Vancouver Cruise Day Walk

Photo: Richard Eriksson from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0 (cropped)

Vancouver stands on the traditional, unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations, who have lived along these shores for thousands of years. You'll meet their history at several stops on this walk.

The tour starts and ends at Canada Place, the cruise terminal with the white sails. You'll follow the waterfront west past the Olympic Cauldron and along the Coal Harbour Seawall into Stanley Park, visit Lost Lagoon, the seawall, the Brockton Point totem poles and the Nine O'Clock Gun, then come back to the old town of Gastown before returning to your ship.

Allow about three and a half hours, including roughly two hours of walking. The Stanley Park section is the longest; a bike-share bike or a rental bike from a shop near the park makes it quicker, and the number 19 bus links downtown and Stanley Park. Times between stops are given on each card. Keep an eye on the clock and be back on board well before your ship's all-aboard time.

12 stops on this tour:

Canada Place - The Ship with Sails

Olympic Cauldron - Vancouver's 2010 Flame

Coal Harbour Seawall - Floatplanes and Yachts

Lost Lagoon - A Lake That Was Once the Sea

Stanley Park Seawall - A Lifetime of Stonework

Brockton Point Totem Poles - Carved Stories

Nine O'Clock Gun - The Cannon That Tells Time

Waterfront Station - Where the Railway Ended

Gastown Steam Clock - Whistles on the Hour

Gaoler's Mews - Vancouver's First Jail

Maple Tree Square - Where Gastown Began

Canada Place Promenade - Back on Board

Stops on this tour

1. Canada Place - The Ship with Sails
2. Olympic Cauldron - Vancouver's 2010 Flame
3. Coal Harbour Seawall - Floatplanes and Yachts
4. Lost Lagoon - A Lake That Was Once the Sea
5. Stanley Park Seawall - A Lifetime of Stonework
6. Brockton Point Totem Poles - Carved Stories
7. Nine O'Clock Gun - The Cannon That Tells Time
8. Waterfront Station - Where the Railway Ended
9. Gastown Steam Clock - Whistles on the Hour
10. Gaoler's Mews - Vancouver's First Jail
11. Maple Tree Square - Where Gastown Began
12. Canada Place Promenade - Back on Board

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