Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Major car-rental agencies with offices around the city and at Vancouver International Air-
port:
Avis
( 800-230-4898, 604-606-2847;
www.avis.ca
)
Budget
( 800-219-3199, 604-668-7000;
www.budgetbc.com
)
Enterprise
(
800-261-7331, 604-688-5500;
www.enterprisecar.ca
)
Hertz
(
800-654-3131, 604-606-4711;
www.hertz.ca
)
Thrifty
(
800-847-4389, 604-606-1655;
www.thrifty.com
)
Taxi
Try the following taxi companies:
Black Top & Checker Cabs
(
604-731-1111)
Vancouver Taxi
(
604-871-1111)
Yellow Cab
(
604-681-1111)
TOURS
Most tour operators offer several different options - check their websites for the full se-
lection.
Boat Tours
leau St, Granville Island; dinner cruise $89; May-mid-Oct; 50) Popular salmon-
buffet cruise along the coastlines of English Bay, Stanley Park and Ambleside Beach in
West Vancouver. Departures are from Granville Island and it's a relaxing way to spend
your evening after a long day trawling the sights on foot.
www.boatcruises.com
; north foot of Denman St, West End; adult/child/concession $30/
10/25; May-Oct) View the city - and some unexpected wildlife - from the water on a
75-minute narrated harbor tour, weaving past Stanley Park, Lions Gate Bridge and the
North Shore mountains. There's also a 2½-hour sunset dinner cruise (adult/child $79/69)
plus a long, languid lunch trek to lovely Indian Arm ($69).
