The 15 Best Walking Tours in Vancouver

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Gastown Historic Walking Food Tour

1.Gastown Historic Walking Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,863 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $116Our pick

Taste Gastown’s diverse food scene, sip local drinks, and hear Vancouver’s Wild West stories on this relaxed three-hour walking tour.

“A wonderful way to try different cuisines in the Gastown area and learn about this area’s history. The foods included Japanese chicken karaage, Norwegian waffles, French potatoe dish, Italian pasta and more. We also got some alcoholic drinks as a part of the meals, either a local brewed beer or a locally sourced wine. Of course there are nonalcoholic choices too. In addition we ended up going to one of the restaurants the following day for dinner. We really enjoyed our tour guide, Connor. Great choice for 3 hours in Vancouver.”

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Vancouver Lost Souls of Gastown Walking Tour

2.Vancouver Lost Souls of Gastown Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,273 reviews · 1 hour 45 minutes (approx.) · from $29

Review of Vancouver’s Lost Souls of Gastown tour, with historic fires, scandals, theatrical guides, practical tips, price, and honest drawbacks.

“Brilliant tour Kennedy really brought the character to life and shared some fascinating insights into the early days of Vancouver and its history.”

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A Wok Around Chinatown: Culinary and Cultural Walking Tour Led by a Chef

3.A Wok Around Chinatown: Culinary and Cultural Walking Tour Led by a Chef

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 610 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $122

Explore Vancouver Chinatown with chef Bob Sung through Chinese Canadian history, tea, garden views, food tastings, and a generous dim sum lunch.

“I loved how the tour was about Chinese culture, their history in North America and how the food ties into both.”

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The Forbidden Downtown and Gastown Walking Tour

4.The Forbidden Downtown and Gastown Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 476 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $29

Trace Vancouver’s Prohibition past through Gastown with sharp stories, historic landmarks, and entertaining guides on this affordable 90-minute walk.

“I wouldn’t recommend that anyone schedule a tour through Viator-just go directly to the tour operators! We made the reservation the day before and could not reschedule through the Viator page even though the tour operator said they had no issue with us rescheduling for a daytime tour…walking through the area on our own convinced us that a daytime tour would be safer.”

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Gratuity-Based Vancouver City Highlights 3 Hour Walking Tour

5.Gratuity-Based Vancouver City Highlights 3 Hour Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 320 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $5Best value

Review of Vancouver’s $5 gratuity-based walking tour, with Canada Place, Gastown, practical tips, guide quality, pacing, and value.

“3 hours, with a 15 minute rest and washroom break at the lovely library. Lots of interesting facts about the history of the city, and interiors of several famous buildings.”

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Ancient Trees of Vancouver Walking Tour

6.Ancient Trees of Vancouver Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 225 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $56

Explore Stanley Park’s ancient cedars, Douglas firs, and maple with Colin Spratt on a small-group forest walk rich in history and ecology.

“Probably not something I would have done had our friends not highly recommended it. They loved it and so did we! Colin is great! Sooo knowledgeable! Definitely changes the way you think about trees. We learned so much and will absolutely look at them differently now. A MUST DO!”

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Vancouver Secrets of Stanley Park Walking Tour

7.Vancouver Secrets of Stanley Park Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 208 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $29

Explore Stanley Park’s darker stories, Indigenous history, graves, totems, and seawall with a lively two-hour guided walk.

“Rob, our guide, is very well informed. Kept the whole group captivated for the full 2 and a bit hours. Highly recommended.”

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Talking Trees: Stanley Park Indigenous Walking Tour Led by a First Nations Guide

8.Talking Trees: Stanley Park Indigenous Walking Tour Led by a First Nations Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 86 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $60

Walk Beaver Lake with a First Nations guide, learn Coast Salish traditions, identify useful plants, and share Indigenous tea in Stanley Park.

“This was a great experience, I had a lovely guide in Wes and it was just him and I. The walk was informative and Stanley Park is a great location. It was Winter so it was cold but the lovely tea Wes provided to try was very warming”

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Street Art and Craft Beer 2 in 1 Walking Tour Vancouver

9.Street Art and Craft Beer 2 in 1 Walking Tour Vancouver

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 61 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $89

Explore Vancouver murals, artist studios, and local beer on a three-hour Mount Pleasant walking tour with tastings and a small group.

