Photography & Hiking in Nature
Overview
If you have a short time in Vancouver and want to explore the city, this comprehensive tour is the way to go. Drive to Vancouver’s top locations and get photography lessons while sightseeing. From the North Shore's rainforests to Granville Island, Stanley Park, sunset at English Bay and Gastown at night, you will come home with beautiful mementos of the city.
You can bring any kind of camera, from smartphones to DSLRs. Please let me know of any physical limitations or injuries so I can customize our walking/hiking paths. The 7 hour tour includes pick up and drop off from your accommodation with a lunch break.
What's Included
- Photoshoot
- Downtown pickup and drop-off
- Transportation
- DSLR camera and trip can be borrowed
- Professional photographer guide
- Guided small-group hiking and walking tour
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
What To Expect
We'll spend a couple of hours exploring old-growth forests, natural pools and waterfalls in the North Shore. We'll grab lunch at Granville Island's famous market and photograph some hidden locations. After lunch we continue to Stanley Park, where you will see Totem Poles and some amazing viewpoints. We'll head to English Bay famous for its spectacular sunsets. We'll finally walk through the cobble-stoned streets of Gastown at night with its famous Steam clock.
Your photographer guide will teach you the basics of photography while taking you to the best spots from which to photograph these locations.
Additional Info
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 7 travelers
Frequently Asked Questions (8)
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Frequently Asked Questions (8)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from City Balloon Tours customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (MST).
- This tour requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- Photoshoot.
- Downtown pickup and drop-off.
- Transportation.
- DSLR camera and trip can be borrowed.
- Professional photographer guide.
- Guided small-group hiking and walking tour.
- Food and drinks.
- Gratuities.
This tour requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Apr 2025The minimum age to participate is 11. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Photography & Hiking in Nature is as follows:
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Photography & Hiking in Nature will be included in your confirmation email from City Balloon Tours. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- Photoshoot
- Downtown pickup and drop-off
- Transportation
- DSLR camera and trip can be borrowed
- Professional photographer guide
- Guided small-group hiking and walking tour
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
Additional Info
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 7 travelers
