The 9 Best Walking Tours in Vancouver

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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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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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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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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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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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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7.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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8.Downtown Vancouver: Asian Eats Walking Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 6 reviews · 3 hours · from $135

Explore Vancouver and Richmond through dim sum, Asian markets, local customs, train travel, and friendly small-group food guiding.

“Our Guide Bronson ist Top!!! We had a very nice time with him.”

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9.VIP Gastronomic Gastown Walking Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 3 hours · from $236

Explore Gastown’s cobblestone streets, local stories, three-course dining, drink pairings, and a make-your-own cocktail in Vancouver.

“Extremly enjoyable the lovely guide "Pretty" was a wealth of knowledge so easy to follow. due to we wnt back to the markets two more times. We explained that we had been on the tour and were given further discounts. The lovely young lady that led us around should be declared a national treasure. It was a great day out”

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