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Flight Options (as of 04/18)

Cathay Pacific flies directly to/from JFK (777-300ER).         

Final date for this route, 02/23/20

Economy:
12.5K BA OW
17.5K AS OW
20K CX OW (30K RT)

Premium Economy:
25K BA OW
20K AS OW
24K CX OW (36K RT)

Business Class:
37.5K BA OW
25K AS OW
25K CX OW (50K RT)

First Class:
50K BA OW
35K AS OW
40K CX OW (70K RT)
Air Canada flies directly to/from EWR (787-800).
Economy:
12.5K SQ, UA, AC OW

Premium Economy:
20K AC OW

Business Class:
20K SQ OW
25K UA, AC OW

There is also a Delta flight direct to/from JFK in the summer months (prices vary as expected from Delta).   

DP01 (07/13): CX availability becomes better closer to the flight. (MEIR613)
DP02 (04/18): CX availability disappears 3-5 days out on BA and AS. (SLMYRCB)
DP03 (08/18): CX availability can only show up on BA or AS if there is more than 1 seat remaining, if it's only 1 seat, it will only be available on CX.com Use CX.com to see actual # of seats available. (@Yehuda)


Food - BC Kosher List

Cafe Forty One (dairy - cholov yisrael) formerly Shuk Eat/Play
5750 Oak Street
Vancouver, BC
V6M 2V9, Canada
Tel: 604-563-4141
Delivery Service via Skip The Dishes (Fairmont Pacific Rim is not within the deliverable area)
"Really great, everything tasty good value, best Caesar Salad ever, and order pizza in advance for good "camp" like homemade yummyness." (shiframeir)
"Nice selection of pastries in addition to their dairy menu. The pizzas and sandwiches are very good." (SLMYRCB)

Nava Creative Cusine (dairy/pareve - non cholov yisrael)
950 West 41st Avenue
Vancouver, BC
Tel: (604) 676-7579
Located at the JCC - right around corner from Cafe Forty One

Omnitsky's Kosher (meat)
5775 Oak Street,
Vancouver, BC
Tel: (604) 321-1818
Just across the street from Cafe Forty One

Sabra Bakery (meat)
3844 Oak Street
Vancouver, BC
Tel: (604) 733-4912
Two miles down Oak Street near the Sharei Tzedek Shul

Maple Grill (meat)
1967 W Broadway
Vancouver, BC
V6J 1Z3, Canada
Tel: (604) 568-4885

Mount Royal Bagels - North Vancouver
701 Queensbury Ave
North Vancouver, BC
V7L 3V9, Canada
Tel: (604) 904-1116

Real Canadian Superstore
Marine Drive
Has kosher products

Kosher Food Warehouse
612 Kingsway (rear)
Vancouver, BC
Tel: (604) 709-9889


Shabbos

Chabad Downtown - walkable from many hotels, no Eruv, Shacharis on Shabbos followed by Kiddush, Friday night Minyan last weekend each month.
TheKollel - in the community, yes Eruv, Holiday Inn Vancouver Centre only points hotel in the Eruv, Airbnb options, all Minyanim, free Shabbos meals. Some hotels downtown (outside the Eruv) are about an hour walk.
Eruv - https://goo.gl/maps/D2oLBC39GT72


Activities

Stanley park - trolley, rent bikes at Bayshore Bike/Spokes/lots of other places (Westin Bayshore provides 2 hours of free bikes), playground/water are, 9 o'clock gun
Aquarium in Stanley Park
Capilano suspension bridge - also tree walk and cliff walk
Capilano Salmon Hatchery
Lynn Canyon suspension bridge and hikes (Twin Falls, 30 Foot Pool) - free
Grouse Mountain - gondola up, can take chairlift even higher, then an elevator to top of windmill, view of Vancouver, ziplining, parasailing, lumberjack show, see grizzly bears, Grouse Grind - way to hike up the mountain instead
Granville island - market, street performers, kayaking, stand up paddleboat, false creek ferries, brewery tour, kids play area, rent a boat, can bike to here
Seaplane around Vancouver harbor or to Whistler -  http://www.harbour-air.com/index.php 
Whale watching
Victoria Island - ferry to the island/back, Butchart Gardens (expensive, underwhelming), Miniature World, Fisherman's Wharf, oldest Synagogue in Canada. Victoria seems to be very expensive, ferry $30, to bring a car $100, gardens $30.
Bowen Island
Seabus - cheap ferry across harbor and back
Deep Cove kayaking
UBC Garden - Greenheart TreeWalk (look for Groupon)
Zoo
Harbor boat tours - boatrent.ca, Harbor Cruises was terrible - dpk4588
Sea wall
Watch sea planes
Cypress Mountain
Seymour Mountain
Art Museum
Science center imax
Pacific Center Mall
See Olympic torch
"Tour Guys" free walking tour
Rivers to see salmon spawn (swim upstream)
Robson street
Denman street
Vancouver Convention Center - Olympics memorabilia
Kitsilano Beach
Kids Bowl Free
Takaya golf centre
Poets cove
Elizabeth gardens
Van dusen gardens - better than Elizabeth gardens
Canada Place - fly over canada ride experience
Brittania Mine Museum
Vancouver Lookout
Gastown - steam clock
Chinatown
Yaletown
http://scenicrush.com/ - exotic car drive up the Sea to sky highway
Dr SunYatSen Chinese Garden (Dan and a DDFer said not worth it)
Free Chinese Garden
Lighthouse park
Safari Eco Boat Tour and Seaplane flight  Sewellsmarina.com

On the way to Whistler: (see Whistler Master Thread)
Sea to sky highway
Sea to sky gondola in Squamish, can hike up and take gondola down
River rafting in Squamish
Shannon Falls
Brandywine Falls
Panorama Ridge Hike in Lake Garibaldi in between Squamish and Whistler

« Last edited by pointer on February 16, 2020, 11:32:24 PM »

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Re: Vancouver Master Thread
« Reply #740 on: April 18, 2016, 09:46:29 PM »
Any chance c + p opens up? Anyone ever have luck getting them to book it c + p when award nights are available?
Westin grand (not bayshore) also doesn't have availability for c&p? I have tried getting properties to open up for c&p in the past without success..

