Vancouver

Unique Tours for Every Season

If sightseeing in Vancouver is on your itinerary, you won’t have to look very far to find a tour company or professional guide to lead the way. Chances are that, whether you’re looking for a culinary tours or a whale watching expeditions, there will be more choices than you’ll know what to do with. So why not try something completely different? We’ve rounded up a unique Vancouver tour for every season, so you’ll be seeing the city in a whole new way, no matter when you get here. Tour buses not included.

Winter

Chocolate Fondue Tour
Spend an evening exploring snow-dusted forests and serene mountain landscapes on this guided snowshoe tour of Cypress Mountain. After trekking through powdery slopes, you’ll come to cozy Hollyburn Lodge where you can warm up with a cup of hot apple cider and chocolate fondue. The traditional wood-burning stove and romantic candlelight make this an idyllic alpine escape you won’t soon forget.

Spring

Cycle City Tours
Take advantage of Vancouver’s mild springtime weather by doing your sightseeing on two wheels. Cycle City Tours offers daily bicycle tours through some of Vancouver’s most vibrant neighborhoods, so riders can visit attractions such as the Stanley Park Seawall, Granville Island Public Market, Chinatown and Gastown—they’ll even get to ride a ferry over False Creek. Use of a cruiser bike, helmet and bike lock are all included with the price of the tour.

Summer

The Secrets of Stanley Park
It’s the city of Vancouver’s greatest treasure.It’s also been home to crime, riots, persecution, political intrigue, class warfare, logging, hunting, disease, military installations, remarkable public art, ecological catastrophes, secret construction mega-projects, poetry, scandal, and murder. These are the secrets that lurk in the shadows, on the hidden trails, and in the swirling waters. The secrets you aren’t supposed to know. The secrets of Stanley Park. Follow along as Forbidden Vancouver introduces you to the dark side of the park.

Fall

Stanley Park Horse-Drawn Tour
There are a few must-do activities when you visit Vancouver in the fall, and seeing the vibrantly coloured foliage is one of them. Take in the sights of the city in autumn with a ride through famous Stanley Park in a horse-drawn carriage. With Stanley Park Horse-Drawn Tours, visitors can enjoy a one- hour narrated tour of this 400 hectare (1,000 acre) sanctuary. You’ll see Deadman’s Island, Lions Gate Bridge, scenic red cedar forests, authentic First Nations totem poles, fragrant rose gardens and, of course, brilliantly hued vegetation.