Helicopter Tours in Vancouver
- See Vancouver from above with a helicopter tour.Buena Vista Images/Photodisc/Getty Images
Experience Vancouver, British Columbia by helicopter with a tour from one of the city's helicopter tour companies. Enjoy aerial views of mountain ranges, lakes, glaciers or downtown Vancouver, which is split by a small inlet. Helicopter tours are generally anywhere from 20 to 40 minutes depending on what you want to see. - The Vancouver City Helicopter Tour from eJet is a 30-minute tour that departs from the South Terminal of Vancouver International Airport. Depending on the helicopter model, tours can accommodate four to six people. Tour highlights include views of downtown Vancouver, English Bay, Stanley Park, Lions Gate Bridge, False Creek and views of the North Shore Mountains. English Bay is located west of Vancouver's downtown peninsula. The bay's beach is a popular destination for Vancouver locals according to englishbay.com. False Creek is a short inlet in the middle of Vancouver that separates the downtown area from the rest of the city. Stanley Park is the "granddaddy of all parks in Greater Vancouver" according to findfamilyfun.com and its 1,000 acres can be utilized for walking and hiking, bike riding and roller blading. The North Shore Mountains overlook Vancouver and its southern peaks are visible from most areas of the city.
- The Phantom Lake Tour from Glacier Air is a 40-minute tour of the Squamish Valley departing from the Squamish Municipal Airport and going up the Ashlu Box Canyon over the secluded alpine Phantom Lake. The tour then heads for the back side of the Tantalus Mountain Range, and returns to the Squamish Municipal Airport via the Howe Sound. The Tantalus Mountain Range is visible from Vancouver on clear days and can also be taken in via British Columbia's Sea to Sky Highway, a road that winds through mountains and runs alongside lakes and rivers. Howe Sound is the southernmost fjord in North America, and is located northwest of Vancouver. The sound is surrounded by mountain peaks that rise up from the sea and provides Vancouver with sailing, camping, hiking, diving and other recreational activities.
- This 30-minute Glacier Air helicopter tour, which departs from Squamish Municipal Airport, includes views of glacier-fed rivers, rain forests and the Pacific Coast Range Mountains. After your pilot finds a landing area on the Serratus Glacier you will have the chance to walk on the glacier and take pictures of the surrounding scenery. You will also have the opportunity to dine on the glacier with a picnic lunch provided by Glacier Air. Choose from chicken, beef and vegetarian options.
