Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours

Tour operator · Downtown

Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours

Tour operator · Downtown

207 W Hastings St #1412, Vancouver, BC V6B 1H7, Canada

Highlights

Experience Vancouver's rich history on captivating walking tours led by passionate guides, who blend storytelling with the city's intriguing past.

207 W Hastings St #1412, Vancouver, BC V6B 1H7, Canada Get directions

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"Forbidden Vancouver Vancouver may be polite and laid-back now, but it has a checkered past. Prohibition swung the city’s saloon doors shut in 1917, creating an underground world of bootleggers and dirty cops. Forbidden Vancouver ’s nightly tour charts the path of the resulting speakeasies, bawdy houses, and opium dens, taking guests back in time with a colorful, nearly two-hour jaunt through the city center and Chinatown. During the tour, you’ll pass landmarks like the South Memorial Cenotaph and the beaux-arts Dominion Building before ending in restaurant-rich Gastown. If you’d rather explore the urban wilderness, opt for Forbidden Vancouver’s Secrets of Stanley Park tour, which tells of the scandals and crime that once rocked the rain-forested oasis."

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Karen F

Google

Such a fun and interesting tour! Our guide, Glenn, took us through parts of the city that we would never have found on our own. He was an excellent storyteller sharing unique Vancouver history and architecture along the way. Highly recommend and would definitely use this tour company again on a return trip to the city!

RedHenPics

Google

A friend and I took the Hot Chocolate Tour Monday evening. It was amazing. So well organized. Our guide Aislynn was such a pro. She dressed the part and made the tour so interesting and fun. I highly recommend taking this tour whether you are a local or a tourist. It is a great way to see the city at night and be privy to its scandalous past. Fascinating! Remember to tip your guide.

Morgan Ridgeway

Google

My partmer and I did the Lost Souls of Gastown Tour with guide Janet who was absolutely incredible. She kept the pace up on a cold evening, and ensured the group was engaged throughout. She spoke with such grace and elegance that captured the audience with every word. We are in Vancouver on vacation, and this tour was easily one of our main highlights. Worth every penny, and then some! Thank you, Janet, and Co!

Spirit Bender

Google

We came in a bit late, but Glenn was very understanding. He was a fantastic tour guide, professional story teller. Was very knowledgeable. Engaged the crowd. Asked and answered many tricky questions. We truly enjoyed the tour, and honestly, didn't have enough of it 😊

Jane M

Google

Interesting history tour of late 1800’s Vancouver. Our tour guide (a trained actor) was engaging and animated. Each story throughout the walk built on the last and culminated in a suspenseful account of the central characters’ “outcome”. IMPORTANT: this is not a ghost tour; it’s an historical walk.

Maria N

Google

We recently went on the “Dark Secrets of Stanley Park” Tour with storyteller Glenn and it was an incredible experience. The tour was just right in terms of length, very interesting and educational (one could tell they put a lot of time and effort into their research) and Glenn is a fantastic - very engaging for the audience - storyteller. 5 Stars! Would do again and have highly recommend to many people visiting Vancouver (after we took a tour through Gastown with Rachel two years ago).

Sandra A

Google

The Holiday History & Hot Chocolate Tour was fabulous. I've lived in the Metro Vancouver area for over 40 years and I learned so much about the history of several of the beautiful buildings downtown as well as all the scandalous political history and entertainment from early last century. However, as fascinating as all this information was, I think what made this so intriguing and captivating was our delightful tour guide, Glenn! Not only did he know his information but his presentation of the material and his sense of humour kept me completely engaged. Then, of course, there was the delicious hot chocolate! Excellent tour! I highly recommend it!

Vova Engelsberg

Google

The experience with Glenn was genuinely extraordinary. His storytelling abilities are unmatched, and it's a delight to see him thriving in his vocation. He possesses a wealth of knowledge and is a walking encyclopedia, providing information that even Dr. Google can't offer. With impeccable diction and a voice that commands attention without amplification, Glenn's easygoing nature and fantastic sense of humour make for an engaging and entertaining experience. Unlike other guides, he is approachable and open-minded, creating an inclusive and enjoyable environment. He is not as snobby as some other guides I've met.