Flyover Canada

With so many real outdoor adventures and activities to be had in Vancouver it might seem strange that I would recommend a simulated flight over Canada, but it is so well done and so visually exciting (for all ages), that I think you might want to consider it. Housed in the former IMAX theater at Canada Place, the Disneyesque ride-adventure is an easy way for thrill-seekers to get a breathtaking tour of Canada in nine minutes. You’re ushered to “plane” seats, buckle up, the lights go down, the seats move forward into space, and the show begins. Filmed from a helicopter (the seats mimic the copter’s twists and turns) in super high-definition projected on a huge curving screen, this aerial tour from Newfoundland to British Columbia, along the St. Lawrence River, across the plains, over the Rockies to the Pacific, is an experience that’s both hair-raising and exhilarating—and completely safe.