Top Vancouver Outdoor Activities - page 3

Enjoy the exquisite waterfront views of Canada's premier West Coast city on a leisurely Vancouver Harbour sightseeing cruise. Travel past landmarks sites such as world-renowned Stanley Park and the city's rejuvenated Gastown district, marvel at the incredible North Shore Mountains from atop an open-air deck, and admire the stunning Lions' Gate Bridge. Choose from various departure times to suit your travel schedule.

Discover the beautiful and extensive waterfront of Vancouver with ease as you explore the area with an electric bike. With your private guide, gear up and pedal through the green oasis of Stanley Park, along the beachfront, and through the shopping district of Granville Island. Your electric bike allows you to cover a lot of ground without exerting too much energy.

Discover spots for photos on this small-group photography tour of Lynn Canyon. Cross a suspension bridge through the temperate rainforest while led by your professional photographer guide. Hike past streams, pools, and waterfalls as you receive hands-on photography instruction and learn how to best capture the surrounding nature. You’ll receive photos from your guide of your hike after the experience.

Ride out into the waters off the coast of Vancouver and experience the Howe Sound Fjord—a UNESCO biosphere reserve—on this 4-hour small-group boat tour. Meet your guide at the bustling hub of Granville Island before exploring the cerulean waters of False Creek. Pass by downtown Vancouver, Stanley Park, Lighthouse Park, and more, before docking to explore Bowen Island, stopping to enjoy a complimentary alcoholic beverage, specialty coffee, or ice cream.

Your 8 hour tour is a picture-perfect way to experience Canada’s natural beauty and safely enjoy the outdoors. It includes pickup and drop off from your accommodation and a scenic drive on the Sea to Sky highway to Squamish and Whistler. With this tour, you'll hike amazing trails, learn a valuable skill, gain knowledge of the area and bring home photo memories! With 20+ years of hiking and photography experience, your guide will teach you to take photos while sightseeing. With small groups and plenty of one-on-one instruction, you’ll learn all about landscape photography and how to capture waterfalls and forests. You will also learn about the indigenous Squamish people.

Skip the hassle of navigating Vancouver on your own with this short private city tour. Explore bustling streets, historic neighborhoods, and iconic landmarks with a personalized itinerary led by your guide. With hotel pickup included, enjoy a seamless, comfortable, and stress-free way to discover the city’s highlights.

Enjoy round-trip travel from Vancouver to Victoria, and discover top attractions in British Columbia on this Victoria and Butchart Gardens day trip from Victoria. Take the ferry to Vancouver Island, and enjoy fine views over the beautiful Gulf Islands. Dock in Swartz Bay, and visit the famous Butchart Gardens, exploring the grounds at your leisure. Then, enjoy free time to explore the city, perhaps walking through Chinatown and the Inner Harbour, before returning to Vancouver by ferry.

This bike tour of Vancouver lets you see the city’s highlights up close and cover far more ground than a walking tour. Visit neighborhoods such as Stanley Park and Gastown and feel the breeze on your face during a ferry ride to Granville Island. See the different sides of the city, from its natural beauty to its more urban landscapes.

Discover the green spaces for which Vancouver is famous on this private 4-hour tour through the gardens of Vancouver. Explore Vancouver’s bustling Chinatown district and visit the Dr. Sun Yat Sen Classical Chinese Garden. See medicine shops where the locals shop for remedies, then head to the lovely Queen Elizabeth Park with your private guide. Enjoy panoramic views over the sunken gardens and the city beyond, then visit the Van Dusen Botanical Garden — famous for its varied plant life. On route, see how Vancouver’s parks breathe life into the city.

Soak up the beauty of British Columbia's Salish Sea and spot some of the many wildlife species that make their way here on this sunset whale-watching cruise from Vancouver. Learn about the native marine life as your comfortable catamaran cruises the water in search of whales and enjoy the spectacle of the sun setting over the Salish Sea.

Scout for an incredible array of marine life during this half-day Vancouver whale-watching cruise. Once on-board the comfortable vessel, you can look out for orcas, humpback whales, seals, porpoises, and eagles. The region is renowned for attracting whales, offering a 95% success rate with sightings. Best of all, enjoy spectacular scenery set amidst the Gulf and San Juan Islands, and see views many other visitors to the region miss.

