Top Vancouver Walking Tours

Explore Vancouver’s oldest neighborhood, and gain insight into Canada’s culinary offerings on this Gastown walking food tour. Listen as your guide—an improv comedian—shares insight on Gastown’s 150-year old Wild West heritage. Learn of the hip urban regeneration now sweeping the district, and experience the area’s vibrant buzz for yourself. Sample delicious food and drinks including Carolina-style, pulled-pork sandwiches, organic ice cream, award-winning cheesecake, Quebec maple-syrup treats, and local craft beer—as you pass by top city attractions.

Explore the Granville Island Public Market, a top Vancouver attraction, with an off-duty chef on this 2-hour food walking tour. With your in-the-know guide, make your way through the vibrant stalls and sample homemade culinary delights, such as maple-cured salmon, ciabatta bread, artisanal chocolates, Canadian cheeses and just-made doughnuts. Sip a delicious chai tea latte and get to know Granville Island’s craft beer scene, art galleries and specialty restaurants. Bring your appetite!

Spend a morning in Vancouver’s Chinatown with an off-duty chef on this food and cultural walking tour. With the help of your expert, taste delicious barbecued crispy duck and other savory delights, as you learn about Chinatown’s historical landmarks and local cuisine. Drink tea, enter cookware and herbal medicine shops, and visit the tranquil Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden. A dim sum lunch is included in this small-group tour limited to 10 people.

Immerse yourself in nature and bring home amazing photos of your views. Hike the Lynn Canyon trail with a professional photographer guide. Travel just half an hour from downtown Vancouver to enjoy the views from the suspension bridge and walk along the rushing water of Lynn Creek. This easy hike, good for all ability levels, takes you through a variety of scenic landscapes as you learn the best photography techniques to capture the beautiful outdoors.

Discover Vancouver’s bootlegging, rum-running, prohibition past on a walking tour through Victory Square and Gastown. Visit landmark buildings and historic sites as your guide brings the past to life with stories of the corrupt politicians, mob bosses, and showgirls that ruled the city’s dark side. Hear how the city bloomed from a frontier outpost to a cosmopolitan hotspot, and finish your walk in Gastown, where speakeasies and gambling dens have been given way to chic restaurants and hip bars.

Vancouver food is a highlight of exploring the city, but finding the best neighborhood flavors requires a local connection. Discover Vancouver's diverse cuisine on a walking tour of downtown and Gastown that includes stops to taste sushi, poutine, ice cream, a ‘secret dish,’ and more. It turns a meal into an adventure, and it's paired with tales of Vancouver culture and history.

Cycle and hike your way through British Columbia’s rugged landscape on a 6.5-hour tour from Vancouver with lunch. Watch for signs of wildlife as you walk through Lynn Canyon, cross a scenic suspension bridge and explore a stunning temperate rainforest. Get sweeping views from the saddle while riding the Trans Canada Trail through Pitt Meadows, where the snow capped mountains around Frasier Valley are a dramatic backdrop for winding rivers and marshland. Enjoy all-inclusive access to equipment, lunch and transportation.

If you have a short time in Vancouver and want to come home with amazing photographs, this comprehensive tour is the way to go. Drive to Vancouver’s top sightseeing locations; get guidance on photography basics and find the best spots to photograph the views. From Lynn Canyon Park and the Suspension Bridge to the night lights of Granville Island and cobblestone streets of Gastown, you will come home with   beautiful mementos of the city.

Spend a Saturday afternoon discovering the culinary scene of North Vancouver’s Lower Lonsdale district, also known as LoLo. During the 2.5-hour walking tour, an in-the-know guide takes you from Lonsdale Quay through the Lonsdale Quay Market. Savor eight tastings, including brie-and-pear pizza, turkey meat loaf, and candied salmon. Two alcoholic beverages are included. Along the way, gain insight into the area’s shipbuilding industry.

Explore Bowen Island off the coast of Vancouver while learning how to make your photography even better. Bring your DSLR or smartphone camera and enjoy personalized instruction on getting the most out of your camera and taking the best pictures. You will have to opportunity to use your new knowledge on the ferry to the island, in the charming town, and on the hike around Killarney Lake.

Explore Vancouver’s diverse cuisine and culinary heritage on this 2.5-hour walking food tour of Vancouver. Follow your guide from Fratelli’s Italian Bakery into the bustling heart of Vancouver’s bustling Italian district, 'The Drive'. As you explore the streets, hear colorful tales and folklore from the area’s checkered past and gain insight into the characters that helped shape the Little Italy of today. Discover secret sites off the tourist trail, and sample authentic Italian dishes like Neapolitan pizza and Italian sausage in nine of Little Italy’s most popular cafes and restaurants.

