Vancouver Stanley Park Self-Guided Audio Tour
Explore the scenic beauty of Vancouver’s Stanley Park with a self-guided audio tour. This smartphone-accessible tour will allow you to explore the park at your own pace as you traverse the park’s Seawall path. Along the way, you can admire the views from the Brockton or Prospect Point Lighthouses, see the unique Siwash Rock, walk through the Stanley Point Rose Garden, and more as you answer trivia questions along your journey.
Overview
Explore the scenic beauty of Vancouver’s Stanley Park with a self-guided audio tour. This smartphone-accessible tour will allow you to explore the park at your own pace as you traverse the park’s Seawall path. Along the way, you can admire the views from the Brockton or Prospect Point Lighthouses, see the unique Siwash Rock, walk through the Stanley Point Rose Garden, and more as you answer trivia questions along your journey.
Itinerary
Listen to a tour guide through your smartphone as you explore Vancouver's incredible Stanley Park!
As you walk (or bicycle) the Seawall Path, your tour guide will point out the park's incredible sights & tell stories of it's past, present & future.
The guided tour is on the exterior Seawall Path, but there are 10+ additional points of interest you can explore on the interior as well.
Highlights include the Brockton & Prospect Point Lighthouses, the Nine O'Clock Gun, Siwash Rock, the Lions Gate Bridge and the Stanley Point Rose Garden.
The tour also comes with fun location based trivia questions. After the commentary plays, look at your device and tap your guess at the answer.
Live GPS map shows where you are and where to go next. As you get close, tour guide commentary will automatically play.
Enjoy anytime, not just on your booking date. Stop & start anywhere along route.
Note: the number of travelers you select is the number of devices you can download the tour to.
5 minutesIf you take a look across the road to your left, through the trees you’ll see a statue. This statue of the 18th century Scottish poet, Robert Burns, was the first statue ever...
5 minutesIf you take a look to your left across the road, you’ll see a small building. That’s the Stanley Park Information Booth. If this is your first visit, or you want some more information on all the great things Stanley Park has to offer, I recommend a quick stop.
5 minutesBrockton Point Totem Pole
Just ahead you’ll see a cross walk leading to a treed area. You may also notice some totem poles among the trees! I highly recommend...
5 minutesHallelujah Point
Welcome to Hallelujah Point! As you I’m sure you can see, this grassy point on the southeast side of Stanley Park offers magnificent views of downtown Vancouver. It was on this clearing that..
5 minutesNine O"Clock Gun
If you look to your right, you'll see our next landmark, the Nine O'Clock Gun. This twelve pound muzzle-loader was cast in England in 1816, and brought to Stanley Park in 1894. It was...
5 minutesBrockton Point Lighthouse
Brockton Point, which you're now walking around, was named after Francis Brockton, an engineer on the HMS Plumper, who found a vein of coal, right here on the point, sometime between...
5 minutesChehalis Cross Memorial
If you take a look to your left once you reach the clearing in the trees, across the road you’ll see a cross. That’s the Chehalis memorial, a Celtic cross commemorating...
5 minutesNorth Vancouver. As mentioned, crossing the Lions Gate Bridge will take you to North Vancouver, a waterfront municipality on the north shore of Burrard Inlet, directly across from Vancouver. The City of North Vancouver is the...
5 minutesSS Empress of Japan Figurehead
Welcome to the SS Empress of Japan Figurehead. The SS Empress of Japan, also known as the "Queen of the Pacific", crossed the Pacific Ocean more than 400 times between...
5 minutesVancouver's Shipyards. If you take a seat on one of the benches and take a look across the water, you’ll see the northern section of the Vancouver Shipyards...
5 minutesLions Gate Bridge
By now I’m sure you’ve noticed the beautiful bridge in front of you spanning the water. Opened in 1938 and officially known as the First Narrows Bridge, the Lions Gate Bridge is a..
5 minutesProspect Point Lookout
If you're hearing this, you made your way to the Prospect Point lookout! This is one of the most popular places in the park as at 210 feet above the seawall, it boasts some of..
5 minutesWelcome to Douk Beach! If you’re confused with where the beach is, let me explain. During the Great Depression, Vancouver was flooded with unemployed men. Without funds to...
5 minutesSiwash Rock
If you look out to the right, you will see Siwash Rock. Siwash Rock is 32 millions year old, formed when magma erupted from a fissure in the Earth’s crust came from a..
5 minutesThird Beach
Welcome to Third Beach! As you can see, the beach is fairly long and wide, and comes complete with a number of big logs perfect for leaning against while catching the sunset! In the summer..
5 minutesWelcome to Ferguson Point! In a few steps you’ll see a staircase on your left. If you go up the stairs and stay on the path as it turns right, you’ll find the Burma Star Memorial...
5 minutes2006 Windstorm. You can’t see much now, but in December 2006, a devastating windstorm caused extensive damage to much of Stanley Park. The windstorm resulted in ...
