12 Things to Do in Vancouver for First Time Visitors

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  • Опубликовано: 23 дек 2024

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  • @HxTurtle
    @HxTurtle Год назад +52

    I loved it when you ended with, "from coast to coast to coast." representing the three oceans Canada is surrounded by 👌

    • @MustDoCanada
      @MustDoCanada  Год назад +14

      Yes! People often forget about the Arctic Ocean!

  • @fnscooter
    @fnscooter Год назад +55

    For those visiting Vancouver and not renting a vehicle, you can get from the airport to downtown on the SkyTrain, and from Canada Place there is a shuttle bus that can take you up to Capilano Suspension Bridge.
    A bit further north of Capilano Suspension Bridge is Grouse Mountain, which is a great year-round destination. Obviously in the winter you have all the winter sports, but in the summer there are hiking trails, disc golf, lumberjack shows, raptor shows, and much more.

    • @MustDoCanada
      @MustDoCanada  Год назад +2

      Thanks for the tips! Grouse is still in our list

    • @VOBrad11
      @VOBrad11 Год назад +1

      Thanks for you comment. 1. Can I buy a card to add money into a transit card at the airport? Like Toronto, we have presto cards 💳 that we can add money too to use public transit.
      2. Cap bridge and the front are on my list. Been looking at videos and these help ❤😊

    • @fnscooter
      @fnscooter Год назад

      @@VOBrad11the equivalent here is called Compass Card, and you can get them through the Compass Vending Machine at any SkyTrain station, including the one at the airport. But you can also just pay by tapping your credit card, so a Compass Card is not needed.

  • @wyldhowl2821
    @wyldhowl2821 Год назад +24

    Capilano Suspension Bridge can be combined with going up the Skyride to Grouse Mountain, and also visiting Cleveland Dam and the fish hatchery (the Capilano loop walk).
    All of these are along Capilano road, and the public bus connections from downtown are fairly simple. There are also shuttles. You might even include stopping at Lonsdale Quay in North Vancouver, because that is where the Seabus meets the 236 bus to Grouse, and there is a market and plaza with many restaurants.

    • @OntarioAndrews415
      @OntarioAndrews415 Год назад +2

      But he sorta made it sound like you can just walk there from core Vancouver, but of course you cannot. It's a ...what - 1 or 2 hour drive?

  • @sanjayagung
    @sanjayagung 5 месяцев назад +7

    I used to work on a cruise before and every week we docked in Vancouver. So, every week I just stroll around downtown and enjoy the city and the weather obviously. This city is magical. I love every corner of it. Watching this video makes me miss Vancouver so much. Hope to be able to go back there another time.

  • @mountainous_port
    @mountainous_port 2 месяца назад +2

    I love that the list is fast and short. Makes it easier to remember.

  • @dougstump2520
    @dougstump2520 Год назад +11

    Will be spending 6 days there shortly, using downtown as our base, then 5 days in whistler. Thanks for the video.

  • @martinpenev6750
    @martinpenev6750 Год назад +5

    Can’t lie: I love and miss Vancouver ❤

  • @ajr4187
    @ajr4187 9 месяцев назад +2

    I miss living in Vancouver and all of those things are great to do. I use to live right across from sunset beach

    • @MustDoCanada
      @MustDoCanada  8 месяцев назад +2

      Oh wow, what a spot! A freind of mine lives across from the beach as well. I wish!

  • @mikewestby1548
    @mikewestby1548 2 месяца назад +1

    My wife and I visited Vancouver earlier this year, and we used this video to build a template for our trip. It worked out perfectly, and we'd highly recommend you do the same. The Capilano Suspension Bridge park was far more impressive than I thought it would be, and they obviously take pride in running that attraction. The service during dinner there was outstanding. The highlight of our trip was renting a bike and riding counter clockwise around Stanley Park, with a stop for hand-scooped ice cream along the way.

    • @MustDoCanada
      @MustDoCanada  2 месяца назад

      That's so awesome to hear! Thanks so much for letting us know. :)

    • @StopSelfDoubting
      @StopSelfDoubting Месяц назад

      I think our kids would love this

  • @genalex100
    @genalex100 Год назад +5

    I will be in Canada Vancouver for the first time as an international student. Thx for the video

  • @jblaze600
    @jblaze600 4 месяца назад +2

    Going in two weeks with my sister. Going to eat great food and take in the sights. Great recommendations.

