Past event — This event ended 43 days ago.
Bowen Island Dinner & Fireworks Boat Tour
About the event
BEGIN AT GRANVILLE ISLAND ON THE VANCOUVER WATERFRONT, WHERE YOU’LL BE FITTED WITH A LIGHT LIFE JACKET IF IT’S A HOT DAY, OR A SURVIVAL SUIT THAT SLIPS RIGHT OVER YOUR DINNER ATTIRE AND WILL KEEP YOU WARM ON THE WATER CROSSING TO BOWEN ISLAND. PLACE YOUR ORDER BEFORE DEPARTING, SO DINNER WILL BE READY UPON ARRIVAL AT THE RESTAURANT. BOARD A 30-FOOT (9-METER), RIGID HULL ZODIAC BOAT THAT SEATS UP TO 12 PEOPLE, AND LEARN ABOUT GRANVILLE ISLAND’S HISTORY AS YOU NAVIGATE OUT OF FALSE CREEK. HEAR STORIES ABOUT THE BURRARD STREET BRIDGE, BARD ON THE BEACH, AND THE EUGENIA BUILDING AS YOU FOLLOW THE SHORELINE, THEN PICK UP SPEED WHEN YOU REACH OPEN WATER. HIT 31MPH (50KPH) WHILE PASSING STANLEY PARK, THEN PAUSE AT SIWASH ROCK TO SNAP PHOTOS OF THE VANCOUVER LANDMARK. FOLLOW THE SHORELINE TOWARDS POINT ATKINSON, THEN DISEMBARK AT BOWEN ISLAND—YOU’LL HAVE ONE HOUR TO DINE AND STROLL AROUND BOWEN ISLAND’S SHOPS. Return to the boat for a second sightseeing cruise: visit the Spanish Banks to see the shipping freighters up close (time permitting). Finally, you’ll find your spot among an audience of boats just in time for a jaw-dropping 25-minute firework display over English Bay, before the tour concludes back at Granville Island. Your tour includes your dinner and one drink. SMALL GROUPS & FAST BOATS In contrast to crowded cruises and other boat tours in Vancouver, our Zodiacs are fast, ni