Want to spend a day in Whistler but don’t want to lose a day just in travel time? This round-trip seaplane flight from Vancouver provides the perfect solution. This convenient transport package includes two 35-minute flights between Vancouver and Green Lake in Whistler, as well as a shuttle service to and from Whistler Village. Spend the day or just an afternoon discovering the sights and sounds of Whistler, and end on a high note with a return flight to Vancouver.

Cycle and hike your way through British Columbia’s rugged landscape on a 6.5-hour tour from Vancouver with lunch. Watch for signs of wildlife as you walk through Lynn Canyon, cross a scenic suspension bridge and explore a stunning temperate rainforest. Get sweeping views from the saddle while riding the Trans Canada Trail through Pitt Meadows, where the snow capped mountains around Frasier Valley are a dramatic backdrop for winding rivers and marshland. Enjoy all-inclusive access to equipment, lunch and transportation.

Pedal through Vancouver’s parks and historic districts, and along waterfront paths with a bike or ebike rental. Enjoy access to bike tour maps designed by local experts and design the perfect route for your own self-guided tour. Pedal at your own pace and make stops wherever you want, from Stanley Park to Granville Island.

Travelers that want to explore Whistler on a day trip from Vancouver typically need to rent a car and drive, which means focusing on the road rather than the landscape. You can sit back, relax, and enjoy the views on this sightseeing tour to Whistler, complete with a guide to whisk you there. Along the way you can see Downtown Vancouver and Stanley Park, enjoy views of Howe Sound, and take a few hours to explore Whistler independently.

Take in the beautiful scenery along British Columbia's Sea-to-Sky Highway without having to focus on the road on this group tour departing from Vancouver's Canada Place. You'll visit Shannon Falls Provincial Park, take a ride on the Sea to Sky Gondola, and visit the ski resort town of Whistler, where you can join a walking tour or explore independently.

Take in more of British Columbia’s dramatic scenery than you could by exploring on your own on this full-day small-group tour of Whistler and the surrounding areas. Witness the crashing waters of Shannon Falls, snap photos of ocean fjords from the Sea to Sky Gondola, wander the cobblestone streets of Whistler Village, and much more.

Become more familiar with whales and other marine life on this whale-watching tour from Granville Island in Vancouver. Explore the Salish Sea and Strait of Georgia with a guide who shares interesting facts about sea life as you search for orcas, humpback whales, seals, sea lions, and sea birds. As it’s a small-group tour, you have plenty of opportunities to ask questions.

Deep Cove is a popular local spot for hiking, kayaking and restaurants. As an outdoors guide with 20+ years of experience leading hikes, I will show you how to hike safely, following your own pace if needed. As a photographer I'll not only take beautiful photos of your memories, but also teach you landscape photography regardless of whether you carry a smartphone or DSLR.

Explore the natural beauty of Vancouver and discover its' natural beauty with a special guided combination bike and hike tour of two of the city’s most popular parks. Start with a six kilometer hike through Lighthouse Park, where you'll see large Western Cedar and Douglas Fir trees, along with the signature red-roofed lighthouse. Then continue on to Stanley Park, where you'll ride the ten kilometer outer Seawall trail on your choice of a self-powered or electric bike.

Get to know what makes Vancouver unique, and one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world, on this small-group tour. Discover Gastown, Yaletown, Chinatown, Stanley Park, and the Granville Island Public Market while your driver-guide provides engaging insight into Vancouver’s mix of cultures and modern city planning.

Familiarize yourself with Vancouver's most popular sights, and learn about some spots you may not be familiar with along the way, with this sightseeing tour of the city. You'll visit Granville Island, check out the views from English Bay and Stanley Park.

Experience a new perspective on Vancouver's postcard-worthy waterfront on an evening dinner cruise. Float through the Inner Harbor while enjoying live music and a Pacific Coast-inspired buffet meal. Watch the sunset as you stroll the deck, taking in sights such as Canada Place, the North Shore Mountains, and the glittering West Vancouver skyline.

Get out of Vancouver city for a day tour of the North Shore. With your guide, head to the Capilano Suspension Bridge for an exhilarating walk through the forest canopy. Then, ride the Grouse Mountain gondola high into the alpine forest. Admire the Pacific Northwest scenery, stop at a salmon hatchery, and even look for resident grizzly bears, before returning to the city.