Get to know Vancouver’s famed food scene on a 3-hour walking and food tour of historic Gastown. Admire the architecture as you stroll through the cobbled streets with a small group. Learn about the neighborhoods storied past from your informative guide and sample Canadian classics such as tempura bacon scotch eggs, pork belly crackling, and British Columbia wine.

Go on an adventure by sea, land, and sky on this full-day whale-watching experience in Victoria from Vancouver, including a return flight to Vancouver by seaplane. First board a boat, and hit the water in search of whales and other marine life. Then, explore the city of Victoria on your own before hopping in a seaplane for a flight from Victoria and Vancouver, overlooking the Gulf Islands.

Have fun making great memories and stylish photos that will pop up on your Instagram feed. Our experienced photographer-guide will take you to the most pretty, iconic, famous and not so known places around Vancouver and take the most Instagrammable pictures of you and for you. In short time you will get 10-15 photos at different locations, perfect to fill up your travel feed. After the tour you will get 7 edited pictures that will stand out on your Instagram. Our guide will be guiding you and taking photos of you so there's no photography experience needed. Just bring your smile and mobile device. ◆ Guided tour with a local storyteller ◆ All travel photos from the city in just 1,5 hour ◆ 7 edited photos after the tour that will pop up on your Instagram feed ◆ Small-group tour limited to 5 people ensures a most memorable experience Looking forward to seeing you and capturing that perfect shot!

Meet a Vancouver local for a private walking tour that’s a new travel concept. Instead of a typical tour based on a list of landmarks, you’ll pair up with a Lokafyer guide whose perspective on where to eat, how to get around, and what do to that comes from actually living in Vancouver. Starting with a pre-tour consultation by phone or chat, it’s an experience created just for you.

Channel your inner detective to solve this murder mystery. You will scour the streets of Gastown, visiting some popular landmarks, like the Gastown steam clock, the statue of Gassy Jack, and Gaoler’s Mews to find the clues you need. Find the clues, solve the puzzle, and help bring the killer to justice.

On our Gastown tour, you will discover the origins of the city of Vancouver and this iconic neighborhood, named as the fourth most stylish neighborhood in the world. We will explore the alleys where murky business was happening during the dry law, in addition to the historic buildings of the early twentieth century. Immerse yourself with our tour in the history of this young city and take advantage of your stay in Vancouver learning history in the best way with a local guide.

Avoid being tied down to a fixed itinerary and schedule, and see Vancouver at your own pace on this flexible private tour. Your guide can plan a route that helps you avoid the crowds and heavy traffic, ensuring you cover the major highlights such as Stanley Park, Granville Island, and Queen Elizabeth Park, and much more besides.

This family and pet friendly easy two-hour return hike will take you up to Quarry Rock overlooking the incredible view of the Indian Arm. And our local sinfully delicious baked goodies are simply unforgettable. Our tour includes your favorite coffee or tea at a local café and delicious donuts (or other goodies of your choice). Transportation from and to your hotels or any place in downtown Vancouver.

On This Spot takes people on guided walking tours through the history that surrounds them. Our unique then-and-now photos ignite people’s curiosity, while comprehensive walking tours examine a limitless range of historical themes. On This Spot makes history engaging, educational, and accessible to anyone with a mobile device. Join us for a guided tour of Vancouver's Stanley Park. Vancouver's Stanley Park is the largest old growth park in a downtown metro city where residents, tourists, and visitors can walk the entire perimeter of the park on Vancouver's seawall.

Discover Vancouver’s architecture, history and culture with a local storyteller guide. In just two hours get to know everything you need to know about the largest city in British Columbia. As you walk through Chinatown, Gastown, Financial district and Canada place, learn everything about Vancouver history and modern living as well. The tour ends close to few great restaurants and just in time for lunch. Our guide will be guiding you and taking photos of you so you will bring home beautiful memories. ◆ Guided tour with a local storyteller ◆ Everything you need to know about Vancouver in just two hours ◆ Small-group tour limited to 10 people ensures a most memorable experience Looking forward to meeting you!

Vancouver is under threat from an evil organization known only as Blackout, and you might be the city’s last chance! On this adventurous spy game, follow clues and crack puzzles in downtown Vancouver locations including Granville Street, the Marine Building, and Robson Square. With your secret agent kit provided, see if you have what it takes to stop Blackout from destroying Vancouver.

Leave your selfie stick at home on a tour of Vancouver accompanied by a professional photographer guide. In addition to capturing candids, your guide recommends photo locations that suit your needs and interests, whether your trip is a romantic getaway or a family vacation. All photos are made easily accessible in an online gallery with free digital downloads.

The Hollywood North Walking Tour visits filming locations from movies and TV shows produced downtown Vancouver. We are the only company authorized to do these tours. Vancouver is also called Hollywood North due to the great number of productions filmed in the city. We will show you filming locations and add a photo or video of the scene filmed in each location for a memory refreshment. You will love it. We like to create memorable experiences to our customers.