Things to Do in Whistler

A Whistler zipline tour is an easy half-day, which leaves plenty of room for more. These are the highest-rated experiences to pair with your flight through the forest.

Glacier helicopter tours

For the splurge, a helicopter flight lifts you over the Coast Mountains to land on a glacier — operators like Blackcomb Helicopters and No Limits run scenic flights with mountain or glacier landings, consistently rated 4.9/5. Nothing else captures the scale of the range around Whistler quite like it.

Seaplane tours

A seaplane flight (Harbour Air) takes off from the valley for an aerial loop over Garibaldi Lake, the Black Tusk, and glaciated peaks — a slower, scenic counterpoint to the zipline’s rush.

The PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola

Whistler’s record-setting PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola spans the valley between the tops of Whistler and Blackcomb — one of the longest unsupported cable spans in the world. Sightseeing tickets are sold directly by Whistler Blackcomb (Vail Resorts) at the village base — see Whistler gondola tickets & day trips for how to ride it; it’s a natural add-on to a zipline morning.

Via ferrata & more

Adventurous walkers can try a guided via ferrata — a cliff route with fixed cables and rungs — for high-alpine exposure without technical climbing. There are also Whistler food and tasting tours, lake activities, and easy village trails for quieter days.

Planning tips

• Most experiences are bookable with free cancellation, so you can build a flexible day around the weather.
• Zipline in the morning, fly or sightsee in the afternoon — the resort is compact and the village walkable.
• Coming from Vancouver? Whistler is about a 2-hour drive north on the Sea to Sky Highway, past the Sea to Sky Gondola in Squamish.

Start with the Whistler Ziplining Experience, then browse the current top-rated adventures on the home page.