Vancouver Lost Souls of Gastown Walking Tour
Description
Step inside a world of murder, revenge, and true grit in a dramatic history of Victorian Gastown. This roving one-person play is led by a professional actor in character. Stories of deadly fire and smallpox emerge from the shadows as you venture through cobblestone streets to the shocking finale in this unique performance-theatre experience.
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Itinerary
Meet your guide at the entrance into Historic Gastown, outside of Monaco Coffee at the intersection of Cordova and Water St.
After venturing down a long forgotten alleyway we arrive at the historic Hotel Victorian to discover how our character's life took shape...and what really happened to them in the Klondike.
We enter the cobblestone streets of Vancouver's famous Gastown district...
We weave a path into Gastown, discovering back streets and alleyways, to arrive in the heart of Gastown at the famous steam clock. Along the way you'll hear the tragic stories of the woman in the well and the Great Vancouver Fire, and discover Gastown in the 1800s.
You'll follow the lamplight of your storyteller into Gaoler's Mews as the shocking finale is revealed...
After hearing tales of smallpox, George Vancouver's journey to the end of the earth, and the infamous bawdy house run by Madam Birdie Stewart, you'll emerge in iconic Maple Tree Square - one of Vancouver's most photographed and loved locations.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- 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
- Our tours are designed for adult audiences and do contain some references to adult themes. Our age recommendation is 14+ but certainly children aged 10+ can attend and enjoy our walking tours if parents are comfortable with their children hearing mature subject matter.
Reviews(1,422)
We had such a great time touring Gastown with “Sarah” (Amy) and learning all about Vancouver’s history. Definitely recommend!
Absolutly great experience. The acting of Amy was simply amazing.
Our guide was fabulous, very engaging and a great storyteller! It was really fun to hear about some of the early Vancouver history. We would definitely recommend this tour to anyone. Content may be a little much for really young children, but our teenager had a great time.
It was a fun way to learn more about the history of Vancouver and Gastown. The guide who interpreted George was great!
Another fine tour from Forbidden Vancouver Tours. Entertaining historical walking tour from Forbidden VancouverTours which some of the admission's fee goes to charity and the tours promote local business in the neighborhood and give back to the community. Many of the tour guides comes from the performing arts professions. This tour guide was in old Victorian dress carrying a lantern so easy to find and follow. One learns a lot of history of scandalous affairs, small pox and measles epidemics, quarantine, mass graves at deadman's island at Stanley Park, prostitution, city fire, railway, transition from wooden housing to brick, gambling, organized crime, bribery and murder. The tour guide was so entertaining as she acted out the characters; she's an actress. I wanted to give a shout out to her but unfortunately I forgot her name. I think it's Izzy. You can pose for a picture with her, tip her in cash, electronically or charge. She will answer questions and give out recommendations. Very much worth it, never boring. Truly the Wild Wild West.
Billy was an excellent and informative tour guide. We enjoyed his 'lost souls' tour very much!
Hi JoAnn, Thank you for the 5 star review! We're so happy to hear that Billy kept you entertained during the Lost Souls of Gastown tour. We hope you will come out and enjoy one of our other tours soon!
This is an amazing tour of Gastown Vancouver, part truth and part ‘story’ but all fantastically brought to life by our guide, such a great, entertaining night.
Hi Sarah, Thanks for the 5 star review! We're so glad you had a fun night out on our Lost Souls of Gastown tour. We look forward to seeing you at another of our tours soon!
Our guide was an amazing storyteller (Jolene aka Sara) and was very engaging with her audience. We were very impressed with her performance! We leaned a lot about the history of Vancouver.
Thank you for the 5 star review! I'm so glad to hear that Joelle kept you entertained and engaged! We hope you will join us for another one of our tours sometime.
Kennedy was a great guide. We liked the way he wove a story into the history of Gastown. We would recommend this tour.
Hey Todd, Thanks so much for the 5 stars! We're are glad (but of course not surprised) to hear that Kennedy did such a wonderful job entertaining you! We look forward to seeing you on another one of our tours soon!
Very organized and entertaining. Joelle was enthusiastic and really had a gift of storytelling. Engrossing stories about the history of Vancouver/Gastown. The format of walking about Gastown and stopping to listen to each story ensured that everyone could get close to hear well and no one felt left out.
Hi Moira, We're so grateful that you took the time to give us a 5 star review! I know Joelle will appreciate hearing that you enjoyed her storytelling. We hope to see you on another of our tours soon!
