Top Vancouver Cruises & Sailing - page 2

This tour was on pedal-assisted e-bikes, so you do need to pedal (there’s no throttle to let it power you completely). With that being said, we were able to keep up without trouble, using the bike gears and the pedal-assist settings. Each bike has a small bag on the handlebars to hold a water bottle and your camera and/or phone, and some had saddlebags that could hold a small bag or backpack. (We were able to leave a bag of clothes at the shop which was centrally located, just a block from the CF Pacific Centre mall.) Before we left on the tour, our guide Ella gave us a thorough safety briefing. She covered hand signals, how to navigate the various bike lanes (some were two-way and some were one-way), and explained that we’d be on some busy areas of the bike trails. She assured us that she’d keep an eye on us and even asked for a volunteer to be at the back of our group. We were all given helmets and wristbands with the phone number of the bike shop if you were separated from the group. Bikes were labeled with our names, so you’d know which bike was yours when stopping at various locations. In addition to stopping along the way to keep our group together, we stopped at quite a few locations where Ella would give us some history and information about the site and allow us to take pictures. This e-bike tour allowed us to cover a lot of ground in Vancouver, as active participants (not sitting on a tour bus).

Our driver Emad did an excellent job communicating with us. When our flight arrived earlier than expected, we contacted him and he was able to accommodate us by adjusting our pick up time. He was very polite and friendly. Overall experience exceeded our expectations

This was our second time to enjoy this. Last year, it was just the two of us. This year, we brought extended family. Our captain was courteous and assuring. Our hostess Amy 🇮🇪 was fun and engaging. The views and experience were incredible. We hope to return and enjoy again.