Top British Columbia Walking Tours

Vancouver food is a highlight of exploring the city, but finding the best neighborhood flavors requires a local connection. Discover Vancouver's diverse cuisine on a walking tour of downtown and Gastown that includes stops to taste sushi, poutine, ice cream, a ‘secret dish,’ and more. It turns a meal into an adventure, and it's paired with tales of Vancouver culture and history.

This tour takes you down the main strip of Gastown, where you will be able to eat delicious foods that can only be found in Vancouver and Canada, all while feeling as if you are walking through a small town in Europe. Our food tour is specifically designed to hit your taste buds in all the right places as we make our way through the town from place to place. On our Secret Food Tour in Vancouver, you will get to try many dishes that locals have come to love. They are made with fresh and local ingredients and are restaurants that you will find in no other city. We have created a relationship with these local companies which ensures top notch service. As a private tour, everything works around you! Our start times are much more easy going, dates can open up. It's a much more intimate and cozy experience. No need to shout over other tourists, you will have every question answered, and leave feeling like a native yourself!

This is an excellent excursion for beer lovers, eager to visit beer breweries, learn about beer brewing processes, sample the frothy goodness, and enjoy good company. All year round. Travel in comfort and style. The tour will take you into the suburbs of Vancouver, to Port Moody. At Brewers Row, you will visit 4 craft beer breweries, tour, and enjoy your “flight” of beers. At least 50 “destination” of beers to choose from – ale, cider, pilsner, hefeweizen, lager, and stout. You will visit Moody Ales, Parkside Brewery, Yellow Dog, and Twin Sails Brewing. You will learn each of their unique brewing process, sample and taste plenty of frothy goodness, relax with your fellow beer lovers and locals. Start a conversation. Enjoy fine dining by the waterfront or fast food on wheels if you like. In between the tastings, you will also visit a museum; walk around and explore Rocky Point’s garden and jetty, with its beautiful waterfront; and spot harbour seals and ospreys.

This private tour offers the chance to taste the vinous highlights of British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley wine region. Meet in the morning at your Kelowna accommodation, and begin with a sommelier-led tasting class, in order to prime your palate for the wines to come. Over the course of the day, you’ll visit four of the region’s most esteemed wineries, and will enjoy tours of the facilities and tastings at each. At one of the vineyards, you’ll also stop to enjoy a scenic picnic lunch, complete with wine pairing.

Mystical Rainforest Tours: Embark on a mindfulness based stroll through the wild enchantment of a Temperate Rainforest. Experience Forest Bathing: Being immersed in the healing energies of a Forest. Seeing, touching, tasting, smelling & listening to the vibrant presence & ecosystem that brings the forest to Life. Practice the art of Nature Mysticism: Come to the realization that you are part of something much greater than yourself. Tune into the life force of a mystical rainforest while listening to the uplifting sounds of a Tibetan Singing Bowl. Participate in a guided visualization exercise - Imagine that you are a tree, feeling grounded to the earth beneath you, while listening to a selection of music blending in with the peaceful sounds of the surrounding forest. Cap off your tour with an encounter with a 650 year old Douglas fir, acknowledging Mother Nature as your host.

Discover the local shopping scene and its fashion DNA with a professional stylist as you embark on a personalized shopping circuit built to meet your style and wishes. Learn more about the art of styling your body features and take a figurative soft tour outside your comfort zone as your stylist pulls pieces for you to explore and try. Think of it as a mini style consultation followed by recommendations and a hands on practice session during the shopping tour where you can ask any fashion and style related questions. Throughout your shopping circuit and neighborhoods discovery, listen to fashion stories as told by your fashion savvy guide and get a unique insight of the industry. Prior to your shopping tour, you will be sent a little shopping form to help personalize your experience. And following your fashion escapade, you will be sent a personal style summary of recommendations received by your stylist as well as some tour souvenir photos.

