Vancouver Bus, Float Plane and Train Tours

Vancouver offers tours by bus, ferry, train and float plane. You can explore downtown Vancouver, visit the Capilano Suspension Bridge and Grouse Mountain, take a float plane or a ferry to Victoria and fly, train or bus to Whistler.

Vancouver City Tour

Granville IslandThis tour gives you an excellent 4 hour overview of Vancouver highlights: Stanley Park, Granville Island, Chinatown, Gastown, English Bay and  the Look Out with 360 degree views of Vancouver, the Burrard Inlet and the Coast mountains from high above the city.

Canada PlaceDestinations

  • Canada Place: Cruise ship terminal.
  • Robson Street: The city's finest shopping street.
  • Stanley Park: 40 Minute Stop - Totem Poles & Prospect Point
  • English Bay: Great view along downtown beaches
  • Granville Island:  45 Minute Stop - Public market, marinas, galleries & more
  • Chinatown: Second largest in North America.
  • Gastown: Historic Vancouver & the world famous Steam Clock
  • The Lookout: Stop and Admission to panoramic 360° viewing deck

Prices
Adult/Seniors $74.00
Child (4-11)
$54.00
Price includes hotel pick up and drop off, all tax, all admissions

Time:
10:00 AM

Duration: 4 hrs.

For information or reservations, call 604-451-1600 or 1-877-451-1777.

Vancouver City and Capilano Suspension Bridge Tour

Capilano Suspension BridgeThis tour covers all of the highlights mentioned in the City Tour, except the Lookout, Cleveland Dam, Capilano Fish Hatchery and Capilano Suspension Bridge and Park.

Prices
Adult/Senior $95.00
Child (4-11) $50.00
Price includes hotel pick up and drop off, all tax, all admissions

Times:
8:00 AM & 11:00 AM

Duration: 5 hrs.

For information and reservations, call 604-451-1600 or 1-877-451-1777.

Grouse Mountain and Capilano Suspension Bridge

Capilano Suspension BridgeSee the best of Vancouver's North Shore on this tour that includes both the Capilano Suspension Bridge and Park and Grouse Mountain.

Tour includes an exhilarating ride to the top of Grouse Mountain aboard the Grouse Mountain SkyRide and admission to the world famous Capilano Suspension Bridge and Park with access to the suspension bridge and the Tree Top Adventure.

Destinations
    * Lions Gate Bridge and Capilano Fish Hatchery: Get in touch with nature.
    * Capilano Suspension Bridge: A treetop adventure
    * Grouse Mountain: Summer Activities
    * Skyride to Grouse Mountain with breathtaking views
    * Theatre in the Sky "Born to Fly"
    * Chainsaw Carvings
    * Lumberjack Show
    * Scenic Chairlift
    * Grouse Mountain Grizzly Bear Refuge and more

Prices
Adult/Seniors $135.00
Child (4-11) $95.00
Price includes hotel pick up and drop off, all tax, all admissions

Times:
10:00 AM or 1:30 PM

Duration: 6 hrs.

For more information or reservations, call 604-451-1600 or 1-877-451-1777.

Vancouver See It All Tour

Capilano Suspension BridgeThis is the perfect tour if you only have one day in Vancouver. Explore the city in the morning with all the city highlights and then visit Capilano Suspension Bridge and Park and Grouse Mountain in the afternoon.

Features
Stanley Park Totem Poles 
Grouse Mountain Gondola
Stanley Park Prospect Point   Grizzly Bear Refuge
Granville Island Public Market
Capilano Salmon Hatchery
Free time on Robson Street
Capilano Suspension Bridge & Park
The Lookout Observation Tower
Capilano Treetop Adventure
Price includes hotel pick up and drop off, all tax, all admissions with time for lunch, snacks and exploration.

Prices
Adult/Seniors $189.00
Child (4-11)
$115.00

Times:
9:00 AM

Duration: 10 hrs.

For information and reservations, call 604-990-9299, 1-800-913-9207, Email or Reserve Online

Victoria and Butchart Gardens Bus Tour

BC FerriesEnjoy a ferry cruise through beautiful Active Pass in the Gulf Islands to our quaint capital. Marvel at the spectacular ever-changing Butchart Gardens.

We'll drive the scenic route into Victoria and the Inner Harbour. Take your free time to explore this unique city: Government Street shopping and dining, Empress Hotel, Legislative Buildings, Royal B.C. Museum and more. Relax on the bus and ferry ride back to your hotel.