  • @JohnSmith-gu6hf
    @JohnSmith-gu6hf Год назад +14

    Don't visit the Capilano Suspension Bridge. The tickets are like $70 per person now. Go in to Lynn Canyon. Cross the suspension bridge there and enjoy the walk along the canyon.

    • @lilyandlou7669
      @lilyandlou7669 2 месяца назад +1

      75 now. Im visiting soon and checked it put online. Ill akip it for aure

    • @KH-wf7bq
      @KH-wf7bq Месяц назад

      I’m here celebrating my bday 11/19 and you said a mouthful. I suggested to my wife that we forgo Capilano and visit Lynn instead. Very good advice! Tix are outrageous

    • @illusionsdelusions7552
      @illusionsdelusions7552 Месяц назад

      It's much nicer, and is landscaped and has art! If you are on a budget I'd pass

  • @killerwhale-pb2hg
    @killerwhale-pb2hg Год назад +1

    Thank you for the video. This is the most beautiful city in the world for me.

  • @HxTurtle
    @HxTurtle Год назад +13

    my idea as to why this city is so charming (aside the more moderate weather, lol) is that the topologically natural confinement forced the city to develop a somewhat denser urbanisation compared to many other North American cities. that's why it has a slight European touch to it (San Francisco would be another, similar example.) skyrocket high housing prices are an unfortunate side effect, though.

    • @MustDoCanada
      @MustDoCanada  Год назад +2

      For sure, it's actually one of the top 3 densest cities in North America

    • @JackF99
      @JackF99 8 месяцев назад +1

      Exactly. That's why sprawling cities like LA feel so inaccessible.

    • @polar199
      @polar199 6 месяцев назад

      @@JackF99Canada should lend them a mountain.

  • @JasmineParker-x9s
    @JasmineParker-x9s 11 месяцев назад +4

    I loved it when you ended with, "from coast to coast to coast." representing the three oceans Canada is surrounded by

  • @hockeymaster7819
    @hockeymaster7819 8 месяцев назад

    thanks for the video its helping me plan my trip there the video is really good quality.

  • @courtneyblancard9437
    @courtneyblancard9437 Год назад +3

    During the winter months van deusen gardens and the capilano suspension bridge are great places to go for Christmas lights and festivities

  • @PinayFuzzions
    @PinayFuzzions Год назад +1

    Thanks for the video, we just booked our flight for Vancouver in August, and had been looking around at some of the videos about the place. I will take these tips and information you provided. Aloha from Hawaii

  • @AuntK68
    @AuntK68 11 месяцев назад

    I've only had the privilege of visiting Canada once, and that was an overnight stay in Vancouver before leaving on a cruise. Our time in Vancouver was brief but I absolutely fell in love with the city while there. Such a beautiful place with friendly people and so much to see! Hoping to return someday, and explore other places in Canada as well.

    • @MustDoCanada
      @MustDoCanada  11 месяцев назад

      It's a beauty of a city for sure

  • @marianjeffrey8684
    @marianjeffrey8684 Год назад +1

    It has been 15 years since we last visited Vancouver but will be there May '24. Enjoyed it last time so I am sure we will love it again. Only 6 months to go.

  • @waynek921
    @waynek921 Год назад +4

    Nice video guys we plan to go to Vancouver.

  • @Reggietable
    @Reggietable 4 месяца назад

    Going to Canada for the first time at the end of August. I’m so excited!!! ❤

  • @kurtlarson6678
    @kurtlarson6678 Год назад +2

    Thanks for a great introduction to Vancouver!

  • @arielcervantes5378
    @arielcervantes5378 9 месяцев назад

    Never been before but am planning a trip to later this year. This helped a lot.

  • @ServantProfessional
    @ServantProfessional 5 месяцев назад +1

    Steve Nash freaked this overview. Appreciate you brother, Vancouver is one of my favorite cities in the world. I wish I could afford to live here

    • @MustDoCanada
      @MustDoCanada  5 месяцев назад +1

      haha I really need to get Steve Nash in on one of these videos

    • @ServantProfessional
      @ServantProfessional 5 месяцев назад +2

      @@MustDoCanada hahaha! 😂 appreciate you not getting offended by the joke. Great video, I’ll be in VBC in a week and this video is helpful. I last visited in 2018, serious a stunning city.

  • @daphneburgess8642
    @daphneburgess8642 6 месяцев назад

    Great video. looking forward to visiting Vancouver soon and this given us some good ideas.

