Vancouver is commonly called the ‘Gem on the Coast’ — see for yourself on this 5-hour guided tour.
We begin our tour at the Jack Poole Plaza, located in the heart of our harbour and convention centre area. There, your guide will discuss the city’s history and development, as well as why it has been named the most livable city in the world numerous times. Following that, your tour guide will take you to Stanley Park, North America’s largest urban park. Stanley Park is full of wonders and great history, from 1000-year-old trees to First Nations totem poles. Your guide will give a totem talk about the carvings’ spirit animals and entities, as well as their cultural significance and the surrounding geology.
Next, we’ll visit Vancouver’s elegant residential area, which contains some of the city’s oldest mansions and was established in 1907 by the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Lunch venues are determined on the day of the tour; your guide will inform you of what is available. Note: Tour buses are no longer permitted at The Granville Island Public Market as of June 4th, 2021. Instead, we offer a walking tour of the Market and its diverse range of retailers, highlighting unique artist products as well as fine produce and hot foods (this portion of the tour is walk only)
Your comprehensive tour of Vancouver includes the city’s renowned neighbourhoods: Yaletown, the old train repair yards and warehousing district; Chinatown, a history and culture review of the Chinese in Vancouver, and the world’s thinnest commercial building.
After Chinatown, we have a treat for our visitors: a visit to the world’s largest ice cream shop, which has 238 flavours and is still run by the original Italian family.
Then we visit Gastown, Vancouver’s oldest neighbourhood, your guide will tell you about the founder, Gassy Jack, and how Vancouver became the major trading port it is today.
Your driver-guide will provide fascinating insight into Vancouver’s diverse cultures, modern architecture, and urban planning. This small-group tour, limited to only eleven people, ensures a more memorable experience, with Downtown Vancouver Hotel pickup and drop-off by air-conditioned Mercedes Benz Sprinter van included.
Pickups for visitors arriving by Cruise Ship are available, please contact us for details.
Pricing:
• $148.00 per adult 13+
• $89.00 children 5-12 years old
• under 5 years old: free of charge
Or:
Book a Private Grand City Tour
* 5% GOODS & SERVICES TAX (GST) IS INCLUDED IN THE PRICE.
* GRATUITIES ARE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CLIENT.
* ALL PRICES ARE IN CANADIAN DOLLARS (CAD)
* ADMISSION CHARGES TO TOURIST ATTRACTIONS ARE NOT INCLUDED
Tour pick-up available from any hotel or B&B in downtown Vancouver, or Burnaby area.
No pick-up available in Richmond.
Guests staying in Richmond:
please take the Canada Line Skytrain to Waterfront Station (downtown Vancouver).
Exit the station via the main exit and proceed to
999 Canada Place (view map)
Pick up will be at 10:00am at the front entrance of the
Pan Pacific Hotel.
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or call 604-780-3474 to book your Grand City Tour – Vancouver with Lawrence Tours.
Testimonials
I highly recommend this tour. We took it before we left for our cruise to Alaska. Michael our driver/tour guide gave us a great tour of Vancouver. There were only four of us on the tour so it felt like we had our personal tour guide. Michael has a wealth of knowledge about the city and made it a very interesting tour.
El Senor Lawrence es un gran conocedor de la cultura de su país y de Vancouver, este tour estuvo lleno de conocimientos de su historia, arquitectura, vegetación y desarrollo urbanístico, en camino a cada lugar nos contaba diversidad de anécdotas sociales y del ámbito económico; el es muy paciente y agradable,
Highly Recommend! If you are interested in seeing the highlights of Vancouver and learning it’s history then this tour is great! My husband and I were surprised with the level of information and history offered on the tour. We would do this tour again because there is no way to learn everything the first time. The sights visited were beautiful and the tour guide was amazing
Michael has great perspective on the the current and historical Vancouver. Plenty of short stops at Totem Poles, parks, shopping areas while you ride in the comfort of his tour coach. See historic mansions and modern city architecture. Take your lunch on the docks by the fishing fleet with Halibut fish and chips. Great value glad we did it.
Michael knows this city well and it shows. He shared details about the history, ecology, culture, and geography that were truly amazing. Our stop for lunch at a Chinese restaurant for dim sum was fabulous. In the late afternoon we took a break at a well-known ice cream shop and tasted some of the 238 flavors! This tour is a must for those visiting Vancouver.