Explore Vancouver on a Walking Tour

An Indigenous guide gives a walking tour in Vancouver

Candace Campo from Talaysay Walking Indigenous Tours leads a walking tour in Stanley Park. Photo: Destination Vancouver/Kindred & Scout

Discover the details that make Vancouver unique when you slow down and take it all in on a walking tour. We’ve got options for both guided and self-guided tours.

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Explore Vancouver on a Walking Tour

Time Travel in Vancouver: Places Where You’ll Feel Like You’ve Stepped Back in Time

Pedestrians walk across cobblestone streets in Vancouver's Gastown neighbourhood.

Gastown. Photo: Destination Vancouver/Nelson Mouellic

On the world scale, Vancouver is a young city at 138 years old. But a lot has changed since our city was founded. Time travel to the past at museums, neighbourhoods, parks, and historic buildings around Vancouver.

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Time Travel in Vancouver: Places Where You’ll Feel Like You’ve Stepped Back in Time

Experience Indigenous Culture in Vancouver

The city of Vancouver was founded in 1886, but it has been home to the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations since time immemorial. Discover a new perspective as you experience Indigenous history and culture in Vancouver. #thisisvancouver

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Experience Indigenous Culture in Vancouver

Indigenous-Led Tours in Vancouver Share Knowledge on Culture and Ecology

A family enjoying a guided canoe experience with Takaya Tours at Deep Cove; Destination BC/Hubert Kang

With the arrival of spring, James Healy is excited to lead tours again in a 35-foot canoe along the spectacular coastlines of Burrard Inlet. Healy, manager at Takaya Tours, is especially excited about one aspect of the tours.

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Indigenous-Led Tours in Vancouver Share Knowledge on Culture and Ecology

Five Ways to Experience Vancouver’s Local History

The following article was written by Carly Whetter, Communications Assistant at Tourism Vancouver.

As a large port city on Canada’s west coast, Vancouver has a long and curious history. Luckily, locals and visitors alike can immerse themselves in the gritty underbelly of downtown Vancouver with Forbidden Vancouver tours; learn more about First Nations history and cultures with Talaysay Tours; read up on the life of one of the city’s first bookbinders at Roedde House Museum; learn about Canada’s long fishing history at the Gulf of Georgia Cannery; and explore Vancouver’s immigration history at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden.

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Five Ways to Experience Vancouver’s Local History