Vancouver Shore Excursion: Pre-Cruise City Tour with Port Drop Off

Vancouver, Canada

Begin your day at Gastown, Vancouver's historic district where you'll stroll down the cobbled streets and explore the 19th century buildings. Next, head to Vancouver's Chinatown, one of North America largest Chinatown and soak in the lively cultural atmosphere. Then, you'll go to Robson Street, Vancouver's famous shopping district in the heart of downtown Vancouver. At the Canada Place, see the beautiful panoramic sails by the water and architectural landmark of Vancouver.

Take a stop at Brockton Point in Stanley Park to see the nine historic totem poles built by the First People in British Columbia. These stunning pieces of artworks reflect the rich culture of the indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest. You'll take a walk in the forest and ascend to Prospect Point, the highest point of Stanley Park, and get amazing scenic views of the North Shore Mountains, the Lions Gate Bridge, and Burrand Inlet. You'll also pass by English Bay, Vancouver's famous sunbathing region destination, and Vancouver Harbor.

You'll also take a stop at Granville Island and venture to Granville's Public Market where you'll find a variety of stalls selling beautiful homemade goods and gastronomic masterpieces. Explore the eclectic art scene by meeting and chatting with artists in their shops and viewing their unique creations made from glass to textiles.

Finally, you'll conclude your Vancouver City Highlights experience at the lookout viewing deck high atop the Vancouver Lookout to get a 360-degree view of Vancouver. The glass elevator will lift you up 430 feet skyward from the street level in just 40 seconds. The view from the top will leave you breathless.

Worry-free Shore Excursion:
We will ensure your timely return back to the ship in Vancouver for this activity. If your ship is delayed and you are unable attend this activity, your money will be refunded. See our terms and conditions for full details.

Please note: You must include hotel information at checkout and call tour operator ahead to confirm

USD $61.00

Review by:   Antoinette S,    June 2018
The tour itself was very nice. Vancouver is a beautiful city. However, the guide spent most of his time selling tours for another day and not spending the appropriate time on the one at hand. . Disappointed.

Review by:   Sheryl M,    January 2018
Was a great idea and would recommend.

Review by:   PEter T,    November 2017
I found that our tour guide knew what he was talking about, very informative and patience with some of our guests._br/_ Would recommend it.

Review by:   Cynthia S,    September 2017
We really enjoyed the tour, except that it happened to be on Canada's holiday, so several adjustments had to be made because of all of the people and traffic. The young man worked through it, but had to hurry and go out of the way.. He was very patient and friendly, so with all of the traffic, etc., enjoyed the tour very much! We recommend doing it,and so very convenient to go from hotel and being dropped up at port. Everything was taken care of, and luggage at the room! Definitely do this!

Review by:   Maria D,    September 2017
Jason, our tour guide was excellent. Very informative. Great tour and our luggage was delivered to ship while we were touring. It gave us a great view of Vancouver in a short amount of time. Stanley park and Granville Island. Then, we were dropped off at cruise terminal.

Review by:   Brad S,    September 2017
Nice tour to take before boarding the cruise ship. Our guide was friendly and had a lot of good information about Vancouver.

Review by:   Rachel D,    August 2017
We had 5 hours before we had to board our ship, this tour fit in perfectly. They were on time, picked us up at our hotel, and best part they took our luggage and at the end of the tour dropped us and our luggage off at our ship. I wasn't sure we could see everything described on the tour, but we did and I didn't feel rushed. Our driver was very pleasant and knowledgable.

Review by:   Rhoda M,    August 2017
The concept was great. Tour the city before you board to cruise. The tour was not great. It was twenty minutes late. The tour guide was more about telling stories about himself and appeared confused. He passed many opportunities to tel us about Vancouver and the areas in Vancouver. Many people on board were stressed. Very disappointed in our experience.

Review by:   Greg D,    July 2017
The bus tour was a great way to see Vancouver. The stop at the park was so pretty. Great way to start the day!

Review by:   Sandra S,    July 2017
Alexis, our tour guide was wonderful. Loved Stanley park and time at the Market! Great beginning to a fabulous cruise!!

