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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.

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THE LOST SOULS OF GASTOWN TOUR

This Halloween season, 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

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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.
 
$33 | 1.5 – 2 HOURS

THE HIDDEN HISTORY & SWEET TREATS TOUR

Explore Vancouver’s heritage buildings – and their stories of murder, jealousy, sin, corruption, and irresistible glamour. Enjoy delectable treats at the city’s finest bakeries and chocolatiers and a private viewing inside the famous Marine Building.

$69 | ~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 our city forever.

$33 | ~2 HOURS

THE DARK SECRETS OF STANLEY PARK TOUR

Explore the breathtaking beauty and intriguing tales of Stanley Park. Beyond the lush forests, charming gardens, and beautiful beaches, lies a story of forced evictions, hidden treasures, chilling crime scenes, and the eerie legend of Deadman’s Island.

$33 | 1.5 – 2 HOURS

THE VANCOUVER VICE TOUR EVENT

Join acclaimed author and historian Aaron Chapman as he brings his latest book “Vancouver Vice” to life. Hear stories of unsolved murder, vigilant vice cops, sex worker turf wars, and wiretapped hustlers in a neighbourhood on the brink of change.

$33 | 1.5 – 2 HOURS
OCT 19 & 20, 11 AM & 3 PM

SECRETS OF THE PENTHOUSE EVENT

Explore backstage at Vancouver’s notorious nightclub with club owner Danny Filippones and friends as your guides, live jazz, and spaghetti & meatballs dinner. Hear stories of Rat Pack parties, mobsters, bootlegging, and fire.

$70 | 6:30 PM | ~3 HOURS
OCT 30

HOLIDAY HISTORY & HOT CHOCOLATE TOUR

Explore iconic heritage buildings and hear tales of intrigue, jealousy, and murder. Delight in holiday displays, then get a VIP viewing of the Marine Building.

$49 | ~3 HOURS
NOV 15 TO JAN 5 ONLY

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. Explore Vancouver’s hidden history.
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FROM $30 PER GUEST
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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.