Vancouver Shore Excursion: Pre- Or Post-Cruise North Shore Tour
Vancouver, Canada
The Vancouver North Shore Tour is an excellent way to get a little light adventure before or after your cruise. The half-day pre- or post-cruise excursion will take you into the stunning nature that surrounds the city. In just six hours, you’ll drive over the Lion's Gate Bridge, walk across the Capilano Suspension Bridge and see Grouse Mountain.
Start your Vancouver half-day shore excursion with a drive over the Lion’s Gate Bridge, a 5,890-foot (1,823-meter) suspension bridge that offers unparalleled views of the harbor, English Bay and beyond. Once you get across the North Shore, it is a short drive up the mountain to the Capilano Fish Hatchery (post-cruise departure only). Learn about the life cycle of salmon and watch them (in season – July and August) as they leap their way upriver.
Next, head to the Capilano Suspension Bridge. Meander among the towering trees of this temperate rainforest and learn the traditions of the indigenous First Nations’ peoples. Then walk across the 446-foot (136-meter) 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 and river below. For those seeking a more thrilling adventure, try Clifffwalk, the newest attraction at the bridge. This heart-stopping journey will take you through the rainforest on a series of suspended walkways jutting out from the granite cliff face to unexplored territories of the park.
At the Grouse Mountain Skyride, take the tram to a 3,937-foot (1,200-meter) viewpoint above the city and enjoy nature’s spectacular view. In the summertime, amble along the mountaintop meadows and witness the Logging Sports show. Get up close to grizzly bears with only a thin wire fence between you and them. On top of this beautiful mountain on a clear day, you can see Mount Baker and Vancouver Island off British Columbia’s coast.
For pre-cruise tours, you’ll be driven to your cruise ship terminal, where you and your bags will board your ship.
Please note: You must include hotel information at checkout and call tour operator ahead to confirm
Grouse mountain was fantastic, bears amused everyone, Gondola ride was scenic and beautiful, chair lift was the same, lumberjack show was funny. Capilano bridge and walks were breathtaking, salmon hatchery was not worth visiting as the salmon run had finished. Driver knowledgeable, funny and polite.
Review by: argunderson, September 2017
Excellent North Shore tour to see the Capilano Suspension Bridge and Park, thoroughly enjoyed it! The view from the tram up to Grouse Mountain was stunning and we enjoyed seeing the Grizzly Bears that live at the top! The tour guide promptly dropped us off for our cruise and it was so wonderful to just walk onboard the ship since our luggage had already been taken to the ship earlier when they picked us up. Great organization by the tour company and we highly recommend a pre or post cruise tour.
Review by: Elizabeth W, July 2017
This excursion was wonderful! Our driver, Gina from Landsea Tours was funny and very knowledgeable about Vancouver. We went to a fish hatchery, the Capilano Suspension Bridge, and Grouse Mountain. We were picked up at the cruise port and dropped at our hotel after the tour. I highly recommend this tour for cruise passengers who plan to stay in Vancouver after their cruise. It really helped us make the most of our first day in Vancouver!
Review by: William B, July 2017
The tour was fantastic. We arrived at the pick up point an hour early since we just departed the ship, and they agreed to start the tour early. Sara, our tour guide, was great. We got a brief tour of the city and Stanley Park on our way to our scheduled stops and ended with a full 7 hour tour.
Review by: jaarts, May 2017
Land Sea tours is amazing. You travel with a small group of folks, there were 14 of us and our driver/guide Brent was amazing. We were picked up ahead of time from our cruise. The trip to Capilano Park/fisher and Grouse Mountain were amazing. We had plenty of time at each place to take our time and visit the area.
Review by: bbp12, December 2016
Loved the tour. Warren our guide made it special....very knowledgeable, wonderful sense of humor, shared a lot of and #34;inside info and #34;._br/_ It was a terrific break between our cruise and flying back home.
Review by: jimbet435, October 2016
Tour started off with driver being prompt and we soon learned that he was very friendly and knowledgeable about the area. He explained what we were going to see and what to expect at each stop. We were shown the salmon hatchery, no salmon were jumping that day but we still learned about the different types of salmon. We went to Grouse Mountain and thoroughly enjoyed everything it had to offer. The bears were showing off and moving to different areas of their enclosure. The lumberjack show was fun as well as informative and the huge carvings were beautiful. We then went to the Capilano Suspension bridge. Even though a little scary if you don't like heights, it is an amazing place. Every child's dream of a tree house is available to research and even with many people around, it still feels like you are alone with nature. The tour ended with our driver delivering us at our hotel. I think the tour was worth every penny spent. Being picked up at the ship and being delivered to our hotel was a great way to end our cruise.
Review by: Theresa Landers, September 2016
excellent - thoroughly enjoyed this tour - very fun
Review by: Katherine.lee07, August 2016
We really enjoyed this excursion and we had a great tour guide for the day, Devon! My only feedback on this wasn't really related to the people running the tour it was feedback for the future when guests are taken onto the Gondola ride at Grouse Mountain. We were disappointed that we had to be split into two groups due to the crowd that day. Perhaps in the future, it would be better to keep the group as one when heading onto the Gondola ride so that guests don't accidentally get left behind didn't happen on our tour, but I could see the possibility of it happening on future tours.