Review by:   andiverne,    July 2017
We had a great time!

Review by:   Dorothy P,    July 2017
Jeff was very helpful and courteous. Brandon was knowledgeable, entertaining, and such a delight to have as a tour guide. I would book a tour with him again. Loved the tour and was so very grateful that he dropped us all 6 of us @ the cruise terminal. Thank you for a memorable day in Vancouver.

Review by:   Frank G,    June 2017
Excellent excursion. Our guide Alexis did a great job. Vancouver is a beautiful City.

Review by:   KEBeeler,    June 2017
This tour caught our eye because of the hotel pick up and drop off at the port, including luggage transfer to our ship. And sure enough, the luggage made it to our ship without us having to drag it to the port. The tour guide was friendly and knowledgeable. We made a couple of stops in Stanley Park that were nice. Next on to Grandville Island where we had lunch on our own. Could have used a little more time here to visit the public market and some of the shops. After lunch the bus drove us through China Town and Gas Town. Last stop was at the tower overlooking the harbor and all of Vancouver. All in all, a good tour, and well worth the money for hotel pick up, port drop off and luggage transfer.

Review by:   Lynette A,    June 2017
Great tour for those meeting a cruise ship, you get picked up from your hotel, and you get 4 hours to view some of the beauty of Vancouver. Enough to make you want to come back and spend more time. The tour drops you off right at the cruise terminal. No hassles.

Review by:   Melvin L,    May 2017
Excellent pre-cruise city tour

Review by:   Erik,    May 2017
This was an awesome way to see the city in a short period of time. It's super convenient as the pick you up right from your hotel along with your luggage. In the past I've had to coordinate what to do with my luggage on embarkation day for a cruise, however with this tour there is no hassle. They take you see all of the major Vancouver sites and then drop you and your luggage directly at the cruise terminal for check in. The tour guide was super friendly and knowledgeable!

Review by:   ninikrus,    September 2016
Avery good tour. Great overall look at Vancouver.

Review by:   Julie Ann Allen S,    September 2016
A great way to see the city when you have limited time had to board cruise ship by 2PM . Tour guide was great, very friendly and informative, they dropped us off at ship port - super easy!.

Review by:   richmackesy,    September 2016
Little unorganized with the hotel pick ups and tour commencement but after that was a very good experience.

Review by:   ARLENE T,    July 2016
Very much worth it. Got to see Stanley Park, Granville Island and bird and #39;s eye view of the city in 4 short hours. Best of all, our luggage was waiting for us in our cabin!

Review by:   Frank G,    July 2016
The tour was informative and everything was done on time . Would recommend this to anyone visiting Vancover.

Review by:   Wiliam B,    July 2016
Our driver Odim was great .For being so young he really knew the city and history. _br/_ Very good value

Review by:   Tatyana K,    July 2016
This tour was amazing!

Review by:   Tatyana K,    June 2016
This tour was amazing!

Review by:   Patricia L,    June 2016
A great tour with a fantastic guide.

Review by:   Barbara K,    June 2016
Great tour and suitcases were waiting in our stateroom.

Review by:   Annie,    June 2016
So convenient! This company was very professional and organized. The guide was great and well informed. We got a nice taste of the city and took pretty pictures. Granville Island was awsome for a lunch stop. Our luggage was delivered to our stateroom before we boarded the ship. Wow!

Review by:   pksdas1982,    June 2016
Driver was half hour late picking us up at Holiday Inn, but all was well after that. Great way to start the day of your cruise.

Review by:   JIM,    June 2016
Good tour .. excellent tour guide .. enjoyed Stanley Park. I would recommend. Great day with timely dropoff at Port Drop OFF.

Review by:   John W,    June 2016
Very good overview of Vancouver. Baggage handling was super and made cruise check-in a breeze. No waiting for luggage everything was In our cabin before we got on board.

Review by:   Hella H,    June 2016
Great way to see the city and get transport from your hotel to the cruise ship. Would highly recommend.

