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For a minivan customized tour, try Captain Billy's Magical Tours. Or see the city in style with Fridge's Early Motion Tours, who not only personalize their excursions, but do it all in a 1930s Ford Model A. To learn more about West Coast First Nations, several tour companies, including West Coast City and Nature Sightseeing and Detours Excursions B.C. have special day trips that highlight the heritage, history, art, and importance of B.C.'s native cultures.

For an extravagant and romantic tour, B.C. Rail's Pacific Starlight Dinner Train runs from spring to autumn. A restored dining car provides gourmet cuisine and views as it glides through North Vancouver, Howe Sound, and Porteau Cove. Another opulent B.C. Rail excursion offers a combination voyage. Take the luxury steam locomotive Royal Hudson Steam Train to Squamish, passing along the coastline past West Vancouver and Horseshoe Bay. Once at Squamish, cruise home to Vancouver on the Harbour Cruise's "Britannia."

Often referred to as the "Hollywood of the North," Vancouver is the third largest film and TV shooting centre in North America, after L.A. and New York. The popular "X-Files" was shot here for years. Hence the idolatrous X-Tours, which, among other special experiences, offers limousine tours of spots where X-scenes and memorable film moments took place.







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Harbour Cruises Ltd.


Cruise the city by sea
#1 North Foot of Denman St
(Harbour Cruises Marina)
Vancouver, BC V6G 2W9
Canada
+1 604 688 7246 / +1 800 663 1500
http://www.boatcruises.com/
Vancouver is blessed with one of the world's most spectacular skylines, so see it from the ocean if you get the chance. The popular Sunset Dinner Cruise (CAD69.95 adults; CAD59.95 children 2-11) lets you take in the view over three hours while you dine on a gourmet buffet. If you prefer something short and sweet, take the Harbour Tour (CAD19 adults; CAD16 seniors and children 12-17; CAD7 children 5-11), a 75-minute narrated tour around the city. If you want to plan a special event or corporate function, you can charter a boat for 50-400 passengers.

Review © 2007, Wcities
Harbour Cruises Ltd. photo by Sam Chapman
Photo: Sam Chapman
Harbour Cruises Ltd. photo by Gillian
Photo: Gillian
Harbour Cruises Ltd. photo by Drcopy
Photo: Drcopy
 

 
North Vancouver


Vancouver
Canada
Just next to West Vancouver lies North Vancouver. The lower Lonsdale area has heritage buildings and antique and specialty shops, while the Lonsdale Quay Market is a thriving waterfront treat. North Vancouver is the gateway for several of the area's ecological sites. Tourists will revel at Lynn Canyon Park, the thrill of the Capilano Suspension Bridge, and the splendor of the Fraser Valley. The year-round fun of Grouse Mountain and Cypress Mountain are also nearby.

Review © 2007, Wcities
North Vancouver photo by t.nα
Photo: t.nα
North Vancouver photo by clyde@sdlasertech.co
Photo: clyde@sdlasertech.co
North Vancouver photo by meaduva
Photo: meaduva
North Vancouver photo by Phillip Capper
Photo: Phillip Capper
North Vancouver photo by Pamela Drucker
Photo: Pamela Drucker
North Vancouver photo by Victor Wong
Photo: Victor Wong
North Vancouver photo by aastfalk
Photo: aastfalk
North Vancouver photo by Daniel Papania
Photo: Daniel Papania
North Vancouver photo by Delwynne Fife
Photo: Delwynne Fife
North Vancouver photo by John Conybeer
Photo: John Conybeer
North Vancouver photo by Bill Horsman
Photo: Bill Horsman
North Vancouver photo by TenaciousC
Photo: TenaciousC
North Vancouver photo by guidomax
Photo: guidomax
North Vancouver photo by Daniel García Peris
Photo: Daniel García Peris
North Vancouver photo by mulder911
Photo: mulder911
North Vancouver photo by DCI Photography
Photo: DCI Photography
North Vancouver photo by Vivien Anayian
Photo: Vivien Anayian
North Vancouver photo by hoperegrine
Photo: hoperegrine
North Vancouver photo by Gary Cunningham
Photo: Gary Cunningham
North Vancouver photo by fcapdevil
Photo: fcapdevil
North Vancouver photo by Bridgette
Photo: Bridgette
North Vancouver photo by Richard Cleaver
Photo: Richard Cleaver
North Vancouver photo by Sachit Kamat
Photo: Sachit Kamat
North Vancouver photo by Robert Pfeffer
Photo: Robert Pfeffer
North Vancouver photo by Kevin Van Lierop
Photo: Kevin Van Lierop
North Vancouver photo by Alastair Brunton
Photo: Alastair Brunton
North Vancouver photo by Divakar Goswami
Photo: Divakar Goswami
North Vancouver photo by attentive k.
Photo: attentive k.
North Vancouver photo by Kody Baker
Photo: Kody Baker
North Vancouver photo by Kevin O'Rourke
Photo: Kevin O'Rourke
North Vancouver photo by Lee Ellis
Photo: Lee Ellis
North Vancouver photo by michael.hope@rogers.com
Photo: michael.hope@rogers.com
North Vancouver photo by ppanek51
Photo: ppanek51
North Vancouver photo by Andriy Baranskyy
Photo: Andriy Baranskyy
North Vancouver photo by Comrogues
Photo: Comrogues
North Vancouver photo by N_!_C_K
Photo: N_!_C_K
North Vancouver photo by Patty and Evan Davis
Photo: Patty and Evan Davis
North Vancouver photo by Kevin McGrew
Photo: Kevin McGrew
 

