FORBIDDEN VANCOUVER WALKING TOURS
Experience Vancouver like never before! Let us immerse you in the city’s hidden history of dark crime, outrageous intrigue, and filthy scandal.
THE LOST SOULS OF GASTOWN TOUR
Discover the eerie history of Vancouver’s oldest neighbourhood. Follow the lamplight of your guide into Vancouver’s earliest and most gruesome history. You’ll step inside a world of murder, revenge, and true grit in a dramatic retelling of Victorian Gastown’s earliest stories. Hear tales of deadly fire, smallpox, and more in this unique performance-theatre experience.
$33 | 1.5–2 HOURS
THE SINNERS & SWEETS TOUR
Explore Vancouver’s heritage buildings – and their stories of murder, jealousy, scandal, corruption, and irresistible glamour. You’ll enjoy sinful treats at the city’s finest bakeries and chocolatiers and a private viewing inside the famous Marine Building.
$69 | ~2 HOURS
THE FORBIDDEN VANCOUVER TOUR
Discover Vancouver’s dirtiest Prohibition-era secrets and illicit stories as you wander Gastown’s most historic streets. Hear tales of enterprising rum-runners, infamous riots, mobsters, and crooked cops. Our longest running walking tour!
$33 | ~2 HOURS
THE REALLY GAY HISTORY TOUR
Celebrate love with a raucous chronicle of Vancouver’s LGBTQ2+ community on a stroll through the vibrant and historic Davie Village. Discover the queer heroes who changed the social fabric of our city forever.
$33 | ~2 HOURS
THE DARK SECRETS OF STANLEY PARK TOUR
Beyond Stanley Park’s majestic forests, picturesque gardens, and stunning beaches, lies a history of forced evictions, buried treasures, shocking crime scenes, shady backroom deals, and the macabre legend of Deadman’s Island.
$33 | ~2 HOURS
SECRETS OF THE PENTHOUSE
Explore backstage at Vancouver’s notorious nightclub with club owner Danny Filippone and friends as your guides. Enjoy live jazz and a spaghetti & meatballs dinner (veg option available) while you hear stories of Rat Pack parties, mobsters, bootlegging, and fire.
$70 | 6:30 PM | ~3 HOURS
JUN 11 & MAY 28
PRIVATE WALKING TOURS
Plan a get together with your friends, family, or team members for an outdoor experience in Vancouver that’s original, active, fascinating, and utterly engaging from start to finish. Explore Vancouver’s hidden history with a private experience for your group. Reach out today to get started!
FROM $30 PER GUEST
CUSTOM START TIMES
GIFT A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE!
Make lasting memories with a Forbidden Vancouver walking tour. Experiences make better presents than stuff!
No expiration date. Valid towards all walking tours, not valid for special events.
$50 | $75 | $100 | $150 | $200
OUR LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
We gratefully acknowledge our walking tours take place within the unceded, ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.