We begin our tour with an exploration of Gas town, visiting the famous Steam Clock as well as the statue of Gassy Jack, a colorful character in Vancouvers history.
As we take you through the downtown area you will see some of Vancouvers most famous buildings, including the Marine Building, the Christ Church Cathedral, and the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver.
We'll also show you some of the citys cultural highlights such as the Vancouver Art Gallery and the Vancouver Public Library.
Finally, your local guide will show you Chinatowns Millennium Gate and the Dr Sun Yat Sen Chinese Garden after all, a visit to the city thats set to host the 2010 Olympics wouldnt be complete without mentioning its vibrant multicultural heritage!
See everything this amazing city has to offer in this signature product, the Best of Vancouver Bike Experience.
We'll start our adventure with a leisurely ride around Stanley Park where you'll discover why this park receives over 8 million visitors per year.
Learn about flora and fauna, separate fact from fiction at the Totem Pole park, and come to a better understanding of the crucial role the park played in Vancouvers earlier days and the legendary characters that helped give the 9 O'Clock gun, Brocton Point Lighthouse, and Dead Mans Island their fame.
After we've completed the length of the trail around the park enjoy a bite to eat on us at our favourite restaurant in Vancouver before heading over to Gastown, Vancouvers tourist hot-spot.
Check out the Steam Clock, learn more about Gassy Jack (Vancouvers first unofficial mayor) and see where the city of Vancouver really started.
Highlights:
- Canada Place
- Prospect Point
- The Seawall
- Stanley Park
- and much more!
Join The Vancouver Trolley Company and sing your favourite holiday carols while visiting two of Vancouvers most spectacular light displays.
Festively decorated Trolleys equipped with karaoke machines for your seasonal singing enjoyment will depart from 3 convenient downtown locations:
6:30pm: Canada Place/Waterfront SkyTrain Station 6:40pm: Hyatt Regency Hotel/Burrard Skytrain Station 6:50pm: Blue Horizon Hotel on Robson Street.
The tour begins on December 11th and operates daily until Christmas Eve. Upon pickup, guests will sing their way past the city lights of downtown before arriving at Bright Nights at Stanley Park.
After being given some time to walk through the light display and take in Stanley Parks holiday magic, the tour will continue through local light displays on the way to the second stop of the evening, at VanDusens Botanical Garden. Here guests will disembark once again to enjoy the Festival of Lights.
Bright Nights at Stanley Park is one of the major fundraisers for The BC Professional Fire Fighters Burn Fund. All donations collected at this event are donated to help burn survivors and their families. A donation to the Burn Fund is included in each ticket on the Karaoke Christmas Lights Trolley tour. To make an additional donation or for more information please visit
www.burnfund.org
Tickets for the Karaoke Christmas Lights Tour are available by reservation only. Each ticket includes admission to VanDusens Botanical Garden and a donation to the BC Professional Fire Fighters Burn Fund.
Tour Info
Times: Daily at 6.30pm
Departs from Canada Place.
Running Time: 3 hrs
Please call 1-888-451-5581, 48 hours prior to reconfirm pickup information.
October 10 31, join The Vancouver Trolley Company and Vancouver Police Museum for a haunted evening of murderous tales and infamous Vancouver hauntings.
Are you a group of Spooky Halloween enthusiasts? If so, Haunted Vancouver Trolley Tours will take you on a frightening trip of Vancouver where you will learn about the gruesome tales of troubled ghosts, how they met their end, and where they now occupy their time.
You will visit eerie locations such as Mountain View Cemetery and the autopsy room of the Vancouver Police Museum where over 15,000 autopsies have been performed.
2 hour Haunted Trolley Tours will depart every night at 5:30pm or 8:00pm from your location of choice in the downtown core of Vancouver.
October 24, 26, and 30 dates are available for smaller group reservations. Tours will depart and finish at Canada Place from 5:30pm 7:30pm. Advanced reservations and payment are required.
This tour is only suitable for 13 and older.
You will see streets and homes, just like your own, which seem quaint and normal, but if you look closely enough within the citys four walls, its back alleys, main streets, gathering places and forgotten corners, you will see the picture of dark and devastating events start to take shape.
A new and darker Vancouver will emerge and you'll see this city through very different eyes.
Tour Info
Times: Daily from 5.30pm or 8pm. Running Time: 2 hrs
Please call 1-888-451-5581, 48 hours prior to reconfirm pickup information.
Trolley and North Shore Attractions Hop-Off Red Loop stops #1, #2 or Blue Loop stops #1, #3 and connect with the FREE SHUTTLE to Capilano Suspension Bridge.
Visit Vancouver's oldest attraction that continues to thrill visitors from around the world, then take the #236 transit bus to Grouse Mountain to experience a fantastic mountain-top adventure and breathtaking views of Vancouver.
Trolley and Stanley Park Attractions Hop-Off Red Loop stop #5 and step aboard a Stanley Park Horse-Drawn Carriage and meander through the natural beauty of Stanley Park featuring the Totem Poles and Rose Garden.
Then visit majestic beluga whales, playful dolphins and other aquatic life at the Vancouver Aquarium. Hop-On the Trolley and continue to Red Loop stop #7 and enjoy the view at Prospect Point Lookout.
Trolley and Vancouver Art Gallery and Lookout Hop-Off Blue Loop stop #4 at the Vancouver Art Gallery to see Canada's largest collection of Emily Carr's work and ever-changing world-class exhibitions in Western Canada's largest art museum.
Hop-On the Trolley and continue to Blue Loop #16 to take your sightseeing to the next level at the Vancouver Lookout 130 metres (430 feet) from street level.
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