 
Royal Hudson Steam Train


Tired of high altitude?
1311 West 1st St
Vancouver, BC V7P 1A6
Canada
+1 604 984 5246 / +1 800 663 8238
http://www.rrsites.com/royalhu...
The Hudson 2860 was, until recently, the only antique steam engine in regular service in North America. It is currently on display in Squamish while the broiler receives repairs. The operators hope to have the Royal Hudson 2860 back up and running by 2006. Until then, look for routes on the Hudson 2816, the only steam train still in operation.

Review © 2007, Wcities
Royal Hudson Steam Train photo by Doug Hackett
Photo: Doug Hackett
Royal Hudson Steam Train photo by BCOL CCCP
Photo: BCOL CCCP
Royal Hudson Steam Train photo by Kim Ringstad
Photo: Kim Ringstad
 

 
West Coast City and Nature Sightseeing


Informative guided excursions
3945A Myrtle Street
Vancouver, BC V5C 4G3
Canada
+1 604 451 1600
http://www.vancouversightseein...
See city highlights like the Capilano Suspension Bridge , learn about First Nations culture, experience the beauty of Whistler and Shannon Falls and revel in the island pleasures of Victoria and the Butchart Gardens. Ranging in duration from 4.5 hours to full days, these trips take visitors to major highlights and attractions aboard comfortable tour buses. German-narrated tours are also available; prices range from $40 per person to $79 per hour for private tours with foreign language narration.

Pick-up, drop-off and other arrangements are made by the compaay.

Review © 2007, Wcities
West Coast City and Nature Sightseeing photo by Arnie DeSouza
Photo: Arnie DeSouza
West Coast City and Nature Sightseeing photo by Yury Likhtarov
Photo: Yury Likhtarov
West Coast City and Nature Sightseeing photo by Dean Bush   ©
Photo: Dean Bush ©
West Coast City and Nature Sightseeing photo by Vanessa Haentjens Dekker
Photo: Vanessa Haentjens Dekker
West Coast City and Nature Sightseeing photo by Larissa Sayer
Photo: Larissa Sayer
 

 
West Vancouver


Vancouver
Canada
This suburb area northwest of downtown is one of the most prosperous communities in Canada. If you're looking for a place to shop, the large Park Royal Centre is the country's first shopping mall. Be sure to take time out to walk through Lighthouse Park. It's in an 80-acre old growth forest, and visitors might get a chance to watch seals lounging on the rocks near Howe Sound.

Review © 2007, Wcities
West Vancouver photo by Alejandro Mejía Gree
Photo: Alejandro Mejía Gree
West Vancouver photo by llenrap604
Photo: llenrap604
West Vancouver photo by Leftdef11
Photo: Leftdef11
West Vancouver photo by Dave Evers
Photo: Dave Evers
West Vancouver photo by thecanadawall.com
Photo: thecanadawall.com
West Vancouver photo by Paola Quiros
Photo: Paola Quiros
West Vancouver photo by David Prescott
Photo: David Prescott
West Vancouver photo by Raul P
Photo: Raul P
West Vancouver photo by moon_cookie
Photo: moon_cookie
West Vancouver photo by Mike Ivanov
Photo: Mike Ivanov
West Vancouver photo by jenzvan
Photo: jenzvan
West Vancouver photo by afroginbc
Photo: afroginbc
West Vancouver photo by Katie Walton
Photo: Katie Walton
West Vancouver photo by Heather
Photo: Heather
West Vancouver photo by bigairsil
Photo: bigairsil
West Vancouver photo by Nimalan Mahendran
Photo: Nimalan Mahendran
West Vancouver photo by Suzy Jurgensen
Photo: Suzy Jurgensen
West Vancouver photo by Pooya Karimian
Photo: Pooya Karimian
West Vancouver photo by Tiffany Withrow
Photo: Tiffany Withrow
West Vancouver photo by J.Thomson
Photo: J.Thomson
West Vancouver photo by david tsabar
Photo: david tsabar
West Vancouver photo by DieReini1
Photo: DieReini1
West Vancouver photo by Karl Partington
Photo: Karl Partington
 

 
X-tours


Hollywood in Vancouver
2-1419 Pendrell Street
Vancouver, BC V6G 1S3
Canada
+1 604 609 2770
http://www.x-tour.com/
Are you an avid 'X-Files' fan? If you answered yes, Vancouver should be pinned on your destination map. The unique tours provide first-class trips to 'X-Files' and other Hollywood-in-Vancouver movie and television series sites. You'll get to visit the spots where show highlights took place, and perhaps feel the eerie presence of Scully and Mulder.

Review © 2007, Wcities
 

 
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