Things to do in Vancouver, Canada: The Best Tours

Enjoy nature and a beautiful ferry ride, while learning to take breathtaking photos! Your 6-hour tour includes pickup and drop-off from downtown Vancouver, return ferry ride to Bowen Island, an easy guided hike around Killarney Lake, and walk around the village shops, cafes and restaurants. Led by an experienced photographer and tour guide, you’ll learn to take amazing photos of nature, landscape, wildlife and architecture. We'll cover techniques like long exposure, aperture, white balance and ISO for DSLR cameras, as well as camera phone tips. Alternatively, we can do photo shoots instead of learning photography if that's your interest. The best camera to bring are DSLRs but you’re also free to use your camera phone. Photography lessons/shoots, guided hike and transportation including ferry are included in the cost. Comfortable walking shoes and layered clothing, camera (any kind) and a sense of adventure required!

Inclusions: Professional photographer guide, Guided small-group hiking tour, Transportation and ferry ride, DSLR camera can be borrowed, Photoshoot

Exclusions: Food and drinks, Gratuities

This new unforgettable package tour combines the Panorama Classic seaplane tour with a visit to Capilano Suspension Bridge Park. Experience Vancouver, the west coast's most beautiful city, from up high with a few of our favourite experiences. Our most popular tour of the North Shore Mountains departs from downtown Vancouver's bustling Coal Harbour and includes a complete aerial view of the city. The exhilarating spray of the water is always a highlight during take-off and landing. This tour includes a 20 minute flight time. Following your Vancouver Panorama seaplane experience, hop on a shuttle to Capilano Suspension Bridge Park for breathtaking views and more. A complete west coast signature experience. Ground transportation transfers and attraction admission included.

Inclusions: Taxes and fees, Ground transportation transfers

Exclusions: Food and drinks, Gratuities, Hotel pickup and drop-off

This is a half day private tour with a local guide. It is an exclusive introduction to the best and most interesting places in Vancouver. It is an easy going drive with a few stops and strolls. If this is your first time visiting Vancouver this tour is a perfect choice.

Inclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off at any Vancouver's Downtown hotels, Pickup and drop-off from designated meeting points, Cruise Port pickup., My service for the half-day guided-tour

Exclusions: Meals, drinks and snacks

Use your smartphone & vehicle's stereo to make your drive come alive! Using GPS, our fun game show host like tour guides will transform this beautiful drive into a sight-seeing, fact-finding, trivia-answering, family-friendly adventure! Enhance your drive between destinations, or use as a one way stand alone tour. Hear about stop-worthy things to see & do, local animals, popular people, historical events & more. Over 55 points of interest will keep you entertained and take your road trip to the next level! Route. Trans-Canada Highway 1 & the Coquihalla Highway 5 between Kamloops & Vancouver. Travel in either direction. Freedom. Stop at as many sights & attractions as you like. Start/stop anywhere. Hands Free. Fun audio clips play automatically as you drive. Live GPS map. No data used during tour. Trivia Fun. Each point of interest has a fun trivia question included in the audio. Keep score or just listen! Inexpensive. Only 1 tour booking needed per vehicle.

Inclusions: Hands free (audio plays automatically), Customer Service via Phone & Email, Lifetime Tour Access on Tripvia Tours app for Android & iOS, Download on WIFI before (no signal required or data used during tour)

Exclusions: Smartphone or tablet, Transportation (use your own vehicle)

It's no secret that Vancouver's off-duty chefs love to shop for themselves and choose from the freshest local and exotic fruits, vegetables, seafoods, and meats. Chinatown is where they go!. This is a 3.5-hour culinary and cultural walking tour of the colourful & historic Vancouver Chinatown District,.Our knowledgable guides will showcase a beautiful Classical Chinese Garden, historic Chinatown landmarks, then explore the exotic food, cookware, pastry, tea and herbal medicine shops. A delicious dim sum lunch is also a part of this unique, small-group tour.

Inclusions: Walking tour that includes food samplings, tea, and dim sum lunch

Exclusions: Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)

See Vancouver the way it is best seen – by water – during this 3-hour tour in a Zodiac inflatable boat. Beginning at Granville Island, you'll cross False Creek and follow the coastline through Stanley Park. From your guide, learn about Vancouver's waterfront landmarks like the Burrard Street bridge and the city's most-photographed natural formation: Siwash Rock.Travel through the Vancouver Harbour and on to Deep Cove and Indian Arm, a glacial fjord with a backdrop of steep granite cliffs that can only be seen by boat.

Inclusions: Driver/guide, Local guide, Survival suit

Exclusions: Gratuities

On this popular 5-hour bike tour of Vancouver, ride on dedicated cycling lanes for most of the easygoing route, and stop to hear tales of the city from a knowledgeable guide. Without traffic to worry about, focus on the sights: Stanley Park’s rain forest and wildlife, an oasis in Chinatown named one of the world’s top city gardens, and the city’s historical center of Gastown. Cycle on seawalls for magnificent views of the skyline, North Shore Mountains and False Creek. Riders of all levels will enjoy this small-group tour limited to 9 people.

Inclusions: Professional guide, Use of bike, helmet and lock

Exclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off, Gratuities, E-Bike Upgrade (an E-bike can be selected in-store for an additional charge of $25+tax)

Discover one of Vancouver's top attractions on this 2-hour, food walking tour. On the aptly named 'A Wok Around Granville Island Public Market Tour,' sip, savor, taste, and enjoy a deliciously entertaining and informative culinary experience. Bring a hearty appetite and sample some of the freshest and most unique food items this famed market has to offer.

Inclusions: Food tasting

Exclusions: Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)

Explore the sights of English Bay and Howe Sound on this morning Jet Ski tour with an experienced guide. Start your Sea-Doo watercraft engine at Granville Island, hit the throttle out of English Bay, and admire the forests, mountains and beaches of Bowen, Bowyer and Anvil islands. Deep in Howe Sound, you'll find a large seal colony sprawled about Pam Rocks and migratory birds soaring above from a nearby reserve. See where the locals retreat, away from the busy pace of Vancouver, and snap shots of wildlife along the way.

Inclusions: Guide, Use of Jet Ski, Use of wetsuit and life jacket, Fuel, One-day boater's license

Exclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off, Gratuities

Explore Vancouver's craft beer scene by hopping on the city's #1 brewery tour. Visit 3 breweries in 3 hours on our Vancouver Brewery Tour. Enjoy behind-the-scenes tours at each stop and learn about the brewing process, all while sampling a generous variety of craft beers. We'll also send you home with a souvenir Vancouver Brewery Tours beer glass!

Inclusions: Transportation Included - pick up, drop off and to and from the breweries, All beer samples included with tour, Free Vancouver Brewery Tours beer glass

Exclusions: If you enjoyed your tour, gratuities to your guide are optional and appreciated