Day 1: Seattle to Vancouver. Take lunch at Tandoori Flame. Have paan at Royal Paan (not to be missed). Check in at hotel. Spend evening exploring Gastown. Eat at Steamworks and there is a large paid parking lot next to it where you can park.

Day 2: Capilano Bridge and Grouse Mountain. Dine at Meet in Gastown.

Day 3: Day trip to Whistler. Drive to Whistler Village. Don’t waste time walking/strolling in Whistler Village. Eat at Indian Masala Bistro. Buy the 360 Day Pass and head over to the Whistler mountain. From there take chairlift to suspension bridge. Come back and then take Peak 2 Peak Gondola from Whistler Mountain to Blackcomb Mountain. There are two lines for Peak 2 Peak gondola. One line for normal gondola and another line with longer wait time for gondola with a glass bottom. Take the normal gondola. The glass bottom gondola will require you to wait for a long time and the glass window is small and tiny – not worth the wait. From Blackcomb mountain, take gondola down to Upper Whistler Village. All this will take 2hrs minimum. Now when you are back you can spend some time exploring Whistler Village. Drive back to Vancouver.

Alternative to Whistler is day trip to Victoria (Butchart Gardens) since you already did the mountains on Day 2

Day 4: Lynn Canyon Park. Take suspension bridge to twin falls and back. Head over to Bai Bua Thai Restaurant for lunch. Spend rest of day exploring the waterfront and Canada Place. Park at Shaw Tower. Have dinner at House of Dosas.

Day 5: Begin the morning with a tour of the Vancouver Chinese Garden and the neighboring Chinatown. The Chinese Garden does not have any parking. You can park on the street but have some Canadian quarters handy to pay for metered street parking. Begin drive back to Seattle. Eat at Tasty Indian Bistro in Surrey and don’t forget paan at Royal Paan.

Where To Eat:
– Tandoori Flame (Surrey)
– Tasty Indian Bistro (Surrey)
– Bai Bua Thai Cuisine (Vancouver)
– House of Dosas (Vancouver)
– Steamworks (Vancouver)
– Meet in Gastown (Vancouver)
– Indian Masala Bistro (Whistler)
– Royal Paan (Surrey)

Tips:
– Have Canadian quarters handy to pay for street parking