Vancouver Trip Overview
On this private tour of Vancouver, we’ll focus on what’s cool to the kids—starting with the totem poles of Stanley Park. After learning about West Coast Native culture and spotting wildlife in the park, head to the Horse Drawn Carrige Tour for lots of fun and sightseeing. Science World has lots of hands-on exhibits, fun demonstrations, weird and wacky apparatus, and a good deal to keep kids entertained for 3 or 4 hours.One of the city’s nicest beaches, Kitsilano Beach has a fantastic kids playground, a basketball court, Olympic size swimming pool, drift logs to play around, and, of course, a wide sandy beach.After lunch, continue to Granville Island’s Kids Market—the only market in the world where adults are only allowed when accompanied by a kid! Up for sale are wooden toys, art supplies, kites, puppets, stuffed animals, and more. There’s also a giant indoor Adventure Zone, and a 50-year-old caboose that’s now a bakery for dogs and cats.
Additional Info
Duration: 5 to 6 hours
Starts: Vancouver, Canada
Trip Category: Shore Excursions >> Ports of Call Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
On this private tour of Vancouver, we’ll focus on what’s cool to the kids—starting with the totem poles of Stanley Park. After learning about West Coast Native culture and spotting wildlife in the park, head to the Horse Drawn Carrige Tour for lots of fun and sightseeing. Science World has lots of hands-on exhibits, fun demonstrations, weird and wacky apparatus, and a good deal to keep kids entertained for 3 or 4 hours.One of the city’s nicest beaches, Kitsilano Beach has a fantastic kids playground, a basketball court, Olympic size swimming pool, drift logs to play around, and, of course, a wide sandy beach.After lunch, continue to Granville Island’s Kids Market—the only market in the world where adults are only allowed when accompanied by a kid! Up for sale are wooden toys, art supplies, kites, puppets, stuffed animals, and more. There’s also a giant indoor Adventure Zone, and a 50-year-old caboose that’s now a bakery for dogs and cats.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Canada Place Building 780-999 Canada Pl, Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3C1 Canada
Located in the heart of Vancouver’s waterfront, Canada Place is an iconic landmark and venue for world-class events and inspirationally Canadian
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Granville Island Public Market, 1689 Johnston St., Vancouver, British Columbia V6H 3S3 Canada
Granville Island is the home of the Emily Carr University of Art and Design, so you can see why it attracts such a wide variety of talent. There are plenty of art exhibits, many for up-and-coming student artists, as well as studios for glassblowing, jewellery, and others arts and crafts.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Science World, 1455 Quebec St, Vancouver, British Columbia V6A 3Z7 Canada
Ignite your curiosity and discover the wonders of science and technology at Science World. Immerse yourself in interactive indoor and outdoor exhibits
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: False Creek, Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
False Creek is a short narrow inlet in the heart of Vancouver, separating the Downtown and West End neighbourhoods from the rest of the city. It is one of the four main bodies of water bordering Vancouver, along with English Bay, Burrard Inlet and the Fraser River. Granville Island is located within the inlet
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Kitsilano Beach, Cornwall Ave North End of Yew St, Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
Kitsilano Beach, known as “Kits” Beach, is located on Cornwall Ave at the north end of Yew St.
The Seawall runs alongside the beach and Kitsilano Pool is at the west side
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Kitsilano Pool, 2305 Cornwall Ave, Vancouver, British Columbia V6K 1B6 Canada
Kitsilano Pool is a salt-water, outdoor pool located near the beach in Kitsilano. you can enjoy Victoria Day weekend to mid-September.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Stanley Park Horse-Drawn Tours, 735 Stanley Park Dr, Vancouver, BC V6G 3E2, Canada
Step aboard one of our old-fashioned horse-drawn vehicles and meander in comfort through the natural beauty of Stanley Park, Vancouver’s thousand acre wonderland. A professional guide fully narrates the tour which highlights Deadman’s Island, Vancouver’s Harbour, Lions Gate Bridge, a Coastal Red Cedar Forest, and includes stops at the Totem Poles, the Girl in a Wet Suit Statue, the S.S. Empress of Japan Figurehead, and the Rose Garden.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Totem Poles, Vancouver, BC V6G 3E2, Canada
Totem poles are monumental carvings, a type of Northwest Coast art, consisting of poles, posts or pillars, carved with symbols or figures.
Duration: 30 minutes
