3 to 4 Days in Whistler: PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola, Valley Trail Lakes, Sea-to-Sky & Garibaldi

This itinerary works whether you arrive by express bus from Vancouver or with a rental car for Sea-to-Sky waterfalls and Joffre Lakes. Read our Free Village Shuttle and transit guide before Day 1.

Day 1: Sea-to-Sky Waterfalls, PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola, Cloudraker Skybridge & Village Stroll

• Morning Drive from Vancouver: pause along the Sea-to-Sky Highway (Highway 99) for the 5-minute walk to 335-metre Shannon Falls in Squamish and the 10-minute walk to 70-metre Brandywine Falls before Whistler.
• Late Morning to Mid-Afternoon (High-Alpine Loop): walk into the Upper Village to board the Blackcomb Gondola; step into the silver Glass-Bottom Cabin of the PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola to soar 436 metres above the valley to Whistler Mountain; ride the open-air Peak Express Chairlift (between the June Snow Walls) to cross the 2,182-metre Cloudraker Skybridge and Raven's Eye Cliff Walk; and descend the Whistler Village Gondola.
• Late Afternoon & Evening: enjoy slopeside après-ski nachos at the GLC, stroll the car-free Village Stroll to the 2010 Olympic Rings, and dine in the Village or walk the illuminated night forest of Vallea Lumina.

Day 2: Audain Art Museum, E-Biking the 5 Valley Trail Lakes & Scandinave Spa

• Morning: explore the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre (SLCC) (joining the hand-drum tour and eating warm bannock at the Thunderbird Café) and the Audain Art Museum (Emily Carr and Northwest Coast masks).
• Midday & Afternoon: hire a cruiser or e-bike in the village (grabbing a meat pie at Peaked Pies or pastry at Purebread) to ride the car-free Valley Trail around Lost Lake, Green Lake and Rainbow Park on Alta Lake.
• Late Afternoon & Evening: unwind in the 40°C cedar-forest thermal pools, saunas and waterfalls of Scandinave Spa Whistler, followed by dinner at Rimrock Cafe or Bearfoot Bistro.

Day 3 (and Day 4): Turquoise Cheakamus / Joffre Lakes, Train Wreck & Function Junction Breweries

• Morning to Early Afternoon: hike through giant red cedars to turquoise Cheakamus Lake, or drive north past Nairn Falls and Pemberton to hike the three tiers of Joffre Lakes (book your free BC Parks pass 48 hours prior).
• Afternoon: walk across the suspension bridge to the 7 painted 1956 boxcars of the Whistler Train Wreck, then cross into Function Junction for craft beer at Coast Mountain Brewing and Whistler Brewing.