Vancouver Botanical Gardens and Cultural Tour

You will visit the VanDusen Botanical Gardens, Nitobe Memorial Garden, Museum of Anthropology, and Queen Elizabeth Park. Enjoy and see and experience the colours of the seasons - spring, summer, and fall.
At the VanDusen Botanical Garden, you will explore and learn about plants from every corner of the world, from the lowlands and highlands, from the rainforests and deciduous species; learn and understand the fragile ecosystem and First Nations influence.

At Queen Elizabeth Park, see the florals of the season, have a photo session with the Photographers, watch the fabulous Dancing Water fountain.

Next, the Museum of Anthropology, view exhibits of historic totem poles, and ethnographic objects come from around world, including the South Pacific, Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas.

You will take a short walk over to the Nitobe Memorial Garden, via the Asian Centre and its Japanese landscaped garden and architecture.

This tour is best from May till October.

What's included:

• Private guide and transportation

Not included:

• Entrance to the VanDusen Botanical Gardens, Nitobe Memorial Garden, Museum of Anthropology
• Other out of pocket expenses, souvenirs
• Food and drinks
• Gratuities for guide, up to discretion, highly appreciated

What to expect:

Duration: 5 hours

VanDusen Botanical Garden

5251 Oak St, , Vancouver, V6M 4H1

Explore and learn about plants from every corner of the world, from the lowlands and highlands, from the rainforests and deciduous species; learn and understand the fragile ecosystem and First Nations influence.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

Nitobe Memorial Garden

1895 Lower Mall, Vancouver, V6T 1Z4

See Japanese flora and visit the authentic tea house. See Cheery Blossoms in spring, and Fall Colours in autumn.

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Museum of Anthropology

6393 North West Marine Dr., Vancouver, V6T 1Z2

At the Museum of Anthropology, see and learn world arts and cultures with a special emphasis on the First Nations peoples and other cultural communities of British Columbia, Canada, including original carved totem poles, First Nations longhouses, and craftworks of masters like Bill Reid and Susan Point.

1 hour, 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Queen Elizabeth Park

4600 Cambie St, , Vancouver, V5Y 2M4

Stroll the manicured gardens of the Little Quarry and the Main Quarry. Watch the fabulous Dancing Waters fountain. Take photo shots with the Photo Session, a bronze figurative sculpture of a man photographing three people, by J. Seward Johnson, Junior.

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included