Canada Itineraries: CA26
Taste of Vancouver
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Day 01: Arrival at Vancouver
Arrive at the Vancouver airport and complete your immigration. Later transfer to the hotel. The rest of the day is kept free for leisure. Overnight at Vancouver.
Day 02: Vancouver
After breakfast, get ready for a day exploring Vancouver’s most popular parks and neighbourhoods. Grab a coffee from one of the city’s many local roasters, and walk through Vancouver’s historic heart, Gastown. Then board Westcoast Sightseeing’s old-fashioned trolley style sightseeing bus for a hop-on, hop-off tour through the city centre, Stanley Park and English Bay. Get off the trolley at Granville Island, which offers a superb mix of arts, craft and culinary treasures. After lunch, wander the neighbourhood’s artist studios, boutiques and galleries, and then head to Edible Canada to quench your thirst with a Caesar – Canada’s national cocktail, similar to a Bloody Mary, made with clamato juice and vodka. Resume your trolley tour to return downtown, and if you still have room, grab an afternoon gelato at Bella Gelateria – these scoops have actually won awards in Italy. Later enjoy Vancouver’s craft beer scene explode, with over 50 breweries within the city limits. Take a Vancouver Brewery Tours’ classic tour, taking in three of those breweries, sampling your way through ales, lagers, sours, stouts and saisons, meeting brew masters and getting a look behind the scenes. Overnight at Vancouver.
Day 03: Vancouver
After breakfast proceed to the Vancouver Art Gallery, right in the heart of the city, and known for its ground-breaking exhibitions, especially those that focus on Indigenous and Asia Pacific artists. After feeding your mind, it’s once again time to feed your stomach. Vancouver Foodie Tours best of downtown tour starts just a couple of blocks away. You’ll have the chance to sample through the city’s multicultural culinary delights at five delicious stops, led by a local expert. Later after lunch stroll over to Yaletown and indulge in some window shopping and people-watching. This neighbourhood was formerly the city’s warehouse district, but is now home to some of Vancouver’s most stylish stores and boutiques, as well as award-winning restaurants. The seawall also runs past Yaletown, and on a nice day, you’ll see the locals pass by as they go for an after-work run or bike ride. Later in evening Toast British Columbia’s culinary bounty by ordering a glass of Okanagan Valley sparkling wine and indulging in a seafood tower stacked with local, sustainably sourced seafood. If you’re interested in a nightcap, Yaletown boasts a cocktail culture to rival the best. Overnight at Vancouver.
Day 04: Fly Back to Hometown
Post breakfast check out from the hotel and get ready to fly back home with loads of memories.