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15 Best Gastown & Ghost Walking Tours

The ghost walks: Gastown’s brick alleys and the city’s oldest stories, the ones involving fires, fevers and unfinished business, told after dark.

1.Gastown Historic Walking Food Tour

Discover Vancouver’s historic Gastown neighborhood through a 3-hour walking food tour featuring seven tastings, lively stories, and a mix of local flavors and history.

Most Popular★ 5.0

“This was an awesome experience. I would highly recommend doing this at the beginning of your time in Vancouver, so you can go back and visit your favorite spots on the tour! It was a great way to get exposure to a variety of places…”

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2.Vancouver Lost Souls of Gastown Walking Tour

Explore Vancouver’s dark past with the Lost Souls of Gastown walking tour. Engaging guides, haunting stories, and historic sites in a 1.75-hour experience.

★ 5.0

“Great History Stories. I love how they play characters in the story. Vanessa was outstanding as a guide. She was funny, informative and stays in character.”

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3.Vancouver: Gastown Historical Walking Food Tour

Explore Vancouver’s historic Gastown on a 3-hour guided walking food tour featuring 7 eateries, local stories, and tastings of food, drinks, and desserts.

★ 4.8

“Our guide Rachel made the tour a success. We were also introduced to the Brioche Italian Restaurant that was so good my wife and I went back the next day for a leisurely lunch.”

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5.Vancouver: Lost Souls of Gastown Tour

Discover Vancouver's haunted past on this 2-hour theatrical ghost tour of Gastown, led by talented actors bringing history and legends to life.

★ 4.7

“Interesting tour about the history of old Vancouver. Tour gide was very convincing about the story she was telling us which made it amazing to listen to.”

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6.Gastown Walking Gourmet Tour: Food, Drinks & Local History

Explore Vancouver’s historic Gastown district with a 3-hour walking tour featuring food tastings, local drinks, and colorful stories—perfect for food lovers and history buffs alike.

★ 5.0

“Vicki was an excellent leader and provided great info on the food, the restaurant, other restaurants, and the Gas town area. Food was fantastic. Highly recommend.”

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7.Experience Gastown Vancouver’s Elite Walking Food Tour

Explore Vancouver’s historic Gastown on a 3-hour walking food tour, sampling gourmet bites, learning local stories, and enjoying stunning city views.

“Ali was so friendly and amicable. He was very informative and knowledge about the area restaurants we went to. He was attentive to my mom which I was so grateful for. He was also funny. Thank you for a great experience.”

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8.Gastown Pub Crawl

Join this Vancouver Gastown pub crawl for a lively night of bar-hopping, guided recommendations, free shots, and fun group challenges in historic Gastown.

★ 4.5

“What a great way to meet people and explore some of the bar scene in Gastown! The bar crawl bingo was a fun twist to get folks interacting (and we know our group really won 🏆!)”

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9.Gastown, Chinatown & Granville Island – Vancouver Bike Tours

Explore Vancouver's vibrant neighborhoods on this 3-hour guided bike tour, featuring scenic seawalls, iconic landmarks, and local art. Perfect for first-timers and curious explorers.

★ 5.0

“My husband and I had some time to kill from when our cruise arrived in port to when our flight left so we decided to book a bike tour. It was fantastic and ended up becoming one of the highlights of our entire trip. Jeremy…”

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10.Vancouver: The Forbidden Vancouver Tour

Explore Vancouver's hidden past with this 2-hour walking tour of Gastown, uncovering Prohibition stories, mobsters, and historic landmarks for just $27.

★ 4.9

“Fantastic! Rowen did a great job, he is very; friendly, articulate, knowledgeable, and accommodating. The tour was uniquely interesting, which came with enthusiastic stories accompanied by photos from history. The subject matter wasn’t too dark as to dissuade somebody from going, but still digs at…”

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11.Vancouver City Sightseeing Adventure: a murder mystery in Gastown

Discover Vancouver's Gastown on this engaging murder mystery tour. Solve clues, explore landmarks, and enjoy an outdoor adventure for all ages.

★ 5.0

“It was a great time, the mystery was not too easy or too hard or to hard. We could have used more than 2 hours to complete. The area we walked around was safe and not difficult to traverse.”

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12.Gastown, the origins of Vancouver

Explore Vancouver’s historic Gastown with a guided tour. Learn about its origins, see iconic sights, and enjoy authentic stories—perfect for history lovers.

★ 4.0

“The guide was fantastic and showed us so much! I will never see Gastown the same way! Our eyes are wide open!”

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13.Vancouver Gastown Brunch Tour: A Morning of Local Flavours

Discover Vancouver’s historic Gastown with a delicious brunch tour featuring four local eateries, iconic sights, and a relaxed two-and-a-half-hour experience.

★ 5.0

“We really enjoyed our brunch tour with Sean! As Vancouver locals it was so fun to learn some facts about Gaston that we don’t know as well as get to try a bunch of delicious spots! You just. Any sample that many places in a…”

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14.Vancouver Gastown Breakfast Tour with Mimosa and Local Eats

Explore Vancouver's historic Gastown with a 2.5-hour small-group brunch tour featuring local eats, a mimosa, and iconic sights like the Steam Clock.

★ 5.0

“I’m a firm believer that small group tours are a great way to get a feel for an unfamiliar city. And what better way than to add in amazing food and a little taste of the history? We had a really fun and informative guide,…”

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15.Private Vancouver Sightseeing Adventure: a Gastown murder mystery

Discover Vancouver’s Gastown on a thrilling murder mystery tour. Solve clues, enjoy live actors, and explore the city while having fun with friends or family.

★ 5.0

“My wife and I did the Vancouver Outdoor Murder Mystery in Gastown during a trip from Phoenix, AZ. We absolutely LOVED IT. Such a fun way to see parts of the city, and work together to solve puzzles and challenges as a couple. It felt…”

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