Ucluelet has always had a chill vibe everyone loves, and the stunning natural setting keeps people coming back. It stays this way because the locals who call it home and the people who visit agree: let鈥檚 not mess this up.
This summer, Tourism Ucluelet has created a scrappy and cute to help focus on a few themes to encourage guests to love Ucluelet like a local:
Leave no trace
People enjoy the unspoiled beauty of Ucluelet because others before them have tried hard not to spoil it. Join them by becoming an unspoiler. If you鈥檙e considering bringing disposable single-use wrapping, or packaging, please don鈥檛.
The only thing you should throw away is the idea that there is a place called 鈥渁way.鈥� Pretend we have no garbage cans. If you see someone else has left a mess, leave it better than you found it for your next visit.
Keep pets on a leash
We know you love your dogs as much as we love ours so please keep them on a leash. That way, you鈥檒l always know where they are, that they are safe and that you鈥檙e reducing impacts on the wildlife and shorebirds.
Respect the locals
All of them. For the animals and plants, treat them as kind hosts whose home you鈥檙e graciously being allowed to visit. Admire and enjoy them safely from a distance. Leave the shells and flowers alone: don鈥檛 shoplift from mother nature.
And in true Vancouver Island fashion, practicing patience and kindness is another hot tip for improving everyone鈥檚 Ucluelet experience, especially when things get summer-busy!
Book ahead
We all love the freedom of last-minute plans or no plans at all, and no one likes it when you don鈥檛 get to do what you want. But it鈥檚 well-proven that a small destination like Ucluelet fills up quickly, so if you really want to make the most of summer, aim to be less spontaneous: please plan ahead if you want to experience the most Ucluelet has to offer.
If you can鈥檛 find the perfect place for the dates you were hoping for, remember: there are three other seasons every year. Or beat the rush and !
We鈥檙e excited to welcome back loyal and first-time guests and kindly ask that everyone continue to treat Ucluelet like what it is: a small, friendly place between ocean and rainforest. We know why people love it here, and with our guests鈥� help, the community will have the same feel to it for years to come.
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