Review by:   n_connally,    June 2016
We were picked up at the time stated and our luggage was taken on to the ship terminal. Our tour guide was well versed and gave us many off-the-bus opportunities. We saw many landmarks in Vancouver that we wanted to see. A great tour!

Review by:   ayledramos,    June 2016
I highly recommend this tour. The pick-up was on time, and they even had a separate van for our luggage to take to the ship. We did not have to worry for our luggage, and we arrived to our stateroom, they were already there in perfect conditions!! This alone is worth the money. Our tour was fun and visited various locations and had time for photos and to stroll around. The van was in perfect conditions and our tour guide was attentive. He left us right in front of the pier. It was such a great way to start our cruise. Just wish that other ports had this type of tour!!! Would definitely repeat.

Review by:   Michael O,    June 2016
This was an excellent tour and ideal for anybody about to embark on a cruise that does not have time to explore the city. I was a little hesitant about booking this tour, it was my first cruise and I didn't really know what to expect at the cruise terminal so I was a little concerned with this trip being offered independent of the cruise line that something might go wrong and I'd be too late for boarding. However, I needn't have been concerned as Landsea Tours are an excellent company who put their customers at the heart of what they do. There was a little bit of a delay at the start of the trip as a hotel concierge had messed up one of the hotel pick ups and Lauren, the tour guide had initially gone to the wrong hotel. This was only a small delay but Lauren ensured that this passenger was picked up and Landsea Tours arranged additional buses at the end of the tour for passengers that were not going to the cruise terminal to be taken back to their hotels within the original timescale of the tour. It was very reassuring to see that this company looks after it's customers, we arrived at the cruise terminal with plenty of time to spare. As for the tour guide, Lauren was excellent and very well informed about the City.

Review by:   aayush91,    June 2016
Well organized! Great tour guides and really convenient since they drop off your luggage onto the cruise so, all in all it's a no brainer- if you have a cruise and still want to explore the city, then go for it!

Review by:   company name,    May 2016
We were picked up prompt at 10am and the luggage was taken to the ship._br/_ The tour was excellent and we were dropped at the cruise terminal around 2pm_br/_ Would recommend this tour

Review by:   terence.patterson,    October 2015
Great tour of the city with a very informative guide .

Review by:   SANDRA K,    October 2015
The tour was great and the driver had a lot of information. She was great

Review by:   Rafael C,    September 2015
FIrst of all they were on time picking us up at the hotel. Our tour guide was friendly, informative, and great. For us this was a this was a pre-cruise tour, and was great way to get to know the basics about the city.

Review by:   Keith M,    August 2015
Nice quick tour of Vancouver with hotel pickup and luggage drop off. Well organized and a nice day pre cruise morning!

Review by:   Silviec,    July 2015
Good value

Review by:   Sarah B,    July 2015
Picked us up at our hotel on time in a comfortable, air conditioned shuttle. We very much enjoyed the tour and sights of Vancouver. The tour guide, Gavin, was fun to be with and had interesting facts and stories to share about Vancouver. At the end of the tour he dropped us off right at the cruise port and even checked in our luggage for us too, which was very convenient!

Review by:   p.gilman,    July 2015
This was a good tour and enabled us to see Vancouver in a short space of time, The only downside to this excursion was that our pick up was 1/2hr late which kept us waiting outside the hotel. We were able to see all the sights even with the lost time. I think it would have been better with a 9.30am pick up as it look us over 1hr to get through customs at the cruise terminal and we were one of the last to board.

Review by:   Clive P,    June 2015
Excellent

Review by:   Clive P,    June 2015
Excellent

Review by:   Santoshni P,    June 2015
This tour was amazing!

Review by:   Elizabeth K,    October 2014
Nice Tour. Convenient for taking care of our luggage to the cruise ship._br/_ Picked us up at our hotel too!

Review by:   ceilonline,    October 2014
Great trip! Great driver! Thanks for taking our luggage to the cruise ship, saved us a lot of lugging! Very interesting narration and views._br/_ Thanks again for making our all too short stay in Vancouver a success. We'll use Viator again!

Review by:   karenlez,    September 2014
Great tour, and no problems getting to the cruise ship on time!