Grand City Tour - Vancouver

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 at the Granville Public Market. After lunch, 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 Chinatown neighbourhood: a history and culture review of the Chinese in Vancouver, and the world’s thinnest commercial building.

La Casa Gelato

After Chinatown, we have a treat for our visitors: a visit to the Guinness World Record holder for most flavours of ice cream. La Casa Gelato, which has 238 flavours and is still run by the original Italian family.

Then we visit Gastown, Vancouver’s oldest neighbourhood, which features the iconic Gastown Steam Clock. 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 this unique area where Vancouver got it’s start.

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.

Gastown Steam Clock (sound on!)

Pricing:

• $156.46 per adult 13+
• $94.00 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)

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.