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Starting late this June, a fleet of six new Porsche Boxsters will be traveling on British Columbia's Vancouver Island for the inaugural Porsche Travel Club in Canada. Over three nights and two spectacular driving days, drivers and passengers will get exclusive first-hand experience of the exceptional performance and everyday usability of the newest generation of Porsche roadsters.

The 2013 Porsche Boxster was recently unveiled at the Geneva Auto Show this March. The Porsche Travel Club is an exclusive "first-drive" opportunity before the car's official on-sale date in Canada, on June 30th.

"In my four-year experience as the project Manager for the Porsche Travel Club in Germany, I've had the pleasure of driving some of the highest passes in the Alps with a variety of Porsche sports cars. I could not think of a better place to replicate this level of driving pleasure here than on Vancouver Island," said Stephan Griese, Drive Event Manager at Porsche Cars Canada. "The combination of an incredible landscape, first-rate accommodations and a compelling driving experience that only a Porsche can provide makes this driving program unique in Canada."

"We're excited to offer the Travel Club for the first time in Canada this year," added Joe Lawrence, President and CEO. "Porsche has a long history of offering exciting driving experiences as well as exciting vehicles. Imagine a spectacular coastal and cross-mountain drive from Victoria to the remote Pacific Rim outpost of Tofino. Now imagine driving a tight and twisty, two-lane road - top down in the height of summer - in a new Boxster! To provide a handful of people the chance to experience our newest roadster on some of Canada's most breathtaking roads, before the car officially goes on sale, is something we are excited to be able to offer."

The tour begins on the rocky coastline of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, then winds through primeval forests and along the shore of pristine glacial lakes, taking in some of Canada's best driving roads on the way to Tofino and back.

The first section of the route leads from Victoria around Shawnigan lake. After a short break and a driver change, the route continues in the direction of Nanaimo to our first lunch destination, the Tigh-Na-Mara Seaside Spa Resort in Parksville, BC. Invigorated after lunch, it continues on highways 1 and 19 along the coastline, leading through Port Alberni, along the Sproat and Kennedy Lakes and through the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve. The park is characterized by rugged coasts and lush temperate rainforests.

After approximately 330 km of exciting roads, drivers will reach their destination: The Wickaninnish Inn in Tofino, a landmark Relais & Chateaux property. Travel + Leisure readers voted the Wickaninnish Inn as their top rated Canadian hotel and one of the top 25 resorts in North America in their World's Best Travel Awards.

Guests will enjoy a gourmet dinner, and one night's stay, before the return trip to Victoria, stopping in at The Landing Westcoast Grill in Nanoose Bay, for lunch before arriving back at the Westin Bear Mountain Golf Resort and Spa for the farewell dinner and final night's stay.

In addition to the Porsche Travel Club, Porsche Cars Canada continues to offer other exciting driving programs, including Camp4 Canada, a comprehensive winter driving program on a dedicated snow and ice driving circuit.

Porsche Canada will offer only two four-day waves of Travel Club Canada. The first wave runs from June 25-28, 2012 and the second wave from June 28 to July 1. The introductory price of $3,450 per participant includes accommodations, food and fuel during the drive with the new Boxster. For further details, please contact the Travel Club at travelclub@porsche.ca.