- View BC’s dramatic coastline on a 20-minute mini-cruise aboard BC Ferries’ Queen of Capilano, which crosses fjord-like Howe Sound from Horseshoe Bay to picturesque Bowen Island 15 times daily. Or, hop on the new 12-seat Bowen Island Express running several times daily between Granville Island in downtown Vancouver and Snug Cove on Bowen.
- Have your camera at the ready when you make the 15-minute ferry trip across the St. Lawrence River from Levis to Québec City, QC: the looming view of Old Québec, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is particularly dramatic.
- For centuries, visitors have found respite from the urban bustle of Toronto, ON in the lushly wooded Toronto Islands, just a short hop across Lake Ontario from Canada’s largest metropolis. Year-round ferry service departs from the docks at the foot of Bay Street. The return trip offers great photo opps of the city skyline.
- At the historic junction of Manitoba’s mighty Red and Assiniboine Rivers is Winnipeg’s premier tourist attraction, The Forks. From May to September, the River Spirit water bus plies the scenic and tranquil riverfront. Or rent a canoe or paddleboat and explore at your own pace.
Have I missed any? Let me know!
Chris Corrigan
on March 1st, 2009A couple perhaps…
Tsawassen to Swartz Bay is a pretty damn pretty ferry ride. The Northern Gulf Islands are gorgeous too, but that one and Bowen are probably most accessible for day trippers heading out from the city.
Skating on the Rideau Canal in Ottawa…can’t have a water tour of Canada if some of it isn’t done on ice! Takes you from Carleton University through the Glebe into downtown and spits you out smack between the Byward Market and the Parliament Buildings.
thesebootstravel
on March 4th, 2009Hey Chris,
I went to school in Ottawa but never learned to skate well enough to commute to Carleton on the Rideau! But you’re right–it is one of our great Canadian waterways, winter OR summer…