Discover Cities, Sea & Sky

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VACATION FEATURES:

Accommodations
- 6 nights hotel accommodation

Meals
- 1 Breakfast onboard the Whistler Mountaineer

Sightseeing Excursions and Tours
- Stanley Park Horse-Drawn Tour *
- Sunset Dinner Cruise
- Tree Trek Canopy Walk **
- Ziptrek Ecotour **
- Victoria City & Butchart Gardens Tour

Admissions
- Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre *

Transfers
- Vancouver Taxi Transfer
- Whistler Mountaineer from Vancouver to Whistler
- Floatplane from Whistler to Victoria
- Victoria to Vancouver

Documentation
- Itinerary, brochures, maps and vouchers
- Hotel luggage handling

ITINERARY:

DAY 1 - Arriving in Vancouver

Upon arrival in Vancouver, transfer by one of many regularly scheduled motor coach services over the Strait of Georgia (BC Ferry fare also included) from the Vancouver bus depot to the Victoria bus depot and then transfer on your own to your selected hotel.

DAY 2 - Exploring Victoria

Spend your morning at leisure in Victoria and then get ready for a 90 minute, fully narrated Victoria City Tour. A sightseeing must for any visitor! This narrated tour shows you the famous landmarks of the city and explains the fascinating history behind them. Discover Victoria’s lovely homes, gardens, the Legislative Building, Beacon Hill Park, Mile Zero, the residential areas of the Uplands and Oak Bay and other historical points like Chinatown and Antique Row. At 1:00 pm you'll depart downtown Victoria depot with a scenic en route trip to the world famous Butchart Gardens. Once at the Gardens, take a stroll and enjoy the floral displays for your choice of 2 or 3 hours. Take the 4:00 pm or 5:30 pm shuttle back to downtown Victoria to end your day's excursion.

DAY 3 - Victoria to Vancouver

Enjoy a free morning before returning to Vancouver. Take any scheduled motor coach and ferry service back to the mainland. Upon arrival into Vancouver, transfer by taxi (included) to your hotel. Spend the rest of the day exploring the city. Enjoy a walk next to the Sea Wall, visit the new conference centre on the waterfront or see the cruise ships come into port. Other attractions you may wish to visit may be The Lookout! Tower or the Vancouver Art Gallery.

DAY 4 - Visiting Vancouver

Experience Vancouver's Trolley Attractions Tour today - and tour at your own pace! Take the entire tour in 2 hours or get off the trolley at any one of the 20 stops to visit attractions, shop or dine. Then re-board another trolley to continue your tour. Some of the 20 stops include the Totem Poles in Stanley Park, Gastown, Vancouver Aquarium, English Bay, and Granville Island. Included is admission the famous Vancouver Aquarium.
Later this evening, take in a West Coast Sunset over the Pacific Ocean on an evening dinner cruise past Stanley Park, through English Bay and into False Creek. Included onboard is a buffet-style meal featuring filet of fresh BC salmon and slow roasted "Baron" of prime Alberta beef as well as a live musical entertainment from one of the featured performers.

DAY 5 - Vancouver to Whistler

The Whistler Mountaineer is a 3-hour, premier train journey from North Vancouver to Whistler. The “Coast Classic” service delivers the unique blend of contrasts the Sea to Sky region is famous for; cities and old growth forests, bustling action and natural serenity, deep valleys and snow-capped peaks, seascapes and mountain views. Included is breakfast served at your seat and interpretive commentary from the onboard attendants.

DAY 6 - Exploring Whistler

Today’s options in Whistler are the choice of the Tree Trek Canopy Walk, a spectacular walk through a network of suspension bridges, boardwalks and trails that take you from the forest floor to the upper reaches of the forest canopy OR, for the more adventurous, try the Ziptrek Ecotour where you’ll experience the exhilaration of flying as you glide along steel ziplines suspended high above the breathtaking white-water river that divides Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains. The ziplines are joined by a network of ground based boardwalks and trails, and by aerial stairways and bridges at heights of over eighty feet in the tree canopy!

DAY 7 - Returning to Vancouver

This day is at leisure until your transfer to Vancouver (included). Travelling along the scenic Sea to Sky Highway offers panoramic views of Howe Sound and the Coast Range Mountains. Other highlights en route include the cascading Shannon Falls and the Stawamus Chief rock face. Continue to the coastal city of Vancouver, travelling across the Lions’ Gate Bridge (named after two mountain peaks said to resemble sleeping lions). Upon arrival in Vancouver, choose to be dropped off at a downtown hotel or the Vancouver International Airport for your ongoing or homeward flight.


* You will have a choice on Day 6 between the Tree Trek Canopy Walk or the Ziptrek Ecotour