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As a new attraction at the Capilano Suspension Bridge they have what is called the tree top adventure.
It's all included with your access to the suspension bridge but you get way up there on top of these massive trees and then walk throughout the living forest literally from the tops of the trees walking via suspension bridges connection to the trees.
I would certainly recommend this adventure and view of the forest. Leave a Comment
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The Capilano Suspension Bridge is an easy drive using the Trans Canada Hwy North of the city.
The bridge offers fantastic tree top views of the valley below (230 feet) and the pathway on the other side meanders down the valley to the Capilano river.
The attraction also offers a tea house, living forest exhibits, a deck along the edge of the canyon, carving centre and the "loggers grill" restaurant.
COST....$21.95...A little bit too expensive! Leave a Comment Phone: (604) 985-7474Directions: North of Vancouver in the city of North Vancouver, exit #14 off of the Trans Canada HwyWebsite: www.capilanosuspensionbridge.com
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The view of the suspension bridge taken fron the walking trail that leads to the bottom of the canyon to the Capilano river. Leave a Comment Phone: (604) 985-7474Directions: North of Vancouver in the city of North Vancouver, exit #14 off of the Trans Canada HwyWebsite: www.capilanosuspensionbridge.com
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One overwhelming interest of guests to Capilano Suspension Bridge and Park is the flora and fauna of the West Coast rain forest. While the forest itself remains untouched, the Living Forest at the west landing provides panels with interactive displays, fun facts and "what's that tree?" identification clues. Bug boxes show creepy crawlies at work in the soil. The giant "Naturalist's Notebook" panels illustrate life in the ponds and the world of a fallen tree. Visitors are well informed for their stroll through the rain forest, past tranquil trout ponds and majestic evergreens.
If your into eco-tourism this another great add on to your capilano tour. Leave a Comment
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Part of Capilano's captivating story involves the tradition of placing totem poles on the grounds at Capilano Suspension Bridge and Park. In the 1930's Mac MacEachran invited local natives to place their poles in the park, adding a native theme. Those colourful poles are maintained in the exact condition in which they were received and are on display in the Totem Park.
If you participate in the tour of the site, you will get a good explanation between the differences in the totem poles and the regions in which they were carved as well as interpretation of the tools used to build the bridge and the history of the area and why the bridge was built originally.
I couldn't help but imagine how hard that bridge was to build or work in the logging industry backs in its start up days. Leave a Comment
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Capilano Suspension Bridge and Park is Vancouver's oldest and most famous attraction, drawing over 800,000 visitors and 450 tour operators annually.
Originally built in 1889, today's bridge is the fourth bridge at this location, 450 feet across and 230 feet above Capilano River.
This is not as daring as you might think, but I guess if your afraid of heights it maybe an issue or if it started to swing back and forth but it is very safe structurly.
Next visit I am going to try and get to the Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge apparently not as long but free and higher up. Leave a Comment
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The Capilano Suspension bridge and park is actually located on in an area with rich First Nations history, I beleive it is also on the Squamish Indian Reserve, Canada's richest reserve.
As a part of the park tour I received some first nations people gave a talk about their history and done some drum dancing.
This was interesting if you are into cultural stuff, I just have one small problem with it. I have done a lot of travel in the north and there is value if authenticity. This is more touristic for sure and I found it almost humourous when I say these young white students dancing around with masks and stuff on, you can see some of them in this picture.
I think the presentation would be much better without them personally so we could concentrate more on the drumming and the words of the more authentic drummers. Leave a Comment
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The Capilano Suspension Bridge is definitely a must-see because you get to walk on a suspension bridge that sways and creaks and spans 450 feet across and 230 feet above the Capilano River. You really think the bridge is not strong enough to hold all these people, but they claim it is strong enough to support the weight of ten heavy-duty military fighter planes. The admission to the park is $21.95 for adults and $16.50 for students with ID. (I've seen a $1 off per person coupon somewhere. You can find it on the web.) Leave a Comment
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1996- We visited my former elementary classmate in Vancouver, Canada and he brought me to the Capilano Suspension Bridge. We walked across the bridge and looked down to the river! The Capilano Suspension Bridge in Vancouver, Canada, is the world's longest suspension bridge. It's load capacity is four Boeing 747! Imagine that? After crossing the bridge, I walked to the forests! The redwood trees are old and extremely huge! After crossing the bridge, I watched a North American Indian dance at the park.
1997-I brought my niece Ashley to the Capilano Suspension Bridge on September 25, 2007. The weather was so perfect to visit Canada- plus there were not a lot of tourists! There was no line getting to the Suspension bridge at all. The parks department added a new feature for tourists to do like the Treetops Adventure. These are minor suspension bridges that linked one big tree to another. There are steps that you go through and hanging bridges. Each huge tree have different features like one tree has the weather report, etc. These Tree Adventures are probably about 50-60 feet above the ground! They are beautiful because when you are walking up there, you can have a different view below.
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Once we got to the Canadian boarder, I stopped by at the Information Center to get tourist guide books and free maps. The counter information center employees are very helpful to guide us how to get to Capilano Suspension Bridge and to Stanley Park. Since we just have one day to spend and we started late, they told us to visit Stanley Park first and then cross the bridge to get to Capilano - it was easier and pretty close to each other. The map they gave us were very good and we didn't have trouble finding these parks at all. They also advised us to buy our tickets over there and we can skip the long lines at the Capilano gate. She gave us $3.00 discount for being students. We showed our student identification cards to get the discount! The ticket costs $25.00 instead of $28.00!
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