Weekend Trip to Victoria

Let us explore beautiful Victoria on Vancouver island!

This weekend seems to work out best for most of us. If there are enough people interested, we might have a similar event at another date later.

Victoria has a lot of great things to see and do. You can check out Tourism Victoria to get an idea of what you might want to do in Victoria. We will have plenty of time on the ferry to discuss and plan and we will want to do!

I suggest we take the 11am ferry from Tsawwassen (you can get there by bus, check translink.bc.ca for your travel options, usually you'd get to the Ladner Exchange somehow and then take the 620 to the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal). We should meet at least half an hour before the sailing time to make sure we can get tickets (ticket sales end ten minutes before the sailing). If you arrive late, you might not get on the ferry!
If you want to grab another ferry and meet up with us in Victoria later, please let me know and we'll exchange phone numbers!

The ferry needs about one and a half hours to cross, from there we'll grab another bus, which will take another hour to get downtown. So if we take the 11am ferry, we'll be at our hostel around 1:30pm, which still gives us a lot of time to enjoy the day!

To give everyone enough time to return home, I suggest taking the 4pm ferry back on Sunday. Though if your travel times to Tsawwassen are not too long, we could also take a later one. We can decide that on Sunday in Victoria.

We will be staying at the HiHostel Victoria, dorm beds are $28 for the night. I have contacted the hostel and discussed the booking procedure with them. Each of you can book her own dorm bed (female dorm) and add into the comment section: "Staying with Bianca Wulff" to make sure we end up in one room or close to each other! You can book your bed online or by phone. If you have trouble booking, please let me know and I will help you. You must book your own bed to have a place to sleep, I only booked for myself!
The hostel is very central and we will probably spend most of our time out and about or in the common areas anyway! But it would be great to get all of us together in one room, so don't forget to mention my name when you book your bed.

If you have any other questions or comments, please let me know!

Price Overview:
To give you an idea of how much this weekend trip will cost, here's a short break down of the main cost:

• Ferry from Tsawwassen to Schwartz Bay : $13.50
  
• Bus from Schwartz Bay to Downtown Victoria: $2.25
  
• Dorm Bed in the HiHostel: $28
  
• Bus from Downtown Victoria to Schwartz Bay: $2.25
  
• Ferry from Schwartz Bay to Tsawwassen: $13.50
  

Makes a base cost of: $59.50

Of course you will also have to pay for your food and any activities. This is a really reasonable price for a great weekend in Victoria.

I hope to see many of you out on our weekend trip, this will be FUN!