Getting There -- Vancouver Island Coach Lines (tel. 250/388-5248 or book through Greyhound tel. 800/661-8747) offers bus transport from Nanaimo to the Parksville and Qualicum area along the Highway 1/Highway 19 corridor; one-way fare from Victoria to Parksville is C$28 (US$22). VIA Rail's E&N Railiner, or the Malahat (tel. 888/VIA-RAIL or 250/383-4324), stops in both towns on its daily trip from Victoria to Courtenay. KD Air (tel. 800/665-4244, 604/688-9957, or 250/752-5884) flies daily from Vancouver to the Qualicum Beach Airport for C$225 (US$180) round-trip. Otherwise, the closest available air service is at Nanaimo or Comox.

Visitor Information -- For information on Qualicum Beach, contact the Qualicum Beach Visitor Information Centre, 2711 W. Island Hwy., Qualicum Beach, BC V9K 2C4 (tel. 250/752-9532). For information on Parksville and to get a free visitor's guide, contact the Parksville Visitor Info Centre, 1275 E. Island Hwy., P.O. Box 99, Parksville, BC V9P 2G3 (tel. 250/248-3613).