Your Guides to Salt Spring Island

Tour Salt Spring, aka Western Splendour Tours & Charters, is owned and operated by us, Jason Griffin and Yael Wand.

We have chosen to live and raise our family on Salt Spring Island because we recognize what a unique and magical place this is. Lush forests and ever-changing beaches, a wealth of artists and creative people, delicious bounty fresh from the farm – Salt Spring is a place that remembers what community is about. Our greatest travel adventures are those where we get to experience a place through the eyes of the locals, whether it’s the stories behind the big attractions or the lesser-taken path to hidden sites.

Jason is a vetran of BC’s tourism industry, a woodworker and a man of many trades. His many wild-west adventures include mushing a doglsled in Canada’s north, herding Bison across the muskeg of the Northwest Territories, living off the grid in a log cabin in the snowy mountains of BC, building and piloting an airplane, whitewater canoeing, mountain climbing, paragliding, and being a cross-Canada road manager. He has worked in many areas of the tourism sector: as a wilderness guide, historical interpreter, vice chair of a regional tourism association, and Director for Barkerville Heritage Trust. Jason is steeped in the early history of British Columbia and loves to share his knowledge and passion for the great outdoors.

Yael is a gifted singer-songwriter who has performed across Canada and produced several independent CDs. Beyond performing, she has worked in arts and culture for nearly two decades, promoting events and coordinating projects that bring people together through the arts. Yael loves exploring the outdoors by self-propelled means: on foot, on bike, snowshoe or cross-country skis. She balances her outdoor enthusiasm with a passion for eating and cooking local cuisine and farm raised produce.