Treat your taste buds to a walking food tour of Victoria’s bustling Fort & Blanshard Streets. Once known as Antique Row for its abundance of vintage shops, this hip neighborhood is now filled with trendy restaurants, modern boutique shops, and home to the arts district. Follow a local gourmet guide to some of the best eateries in the area including a tea salon, a European-style deli, an authentic taqueria, Middle-Eastern street food, and more. Chat with shop owners and chefs along the way to gain insight into Victoria’s thriving culinary scene. Group size is limited to 12 for a more personalized tasting experience.

Victoria has an abundance of two great things; beautiful historic churches and delicious chocolate. Join us on a guided walking tour that combines a history and an architectural tour of places of worship with a food tour where we will indulge in chocolate from local businesses. On this guided tour we will visit 3 places of worship including St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Christ Church Cathedral, and St. Andrew's Cathedral. Guests will hear stories of how they came to be and what makes them architecturally significant. Come hungry as we will visit six local businesses sure to satisfy the chocoholics in the group! Stops include historic Roger's Chocolates, Chocolats Favoris, Bon Macaron, Crust Bakery, La Taquisa, and the new Chocolate & Co, a collaborative shop of local chocolatiers. A perfect tour for history buffs and chocoholics!

A family version of our popular superhero quest, Heroes & Villains. This game is the perfect real-life adventure - an escape from screen-time (no apps or devices required!). Hands-on challenges with artifacts and tools. Reading comprehension level adapts for ages 8 and up. Keep the kids busy while you enjoy the scenery and learn some local history while you visit landmarks along the way. The game begins and ends with a Game Operator - the rest of it is self-guided. This activity is for 2 to 5 players.

Vancouver is under threat from an evil organization known only as Blackout, and you might be the city’s last chance! On this adventurous spy game, follow clues and crack puzzles in downtown Vancouver locations including Granville Street, the Marine Building, and Robson Square. With your secret agent kit provided, see if you have what it takes to stop Blackout from destroying Vancouver.

Channel your inner detective to solve this murder mystery. You will scour the streets of Gastown, visiting some popular landmarks, like the Gastown steam clock, the statue of Gassy Jack, and Gaoler’s Mews to find the clues you need. Find the clues, solve the puzzle, and help bring the killer to justice.

With our walking tours, you’ll skip the mundane historical tours and discover the city through a local’s eyes. Experience a tour that will transform the way you travel to make it as much about the people you meet, as it is the places you see. Our local guides (Lokafyers) are passionate about their city and eager to share their knowledge and perspective. Since Lokafyers are not professional guides and tour occasionally, they provide an experience that’s authentic and personal, like a friend showing you around their city. By the end of the tour, you'll feel comfortable navigating the city and confident that you have all the information you need to make the most of your stay.

Meet a Vancouver local for a private walking tour that’s a new travel concept. Instead of a typical tour based on a list of landmarks, you’ll pair up with a Lokafyer guide whose perspective on where to eat, how to get around, and what do to that comes from actually living in Vancouver. Starting with a pre-tour consultation by phone or chat, it’s an experience created just for you.

Discover the culinary delights of British Columbia on this small-group dinner tour in Whistler. Visit various cafes, bars, brew-houses, and restaurants throughout Whistler with your guide. Enjoy one dish at each stop, and gain insight into the flavors and foods the locals love. Sample local beers at a brew-house, then visit an award-winning tapas joint. Head on to a nearby restaurant, then finish your culinary adventure at a local chocolate shop! Enjoy personal attention from your guide on this small-group tour, limited to 15 people.

Give your Whistler vacation the golden touch with a 4-hour progressive dinner tour of the area’s most established restaurants. Taste fine local cuisine from award-winnings chefs and visit cavernous wine cellars — where you will learn to saber a champagne bottle! With a savvy guide, you'll sample regional fare from blackened ahi tuna to icewine truffles, a local specialty. Get an interactive culinary education including four delicious courses and lots of fun.