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!

The Hollywood North Walking Tour visits filming locations from movies and TV shows produced downtown Vancouver. We are the only company authorized to do these tours. Vancouver is also called Hollywood North due to the great number of productions filmed in the city. We will show you filming locations and add a photo or video of the scene filmed in each location for a memory refreshment. You will love it. We like to create memorable experiences to our customers.

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.

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!

Escape the rain-drenched city streets of Vancouver and head into the North Shore mountains during the winter months. This 3-hour snowshoe adventure takes place on Cypress Mountain and includes snacks and beverages for your convenience—all you need to bring are sturdy shoes and warm layers. Participants walk in a small group, at a steady pace with a gradual incline, and the guide allows for rest stops along the way.

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.

Explore Victoria's history and culinary scene on this walking tour of the British Columbian city. Follow a guide to highlights such as the Parliament Buildings, the Inner Harbor Causeway, Trounce Alley, Bastion and Market squares, Fan Tan Alley, the Harmonious Gates of Interest, and the Victoria Public Market. Along the way, stop for between food tastings of craft beer, chocolate, tea, tapas, cheese, bread, olive oil, and other local products.

Delve into the colorful past of Canada’s oldest Chinatown, in Victoria, British Columbia. This guided walking tour will lead you through the streets and storied allies of the historic neighborhood, as your historian/guide tells you the fascinating, sometimes tragic tales of the people who helped build the city and shape Canada as well as modern China.

Cycle and hike your way through British Columbia’s rugged landscape on a 6.5-hour tour from Vancouver with lunch. Watch for signs of wildlife as you walk through Lynn Canyon, cross a scenic suspension bridge and explore a stunning temperate rainforest. Get sweeping views from the saddle while riding the Trans Canada Trail through Pitt Meadows, where the snow capped mountains around Frasier Valley are a dramatic backdrop for winding rivers and marshland. Enjoy all-inclusive access to equipment, lunch and transportation.

Vancouver is a haven for outdoor enthusiasts and cosmopolitan adventurers alike. Framed by the Pacific Ocean and Coast Mountains, Vancouver’s meandering oceanside pathways are the perfect way to explore the city. Your local host will teach you all about the cities renowned natural beauty and cultural diversity, giving you insight to it's history and showing you both famous sights and hidden gems. Within 24 hours after booking you'll receive a short questionnaire about your personality and interests. Based on your responses, you'll be assigned a like-minded host. Your host will communicate with you directly to suggest an itinerary to help you discover what makes the city unique. You will also agree on a meeting time and place. Your itinerary is flexible, so during the experience, you can always change your mind about what you want to do.

Vancouver is as pretty as a city has any right to be. By day, Canada’s scenic gem is a cultural hub and epicenter for the arts, framed by flawless sea and mountains. Your local host will take you on a walking tour through the city to all the hidden gems that you don't see in the tourist guidebooks. Private and personalised the tour can be structured around your interests.

Vancouver is Canada’s most populous city, with the urban landscape surrounded by the North Shore Mountains, the Pacific Ocean, Stanley Park and other natural wonders. It's a city rich in history and culture, stunning sights and delicious food. This full day walking tour will give you a true experience of Vancouver. Within 24 hours after booking you'll receive a short questionnaire about your personality and interests. Based on your responses, you'll be assigned a like-minded host. Your host will communicate with you directly to suggest an itinerary to help you discover what makes the city unique. You will also agree on a meeting time and place. Your itinerary is flexible, so during the experience, you can always change your mind about what you want to do.

Take your own tour of the charming city of Victoria, learning the history of the West Coast city as you walk. This tour allows you to set your own time line, walking at your own pace and pausing for as long as you wish at each stop. Stops include Beacon Hill Park and the world’s tallest totem pole, the Inner Harbour, Fairmont Empress, Chinatown, Bastion Square, Emily Carr house and more.

Vancouver is known for its stunning natural scenery, outdoor activities, and lively nightlife. On this tour, enjoy time to take in all the highlights and more, with seven nights’ accommodation at the HI Vancouver Central hostel. During your stay, take part in daily activities such as a visit to Grouse Mountain or Vancouver Aquarium, a thrilling walk across the Capilano Suspension Bridge, or a fun pub crawl in downtown Vancouver.

With panoramic views over Vancouver Island's coastal rain forest to enjoy, Victoria is a place where outdoor adventure comes as standard. On this tour, whizz through the air in safety by zipline and experience the best of Victoria’s open countryside. Tackle a series of ziplines and high-altitude challenges, with a flexible start time to suit your timings and all necessary equipment included on your tour.

Enjoy some active family fun perched high in the sky as you traverse an aerial adventure course. Tackle the games in the Kids Adventure Course, a suspension course hanging 10 feet (3 meters) high, or ride on ziplines. Choose from more than 12 games and ziplines that will have kids moving comfortably and safely from tree to tree on their own in no time. 

On our Gastown tour, you will discover the origins of the city of Vancouver and this iconic neighborhood, named as the fourth most stylish neighborhood in the world. We will explore the alleys where murky business was happening during the dry law, in addition to the historic buildings of the early twentieth century. Immerse yourself with our tour in the history of this young city and take advantage of your stay in Vancouver learning history in the best way with a local guide.

Whistler boasts serene fishing lakes and spectacular countryside scenery, but knowing the best spots to cast your line requires local knowledge. On this family-friendly tour, suitable for learners and experts alike, experience the joy of spin fishing for salmon and trout in the Canadian wilderness. With all equipment plus pickup and drop-off at your Whistler or Pemberton accommodation included, enjoy a relaxing experience with your instructor in the great outdoors.