Bike to Vancouver’s Gardens on This Self-Guided Tour

Van Dusen Gardens in Vancouver

Laburnum Walk at VanDusen Botanical Garden. Photo: Tourism Vancouver/VanDusen Gardens

Soak up the spring scenery on a visit to Vancouver’s gardens. One of the best ways to see five gardens in one day is to follow this 14-kilometre-long self-guided bike tour.

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Bike to Vancouver’s Gardens on This Self-Guided Tour

5 Unique Experiences at Vancouver’s Gardens

Family exploring the hege maze at Van Dusen Botanical Garden in Vancouver

Family at the hedge maze at Van Dusen Botanical Garden. Photo: Tourism Vancouver / Sombilon Studios

Vancouver’s gardens are an explosion of colour every spring. But flowers aren’t the only thing to see. You can walk a hedge maze, hang out with tropical birds, experience a tea ceremony, and more.

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5 Unique Experiences at Vancouver’s Gardens

The Fire Dragon Tradition Descends on Vancouver’s Chinatown

Photo: @firedragonfest / IG

From September 24 to 26, 2021, an ancient Chinese legend, the Fire Dragon, is paying Vancouver’s Chinatown a visit in conjunction with Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations. Presented by the City of Vancouver’s Chinatown Legacy Stewardship Group’s Culture and Heritage working group, in collaboration with the Vancouver Chinatown BIA Society (VCBIA), Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, the Chinese Cultural Centre and Chinatown Society Heritage Building Association (CSHBA), the inaugural Fire Dragon Festival and Noodlecious Festival welcome the entire community to join in on family fun activities, live performances, good eats, and of course to meet the Fire Dragon.

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The Fire Dragon Tradition Descends on Vancouver’s Chinatown

Reconnect to Your Routes: The 20 Bus to Dr. Sun Yat Sen Garden + Vancouver Mysteries

Chances are you’re likely a little bit familiar with our destination today. But did you know that Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden was the first Ming Dynasty-style garden built outside of China? Or that among its many awards, it’s been voted as the world’s top city garden by National Geographic, and Canadian garden of the year by the Canadian Garden Tourism Council?

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Reconnect to Your Routes: The 20 Bus to Dr. Sun Yat Sen Garden + Vancouver Mysteries

10 Instagrammable Spring Locations Around Vancouver

VanDusen Garden in spring in Vancouver

VanDusen Botanical Garden Photo: Tourism Vancouver / Sombilon Studios

Vancouver is a colourful place in the spring. Flowers bloom in gardens and parks all over the city. If you want to capture the dreamy landscapes, head to one of these Instagrammable spring locations around Vancouver.

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10 Instagrammable Spring Locations Around Vancouver

Most Instagrammable Fall Locations around Vancouver

A couple enjoys fallen leaves at a Vancouver Park

Photo credit: Tourism Vancouver / Hubert Kang

Fall in Vancouver is spectacular as pumpkin patches open, botanical gardens transition to autumn colours, and trees all over the city light up in hundreds of shades of yellow, orange, and red.  If you want to capture the magic, head to one of these incredibly Instagrammable fall locations around Vancouver.

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Most Instagrammable Fall Locations around Vancouver

Win Your Own “Fifty Shades of Romance in Vancouver” Trip!

Fifty Shades Fever!

Fifty Shades Freed will be released in theatres on February 9, and Tourism Vancouver is celebrating the film’s Vancouver presence with a sizzling sweepstakes that’s sure to spice up your Love Day.

Part One of our three-day “Fifty Shades of Romance in Vancouver” campaign features 16 playful activities sure to impress your Valentine’s Day date – whether boyfriend or girlfriend, husband or wife, best friend or favourite family member.

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Win Your Own “Fifty Shades of Romance in Vancouver” Trip!