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  • 2 days (approx.)

  • Pickup offered

  • Mobile ticket

  • Offered in: English

2 Day Fraser Canyon Gold Rush Coquihalla Canyon & Whistler Trail

This 2 day excursion spans the Fraser Valley and Canyon to Coquihalla Canyon, and the Coast Mountains Highlands. Learn about 19th Century BC Fraser Canyon Gold Rush and railway history that shaped BC modern history. You will enjoy a scenic drive, enjoy outdoor activities, extreme adventure if you like, learn, and be awed by highlands unique flora, glacial landscapes, lakes, deep valleys and canyons, cascading rivers, glaciers, majestic mountains, semi-desert, and a beautiful fiord by the coast. NOTE: You have to book your own accommodation in Lillooet, BC. We can assist with hotel recommendation.

What's Included

  • Private tour, just for you and your party
  • Private driver/guide
  • Bottled water
  • Insightful live commentary in English, tailored to your group's interest
  • Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
  • Premium private transportation by air-conditioned Mercedes Benz Sprinter van
  • Hotel accommodation (you book your own accommodation)
  • Other entrance fees - tram and gondola rides. Ticket price subject to changes
  • Other out of pocket expenses
  • Gratuities - discretionary but greatly appreciated

Meeting And Pickup

Pickup Point

Select a pickup point

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Pickup details

We pick up travelers from all hotels in the Downtown Vancouver area, and from Canada Place (cruise ship terminal). We are shore excursion compliant.

Start time:

8:00 AM

What To Expect

    Day 1: Drive along the historic BC Gold Rush Trail, and the old Cariboo Wagon Trail. Enjoy beautiful lakes, river canyons.

  • Experience the awe-inspiring views and the exhilaration of being suspended over the immense power of the Fraser river.

    Duration: 2 hours

    Admission Included: NO

  • Lytton

    Enjoy white water rafting on the azure coloured Thomson River. Tickets not included.

    Duration: 2 hours

    Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

  • Fort Langley National Historic Site

    Fort Langley is the birthplace of the province of British Columbia

    Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

  • Bridal Falls

    Hike up this beautiful fall that looks like a bridal veil, with its source, Mount Archibald, Canadian Cascades Mountain Range.

    Duration: 45 minutes

    Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

  • Othello Tunnels

    Hike up a series of 4 tunnels build by the Kettle Valley Railway in 1914 - 1916.

    Duration: 45 minutes

    Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

  • Hope

    Once, Fort Hope, a fur trading post. Famed for Rambo First Blood movie location. Lunch stop as an option

    Duration: 1 hour

    Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

  • Hike to the Old Alexandra Bridge, last used in 1926. Build to facilitate movement of gold from the gold fields in the BC Interior

    Duration: 1 hour

    Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

  • Lillooet

    Enjoy wine tasting at Lillooet, a predominantly Lillooet First Nations community. Overnight stay.

    Duration: 8 hours

    Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

  • Yale Historic Site

    Visit and learn about the history behind the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush, where it all began from this town site.

    Duration: 45 minutes

    Admission Included: NO

    • Day 2: Lillooet to Whistler & Sea To Sky Highway
  • Whistler

    Explore alpine village. Enjoy Peak2Peak Gondola, zipline, or bungee dive. Activities tickets not included.

    Duration: 4 hours

    Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

  • Brandywine Falls Provincial Park

    Visit the horseshoe shaped waterfall, a lake, and an extinct volcano, all in one short easy hike.

    Duration: 30 minutes

    Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

  • Squamish

    View a natural mural of a witch, riding on a broom or Harley Davidson, if you like, formed by the collapse of the cliff face during an earthquake over 200 years ago.

    Duration: 10 minutes

    Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

  • Shannon Falls Provincial Park

    Visit the 3rd highest waterfall in British Columbia

    Duration: 30 minutes

    Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

  • Sea to Sky Highway

    Experience a scenic drive and enjoy spectacular views of Howe Sound and stop at Tantalus Mountain Range viewpoint.

    Duration: 10 minutes

    Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

  • Seton Lake

    A beautiful turquoise coloured lake, where hydro power is generated

    Duration: 30 minutes

    Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

  • Joffre Lakes Provincial Park

    Hike up this beautiful turquoise coloured lake, glaciers, and mountain peaks.

    Duration: 4 hours

    Admission Included: NOT_APPLICABLE

Additional Info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness

Cancellation Policy

    You can cancel up to 24 Hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

    • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 Hours before the experience’s start time.
    • If you cancel less than 24 Hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
    • Any changes made less than 24 Hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
    • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

Starting from

$1,893.50

Price varies by group size

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