Beautiful Gabriola Island, known as the Queen of the Gulf Islands, is located just offshore from Nanaimo and offers a wonderful variety of activities in a lovely setting of forested parks and serene beaches. The Malaspina Galleries are one of the island’s biggest natural attractions and are an amazing series of sandstone formations carved by the surf into unusual caves and caverns.
BC Ferries operates a vehicle and passenger ferry between Gabriola Island and Nanaimo; there are numerous trips each day with a sailing time of approximately 20 minutes.
