Enjoy a comprehensive cultural and educational experience on a 90-minute interpretive walking tour around Beaver Lake, Stanley Park. Learn how indigenous (aboriginal) people have lived and managed the land, the forest and oceans for countless generations. You'll explore Vancouver’s iconic Stanley Park with a First Nation guide. Along the way, your guide will point out local plants that were harvested for food, shelter, art and medicine. Your guides are trained local First Nations Cultural ambassadors who are members of the local tribes and have a strong connection and rich detailed history of Stanley Park and the local region. This tour is appropriate for all fitness levels.
Please note we are operating on select days this summer due to health and wellness management during Covid. Our days of operation are Tuesdays and Wednesdays for July and August. We recommend advance booking to secure your spot.
Posted By : shalini_gupta_4
Great walking tour around Stanley Park. Our guide was very knowledgeable. My friend and I got lost since the meeting point was deeper in the park than I expected but our guide did come looking for us which we really appreciated. The tour was very interesting and enjoyable.
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Posted On : 2024-04-23 00:16:49 
Posted By : Lourielys_M
Our guide was wonderful, encouraged questions, and was patient in his explanations. My husband and I learned so much. We were able to enjoy stepping away from the hustle and bustle to appreciate nature and learn more about our relationship to it.
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Posted On : 2024-04-06 16:33:40 
Posted By : Fides_H
I had an amazing time and learned so much. Thank you!
The guide was super kind and natural but also taught us important historical facts!
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Posted On : 2024-03-18 16:14:07
Posted By : Gemma_B
It’s been a few days since our tour, and I’ve grown more and more appreciative as time’s drawn on.
Truly, this tour was life changing. Learning about the history of this land as the traditional territory of Coast Salish First Nations, including the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil Waututh was essential to appreciating and acknowledging “Stanley Park” (as it’s now known) and its true history.
As someone who grew up in Vancouver and has spent plenty of time in these forests, I was blown away by the history and wisdom of this land.
I’ll never forget our guides and their wisdom, kindness and knowledge imparted. I recommend this tour to absolutely anyone - you will remember jt forever.
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Posted On : 2023-12-19 14:13:14
Posted By : brvancouver
The Talking Trees tour was educative and very enjoyable, led by an indigenous woman (Che , not sure if the spelling of her name is correct). She was very knowledgeable, respectful of her elders. She shared her personal stories with us and showed us many plants and their medicinal use.
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Posted On : 2023-10-09 00:21:43
Posted By : Denise_D
Patrick our guide was extremely knowledgeable and tolerant of my many questions. The tour was wonderful, exploring parts of Stanley Park that I may not have explored on my own. I feel like I am a better person after having taken this tour.
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Posted On : 2023-08-13 21:30:05
Posted By : BillS090
With the help of our excellent guide (Shay I believe) we learned about the history of the land where Stanley Park is now and how the First Nations that lived there utilized the trees, herbs and berries in their lifestyles, and how the different tribes interacted. A very enjoyable tour,
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Posted On : 2023-08-06 10:43:49
Posted By : LAKerr_10
This was an incredible opportunity to hear an indigenous person’s perspective on the development of Vancouver. Our guide went far beyond the totem poles in Stanley Park to set the broader context for pre-colonial life in Canada and the impact of native people over the last 150 years. Our guide had gentle demeanor but did not shy away from harsh reality. He did not regurgitate the stories that anyone can read on the signs in front of the totem polls. Instead our conversation touched on cosmology, politics, history, culture, ecology, urban development, and even the Olympics. I left feeling more aware of the complexities of the place I was visiting, included in the history, and cared-for by our guide. It was a highlight of my visit!
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Posted On : 2023-07-28 11:31:38
Posted By : E8288POleel
Patrick was a very friendly and informative tour guide. The experience was very enjoyable. My only suggestion is to include a little more First Nation history.
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Posted On : 2023-06-28 12:50:24
Posted By : samkC330UO
I highly recommend this tour!
Patrick exuded passion for First Nations history and local ecology on this fascinating and informative tour. We learned all about what Stanley Park was like when it was inhabited by Squamish peoples, not so long ago. He illuminated the manifold links between the land's ecosystems and its human caretakers. His care in answering all of our questions made it obvious that his knowledge and interest in the subject matter went far beyond a ninety-minute tour.
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Posted On : 2023-05-14 22:32:08