    • @MustDoCanada
      @MustDoCanada  5 месяцев назад

      Awesome, let us know what you think!

  • @cyjeren1627
    @cyjeren1627 Год назад +7

    been a couple of time bc and alberta but i'll save the best for last vancouver and islands. first!

    • @MustDoCanada
      @MustDoCanada  Год назад +3

      Yea, Vancouver Island especially :)

  • @robertstatile343
    @robertstatile343 7 месяцев назад

    Will be there in Mid August for our 11 day Alaskan cruise land n sea. We are coming into Vancouver 2 days early and want to streamline our time to make the most of it. Thanks for the video. some good nuggets of intel.

    • @MustDoCanada
      @MustDoCanada  6 месяцев назад

      Glad to hear! Sounds like an awesome trip

  • @purplelamington279
    @purplelamington279 Год назад +1

    Are these gardens all within walking distance from each other? Would i be able to see them in one day or would i need longer?

    • @MustDoCanada
      @MustDoCanada  Год назад

      Pretty much. Although you may want to also take a bus or an Uber

  • @wnose
    @wnose 3 месяца назад

    If you have a day to spare (and a car), I suggest packing a lunch and go nature exploring. Start at the Lynn Canyon Bridge (a free suspension bridge), then drive to Cleveland Dam. At the dam, walk down to salmon hatchery. If the timing is right, then you can even see the salmon spawn. If you're feeling energetic, the Grouse Grind is not far away.
    After that, drive on to Horseshoe Bay and explore a bit. The scenery is gorgeous. Then head north to Porteau Cove for more views. Shannon Falls is next and if Grouse Grind wasn't enough, you can hike up the Chief. (about 3+ hours). Finally, drive up to Tantalus lookout, then turn around and drive back to Vancouver. (or continue north to whistler)
    Try to time it so you can make it to the Quercus point in Murrin Provincial Park in time for sunset. The hike up there is pretty easy, takes about 30 minutes. So if sunset is 7, get started on the hike at 6pm. IMO, best sunset ever. Bring a flashlight because it'll be dark going down.

    • @MustDoCanada
      @MustDoCanada  3 месяца назад +1

      Awesome, thanks for the tips! Would love to do this next time

  • @andreashauser9483
    @andreashauser9483 Год назад +2

    I've heard about security issues in Vancouver and also saw a report here on RUclips from 8 months ago, has it gotten better now? Where should I not go as a tourist with children?

    • @MustDoCanada
      @MustDoCanada  Год назад +1

      You'll be fine! It's not that bad. The "bad situation" is mostly limited to East Hsstings street, but you can easily avoid it

    • @andreashauser9483
      @andreashauser9483 Год назад

      @@MustDoCanada Guess what street our hotel is on? 🤔

    • @MustDoCanada
      @MustDoCanada  Год назад

      @@andreashauser9483 ohh haha, which one? I mean, we've walked down there even when it was filled with tents and it was okay, even with a camera. But I'd probably just get out of there quickly just to avoid potential hassles.

    • @andreashauser9483
      @andreashauser9483 Год назад

      @@MustDoCanada Between Renfrew and Kaslo Street.

    • @annle9671
      @annle9671 Год назад

      @@andreashauser9483that’s far away from Main Street and hasting so it’s fine. Tents are located about five blocks near Main Street but most have been removed.

  • @nemoa7692
    @nemoa7692 Год назад +4

    Just came back from there 😂 thanks for the vid

  • @AlexGarcia-fh4hq
    @AlexGarcia-fh4hq Год назад +3

    Great review! Thank you! But Ive never seen someone not excited to be on trips around the world and showing it on video until now. Maybe he was not having a good day 😀

    • @MustDoCanada
      @MustDoCanada  Год назад

      Do you mean us not wanting to shoot video as much when we travel worldwide?

  • @trollforlife
    @trollforlife Год назад +5

    When people ask me what to do in Vancouver, I say (1) walk the Stanley park sea wall, (2) go up Grouse.

  • @whatever96
    @whatever96 Год назад +1

    We're going to Vancouver next week and I'm not sure what the jacket situation should be like. I live in Ottawa and following the weather app is useless since the weather changes five times in a day. Please help.

    • @MustDoCanada
      @MustDoCanada  Год назад +1

      Just bring layers. A nice sweater and a rain jacket.