Highlights
Scenic Cruise, Butchart Gardens, Chinatown and Empress Hotel

Destinations:

  • ChinatownBC Ferries: Amazing scenic cruise
  • Butchart Gardens: Magnificent aromas (stop)
  • Victoria City Tour: Take a tour around the city (stop)
  • Ample Leisure Time: Enjoy a number of side activities

Options:

  • Whale Watching in an open or covered boat: Reservations required: $93.00
  • High Tea at the Hotel Empress: $66 per person
  • The Royal BC Museum: separate from tour, approx. 2 hours

Prices
Adult/Seniors $189.00
Child (4-11) $106.00
Price includes hotel pick up and drop off, all tax, all admissions

Times:
8:00 AM & 9:00 AM

Duration: 13 hrs.

Butchart GardensDuration: 12.5 hrs.

For information or reservations, call 604-451-1600 or 1-877-451-1777.

Victoria Fly and Ferry:

Fly to Victoria by float plane and return by ferry - includes Butchart Gardens

Butchart GardensDepart Vancouver harbour by seaplane for an exciting flight over the Gulf Islands to beautiful Victoria. Enjoy a double-decker coach tour to the famous Butchart Gardens. You have time in Victoria for shopping, visiting museums and lunch. Return to Vancouver on an afternoon or evening ferry.

Prices
Adult/Seniors
$205.00 - $220.00
Child $103.00 - $110.00

Times:
Flights leave every 20 minutes

Duration: All Day

For information or reservations, call 604-233-3505 or 1-800-665-0212.

Vancouver Panorama or Extended Panorama Float Plane Tours

Coal Harbour VancouverThis ideal introduction to Vancouver AND float planes departs from downtown Vancouver. The tour includes a complete aerial view of Vancouver and the surrounding mountains. The exhilarating spray of the water is always a highlight during takeoff and landing. This tour begins and ends in downtown Vancouver.

Price:
Adult: $99 per person + 12% tax / $145 per person + 12% tax

Times: Operates daily, year round

Duration: 20 min. flight for Panorama or 30 minute flight for Extended Panorama

For information or reservations, call 604-233-3505 or 1-800-665-0212.

Horseshoe Bay Fly and Dine

Take a 20 minute panorama flight from downtown Vancouver's Coal Harbour to Horseshoe Bay. Walk from the float plane dock to the Boathouse Restaurant for a delicious dinner. Horseshoe Bay has a harbour, a BCFerries terminal the ocean and spectacular mountain vistas. you'll enjoy during dinner.

After dinner a limousine will pick you up and return you to downtown. The drive takes about 30 minutes.

  • Optional private limousine available for $45 extra (gratuity not included)

Price: $199 per person + 12% tax

Dates: May - September, 2010

Duration: 3 hrs including dinner and limousine and 20 minute panoramic flight

For more information or reservations, call 604-233-3505 or 1-800-665-0212.

Zodiac, Dine and Fly

West Coast Wilderness Lodge

This wonderful new tour combines the thrill of a two hour ocean nature tour by Zodiac followed by dinner at the Boathouse Restaurant in Horseshoe Bay. To top off the day, you'll fly back to downtown Vancouver by float plane. Tour starts in downtown Vancouver with ground transportation to Horseshoe Bay.

Price: $219 per person + 12% tax.

Dates: May - September

Duration: 5 hours

For more information or reservations, call 604-233-3505 or 1-800-665-0212.

Alpine Lakes and Glaciers

Our most spectacular tour departs Vancouver Harbour and features thehanging glaciers and knife-edged ridges of Mount Mamquam (8,450feet/2,600 metres) and a landing on our "secret" alpine lake, where theair is fresh and the water is crystal clear.

Why not add an optional picnic stop to your tour?  Add one hour at the lake with a delicious picnic lunch for C$50 additional per person + 5% tax.

Price
Adult: $275 per person + 12% tax
Add picnic lunch: $50 per person
Dates: Operates daily, year round

Duration: 1 hr. 25 min. / 1 hr flight - with picnic: 2 hours 15 minutes

For information or reservations, call 604-233-3505 or 1-800-665-0212.

Victoria Whale Watching

Whale watching is available in Victoria from May through October, and Victoria is the best place to see whales since the whales are close to Victoria on most days.

WhaleFly from Vancouver harbour to Victoria to join a three to three and a half hour long expedition to study the wild Orcas of Haro Strait first hand.

This unique opportunity to see the magnificent animals in their home waters will give you an understanding that no aquarium can provide.Additional highlights are the seabirds, seals, and underwater kelp forests of the Pacific Northwest ocean ecosystem.

Additional time to explore Victoria, the capital of British Columbia, is available at no extra charge.

Price:
Adult: $339 + 12% tax per person for flights in both directions
Adult: $255 + 12% tax per person for flight in one direction and ferry return

Dates: Operates daily March to October

Duration: 3 - 4 hours.

