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Casual Inns
  • $2,298 pp dbl. occ.
  • (+$630 for sgl. occ.)

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6 DAYS, 5 NIGHTS
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All meals included except 1 lunch and 1 dinner.

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Meet / Depart

Anacortes, Washington/Seattle, Washington

Special Interest

Boat, Natural Beauty &/or Wildlife

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The San Juan Islands, Victoria & Olympic National Park

Let us introduce you to some of our all-time favorite spots in the Pacific Northwest. Begin with a visit to the San Juans, an idyllic cluster of islands that we've long adored for their natural beauty, solitude and easygoing pace of life. Then ferry to Vancouver Island and discover a montage of cultures in sophisticated Victoria, with quaint streets, colorful gardens and an Old English ambience. In Olympic National Park, marvel at glacier-capped peaks and rare temperate rain forests thick with mosses and enormous old-growth conifers. You'll enjoy the perfect balance of activities in some of the region's most magical locales.

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Days 1-2 Orcas Island

Meet in Anacortes Ferry to Orcas Island, the largest isle of the San Juan archipelago Warm up with a walk around sparkling Mountain Lake Spend a full day exploring Moran State Park, a nature lover's paradise Challenge yourself with a hike up 2,409-foot Mount Constitution for a breathtaking panorama Visit Olga Artworks, showcasing potters, sculptors, jewelers and other area artists.

Day 3 Victoria

Ferry to San Juan Island and explore pedestrian-friendly Friday Harbor Stretch your legs with a hike along the beach at Cattle Point  Another ferry ride delivers us to Vancouver Island and the enchanting city of Victoria.

Days 4-6 Lake Crescent

Tour Victoria's Butchart Gardens, 55 acres of exquisite flowers and plants Ferry back to the U.S., arriving in Olympic National Park  Meander along Canyon Creek through an old-growth forest lush with Sitka spruce, hemlock and Douglas fir, to Sol Duc Falls At mile-high Hurricane Ridge, a hike through flower-filled meadows offers views of Mount Olympus, the Bailey Range and the Strait of Juan de Fuca  Ferry from picturesque Bainbridge Island to Elliott Bay and downtown Seattle.

Route Rating What's this? Every Backroads trip is designed to appeal to a wide variety of interests and fitness levels. Each offers options for more or less activity, so you can decide exactly how much you want to do day by day.

Lodging What's this? Our lodgings are divided into three different categories.

Premiere Inns:These lodgings possess both elegance and authentic regional flair.

Casual Inns:These lodgings are comfortable and appropriate to the areawith such characteristics as authenticity, scenic settings and proximity to our activities.

Deluxe Camping:We set up the tents (and take them down), handle every camp chore and perform culinary magic.

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Guest Trip Reviews

This was my first Backroads Trip... and I'm so excited to plan my next one! I've traveled quite a bit and it was so wonderful to leave ALL the details to someone else. This was a complicated trip with all the ferry connections... it was so well organized and went off without a hitch. I was very impressed with the level of professionalism on ALL fronts... my expectations were definitely exceeded! We had a blast!!
Gail Lovejoy - Pasadena, CA

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A PACIFIC WELCOME: Casual Inns*

Cascade Harbor Inn

Orcas Island (2 nights): Perched on a hillside above Cascade Bay amid a grove of fir and madrone trees, this hotel offers stunning Eastsound views.

Laurel Point Inn

Victoria (1 night): This sleek and stylish waterfront hotel is located on Victoria's Inner Harbour and features an indoor swimming pool and oceanside terrace.

* With 1 Premiere Inn night

Lake Crescent Lodge

Lake Crescent (2 nights): Set on the shore of deep-blue Lake Crescent, this lodge treats us to an enormous stone fireplace and a front porch ideal for watching sunsets.

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Lake Crescent Lodge

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Route Rating

Daily Mileage Options & Cumulative Elevation Gain

Day 1
  • Level 1  1 Route Option Available 
  • 4 miles
  • 100 feet elevation gain
Day 2
  • Levels 1 to 3  2 Route Options Available
  • 4.5, 8 miles
  • 2100 feet elevation gain
Day 3
  • Level 1 1 Route Option Available
  • 3 miles
  • 500 feet elevation gain
Day 4
  • Level 1 1 Route Option Available
  • 1.5 miles
  • 100 feet elevation gain
  • Walking Tour of Butchart Gardens 2 hours  
Day 5
  • Levels 1 to 4 4 Route Options Available
  • 1.5, 4, 7.5, 9.5 miles
  • 100 - 1800 feet elevation gain
Day 6
  • Level 1  1 Route Options Available
  • 3 miles
  • 800 feet elevation gain
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Trips For All Abilities

Every Backroads trip is designed to appeal to a wide variety of interests and fitness levels. We know your pace may vary from one day to the next-and your traveling companion's may differ somewhat from yours. So we present a range of mileage options, and each day you decide exactly what and how much you want to do.

Activity Level Average Time Average Distance
    Biking Walking
& Hiking
1 2-3
hours		 10-20
miles		 2-5
miles
2 2-4
hours		 21-30
miles		 5-7
miles
3 3-5
hours		 31-40
miles		 7-9
miles
4 4-6
hours		 41-55
miles		 9-11
miles
5 5-7+
hours		 56-75+
miles		 11-13+
miles