A Guide to Spending 3 Days Around Oak Bay, Vancouver Island, Victoria, British Columbia

If you鈥檙e spending time in Victoria on Vancouver Island and are looking for places to visit outside of the downtown hub, this guide is for you. For those that enjoy recreation and nature and don鈥檛 have a car, there are several interesting neighbourhoods to explore on foot outide of the city centre.

Located on the traditional Indigenous lands of the Songhees Nations, the localities of Gonzales, Oak Bay, and Uplands can all be considered affluent neighbourhoods. With leafy streets, pretty parks, ocean views, and sandy beaches, they are pleasant areas in which to unwind and enjoy island living.

After enjoying a sleep-in, head to Good Earth Coffeehouse on Oak Bay Ave for a quick breakfast. It鈥檚 here that a friend introduced me to vanilla rooibos lattes. I鈥檓 not a huge tea drinker but these are delicious if you鈥檙e looking for something without caffeine.

After breakfast, walk down Foul Bay Road, admiring the grand houses and saying hello to the deer that can often be found snacking on someone鈥檚 lawn. At Crescent Road, cross the crosswalk and turn left. Shortly on the right, there鈥檒l be a small parking area. Some stairs lead down to Gonzales Bay, a sandy beach that makes a good spot for an ocean dip and ball games. If you were to wake up and see this beach for the first time, you鈥檇 be forgiven for thinking you were in California. The sight of snow-capped mountains in the distance across the ocean will remind you that you鈥檙e further north! I recommend visiting Gonzales Bay on a weekday as it鈥檚 a very popular beach during summer weekends. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: A Guide to Spending 3 Days Around Oak Bay, Vancouver Island
Guide Location: Canada » Victoria
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Shannon Colman
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