North Shore Tour Details

  • You begin with a slow drive over The Lion’s Gate Bridge spanning the entrance to Vancouver’s port. The longest suspension bridge in the world when it was completed it offers unparalleled views of the harbour and English Bay beyond. Once across to the North Shore, it is a short drive up the mountain to your first stop at the Capilano Fish Hatchery. Wonder at nature’s incredible ability to sustain itself as you are shown how salmon are helped through man’s intrusion on their habitat. Learn about their life cycle and watch them (in season – July and August) as they leap their way up river and through the glassed-in fish ladder.
  • The Capilano Suspension Bridge – Vancouver’s very first tourist experience. Walk among the towering trees of this temperate rain forest and learn the ways of the local first nations’ peoples. Then walk across the world’s longest foot suspension bridge to the other side of the river where you can climb to the canopy and stroll through the “Treetops Adventure” walkway high above the canyon floor and the river below.
  • The Grouse Mountain Skyride – Take the tram to a 1,200 metre (3,700 feet) viewpoint above the city and enjoy what the seasons have to offer. In summertime: Meander the mountaintop meadows and be amazed by the Logging Sports show. See loggers dueling it out with axes and chainsaws to crown the most skilled of the bunch. Be enthralled by the, now grown, orphaned grizzly bears at the Refuge for Endangered Wildlife. Get up close and personal with these amazing creatures with only a thin wire fence and a couple of metres between you and them. Next kids of all ages are enraptured by the raptor’s daily bird show of hawks and owls – not even a fence between you and these beautiful birds! Did we mention the view, after all you are on top of a mountain and on a clear day you can see Mount Baker, a volcano in the United States, and Vancouver Island 50km (30 miles) off the coast. In wintertime guests can enjoy the hibernating bears by seeing a great movie at the Theater in the Sky, and take part in sleigh rides and ice skating. The great view is here year round though winter tends to be a lot cloudier. So grab a latte by the big fire in the foyer after a snowball fight with the kids. Throughout the year Grouse Mountain offers, casual to fine, dining and cocktails atop the peak in the Chalet adjacent the tram building. This is truly a great place to create lasting memories for you and your loved ones.
  • As with all of our tours: our guides are pleased to drop you at your hotel or anywhere in the Downtown or Richmond (airport) areas.