When
you arrive on Saltspring Island, drive off
the ferry and follow the signs to Ganges Village,
the shopping and service centre on the island.
On the main road find the fire hall in the
center of town and from there go north less
than .5 km to Rainbow Road. Turn left onto
Rainbow Road and drive 7 km, past Booth, Layard
and Jenkins’ roads. Turn right at 960
Rainbow Road, the first driveway on
the right after Jenkins Road.
Timing:
•
Fulford Harbour to Ganges: 20 minutes
• Vesuvius to Ganges: 15 minutes
• Long Harbour to Ganges: 15 minutes
• Ganges to Skipping Stone Beach B&B:
5 minutes
"Absolutely loved my visit! Exactly what I was hoping to discover." BT, Lombardy, Ontario
Saltspring Island is one of the southern
Gulf Islands on Canada’s
west coast. You can catch a ferry here or
fly by seaplane!
Ferry services are available daily from :
www.bcferries.com
• Tsawwassen
near Vancouver to Long Harbour on Saltspring
• Swartz
Bay near Victoria to Fulford Harbour on Saltspring
• Crofton
near Nanaimo to Vesuvius on Saltspring.
Note that depending on your schedule you can
travel by ferry directly from Tsawwassen,
or you can go to Swartz Bay on Vancouver Island
and transfer there to the ferry to Fulford
Harbour. Make sure you ask for a "through fare" to Salt Spring.
Reservations (1-888-223-3779) on the Tsawwassen
direct to Long Harbour route are required and are free of charge.
A nominal fee is charged for reservations
on the Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay route. Reservations
are not available on the Swartz Bay-Fulford
or the Crofton-Vesuvius routes.
Victoria International Airport is about 10
minutes from the Swartz Bay terminal.
Sea plane services are available daily from
Vancouver Harbour and Sea Island (very near
the Vancouver International Airport)Victoria Harbour and Pat Bay (near the Victoria International Airport) to Ganges Harbour. You can also fly from Seattle to Ganges with Kenmore Air.