5 minutesSecond Beach. Welcome to one of Metro Vancouver’s most popular beaches, Second Beach! This is especially the case for young families, and for good reason. The beach itself is ...
5 minutesAir India Memorial
If you walk towards the stone retaining wall in front of the pavilion, you’ll see a number of names inscribed on the top. This is the Air India Memorial. Unveiled in 2007, the Air India memorial commemorates..
5 minutesJust ahead on your right, you’ll see a path which leads to the Stanley Park Rhododendron Garden. The path meanders through the incredible gardens, paralleling this path here...
5 minutesIf you look to your left, you'll see 'Lost Lagoon'. The Lagoon is an artificial body of water, about 16 hectares in size, named in 1922, for a poem by Pauline Johnson. For such a small body of water it has a lot of history! The original..
5 minutesStanley Park Nature House
One of the lesser-known things to do in Stanley Park, the Nature House functions as an ecological "gateway" to the park. Established in 1992 through..
5 minutesIf you look out towards the water, you can see the Naval Reserve & Deadman's Island. The HMCS Discovery Naval Reserve was named for...
5 minutesCreated by master gardener and official Stanley Park gardener at the time, John Montgomery, between 1911-1920. The Stanley Park Rock Garden was the city’s first..
5 minutesProspect Point Lighthouse
Welcome to Prospect Point! The location of the point, in Squamish language, is known as Chay-thoos, which means “high bank”. There is a tradition in Squamish culture that a spirit-being..
5 minutesFlyOver Canada
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby!
Angel of Victory
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby!
Welcome to the Stanley Park Pavilion. Built in 1911, and opening as a concession stand in 1913, the Stanley Park Pavilion is the oldest building still
5 minutesWelcome to the Stanley Park Rose Garden! Established in 1920 by the Kiwanis Club to, “demonstrate..
5 minutesNow if you look to your right, you’ll see the oldest sports club in Vancouver, the Vancouver Rowing Club! Established in 1899 when the Burrard Inlet Rowing Club joined the...
5 minutesHollow Tree
Welcome to the Hollow Tree! At 600 to 1000 years old, this western red cedar is the park’s oldest & most popular tree. It has quite a past as well!
5 minutesWelcome to Beaver Lake! As one of the few freshwater lakes in Vancouver, Beaver Lake is an important part of Stanley Park’s ecology and is home to trout, dragonflies, and..
5 minutesVancouver Aquarium
The Vancouver Aquarium was formed as the Vancouver Public Aquarium Association in 1951, and officially became Canada's first in June of 1956. It has since become..
5 minutesJapanese Canadian War Memorial
Designed by James Anderson Benzie, and built by the Canadian Japanese Association, the Japanese Canadian War Memorial you see here was erected in 1920. On the cenotaph are..
5 minutesWelcome to the Malkin Bowl! Built in 1934 to replace an older venue from 1911, the Marian Malkin Memorial Bowl was constructed as a..
5 minutesVanDusen Botanical Garden
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby!
Waterfront Centre
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby!
Spirit Wrestler Gallery
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby!
Granville Island & Fairview
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby!
Sinclair Center
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby!
Rennie Museum
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby!
The Marine Building
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby!
Kitsilano Beach
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby!
Bloedel Conservatory
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby!
Victory Square
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby!
Queen Elizabeth Park
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby!
Vancouver Visitor Centre
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby!
Dr. Sun Yat-sen Classical Chinese Garden
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby!
Museum of Anthropology
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby!
Vancouver Seawall
The main tour!
Steam Clock
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby!
English Bay
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby!
Stanley Park
The main guided tour is along the Stanley Park Seawall path, but there are an additional 10 points of interest on the interior you can explore as well!
Granville Island Public Market
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby!
Gaoler's Mews
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby!
Lost Lagoon
If you look to your left, you'll see 'Lost Lagoon'. The Lagoon is an artificial body of water, about 16 hectares in size, named in 1922, for a poem by Pauline Johnson. For such a small body of water it has a lot of history! The original..
Science World
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby!
The Drop
Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's nearby!
Stanley Park
Incredible location for a tour!
Stanley Park
Incredible Park
Location
Address
Stanley Park Causeway, Vancouver, BC V6G, Canada
Experience
Highlights
Inclusions
- No time constraints, take as long as you like to complete the tour
- Live GPS map shows route & your location
- Flexible dates - tour is yours to keep and enjoy anytime on Tripvia Tours
- Trivia questions at each stop (optional)
- Download on WiFi before (no signal required or data used during tour)
- Tour guide commentary automatically plays at each point of interest
Exclusions
- Smartphone or tablet
- Headphones (optional - audio will play from device speaker too)
- Attraction Tickets
- **Recommended attractions may be closed/inaccessible due to season or reasons beyond our control.
Additional Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Guide Languages
English
Cancellation Policy
A full refund will apply if you cancel more than 24 hours before the activity start time.
No refund is possible if you cancel less than 24 hours before the activity start time.
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