Nanaimo.........help please!

[Lois R]

Hi,:) there are a couple of tours offered through the cruiseline

that sound very good to me.

One is going to a Winery, (CherryPoint Vinyards) followed by

Hilary's Cheese Farm.

 

The other one is the Cowichan Valley Wine Tour.

 

Has anyone done either one of these? Would love some

feedback:D

Sailing next month!!!

 

Thanks:)

[Urban trekker]

I checked those two tours out on the Celebrity web site and it's tough to choose between the two - but I would lean towards the Cowichan Valley wine tour because it stops in Chemainus - home of the famous murals - when the mill shut down the town folks went to work - painting murals on just about every storefront, store back or store side they could find - depicting the rich history of the area - plus there is a first nations display as well - while not as great as the east coast - the fall colors in the valley should be ablaze.

 

Here's a link to the Chemainus web site:

 

http://www.chemainus.com/

 

Hope this helps

 

Cheers

 

Dennis

[Lois R]

Hi, thanks for the reply:) the problem is....I LOVE Cheese:D

[insideedge]

Cherry Point is famous for its Blackberry Port..... it is amazing. Their other wines are ok but not great. The cheese at the cheese shop is all hand made and is exellent. That being said if you have a chance to go to Chemainus I would take that tour over the wine (the wine just is not that good) and check out a place called Small Tall Treats........ they have the best cinnamon buns on the Island. Hope this helps.

[MonaCD]

My SO has been to Naniamo a few times in recent months and his vote is for the Cowichan Valley Wine Tour, says there is much more to see.

[Lois R]

Ok...we have varied opinions:) that can be a good thing;)

Guess I will have to decide which one I prefer the most!

 

Hi Mona, tell your SO thanks:D