  • @bhavanikancharla3904
    @bhavanikancharla3904 8 месяцев назад

    Thanks for the information, we’re visiting Vancouver next month. Just want to know if the places mentioned in this video can be visited in 1 day or 2 days?

  • @Phoros
    @Phoros Год назад +1

    Off topic but what sunglasses are those that matt is wearing?

    • @MustDoCanada
      @MustDoCanada  Год назад

      haha those are my fav sunglasses of all time. Serengetti's, but they are old and no longer sold

  • @debbiesmith6293
    @debbiesmith6293 5 месяцев назад

    Loved the video I'd watch it again

  • @matthewmedley8532
    @matthewmedley8532 Год назад

    Great video. Going in September. Looks brilliant.

  • @daedaebrown
    @daedaebrown Год назад +2

    Can US still travel to Canada? I might be late but I know during COVID we couldn’t go

  • @yoana1490
    @yoana1490 Год назад +2

    great video!

  • @ThaoCan-sora
    @ThaoCan-sora Месяц назад

    I love Vancouver❤❤❤

  • @GreatCityAttractions
    @GreatCityAttractions Год назад

    Nice city to tour - and a nice video too - well done Must Do Canada

  • @foydalitv-th8hb
    @foydalitv-th8hb Год назад +1

    Juda chiroyli shaxari ekan 👍😊

  • @annle9671
    @annle9671 Год назад +1

    Come in the spring for cherry blossoms and fall for the colouring red/orange maple leaves. I live here for decades and never tired looking at spring and fall in vancouver.

  • @lorenemeyer1409
    @lorenemeyer1409 Год назад +4

    Beaty Biodiversity Museum at UBC, is very interesting. UBC Botanical Garden. Skip Gastown as the area is in decline. For the very adventurous, Wreck Beach. Lol for less adventurous, Spanish Banks.

    • @MustDoCanada
      @MustDoCanada  Год назад +1

      YEs, we still have to visit those two places. Unfortunate about Gastown

    • @HxTurtle
      @HxTurtle Год назад +1

      I wanted to suggest wreck beach too 😂

  • @PascalERARD-f8g
    @PascalERARD-f8g 5 месяцев назад

    What about the strip joints ?

  • @OntarioAndrews415
    @OntarioAndrews415 Год назад

    Nice video. I felt like I live there. Wait! I do live there. :)

  • @HazaraVenture
    @HazaraVenture Год назад +1

    Perfect video

  • @tradisyonalhealertv
    @tradisyonalhealertv 4 месяца назад

    Watching here to support

  • @christianchauhan23
    @christianchauhan23 Год назад +6

    ❤🤍 all your videos mate👍

  • @arturohull14161
    @arturohull14161 Год назад +4

    I want to visit Vancouver.

    • @swim808s
      @swim808s Год назад +1

      I live in Vancouver, I can help answer any questions you have to the best of my ability.

    • @StopSelfDoubting
      @StopSelfDoubting Месяц назад

      @@swim808sAny cool places to visit for kids? We plan on taking a train ride from NY to Vancouver next year. Is it worth it?

  • @BeautifulNatureOK1988
    @BeautifulNatureOK1988 9 месяцев назад +1

    beautiful

  • @jasonlam9017
    @jasonlam9017 Год назад

    Oh! And don't forget those venues from the 2010 Winter Olympics.

  • @acheamong-boakyeosei5214
    @acheamong-boakyeosei5214 Год назад

    Why is not Hastings street?.

  • @VividVancouver
    @VividVancouver Год назад

    Amazing ❤

  • @LabadaLaundry
    @LabadaLaundry Год назад

    Nice feature. More content ❤

  • @matthewmedley8532
    @matthewmedley8532 Год назад

    What’s your verdict on Banff? It’s part of my trip.

    • @MustDoCanada
      @MustDoCanada  Год назад +1

      Oh its a must-visit. Sure its busy, but theres a reason for that. Its very very beautiful

    • @matthewmedley8532
      @matthewmedley8532 Год назад

      @@MustDoCanada looking forward to it.

    • @jannalam6861
      @jannalam6861 Год назад +4

      I live in Alberta, and we never get tired of visiting Banff. It's very busy during the long weekends in the Summer.

    • @matthewmedley8532
      @matthewmedley8532 Год назад

      @@jannalam6861 sounds impressive.

