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Patio Hopping with Vancouver's Water Taxis

Plan a fun day patio hopping around False Creek using Vancouver's water taxis, an affordable way to enjoy a "mini-boat cruise". Two water taxi companies service False Creek, The Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Aquabus and False Creek Ferries.
Claire Sear

Plan a fun day patio hopping around False Creek using Vancouver's water taxis, an affordable way to enjoy a "mini-boat cruise".  Two water taxi companies service False Creek, The and

Photo Courtesy: The Sandbar Seafood Restaurant Facebook Photo Courtesy: The Sandbar Seafood Restaurant Facebook

Start your day at The False Creek Ferries docks right beside, the legendary . Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Aquabus docks in front of the directly beside the Granville Public Market main building. Both Granville Market's with a stunning upscale lounge patio and the hidden rooftop patio at also offer oceanfront views and are just a short walk to the water taxi docks.

Photo Courtesy: Mahony & Sons Photo Courtesy: Mahony & Sons

From Granville Island, head to the legendary , complete with it's own taxi dock.

Then it's off to Olympic Village. While offers the only direct patio with a waterfront view, there are plenty of pubs and restaurants within a short walk.

Photo Courtesy: Provence Marinaside Restaurant & TWB

End your trip at one of the three patios with waterfront views in Yaletown. For wine-lovers head to & sister restaurant, For beer-lovers, the casual serves up classic pub fare. Or head to which serves up their world-renowned gelato along with a licensed patio restaurant serving up Neapolitan style pizza and pasta. Try their gelatines; a scoop of gelato or sorbetto added to cocktails such as the Raspberry Manhattan Isola (raspberry sorbetto, Jameson's Irish whiskey & Disaronno Amaretto) or the Texas Grind (pecan, vanilla & sour cherry gelato, vodka and Grand Marnier).

Happy summer cruising!

All day ferry pass: $15.00

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All day ferry pass: $16.00

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