Unesco Biosphere and Bowen Island Tour

Discover Bowen Island’s beauty with a boat tour. Explore marine wildlife, enjoy scenic views, and savor drinks at Snug Cove. Book your adventure now.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Granville Island - The journey begins here. Please arrive 30 minutes before your tour start time. Granville Island is a vibrant cultural center known for its public market, artisan shops, theaters, and waterfront views.
  • False Creek - The tour starts and ends in these waters.
  • Downtown - We will pass by Downtown while exiting False Creek…
What's Included
  • Beer, wine, specialty coffee, or ice cream included
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities for the guides
Additional Information

Explore our UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, the Howe Sound Fjord. Here, you can ride alongside the Tantalus Mountain range, discover the islands and marine wildlife conservatories, and enjoy a complimentary beer, wine, coffee, or ice cream at Snug Cove on Bowen Island.
This is one of the top experiences you can have while in Vancouver. Reserve your spot on…

Location
1832 Mast Tower Ln
Mast Tower Lane
Give yourself ample time to find parking. Finding parking can be burdensome on Granville island during busy days.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Arnob_m
Oct 27, 2024
Awesome exhilarating trip - The ride was exhilarating. Danny was a wonderful guide who was very well informed - and very articulate. She kept us well engaged throughout the 4 hr trip. I would recommend this unique trip to any visitor to Vancouver
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Travellernearby
Oct 6, 2024
Wonderful trip with skipper Greg - Greg was the best skipper and guide we could have wanted. Enthousiastically and clear pointing out many interesting details about wildlife and history in the area that you will not easily find online. Very knowledgeable. Took the time to show the interesting things to all sides of the boat. Thanks Greg for all the extra's. For me personally I could miss the music on most of the speedy miles, but fair to say it also provided fun and energy. In general a stunningly beautiful trip, well on time, clearly informed, also about safety, a fast and rather comfortable boat/zodiac, good suits provided. Recommend it.
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Jessicawg5031or
Aug 19, 2024
the best tour we could have picked - The views were amazing....we had such a great time out on the water. Bowen Island was so cute....I got a glass of wine of course. We saw so many seals and even Orcas on the way home! Definitely trying this again next time I have friends/family visit
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Manon
Aug 13, 2024
Top and nice experience. - Had a nice trip, clear and careful explanation and most importantly very nice! Really recommended for everyone if you want to visit the city flying over the water!
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Tiabv811dr
Aug 13, 2024
AWESOME EXPERIENCE - AWESOME EXPERIENCE-HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! My friends and I loved it. We will definitely take any friends visiting us on this tour again. It was so fun!
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D9164tjmarkusb
Aug 13, 2024
Spontaneously done, and an amazing experience. - A fun tour with lots of explanations and plenty to see. Simply put, if you have the time, just do it! We had a great time !!!!
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Jaime_v
Aug 7, 2024
Amazing tour! - Our guide Graydon was very fun knowledgeable and I learned alot about the area. The scenery is beautiful and we saw many seals! Highly recommend this tour and company.
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Christinedp5675ey
Aug 5, 2024
Do it! Run! Fantastic Tour xoxoxo - What a great day! This tour exceeded my expectations! The boat ride was such a thrill! Had some moments that reminded me of river rafting in the sense of fun and adventure ,not at all slow and boring. (But responsible) The tour guide was a young man named Graydon. He was very professional, super friendly and knowledgeable. I highly recommend taking a tour with him ( and he picked great tunes!) I told my daughter in law and son about our trip today and they booked one for them before we left Granville Island. If you’re thinking about a tour, pick this company, just do it! I shouldn’t have waited so long, I had a great day! We saw Sea to Sky Gondola, Shannon Falls, Lighthouse Park, seals, Black Tusk and Panorama Ridge, Bowen Island and had ice cream.
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Kira
Aug 5, 2024
Environmental good news story - Our guide Paul provided an excellent informative and fun trip in the Howe Sound Biosphere Region. We learned a lot and saw a bald eagle, deer, seals and various bird species. We also had a pleasant stop on the lovely Bowen Island. Highly recommend this trip, especially if you want some environmental good news.
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Barbara
Sep 9, 2024
Boat trip - I feel like the boat ride could have been shorter. I would have liked to have not gone as far and had more time on Bowen Island. On the plus side, our captain/guide , Paul, was very friendly and knowledgeable.
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From $128
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).