Whistler Day Trip by Seaplane from Vancouver

My booking despite the the fact that it was done months before was a mess. Got emails saying the flight was at 10:00 am had a ticket with 10:00 am on it, but according to check in there was no 10:00 am flight. We were more than an hour early so with a few minutes to spare we literally gotshoved onto the 9 am flight after being screamed at because we could not produce vaccination papers fast enough. Oh this was not mentioned on the ticket by the way. Short bumpy flight pretty high most of the time. We arrive to no shuttle and a scrabble to get folks on the plane into Whistler. On the return same deal, no shuttle not in action. A taxi pitches up 15 mins later than time described, we were not the only unhappy, uncertain passengers. Ground staff did not take ownership of problems. It was very much not their fault.

Unbelievable scenery too and from Whistler. A fantastic day out. Harbour air staff and crew are a joy to deal with.

The sea plane was amazing. Whistler was overcrowded on our visit but the journey up and back was worth every penny.

Took the float plane from Vancouver to Whistler for a day trip. Can’t imagine a better way to travel. Easy boarding, amazing (!) views, really nice crew. A highlight of our trip to Vancouver.

We all loved it, a smooth take off and landing, very friendly pilots and very informative on the different parks and mountains we flew over. We were able to observe everything very close.

The highlight of my trip—and possibly my summer. The wildness and vastness of nature at Vancouver's door—and the sense of its endlessness—is really captured in the flight, particularly the return flight, where the light over the glaciers was lovely. I probably should have taken the 9am flight to Whistler (but, hey, conference and work), but even so, leaving around noon gave me plenty of time to explore Whistler village and head up Whistler Mountain to the Roundhouse. Coffee, beer, photography... awesome. The pilots, crew, and staff of Whistler/Harbour Air were all super friendly. Totally recommended. The perfect day trip to take for those traveling on business or at a conference.

Wonderful experience, breath taking views of the mountains and a good way to see experience Whistler if you don't want to take the time to drive. We chose the option of getting a bicycle instead of the shuttle to the main village from the seaplane dock in Whistler and enjoyed exploring on our bikes. We would definitely do this again.

We had a fantastic day trip to Whistler, and going by seaplane was the highlight of our trip. The pilot was a very experienced aviator and pointed out all the sights along the way. Would love to do this trip again!

Horrible! All we received was a voucher...No pickup times, no flight times, no further communication of any sort. We actually missed our flight because of the lack of communication from this company! Thankfully, I called the tour operator directly and they had space for us on the next flight.

The float plane experience was perfect! The view was incredible, the plane left on time, the shuttle was waiting for us both ways. We took the Peak 2 Peak to the mountain top and walked around but the hikes were steep and fairly smooth with loose gravel so easy to slip. I wished I had my hiking poles. We ate lunch at Christine's at the top of Blackcomb Mountain. Lunch was fabulous as was the service. Wish we had spent more time at the top of the mountain as the afternoon in town was rather a bust. The shops are touristy and mostly for bikers. The town was hosting a mountain bike event when were were there which sounds like a common occurrence. In retrospect I wish we had taken the free bikes HarbourAir offered and ridden into town from the lake. We ended up sitting around waiting for 7pm to arrive. There is a very nice restaurant right at the float plane dock with lovely outdoor seating if you want to get out of town late in the day. It was much cheaper booking this trip through Viator than directly through HarbourAir. We got the Peak 2 Peak senior discount significant! by booking a few days in advance on their website. We are 60 and 62, so AARP cardholders but they didn't check.