are some good restaurants and shops here. Restaurants serve excellent seafood. Enjoy Nanaimo!

Last visit to Nanaimo: Jul 2004
Intro Updated Jul 28, 2004
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BC Ferry - Nanaimo to Vancouver - Nanaimo

Aboard BC Ferries Transportation (2)

Great views of the sea and mountains and Vancouver skyline can be seen from the BC ferry. The BC ferry is fairly... more travel advice

Great walking town Things to Do (3)

Nanaimo is a great walking town. The downtown area is excellent for an afternoon or evening stroll. You can also see the... more travel advice

More seafood... Things to Do (3)

Here is another nice seafood dish which can be found in town. I also enjoyed eating fried crab cakes. Seen in the... more travel advice

Come for excellent seafood Things to Do (3)

We had a good afternoon meal at a local restaurant which served excellent seafood dishes. Seen here is a seafood... more travel advice

Restaurants (1)
Excellent Seafood Tapas

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Carmanah Jan 28, 2008 at 10:47 PM

That seafood salad looks great! It's also good to know that Nanaimo's walkable... I might be going there on foot in a month.
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Karolina01 Aug 23, 2006 at 6:09 PM

Nice page, I just got back from Nanaimo and I will try to add some tips later.
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victorwkf Feb 7, 2005 at 7:40 PM

Do you know of any good accomodation in Nanaimo? I may be visiting this place in summer 2005.