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Vancouver Prohibition Secrets: Gastown Walking Tour
4.9
476 Ratings
Vancouver
Delve into the darkest tales of Prohibition-era Vancouver. This historical walking tour unveils the city’s hidden narratives, from gangsters and bootleggers to dishonest policymakers. The route trails through Gastown’s oldest roads and lanes, recounting its most forbidden histories.
Delve into the darkest tales of Prohibition-era Vancouver. This historical walking tour unveils the city’s hidden narratives, from gangsters and bootleggers to dishonest policymakers. The route trails through Gastown’s oldest roads and lanes, recounting its most forbidden histories.
Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Cambie Bar & Grill - A Vancouver institution, now a lively local bar, hostel and restaurant. The Cambie has history dating back to the Gold Rush!
- The Dominion Building - Hear about the tallest building in town in 1910!
- Woodward’s 43 - Learn about the Historic Woodward’s building in Gastown. What role it had in the city over the last 100…
- Cambie Bar & Grill - A Vancouver institution, now a lively local bar, hostel and restaurant. The Cambie has history dating back to the Gold Rush!
- The Dominion Building - Hear about the tallest building in town in 1910!
- Woodward’s 43 - Learn about the Historic Woodward’s building in Gastown. What role it had in the city over the last 100 years.
- Gastown - The tour wraps up on the cobblestone streets of Gastown, the historic centre of Vancouver.
- Water Street - Explore the main street in Gastown and learn about our Prohibition Commissioner - Walter Findlay.
- Hotel Europe - Nestled in Gastown’s historic Maple Tree Square, there was once a near beer parlour in this location.
What's Included
- Professional guide
- Professional guide
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Please arrive at least 10 minutes before the scheduled start time
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Please arrive at least 10 minutes before the scheduled start time
Location
356 Water St
Water Street
Meet outside 356 Water street at the entrance to historic Gastown at Water and Cordova Streets.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(476 Ratings)
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Escape12954521618
Nov 29, 2025
Third Forbidden Tour! - Marina gave us an excellent tour of Gastown, Prohibition and the colourful characters who made up this era. Thank you !!
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Steveak9512wb
Nov 29, 2025
6 stars! This was an extraordinary experience. - Had an amazing and fun learning experience today with Marina our guide. She was so knowledgeable and an excellent storyteller. Highly recommend this walk! Making the arrangements for a private tour was super easy, and communications were all very clear. Will definitely book again!
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Diego_s
Oct 26, 2025
Fun activity to learn about Gastown history - Took the tour with Glenn. Great storyteller and he even dressed up for the walk! Awesome experience.
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Q5995ylmariac
Oct 25, 2025
Glenn was amazing - Had an absolute amazing experience with Glenn. As stated, his last name is 5 stars (🤣🤟🏼)
Thank you for a wonderful tour and being so kind and caring and attentive to your group today!!
Will definitely do another tour!
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Sthopkins
Oct 16, 2025
Great Storytelling - The tour was everything I was looking for in a walking tour. Informative, accurate, and entertaining. Rob was an excellent storyteller and fantastic guide. Fun for all three generations of adults. Thank you!
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Therese
Sep 16, 2025
Well worth this entertaining story of Canadian Prohibition - Lenard was our tour guide and he did an excellent job of both informing us along with entertaining us with the history of the area. He combined funny little stories, local history and even sing to inform us about Canadian Prohibition
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Faraway17101012612
Sep 11, 2025
How Prohibition made Gastown - I very much enjoyed Lenard's delivery of the high points of the Gastown district. It's always fun toget the insights into a town's history that doesn't always show up in the history books
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Catherinewv4414lq
Aug 29, 2025
Great Storytelling! - We very much enjoyed this tour with Cole as our guide. He is an excellent story teller, and very funny. We try to do tours like these everywhere we go and have done dozens over the years. This one was top notch!
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Michals859
Aug 24, 2025
Great afternoon walking tour in Gastown - We loved this walking tour with our guide Wil the owner of Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours. We did the Gastown Prohibition Tour, which was super fun. Wil was great, he knew the history of every nook and cranny in Gastwon. His enthusiasm about each building, the people and how Vancouver was built around this area was awesome. We did this on the day we arrived to one give us a little bit of info about the area since we stayed a few blocks from Gastown and get acclimated. Thank you to Wil and his excellent company who also are a key contributor to the community with their fundraising efforts to support local causes.
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Gerald_r
Aug 12, 2025
Discover The Prohibiton period in Gaston. - Very interesting history about Gas Town during Prohibition times. Learned about the places and characters during this time.
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