For information or reservations, call 604-233-3505 or 1-800-665-0212.

Victoria Overnight

Victoria BCat NightDepart Vancouver harbour by seaplane for an exciting and scenic flight over the Gulf Islands to beautiful Downtown Victoria. Explore the Emerald City and spend one night in the charming Magnolia Hotel, located in the heart of downtown. Return to Vancouver on a scheduled flight the next day.

Price $414 per person + 12% tax

Dates: Year Round

Duration: Overnight

For information or reservations, call 604-990-9299 or 1-800-913-9207, Email or Reserve Online

Victoria Day Trip by Float Plane

Butchart GardensDepart Vancouver harbour by seaplane for an exciting flight over the Gulf Islands to beautiful Victoria. You'll also take a double-decker coach to tour the famous Butchart Gardens. You have time in Victoria for shopping, visiting the museum, and lunch. Return to Vancouver on a scheduled afternoon flight.

Price:
Adult: $315 per person + 12% tax for round trip float plane flights and Butchart Gardens Tour

Dates: Daily Year Round

Duration: All Day

For information or reservations, call 604-233-3505 or 1-800-665-0212.

Whistler Rail & Wings

Whistler Train

The Whistler Rail and Wings is available each day except Tuesday and Wednesday from May 14 to September 29, 2010.

You can fly from downtown to Whistler in the morning and train back in the afternoon or take the train in the morning and fly back in the early evening. Both options give you 5 hours in Whistler.

The train leaves the North Vancouver station at 8:15 AM and arrives in Whistler at 11:30 AM. In the afternoon, the train leaves Whistler at 2:30 AM and returns to North Vancouver at 5:30 PM. Buses are waiting to take you back to your downtown Vancouver hotel.

The bus picks up and drops off at the following hotels: Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, Fairmont Waterfront, Fairmont Pacific Rim, Holiday in on Howe Street, Hampton Inn and Suites downtown and Cascadia Hotel.

If you are staying at a different hotels we will give you directions for getting from your hotel to the pick up point.

The float plane leaves Vancouver at 9:00 AM and it leaves Whistler at 5:30 PM. The flight takes 35 minutes and the float planes fly every day.

You can go to Whistler one one day and return on another for the same price.

The price for the Classic Service is $298 per person + 5% tax. The price for the Dome Service is $388 per person + 5% tax.

If you choose dome service, you may want to fly in the morning and train in the afternoon because dome service offers High Tea on the train back to Vancouver. Classic Service offers a delicious box lunch.

You can also go in one direction on one day and return on another day. The price is the same.

The Whistler tours begin with a pick up by bus from several downtown Vancouver locations. You are dropped at the North Vancouver train station in time to board the train at 8:00 AM. 

The 40 minute flight between Whistler and Vancouver offers views of Garibaldi Park, Black Tusk and numerous mountain lakes and glaciers.

Tour Includes:

  • Transfer from downtown Vancouver hotels to the train station
  • 3 hour morning train journey from Vancouver to Whistler with breakfast (or morning flight)
  • Transfer to Whistler Village from the train station in Whistler
  • Approximately 5 hours free time in Whistler
  • Float plane flight from Whistler to downtown Vancouver in the evening (or afternoon train)

Price:
Adult: $298 per person + 5% tax for Classic Service on the train and $388 per person + 5% tax for Dome Service on the train.

Dates: May 14 to September 29, 2010 except Tuesday and Wednesday

For information or reservations, ccall 604-606-7245 or 1-800-665-7245.

Whistler and Shannon Falls Bus Tour

Enjoy the breathtaking views and scenic stops along the thrilling Sea-To-Sky Highway. Feel the mist of the spectacular 335-meter Shannon Falls. There is ample time to dine shop, ride a bike or stroll the trails. Seasonally, ride the Gondola to the peak of Whistler Mountain. Savor the beautiful views you will experience overlooking Howe Sound on our leisurely ride home.

Highlights: Britannia Beach, Whistler Village & Shannon Falls

Tour stops: Britannia Beach, Shannon Falls, Brandywine Falls& Whistler Village

Destinations:

  • Sea to Sky: Winding roads with spectacular views
  • Britania Beach: Authentic West Coast Beach (stop)
  • Shannon Falls Park: Towering display of mother nature's force (stop)
  • Brandywine Falls: Enjoy one of Whistler's best kept secret spots (stop)
  • Whistler Village: Shops, sights and more (stop)

Price:
Adult/Senior: $129 - price includes pick up and drop off at your hotel, all transportation and all taxes.
Child (4-11): $74

Dates: 8:00 AM daily year round

Duration: 10 hrs.
For information or reservations, call 604-451-1600 or 1-877-451-1777.