Vancouver Travel Guides (Updated September 2026)

Our guide Andrea was great. Food stops were nice and all historic significance to the Gastown area. Had fun and learned a little history.

A wonderful, very well organised trip. I saw Orca, humpback whales and sealions. I travelled solo but that was no problem. Everyone was so friendly. Free hot drinks. Even helped me by charging my phone as I’d taken that many pictures it ran flat. Thanks to Wilma for the commentary & all the team and captain and co for the smooth ride. A great boat.

The 1 1/2 hour tour went by fast. Zoe, our storyteller, was engaging, communicated clearly and was interesting to listen to. A great Vancouver activity!

Brilliant tour great value with excellent guide David.

Wonderful trip. Saw breaching whales, a rare and lucky sighting. Worth going on this tour, such knowledgeable individuals.

Fab 3 hours - didn’t hurt that the weather was good, but some amazing scenery, great tour guide / captain Paul and all the other passengers very kindly put up with my terrible sense of humour. The only downside for me was I would’ve loved a brief run at full speed, but otherwise, a great way to spend 3 hours

Lovely way to spend the day - we were there a lot longer than anticipated, lots to see and several routes to follow

We really enjoyed this one-hour harbour cruise around Vancouver. It was a nice, relaxing way to take a break from sightseeing on foot and see the city and surrounding area from a completely different perspective.The cruise takes you around Vancouver Harbour and across toward North Vancouver, with views of the city, the shipyards, the port and the sulphur facility along the waterfront. The narration is prerecorded and provides information about the different sights as you cruise along.One of the highlights was when the crew came on personally to point out an area where we could see sea lions, which was a fun surprise.The hour was just the right amount of time — long enough to see quite a bit of the harbour without taking up a large part of the day. The boat ride was comfortable and relaxing, and we enjoyed being out on the water and seeing another side of Vancouver.We’re glad we included the harbour cruise in our visit and would recommend it to anyone looking for an easy and enjoyable way to see Vancouver from the water.

The hop on hop off bus was a relaxing way to get around Vancouver and get the layout of the city when you only have a day or 2 in the city. I really loved the drive through Stanley Park -- it was beautiful.

This was an absolutely amazing experience. From the moment we walked into the office we were greeted with smiles and enthusiasm. We were given a briefing and kitted up for the trip. Every step of the way we were given information and direction. All the safety briefings were clear and precise and professionally delivered. Our guide and Captain (Trish & Jasmine) were excellent. Jasmine handled the boat with confidence and ease and positioned us perfectly for the best view every time we came across wildlife while respecting their habitat. Trish has an obvious love of her job and was so knowledgeable and enthusiastic. She knew everything about the pods we saw and knew the individuals by name, their family history, stories about individual whales and protecting their young. She also was a wealth of information on seals and bird life in the area. I would highly recommend this experience with Wild Whales and will definitely do this again

The bridge is an amazing experience and the entire park had a lot to see and do. Food is good and very reasonable. Pickup and drop off were exactly as described and on time.

Braden was a delightful guide! Highly recommend!

This is an excellent tour of Vancouver! Our tour guide was friendly and full of local information. The van was very clean and comfortable. You get a great overview of Vancouver on this tour. I would highly recommend this tour!

Lovely day out, free comfortable shuttle to and from the mountain and reasonable entrance fee with Cool Destinations. Only negative is what many others have noted: very inefficient ticket office staffed by just one person and things being written by hand! Very, very slow service which could easily be improved by installing machines which can sell tickets or convert vouchers to tickets. Other than that we were very pleased with the experience of the birds, bear den, lumberjack show, light hike, chairlift to the top...everything really. Good value for what we paid. We also had glorious weather.

Stewart was great! Fun, and sad, story that kept the audience entertained.

Exceptional excursion! Marco our guide was awesome! He was informative, personable and gave us a great time! Ask him about his no calorie donuts!