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Strait of Georgia Seaplane Experience from Nanaimo
4.2
20 Ratings
Nanaimo
Experience British Columbia from a new point of view with a 40-minute scenic flightseeing adventure! Ride on two of daily scheduled flights to experience how locals travel around coastal British Columbia. You’ll experience two exhilarating take offs and landings and a breathtaking visit to the heart of the Sunshine Coast!
Duration:
40 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Harbour Air Seaplanes - Travel like a true west coast British Columbia local on this daily scheduled flight. Fly from Nanaimo, crossing the Strait of Georgia and taking in the spectacular scenery during your 20 minutes seaplane flight.
- Nanaimo - Discover the many tiny islands dotting across the sea and spot the cute villages on them. You’ll have 1 to 4 hours in Sechelt on the Sunshine Coast before returning via seaplane to the Harbour City, Nanaimo on Vancouver Island. Experience two exhilarating take offs and landings on this unique tour, different everyday! Total flight time equals 40 minutes. Tour may vary depending on the day.
- Sechelt - Already in Sechelt? Fly this tour in reverse!
What's Included
- Landing and/or facility fees
- Goods and Services Tax (GST)
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
- Valid government issued photo ID required at check in
- Check-in 40 minutes prior to flight time
- Please reconfirm flight time
- All passengers travelling must be ambulatory in order to fly. A mobility assistance device, such as a wheelchair or cane, may be used by a passenger to get from the terminal to the aircraft, however, passengers must have the ability to walk on and off the aircraft with minimal or no assistance
Location
Harbour Air Seaplanes
Front Street
Our terminal is situated at Pioneer Waterfront Plaza in the heart of Nanaimo Harbour. The waterfront terminal sits directly across from the Lighthouse Bistro.
Check-in for your flight 40 minutes ahead of your scheduled departure.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.2
(20 Ratings)
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Jim_b
May 11, 2023
Good fun - Beautiful scenic route. 5 seater plane was fun.
Not a lot in Sechelt on the side but we enjoyed the flights.
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Ray_n
Jul 9, 2022
Amazing Experience! - Such a cool experience. I had never been on a float plane before. The pilots were professional and friendly. The views were incredible. Recommend this!
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Catherine_s
Apr 4, 2022
The pilots were... - The pilots were professional and kind and the views were beautiful. Fly in, have brunch, walk the sea shore, and then head home. It's a wonderful day trip/experience
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Naomiblythe
Aug 20, 2021
Fantastic time island-hopping! - The crew on both sides of the islands and the pilots took great care of us. What a fantastic experience, all the way around! That looks on my kids’ faces made it worth every penny.
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Seans284
Jan 11, 2020
Good way to cross to island - Like the title says great way from mainland to island. I always use harbour air when I travel that way. It’s fast and convenient .
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Janice_q
Aug 18, 2022
It was overall a very... - It was overall a very enjoyable experience except it was extremely hot and very little air flow! Very smooth take off and landing but a bit of a bumpy landing coming back from Sechelt into Nanaimo!
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Cstarnes2017
Jul 29, 2021
Nice smooth flight - Great beautiful views of the coast and strait of Georgia. It is pretty much a return flight from Nanaimo but really cool especially if you have never experienced this before.Sechelt is a cute little town with a great swimable beach.
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Vacation65012930760
Oct 5, 2023
not an experience as expected - Offering this as a "tour" is simply wrong and misleading. These are shuttle flights between Nanaimo and Sechelt. The planes are nutshells and are indeed "adventurous"; nothing is said or commented on. The view from above was of course great.
But Sechelt is a rather inconspicuous - and in our opinion not very pretty - small town and I wouldn't know what you could do there for four hours. We walked up and down the street once and luckily we were able to fly back after an hour and that was enough.
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Rovingsteve
Jul 7, 2022
Just a flight - This is not a tour, it is a scheduled flight straight across the straits. No commentary, no nothing just a normal flight. We landed in Sechelt and did have a stunning breakfast. Other than that there is not a lot to do there. If you are expecting to have a tour then this is not for you and better options are available. We booked with Viator and I would think twice before I booked through them again
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Aaron
Jul 19, 2019
Miss leading - It was promoted as a 40 minute tour of the Strait of Georgia, but it was a round trip flight to Sechelt with a 4 hour wait for the return flight to Nanaimo.
We enjoyed walking around Sechelt for 4 hours, but that was not what we were planning on or signed up for. The staff was great. Very polite and and helpful. The flight was fun, but I felt a littler duped and disappoint that it was not the tour they promoted.
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