Vancouver & Victoria - Excursions & Sightseeing
Vancouver
West Coast Air: West Coast Air is a locally owned and operated airline,
offering the only Twin Otter float plane service between downtown Vancouver and downtown Victoria. We also have flights between the Vancouver Airport Floatplane Base to downtown Victoria. West Coast Air is convenient for both the business and leisure traveller, with up to thirty-two scheduled departures each business day downtown to downtown and six departures each business day from Floatplane base to downtown Victoria. West Coast Air offers our Adventure and Scenic Tours from both Vancouver and Victoria. Charters are also available for groups of 2 - 200 to all the favourite south coast destinations including Butchart Gardens, Whistler, Tofino, Campbell River and more. Terminals are centrally located – in Vancouver, on West Waterfront Road in Coal Harbour; at the Floatplane Base in Richmond (close to Vancouver Intl. Airport) and in Victoria, across from the Empress Hotel.
Scheduled Seaplane trip to Victoria: Enjoy a spectacular seaplane journey from Vancouver to Victoria. Duration approx. 40 minutes. Frequent departures. Baggage allowance is 25lbs per person. One-way prices £105 per adult £56 per child (2-11 years)
Seaplane Vancouver Scenic: Take a thrilling flight across Vancouver and see an array of attractions from the air, such as downtown Vancouver, Stanley Park, the harbour and the northshore mountains. Photographers will especially enjoy a bird's-eye view of Horseshoe Bay, English Bay and Deep Cove. The sensation of landing on water is always a memorable highlight. Duration: approx.30 minutes. Prices £78 per person.
Vancouver-Victoria (coach/ferry) Take a scheduled coach/ferry service transfer from the heart of Vancouver (Pacific Central Station) to the centre of Victoria (700 Douglas Street), or from Vancouver International Airport. Duration: approx. 3-4 hours. Price £36 per adult / £22 per child (5-11 years). Please speciify Vancouver downtown or Vancouver Airport at the time of booking.
The Big Bus Company operates Step on/Step Off) double-decker sightseeing tours of the city. Sightsee at your own pace as you hop on/hop off for any length of time at 20 of Vancouver's premier attractions, parks, gardens, galleries and restaurants. 2-day pass. Prices £23 per adult £20 per child (13 - 17 years) £12 per child (6 - 12 years).
Grouse Mountain Sunset Tour (approx.4 hours). Get a fabulous view of Vancouver on your evening tour to Grouse Mountain. Start off with a trolley tour through scenic, world-famous Stanley Park, cross the Lions Gate Bridge and then board the gondola to the top of Grouse Mountain. Enjoy a breathtaking views and spend your time at leisure exploring scenery, recreation and the natural wonders of British Columbia. Prices £47 per adult £27 per child (4-12 years).
Capilano Suspension Bridge and Park. Capilano Suspension Bridge and Park invites you to venture across Vancouver's oldest visitor attraction. There's something for everyone - facts and fiction at the Story Centre, exhibits at the Living Forest, guided nature walks through the West Coast Rain Forest, shopping at the Trading Post, colourful totem poles and native carving. Experience a thrilling "tree tops adventure" and discover seven acres of West Coast Rainforest through a maze of suspended footbridges swaying between towering Hemlocks, immense Red Cedars and colossal Douglas firs. More thrills await you at the "cliff-hanger walk" which takes you out over the canyon's cliff edge. Transportation from Vancouver not included. Prices £25 per adult, £17 per child (13 - 16 years) £10 per child (6-12 years).
Victoria and Butchart Gardens (from Vancouver). Your ferry ride to Vancouver Island brings you through the scenic Gulf Islands. En route to Victoria, the tour visits the acclaimed Butchart Gardens. A spectacle of colours and fragrances await in the many theme gardens, a true pleasure for the senses. Travelling along scenic Marine Drive capture the sensational views of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The Victoria city tour explores the exclusive homes of the Uplands and Oak Bay residential areas, the University of Victoria, the Royal Victoria Yacht Club and Beacon Hill Park. During your free time enjoy the beautiful Victorian architecture that dominates the townscape, stroll through the Royal British Columbia Museum or have high tea at the Empress Hotel. Duration: 12-13 hours. Prices £110 per adult £66.00 per child (5-11 years).
Victoria
Victoria Scenic (operated by West Coast Air) Take a circular flight over downtown Victoria and the Strait of Juan de Fuca with the Olympic Mountains in the distance. Enjoy unique views of the buildings ringing the harbour and the grand houses perched on the rugged coastline. Operates daily. Duration: approx. 30 minutes. Prices £64 per person.
Victoria whale-watching (operated by Great Pacific Adventures). This coastal excursion (approx. 3 hours) is an exhilarating round trip of 50 to 80 kilometres in search of orcas, minke whales, grey whales, porpoises, harbour seals and other marine wildlife. You will ride aboard a 14-metre ocean cruiser or a custom-built zodiac boat that offers high speed eith extraordinary stability giving you an exhilarating, safe and intimate whale-watching experience. Comments by a certified marine biologist and naturalist are provided. Zodiac minimum age is 5 years. Prices: Covered boat (see above) or zodiac (see right) £60 per adult £42 per child (5-15 years). Please specify covered boat or zodiak at the time of booking.
Victoria City & Butchart Gardens (operated by Pacific Coach Lines) The morning starts with a fully-narrated tour of Victoria past stately homes, public gardens and historic landmarks. Among the highlights visited you will see the Parliament Buildings, city centre, Chinatown, 'Antique Row' and visit charming residential areas. In the early afternoon, the tour departs downtown Victoria depot with a scenic en route trip to the famous Butchart Gardens. Stroll through the many themed gardens and relish the spectacle of colours and fragrances. Tour returns to downtown Victoria. Duration: approx. 5 hours. Prices £55 per adult £30 per child (5-11 years).
Victoria to Vancouver (coach/ferry) Take a scheduled coach/ferry service transfer from the heart of Victoria (700 Douglas Street) to Vancouver (Pacific Central Station) in the centre of Vancouver, or to Vancouver International Airport. Duration: approx. 3-4 hours. Price £36 per adult £22 per child (5-11 years). Please speciify Vancouver downtown or Vancouver Airport at the time of booking.