Gray Line Montreal has a daily, three-hour guided tour through Montreal. It starts in Montreal, Quebec, and is led by a bilingual tour guide. According to Gray Line's website, the tour passes more than 200 sites in the city, and stops at landmarks including Notre Dame Basilica, Old Montreal, St. Joseph's Oratory and McGill University. Tour participants will also visit residential and financial districts of the city, get an outside view of the Olympic site from the 1976 games, and take in panoramic views of Montreal as seen from a Mt. Royal observation point. Tourists will have plenty of photo opportunities along the way. Other notable points of interest on the tour include Montreal Harbor, Chinatown, Place Des Arts, Place Ville Marie and St. Helen's Island.
Grayline Montreal
5550 Monk Blvd.
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
H4C 3R8
289-288-0155
coachcanada.com
GoToBus.com offers a four-day tour of Vancouver. On the day of arrival, guests are met at the airport and spend the night in a local hotel. The next day, the tour begins in Vancouver. Sites include Chinatown, Gas Town, Granville Island, QE Park and Stanley Park. Optional excursions include the Capilano Suspension Bridge and the False Creek mini-ferry. The day's adventure ends with a scenic photo opportunity at the city's highest point in Queen Elizabeth Park. Guests again stay in a local hotel.
Day Three begins with a ferry ride to Vancouver Island and a visit to Victoria's Chinatown. Other attractions include Beacon Hill Park, historical buildings and sites around the Inner Harbor. Participants may choose optional excursions such as exploring the Butchart Gardens or taking the gondola ride at Whistler (available only between October and April). Other sites include Horseshoe Bay, Shannon Falls and the Squamish. After a good night's rest at a local hotel, the tour heads back to Vancouver for an open day of shopping, dining and exploring.
IvyMedia Corp/GotoBus.com
2285 Mass Ave, Suite 204
Cambridge, MA 02140
617-354-2101
gotobus.com
Brewster Vacations Canada offers a seven-day, six-night adventure through the Canadian Rockies.
Each night includes stays at a local hotel. Along the way, participants will take part in a tour of Banff and a gondola ride, a Minnewanka Lake tour and cruise, the Discover Jasper tour and a Mountain Lakes and Waterfalls tour. Other stops include a visit to the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, the Columia Icefield Glacier Experience and Lake Louise. The trip begins and ends in Calgary.
Brewster Vacations Canada
P.O. Box 1140
100 Gopher Street
Banff, Alberta, Canada T1L 1J3
877-791-5500
vacationscanada.travel