“What a fun tour! We were the only 2 lucky people on this tour. Andrew gave us a great private tour of some impressive street art, the Beaumont Studios with so many good artists and delicious craft beers. We would have never found all of this on our own and Andrew made it all enjoyable. He even managed to get us great weather for the tour.”

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North Vancouver Walking tour with Local Tastings and Ferry ride

10.North Vancouver Walking tour with Local Tastings and Ferry ride

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 58 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $108

Explore North Vancouver by ferry, tasting seafood, beer, wine, and local dishes through Lonsdale Quay and the Shipyards District.

“Our food tour of north Vancouver was great a lots of tasty food and drinks beautiful area. Our Tour guide Kate was very nice, will recommend.”

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Vancouver Craft Brewery Neighbourhood Walking Tour

11.Vancouver Craft Brewery Neighbourhood Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 43 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $66

Explore three Mount Pleasant breweries, taste local small-batch beers, and learn Vancouver’s craft beer story on this relaxed walking tour.

“Our guide, Chad? I never totally caught his name cuz it was very loud, was super fun, informative and a joy to hang around for a few hours. Being able to get a "feel" of the local scene made it much more personable and memorable. Our group by the end of the tour, felt as if we were lifelong friends. A great afternoon, one in which I would do again.”

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Granville Island Vancouver’s Elite Walking Food Tour

12.Granville Island Vancouver’s Elite Walking Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 35 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $92

Granville Island food tour review: five tastings, a cocktail, market stories, skyline views, guide quality, value, and practical booking tips.

“Delightful experience. Landon, the guide, is a great communicator, friendly and personable. He share a nice balance of history and culture related to the places we visited and the area in general. Highly recommend this tour.”

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Experience Gastown Vancouver’s Elite Walking Food Tour

13.Experience Gastown Vancouver’s Elite Walking Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · 3 hours · from $97

Taste five cuisines, sip a cocktail, and hear Gastown stories on this three-hour Vancouver walking food tour.

“We loved the variety of restaurants that we visited, several of which we would most likely not have chosen on our own, but we're happy that we experienced. All of the food that we sampled (plenty of it!) was quite tasty, and we were especially pleasantly surprised with the butter chicken poutine and fried cauliflower at the vegan restaurant we visited. Our guide Landon was super friendly, professional, knowledgeable and very accommodating. Highly recommend, especially at the start of your visit to Vancouver, to get a great overview of the Gastown area and all of the amazing dining options.”

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Spoken Treasures: Stanley Park Indigenous Walking Tour

14.Spoken Treasures: Stanley Park Indigenous Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 27 reviews · 1 hour 15 minutes (approx.) · from $56

Walk Stanley Park with an Indigenous Cultural Ambassador, hear First Nations stories, see the totem poles, and enjoy a small 10-person group.

“I had questions of why people put masks when they were doing ceremonies, and who were the people's face figures on the Totem poles. Are these faces Gods of Sun, moon, river, or faces of ancestors？ We went to the tour with tour guide Patrick. He gave the explanation for these questions. The faces on the Totem Poles were the ancestors. The lowest on the pole was the eldest. Next generations were on the elder's shoulders. We are Manchu, from northern China. We had Totem poles in our culture too. The faces on the poles were ancestors' faces. If Indigenous were migrated from Easten Asia, three times large migrations around…”

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Photography & Walk in Stanley Park

15.Photography & Walk in Stanley Park

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 20 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $39

Walk Stanley Park with photographer Nafees, learn camera and iPhone skills, and capture sunset views for $39.49 in a small group.

“The photography tour was the highlight of my visit. Nafees is an excellent tour guide and photographer. He not only showed me the best spots in Stanley park, but also shared valuable tips on taking photos from iPhone. I wish I had done this tour towards the beginning of my trip so I could use the tips in other photos as well. A plus is the complimentary photo shoot, as a solo traveller, I appreciated the photos he took of me around these amazing places creating memories. I would recommend this tour to everyone who is visiting Vancouver.”

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