Review by: Edward S, June 2016
This was a great pre-cruise excursion. Our luggage was waiting for us on the ship.
Review by: Steve C A, June 2016
Wonderful experience. Tour operators and guides are first rate.
Review by: Richard M, May 2016
Awesome! _br/_ This was a post cruise booking. Wam was awesome and very knowledgeable about the area. Look forward to going back to Vancouver.
Review by: Bruce G, October 2015
Absolutely fabulous tour. It takes in a good selection of things to see and do especially when you have limited time before a cruise like we did. The Capalano suspension bridge and forest walk was the favourite! Our guide was also fabulous and very knowledgeable. I think his name was Wharm?
Review by: Max T, June 2015
Great tour guide, on-time pick up and drop off he dropped us off close to a restaurant near the cruise ship port, no hassle luggage handling, nice sites visited.
Review by: Micky C, May 2015
We got fabulous sunny day during our tour - we loved it every moment of it - seemed like the time was just flying - we had amazing guide Tim with us - fabulous time in Vancouver!
Review by: Petr, May 2015
We got fabulous sunny day during our tour - we loved it every moment of it - seemed like the time was just flying - we had amazing guide Tim with us - fabulous time in Vancouver!
Review by: jade, December 2014
Everything about the tour and the way in which it was organized were great. I would definitely recommend this tour. It was well-organized, had great and informative tour guides. This is a beautiful area to tour and this tour really does it justice.
Review by: Theresa G, September 2014
Our guide was wonderful - helpful and informative. Enjoyed every minute. Some attractions we would have liked more time for example at the capilone bridge walk - more time there and less time at the bear viewing place. It was even fun walking and hiking in the rain. thank you Terry and Abe
Review by: Morette J, September 2013
We absolutely enjoyed this tour of the North Shore. We had a great driver/tourguide and it was such a pleasure to arrive on our cruise ship and find our luggage waiting at our stateroom door. Well worth it.
Review by: Frederick G, September 2013
Without a doubt, this is an excellent way to: 1. Tour before your 5 p.m. sailing, 2. See the north island, 3. Have your bags taken right to your cabin. The swing bridge is fascinating, it takes you to a temperate rain forest on the other side and lots of nature trails. Back to the bus and your short ride then to Grouse Mountain allows the ascent of this magnificent area with literally too much to do. Highly recommended is the lumberjack show; this does have intelligent humor and some really talented 'jacks' and one heart stopping surprise. It is included with the gondola lift tickets. On top of the mountain you can also gaze for miles, zip, see bears, take the chair lift, dine, walk and take in some unbelievable tree carvings. Short bus ride to the dock then, where we found our luggage already in our cabin. Highly recommend this tour.
Review by: Tre, August 2013
Excellent trip. The guide collected us from the Hotel, on time, and was very good. An enjoyable day visiting the Lions bridge, the suspension bridge (which is not as scary as it looks) and Grouse Mountain. The cable car is an experience but the mountain is excellent. We got to see a bear whilst there that lives on the mountain. Recommended
Review by: Arland M, August 2013
It was great! We were busy and had a great time. We didn't have to worry about our luggage, it was outside our room on the ship. Wonderful guide and great tips on what to expect. Perfect start to our cruise to Alaska.
Review by: Walter J, August 2013
This was a wonderful tour._br/_
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Review by: Kathy W, July 2013
This was great. We saw lots and, for us, it solved the problem of what to do between leaving the hotel and boarding for our cruise to Alaska. Also our large bags were delivered to the ship so that they were there waiting for us as soon as we were on board. Marvellous.
Review by: kathy.kramer, October 2012
We got picked up by Stephon (sp)? at 7:00 a.m. and it was a great day of adventures. Stephon was great!! The suspension bridge was amazing, and the gondola ride at Grouse Mountain was perfect. Great Day!! Our guide was amazing!!
Review by: Michael P, September 2012
We would highly recommend this tour to anyone going on a cruise out of Vancouver. From start to finish it was exceptional. Our tour guide, Paul, was absolutely superb! Friendly, helpful, knowledgable. Could not have asked for better! The company picking up our luggage at the hotel and delivering it to the cruise ship for us was a real help. Then they drop you off right inside the cruise terminal. Could not have been better. Also loved the places the tour took us to. Each stop had adequate time to get a real feel for what they had to offer. Will definitely do it this way again on our next cruise.
Review by: VERA M, August 2012
This was a great excursion! Our tour guide Ryan was friendly, funny, informative and very knowledgable. I didn't think I would enjoy the salmon hatchery but It was my favorite part. The area was beautiful and I learned a lot. It was also nice having someone else deliver our luggage to the ship. I would highly recommend this tour!
Review by: brentpat, October 2011
Excellent tour. The guide was very informative and had a vast knowledge of the Vancouver area. Nothing was a trouble. Luggage was waiting for us when we arrived on the ship. Excellent value for money.
Review by: Selwyn M, August 2011
We had a hiccup with the pickup but once we phoned them we were taken by taxi to join the group. We didn't miss anything of a wonderful tour and as a bonus were given back half our fee. By the time we got to our cabin on the ship our luggage was already there!
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