Arrival in Vancouver by Air
Traveler's Information

Traveling to SSRC by Car
Traveling to SSRC by Bus
Lodging in Vancouver

Sea to Sky Retreat Centre is located in the Canadian Province of British Columbia and, despite our majestic wilderness setting, we are less than two hours' drive north of the scenic, cosmopolitan city of Vancouver and only twenty minutes south of Whistler, one of North America's most popular recreational resorts.

If you'll be arriving at Vancouver International Airport, information on bus, taxi, shuttle, limousine and rental car services is available on the airport's web site.  From the airport you can find accommodations in Vancouver (see suggestions below) or connect directly with bus service to the Retreat Centre (also see below). 

• General description of the Sea to Sky Highway.     
• Detailed route map.     
• BC Ministry of Transportation current travel advisories, road conditions and scheduled delays for the Sea to Sky Highway (Hwy 99).     
• Road condition updates are aired frequently over the 'Mountain FM' radio station (107.1 MHz near Squamish; 102.1 MHz near Whistler).  
• Five day weather forecast for Vancouver, Squamish and Whistler. 

To insure that ongoing retreats are not disturbed, we ask that you visit by prior arrangement only.

The Centre is located 3 km off the Province's major North-South route, Highway 99, the 'Sea to Sky Highway'.  Driving north from Vancouver on Highway 99, the turn off for the Retreat Centre is about 33 km past Squamish.  Please call the Retreat Centre at 604-932-1677 for more detailed directions. You may park briefly in front of the main lodge to unload, but please be sure to remove your car to our parking area after checking in at the office.

You must phone the Retreat Centre (604 932-1677) and let us know your bus departure time in advance.  Travel time is normally two hours.  Please arrange your bus departure for 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM or 3:00 PM from Vancouver's Pacific Central Station, 1150 Station Street (near the Main Street Skytrain Station).

For more info, please call the Vancouver Bus Depot Passengers phone number: 604-482-8747 or Bus Info: 1-800-661-8747 or visit www.greyhound.ca). 

Inside the bus terminal, approach the Greyhound Buscounter and purchase a round-trip ticket to 'Black Tusk Village' (although this is not where you will get off!  Cost $25.50).  Tell the driver that you want to get off at the Garibaldi Provincial Park road to Garibaldi Lake and Black Tusk.  If the driver appears to be uncertain about where you want to get off, mention that the road is just past the Rubble Creek bridge and near the BC Hydro dam at Daisy Lake.  After passing through Squamish it's good to remind the driver about where you want to get off.  Retreat Centre staff will be waiting to pick you up at the main highway. 

Vancouver Lodging

If you're seeking other economical Vancouver accomodations:

Please note: Due to expansion of office space, lodging is no longer available at the Vancouver Siddhartha's Intent Centre.

Shaughnessy Village Bed and Breakfast Guest House, 1125 W. 12th Ave., Vancouver
Tel: (604) 736-5511 or (604) 736-5512    Fax: (604) 737"2"321  
Email: info@shaughnessyvillage.com  
Rates: From $39.95 + tax,  including full breakfast, pool, jacuzzi, health club, underground parking.  Weekly and monthly rates also available.  

YWCA, 733 Beatty Street, Vancouver  
Tel: (604)895-5830   
Toll free in BC, Alberta, Washington, Oregon and California: 1-800-663-1424
Fax: (604) 681-2550  
Email:  hotel@ywcavan.org  
Rates: From $47.00 + tax.  Downtown location.  

University of British Columbia Conference Centre visitor accomodation.
Tel: (604) 822-1010
Fax: (604) 822-1001
Email: conferences@brock.housing.ubc.ca
Various locations on the University of British Columbia campus. About 20 minute drive by car from city centre or Vancouver International Airport. Good public transit connections.
Rates vary by season: From $24.00 + tax.

Please let us know if you find these accomodations satisfactory or if there are other hotels which you recommend. 

For further hotel information visit Tourism Vancouver or call 1-800-HELLO-BC / 1-800-435-5622 (toll-free call within North America).