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Tours of the City

Walking Tours

The most enjoyable place to walk, which visitors should not miss out on, is the Seawall that runs around the edge of Stanley Park and continues along False Creek.

For guided tours that put the modern city in perspective, Walkabout Historic Vancouver (tel: (604) 720 0006; e-mail: walkabout_van@telus.net) offers three daily (0900, 1200 and 1500) two-hour walking tours, one of downtown Vancouver and Gastown, and one of Granville Island (cost: C$18). The Architectural Institute of British Columbia (tel: (604) 683 8588; web site: www.aibc.bc.ca) offers six different free guided tours introducing visitors to Vancouver's history through architecture.

Bus Tours

There are numerous hop-on, hop-off bus tours in Vancouver, averaging two hours in length for a whole circuit. Options include Gray Line of Vancouver (tel: (604) 879 3363; web site: www.grayline.ca/vancouver) for C$25 for a two-day ticket, and The Vancouver Trolley Company (tel: (604) 801 5515 or (888) 451 5581; web site: www.vancouvertrolley.com) for C$22.

From May to October, Landsea Tours (tel: (604) 255 7272; fax: (604) 685 8960; web site: www.vancouvertours.com) runs the five-hour First Nations Cultural Adventure Tour (including a stop at the longhouse on the Capilano Reserve) in conjunction with Takaya Tours; cost is C$70.

Other Tours

Lunch and dinner cruises are available from Vancouver Champagne Cruises (tel: (604) 688 8072; web site: www.champagnecruises.com) starting at C$20; departures from Granville Island. Harbour Cruises (tel: (604) 688 7246 or (800) 663 1500; web site: www.boatcruises.com) is based at the north foot of Denman Street (near West Georgia Street) and offers trips around the harbour, along Indian Arm to the northeast of the city, and along scenic Howe Sound to the town of Squamish. Sunset dinner cruises are another possibility.

Kayak tours are available right at English Bay or, for a more scenic trip, Lotusland Tours (tel: (604) 684 4922 or (800) 528 3531; web site: www.lotuslandtours.com) drives participants out of the city for a four-hour kayak tour and salmon barbecue for C$135.



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