{"id":618841,"date":"2026-04-21T13:07:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T13:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/618841\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T13:07:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T13:07:11","slug":"how-to-spend-72-hours-in-vancouver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/618841\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Spend 72 Hours In Vancouver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From Stanley Park, I head to Burrard Landing on the waterfront for a different perspective of the city. A skyline tour with Seair Seaplanes takes off from the harbour, rising quickly above Vancouver. From the air, the view opens out across the city, taking in Lions Gate Bridge, Howe Sound, the dense greenery of Stanley Park and the North Shore Mountains.<\/p>\n<p>The next day takes me above the city again, this time by elevator rather than air. If, like me, you are a fan of observation decks, the Vancouver Lookout, 168 metres above the city, is well worth a visit. A glass elevator takes just 40 seconds to reach the top, moving quickly from street level to the skyline. From the observation deck, there is a full 360-degree sweeping view of the harbour, the North Shore Mountains, downtown, and the wider city beyond.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain Plant Vegetation Adult Person Bridge and Suspension Bridge\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-dkeESL cQPiWi responsive-image__image\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/VANCOUVER%20140426%20IMG_3337.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Esohe Ebohon<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain Gloria Jones Bridge Suspension Bridge Rope Bridge and Person\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-dkeESL cQPiWi responsive-image__image\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/VANCOUVER%20140426%20IMG_3353.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Esohe Ebohon<\/p>\n<p>From downtown, it takes less than 30 minutes to reach the North Shore, where Capilano Suspension Bridge Park is located. A free shuttle runs directly from Canada Place, making it an easy connection from the city centre. The bridge stretches 137 metres across the Capilano River, suspended 70 metres above the canyon floor. Originally built in 1889, it remains a defining part of the park, and as I cross, it sways slightly under my feet, with a steep drop below. Beyond the main crossing, the park extends into the forest. The Treetops Adventure moves through a series of smaller suspension bridges fixed between old-growth Douglas firs, while the Cliffwalk follows a narrow path along the granite cliff face.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain Plant Vegetation Land Nature Outdoors Tree Woodland Bridge Aerial View Person Animal and Bird\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-dkeESL cQPiWi responsive-image__image\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/VANCOUVER%20140426%20Capilano_Suspension_Bridge_Park_3.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Capilano Suspension Bridge<\/p>\n<p>Destination Vancouver<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From Stanley Park, I head to Burrard Landing on the waterfront for a different perspective of the city.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":618842,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194298],"tags":[49,48,900,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-618841","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-vancouver","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-travel","11":"tag-vancouver"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=618841"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618841\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/618842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=618841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=618841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=618841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}