Footsteps Through Vancouver: Personalized City Highlights Walking Tour
Joined 2025
Experience a Personalized Walking Tour Around Vancouver's Vibrant Downtown!
Discover Vancouver with this 3.5-hour adventure, starting from Gastown's iconic Steam Clock, Canada Place and Yaletown, and concluding with a ferry ride to vibrant Granville Island. Tailored routes for your own Private Tour to include your interests. The highlight? A ferry ride to Granville Island, a bustling cultural hub with shops, markets, and artisan studios.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
Your Hotel
- I can either meet your at your Downtown hotel, Canada Place (Cruise Ship Terminal) or Waterfront Station (601 W Cordova St, Vancouver, BC V6B 1G1). Depending on what you are interested in, we will discuss our walking route and include neighbourhoods that interest you. Most Popular are Canada Place, Gastown, Yaletown & Granville Island. Below is an example of a timed itinerary.
Meet at your Downtown hotel
Canada Place & Jack Poole Plaza
Canada Place is easy to recognize, with it's stunning teflon roof that resembles sails. It is also the Cruise Ship Terminal for Alaska Cruises.
Located on the edge of Coal Harbour neighbourhood, this place is named in honour of Jack Poole, who was the head of the Vancouver bid committee for the 2010 Winter Olympics The site is home to the cauldron that burned during the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.
Gastown & Steam Clock
Known as the Birthplace of Vancouver, Gastown holds the history of Vancouver's start. It's cobblestone streets, boutique shops and restaurants surround the infamous Steamclock.
Yaletown
Formerly a heavy industrial area dominated by warehouses and rail yards, since the 1986 World's Fair it has been transformed into one of the most densely populated neighbourhoods in the city.
Water Taxi to Granville Island
Granville Island
Granville Island is actually a peninsula and home to the Granville Island Public Market. It has over 300 small businesses full of creatives, makers, and restaurants. The longest side of this triangle shaped area faces False Creek under the south end of the Granville Street Bridge. Formerly an industrial manufacturing area, this is one of the most popular places to hang out as a local.
Ending Point
Granville Island - I will set you up with options for your lunch, and shopping on your own time after the tour. I will give you suggestions for the rest of your day, including directions for your return to your hotel.
Want to personalize this tour?
This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Inclusions & Exclusions
Private walking tour guided with your English speaking host Tracy.
Cost of any water taxis or public transportation we may take. These cost a few dollars per ticket ($2/3 for train and $4/6 for ferry pp) and can be paid for with cash or credit card.
Tour Important Information
My walking tours are relaxed and designed to accommodate various fitness levels. We can adjust the pace and route to suit your preferences, but you should be able to walk for 20 minutes at a time.
What to Bring: Dress for the weather, rain or shine. We can see both in the same day in Vancouver.
What’s Included: Private guiding with your English speaking host Tracy.
What’s NOT Included: Cost of any water taxis or public transportation we may take. These cost a few dollars per ticket and can be paid for with cash or credit card.
Important message from the supplier
My availability changes depending on tour bookings
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Joined 2025
About Tour Guide Tracy V.
Hello, I’m Tracy!
I've lived in Vancouver all of my adult life and was raised in British Columbia's capital city of Victoria. I love to travel, and when I return, there's always a smile on my face because I have the privilege to call Vancouver my chosen home. I’m a proud Canadian and feel blessed to have the opportunity to share my love for this city with guests who have become friends.
Tour guiding lights me up, and I'm a pro at walking tours. Over the years, I have been called "FIVE STAR TRACY," and there’s a reason for that. I thrive on connecting with people and sharing what it’s really like to live here while maximizing the incredible experiences anyone can have. I go the extra mile to make each guest feel seen, heard, and taken care of. I have hundreds of reviews from guests from all over the world that I have had the pleasure of hosting tours with.
I have a broad background working with private and corporate groups, travel industry professionals, media, and influencers. My hospitality resume includes extensive experience as a Walking Food Tour Guide, Hotel Concierge, Step-on Tour Guide, and Itinerary Planner for event planners and the travel trade industry.
$425/ per group