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Re: Vancouver Master Thread
« Reply #741 on: April 18, 2016, 09:47:25 PM »
Westin grand (not bayshore) also doesn't have availability for c&p? I have tried getting properties to open up for c&p in the past without success..

Nope.  Only the Sheraton.
Have you stayed at both?
"Not all who wander are lost"

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Re: Vancouver Master Thread
« Reply #742 on: April 18, 2016, 09:51:29 PM »
Nope.  Only the Sheraton.
Have you stayed at both?
Yes. Although I did get a very nice upgrade at the westin grand, as opposed to the Sheraton. (I got an upgrade just not as good).

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Re: Vancouver Master Thread
« Reply #743 on: April 19, 2016, 11:42:42 AM »
Do we have anyone who can update the wiki around here? Specifically the food situation? Seems like a lot has opened and closed. Would love some up to date info.
"Not all who wander are lost"

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Re: Vancouver Master Thread
« Reply #744 on: April 19, 2016, 12:18:06 PM »
Do we have anyone who can update the wiki around here? Specifically the food situation? Seems like a lot has opened and closed. Would love some up to date info.

Food:

1. Shuk Eat/Play: http://www.shukeatandplay.com/ (dairy-cholov yisrael)
2. Nava @ JCC - right around corner from above (dairy - some items cholov yisrael)
3. Omnitsky's - right across the street from Shuk - Eat/Play (meat)
4. Sabra's - 2 miles down oak street near Sharei Tzedek Shul (meat/dairy)
5. Maple Grill (meat)

The falafel places downtown aren't kosher/in existence afaik
« Last Edit: April 19, 2016, 12:25:10 PM by YudiG »

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Re: Vancouver Master Thread
« Reply #745 on: April 19, 2016, 12:22:40 PM »
Maple grill was open and really good (in summer)

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Re: Vancouver Master Thread
« Reply #746 on: April 19, 2016, 02:44:44 PM »
Maple grill was open and really good (in summer)
+1
Had practically their entire menu, no complaints.

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Re: Vancouver Master Thread
« Reply #747 on: May 04, 2016, 12:23:14 PM »
I got a room at the Westin Bayshore for shabbas, any advice on heating up food? Is it best to just eat it cold?

Regarding food I got this list from the Chabad downtown's website:
http://www.chabadcitycentre.com/templates/articlecco_cdo/aid/825431/jewish/Kosher-Food.htm

It seems that Cafe Forty One became Shuk Eat and Play. Has anyone ordered from Classic Impressions? Is it good?

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Re: Vancouver Master Thread
« Reply #748 on: May 17, 2016, 11:11:19 AM »
is August a good time to go to Vancouver for a few days?

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Re: Vancouver Master Thread
« Reply #749 on: May 17, 2016, 03:33:55 PM »
is August a good time to go to Vancouver for a few days?
Yes.
It should be beautiful then

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Re: Vancouver Master Thread
« Reply #750 on: May 17, 2016, 04:19:42 PM »
Yes.
It should be beautiful then
Thanks , How many days is ideal?

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Re: Vancouver Master Thread
« Reply #751 on: May 18, 2016, 03:59:26 PM »
2-4 days. More If you want to go to whistler too.

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Re: Vancouver Master Thread
« Reply #752 on: May 18, 2016, 10:29:24 PM »
Yes.
It should be beautiful then
+1
We had amazing weather in August besides for one rainy day.

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Re: Vancouver Master Thread
« Reply #753 on: May 18, 2016, 10:37:37 PM »
+1
We had amazing weather in August besides for one rainy day.
when did you go? Last year?

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Re: Vancouver Master Thread
« Reply #754 on: May 19, 2016, 12:39:38 AM »
when did you go? Last year?
2 years ago

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Re: Vancouver Master Thread
« Reply #755 on: May 22, 2016, 03:04:51 PM »
heading there next week sun-wed. anyone know of a good breakfast place? is hike from Lynn canyon suspension bridge to falls difficult?

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Re: Vancouver Master Thread
« Reply #756 on: May 22, 2016, 09:03:44 PM »
heading there next week sun-wed. anyone know of a good breakfast place? is hike from Lynn canyon suspension bridge to falls difficult?
Shuk @ Chabad.

See wiki.

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Re: Vancouver Master Thread
« Reply #757 on: May 23, 2016, 12:11:31 PM »
from wiki "You can also book through United from EWR on UA or AC for 25K round trip in economy and 50K in business"

How do I book on through United on AC?

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Re: Vancouver Master Thread
« Reply #758 on: May 23, 2016, 09:44:38 PM »
from wiki "You can also book through United from EWR on UA or AC for 25K round trip in economy and 50K in business"

How do I book on through United on AC?
Aeroplan.com

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Re: Vancouver Master Thread
« Reply #759 on: May 24, 2016, 10:57:34 AM »
Anyone have experience getting rental car after CX 889 JFK>YVR flight which arrives at 12:50am? Seems like most airport rental locations there close at 1 or 130.