Swedish-speaking Olympic Guided Tours in Whistler

Jonas Sven­son is a Swede liv­ing in Van­cou­ver who has been pro­vid­ing tours of Whistler through Dis­cover Canada Tours for the past year. He has gen­er­ously offered to pro­vide tours in Swedish dur­ing the Olympics for groups of 22 or more!

Whistler, co-host of the 2010 Olympic Games, is only 2 hours from Van­cou­ver on the beau­ti­ful Sea to Sky High­way. Whistler is con­sis­tently ranked as the num­ber one ski resort in North Amer­ica and fea­tures two amaz­ing moun­tains with epic ski­ing and snow­board­ing conditions.

Whistler Games Cel­e­bra­tion Tour ($70)

This tour will enable you to expe­ri­ence the cel­e­bra­tions in the vil­lage, see the nightly fire­works, and party in the famous clubs. From morn­ing until night, there will be some­thing inspir­ing and engag­ing to see at every turn!

Tour High­lights
• Dur­ing the 2010 Games, there will be six dif­fer­ent Whistler Live! sites set up through­out the vil­lage fea­tur­ing exten­sive and inter­ac­tive arts and enter­tain­ment pro­gram­ming
• Nightly fire­works, ice shows and DJ’s
• Live broad­cast of Much Music at GLC
• Enjoy the free enter­tain­ment tak­ing place all day long, from 9:00 am to 11:00 pm

Tour Includes
• Deluxe coach trans­porta­tion
• Expe­ri­enced and friendly tour guide
• Tour of Whistler Vil­lage
• Assis­tance with arrang­ing all activ­i­ties and get­ting to each event

Tour leaves from Hyatt Regency Hotel (beside Bur­rard Sky­Train Sta­tion) at 13:00 (meet at 12:45) with a 2nd pickup at Park Royal Mall at 13:30 (meet at 13:15). Tour arrives in Whistler at 16:00 and departs at Whistler at 24:00.

Whistler Games Ski/Ride Tour ($70)

90% of Whistler Black­comb will be open for skiing/riding dur­ing the Olympics, yet it is expected that the skier/rider traf­fic will be down sig­nif­i­cantly mak­ing this the best time to ski and ride at Whistler. Plus on select dates you can check out the Down­hill, Super G and Super Com­bined events from the on-mountain view­ing plat­forms! (refer to the notes below for details on this).

This tour is more than just trans­porta­tion; our expe­ri­enced guides will show you the best of Whistler and help arrange any activ­ity you wish to do.

Tour High­lights
• Ski / Ride at Whistler Black­comb Resort, one of the top resorts in North Amer­ica!
• Sight­see in Whistler Vil­lage
• Enjoy the free enter­tain­ment tak­ing place all day long, from 9:00 am to 11:00 pm

Tour Includes
• Deluxe coach trans­porta­tion
• Expe­ri­enced tour guide
• Tour of Whistler Vil­lage
• Dis­counts on lift tick­ets and all optional activ­i­ties
• Assis­tance with arrang­ing all activ­i­ties and get­ting to each event

Pric­ing
Adult (19+)
Tour — $70; Tour + Adult 1-Day Lift Ticket — $135
Tour, Adult 1-Day Lift Ticket, + Adult Begin­ner Equip­ment Rental Set — $160
Tour, Adult 1-Day Lift Ticket, + Adult High Per­for­mance Equip­ment Rental Set — $170

Youth (13–18)
Tour — $65; Tour + Youth 1-Day Lift Ticket — $120
Tour, Youth 1-Day Lift Ticket, + Begin­ner Equip­ment Rental Set — $145
Tour, Youth 1-Day Lift Ticket, + High Per­for­mance Equip­ment Rental Set $155

Child (7–12)
Tour — $65; Tour + Child 1-Day Lift Ticket — $95
Tour, Child 1-Day Lift Ticket, + Child Equip­ment Rental Set — $115

Tour leaves from Hyatt Regency Hotel (beside Bur­rard Sky­Train Sta­tion) at 06:00 with a 2nd pickup at Park Royal Mall at 06:25. Tour arrives in Whistler at 09:00 and departs at Whistler at 17:30.

For more details, visit www.discovercanadatours.ca or con­tact Jonas Sven­son directly at jonas@clubesl.com or (604) 689‑8128