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"Vancouver Walking Tours offers walking tours for those visitors who really want to see and experience Vancouver up close!" There are many incredible attractions and sounds that cannot be experienced through a moving tour bus window; so why not get out of the bus and experience Vancouver first hand.

Photo - Lions Gate Bridge
Vancouver's Lions Gate Bridge

Where else in the world can you be in the midst of such a cosmopolitan city, but yet be just minutes away from some of the finest wilderness and outdoor recreational areas in the world. Most tour companies whisk their clients around the city of Vancouver which results in a less than personal experience. In many cases the real Vancouver is missed and the client leaves with a hands off experience of Vancouver. With this in mind Vancouver Walking Tours have developed a series of city and back to nature walking tours that will leave the client with a more personal experience. At the end of a Vancouver Walking Tour the client will be able to say that they really saw, felt and heard Vancouver.

If you are an adventurer and enjoy walking, then a Vancouver Walking Tour is for you. Vancouver Walking Tours has designed it's tours to include both the serenity of the wilderness and the excitement of Vancouver City.

For further information about our tours please contact Larry Sewell via e-mail, or telephone him at 1.604.657.1286

 


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Tour #1 - Downtown Vancouver.

Approximate Distance: 6.4 Kilometers, (4 miles).
Time Of Tour: Please allow for four hours.
Cost Per Person: $35.00 - includes admission to Dr., Sun Yat-Sen Gardens.
Start Time: 9:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m.

This tour is an ideal walk for those visitors who have never been to Vancouver before. We will see all the major downtown attractions and business areas. We will meet in front of the Vancouver Hotel, at the corner of Hornby and Georgia Street. From there we will proceed east to Canada Place and the Vancouver Trade and Convention Centre.

Next we will tour historic Gastown, with all its shops and charm. Then, off to North America's largest Chinatown, where you'll see Dr., Sun Yat-Sen Gardens.

Afterwards we will pass by G.M., (General Motors) Place or the Garage as it's affectionately called by the locals. G.M., Place is home to the N.H.L.'s (National Hockey League) Vancouver Canucks and the N.B.A.'s (National Basketball Association) Vancouver Grizzlies.

We then pass by B.C. Place Stadium, home of the C.F.L.'s (Canadian Football League) BC Lions. From there we turn north to Yaletown. This former industrial area has been transformed into one of Vancouver's trendiest commercial and recreational areas in the city.

Next we will pass by the Ford Theatre of the Performing Arts. Since opening late in 1995 it has been home to such productions as Showboat, Sunset Boulevard, and Phantom of the Opera. Our tour concludes with a trip to Robson Street, one of Vancouver's most fashionable areas. Robson Street is home to such well known identities as Virgin Records, and Planet Hollywood. We end our tour by returning back to the Vancouver Hotel.

 


Tour #2 - Capilano Suspension Bridge To Gastown

Approximate Distance: 11 Kilometres, (7 miles).
Time Of Tour: Please allow for five hours.
Cost Per Person: $60.00
Start Time: 9:30 a.m.

Capilano Suspension Bridge
Capilano
   Suspension Bridge
We will pick you up at either the Bayshore Inn, or at the Tourist Information booth at Capilano Road and Marine Drive in North Vancouver.

We start the morning at the world famous Capilano (Canyon) Suspension Bridge. There you will see aboriginal totems, and learn more of how this use to be home to the North American Squamish Nation Indian Band not too many years ago. We will then cross over the 300 foot fully suspended bridge overtop the Capilano River. On the other side we will follow the trail to the lookout just north of the suspension bridge.

Once leaving the Suspension Bridge Park, we travel south down Capilano Road, until arriving at the Lions Gate Bridge, the gateway to Vancouver. Travelling south over the Bridge you will get a great view of Vancouver Harbor and Vancouver Island. From there we travel through world famous Stanley Park.

Capilano River
Capilano Suspension Bridge

 


Stanley Park's Seawall
Stanley Park's Seawall
Stanley Park's Lost Lagoon
Stanley Park's Lost Lagoon
We visit Prospect Point, then follow the seawall for about 3 kilometres on the park's west side. In the park you will rest and have lunch. Once we get to 2nd Beach we'll pass by Lost Lagoon, and then travel past Coal Harbor, en route to Canada Place, the summer home of the Alaska Cruise Ships.

Our journey will then proceed through the waterfront area to Gastown ending at Vancouver's famous Steam clock. You'll have time to browse and shop in the several interesting shops, then we will guide your tired but happy body back to your home. We feel this trip will really give the client the feeling of having experienced Vancouver.

Stanley Park's Totems
Stanley Park's Totems
Vancouver Harbour
Vancouver Harbour

 


Tour #3 - Lynn Canyon & Seymour Demonstration Forest

Approximate Distance: 24 Kilometres, (15 miles).
Time Of Tour: Please allow for eight hours.
Cost Per Person: $50.00
Start Time: 9:30 a.m.

There is a minimum of four people needed for this tour. This tour is recommended for only those who feel up to the challenge. It's not a hard walk but it is a good day's exercise. You must supply the following:

Required Tour Items:

Sturdy footwear Rain jacket
Water bottle
Sunglasses/hat
Hiking Snack
Sun Screen
Camera
Bug Repellent

On the North side of Burrard Inlet lies Vancouver's North Shore. On the North Shore there is a series of local mountains which form the backdrop for the whole Lower Mainland. In the lower valley of one of these mountains is Lynn Canyon. Lynn Canyon is a popular spot with locals and tourists alike. Every year thousands of people flock to the pools of Lynn Canyon to cool of during the hot summer months, and some of the braver ones will dive off the cliffs and into a pool known as Thirty Foot.

To get there we must enter Lynn Canyon Park, and cross over Lynn Canyon Suspension bridge over Lynn Creek. Once over the other side a trail will take us along the side of the canyon up to the Thirty Foot Pool. Backtracking about half a kilometre, we will head east out of the park and into the Seymour Watershed area. This area once use to be out of bounds for just about everyone until about ten years ago. That's when it was opened up as the Seymour Demonstration Forest.

The vehicle traffic is restricted to a few work crews and to the occasional movie crew. A short distance into the Demonstration Forest will make you realize why this area must remain protected. We will arrive at the gate house and start our hike (eleven kilometres each way).

This is an area that most tourists may not see, so for those that do venture here it will remain an incredible memory. The next portion of the hike, which is mostly flat, takes us past Rice Lake and then onto the Demonstration Forest Road. You'll be surrounded by all new growth timber and other flora. The area is home to many animals such as deer, coyotes, wild rabbits, black bear, and deer. The Seymour river meanders through this valley and is home to five kinds of salmon and Steelhead trout.

At the half way point (5.5 kilometres), there is a lookout station where there is a great view of the Seymour Valley. Continuing on to the Seymour Dam, one of Vancouver's three main water suppliers. From there the trail leads us to the Seymour Hatchery where you will get a first hand look at the salmon life cycle. Ending our tour at our original starting point at Lynn Canyon Park.

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