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Prince Rupert Travel Guide: 31 reviews and 116 photos

Prince Rupert in Two Days

We arrived in Prince Rupert, by way of the Skeena Railroad, from Jasper. We had about 2 days before we boarded the ferry for the Alaska Marine Highway System. The bus system didn't seem very reliable in PR, but we finally got downtown. We took a taxi back to the hotel because the bus only ran until 6:00 pm. Prince Rupert had many very interesting things to do and we couldn't do everything we wanted to do. We wish we could have had another day.

Pros and Cons

Pros:I learned a lot about the culture of the First Nations people and their traditions at the museum and the carving shed.
Cons:Transportation was a problem. Taxis were ok but expensive, however we had one taxi driver who really helped us out with a problem.
In a nutshell:Once downtown most sites were within walking distance and we had a very good time.

Last visit to Prince Rupert: Jul 2002
Intro Updated Apr 25, 2003
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glabah Feb 1, 2012 at 12:46 PM

Looks like you had a good time here.
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la_dolcevita Mar 15, 2009 at 8:59 AM

Thanks for the tip about the Skeena rail route between Jasper and Prince Rupert. I didn't know that and I was wondering how we would get from the Rocky's to Prince Rupert. Thanks!
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victorwkf Sep 13, 2008 at 8:10 AM

Prince Rupert is a nice place in British Columbia, thanks for the photos and information :)
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nickandchris Feb 18, 2006 at 3:46 PM

Takes me back to when I was here in the 70's. Still seems to be a little known place.
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b1bob Jul 3, 2004 at 8:58 PM

Nice job.