    • @MustDoCanada
      @MustDoCanada  Год назад +1

      @@jannalam6861 It's true. It's too bad it's going to get busier and busier, but yes, it's beautiful

  • @trevormiller4982
    @trevormiller4982 7 месяцев назад

    Gonna someday head to Vancouver for a Canucks game

  • @mailife2494
    @mailife2494 9 месяцев назад

    Which city of Vancouver should be stay in order to get to do everything in Vancouver?

    • @MustDoCanada
      @MustDoCanada  8 месяцев назад

      Anywhere around downtown. It's a very walkable dense city

  • @ronnaveau4801
    @ronnaveau4801 3 месяца назад +1

    Rent a plain and see stuff from the air Victoria and grouse mountain

  • @imanzandroto
    @imanzandroto 9 месяцев назад

    Cool

  • @hassanjalal822
    @hassanjalal822 4 месяца назад +1

    ❤❤

  • @ed-od9sd
    @ed-od9sd 3 месяца назад +1

    things are what it seems...

  • @ratnavelvish18
    @ratnavelvish18 Год назад +1

    🖐🖐🖐

  • @zovguagnelli
    @zovguagnelli Год назад

    I would add Deep Cove

  • @slothsarecool
    @slothsarecool 8 месяцев назад +1

    shame downtown in any north american city is so boring, wish we had better city planning to create something unique and lively, not just 4-land highways through every damn road

  • @kyzersoze.musicology
    @kyzersoze.musicology 8 месяцев назад +1

    Funny how everything is revolved around ‘seeing things’ except for meeting new people… Social life in this city SUUUUUCKS ASS!

  • @oldmanwinter3597
    @oldmanwinter3597 Год назад +1

    Go down to East Hastings and mingle with the locals! You will love it!!

  • @Mario.alsanchez117
    @Mario.alsanchez117 Год назад

    🍕🍕🍕
    🍕🍕🍕

  • @lilyandlou7669
    @lilyandlou7669 2 месяца назад

    Capilano is 75 for one adult.

  • @RichMorgan-gy9ce
    @RichMorgan-gy9ce Год назад +5

    Best thing to do in Vancouver is to get out of Vancouver before you run out of money. Vancouver is the most expensive place to live in North America. Its not that great, I have lived in the Fraser valley for 45 years.

    • @andreamcintyre3394
      @andreamcintyre3394 2 месяца назад +1

      You clearly don't know your geography since you think Vancouver is in North America USA. Vancouver is in British Columbia which is a territory of Canada not the USA. Vancover British Columbia Canada

    • @Leooo24
      @Leooo24 2 месяца назад

      @@andreamcintyre3394are you good? Fraser valley is located in Vancouver BC.

    • @JinsThomas-oi3yi
      @JinsThomas-oi3yi Месяц назад

      @@andreamcintyre3394When did he say Vancouver is in USA?

  • @celaena7876
    @celaena7876 Год назад

    Go to hastings to meet real-life zombies

  • @saalih19
    @saalih19 9 месяцев назад +3

    Beautiful city and I’ll definitely travel there. But those beaches look trash. Every video I’ve seen of Vancouver beaches look trashy, nasty and dirty. Compared to US beaches

    • @MustDoCanada
      @MustDoCanada  8 месяцев назад +1

      I mean, the beaches seem clean to me, but yes, it's cold water, so it will be different in that way.

  • @esparda07
    @esparda07 Год назад +53

    Best thing to do is stay at home and save your money.

    • @simba8665
      @simba8665 11 месяцев назад +23

      Most of the things mentioned doesn’t require spending money other than bus fair

    • @allenpaul102
      @allenpaul102 8 месяцев назад +28

      Not everyone is poor like you. 👍

    • @lidefsomar5291
      @lidefsomar5291 7 месяцев назад +3

      save ur money for inflation jajaja

    • @MungkaeX
      @MungkaeX 6 месяцев назад +11

      It’s important to isolate yourself and never experience anything else in the world. Otherwise you may gain some perspective and become less insular in your views.
      Only thing worse than traveling is educating yourself. Stay Home, Stay Ignorant, Stay Easily Manipulated by Others around you.

    • @shikawgoh
      @shikawgoh 5 месяцев назад +4

      What a lame and petulant perspective.

  • @alj521
    @alj521 Год назад +1

    take a drive down hastings, west of main street, enjoy the utopia liberalism offers.....every city deserves the same. :)

    • @MustDoCanada
      @MustDoCanada  Год назад +5

      Nothing to do with “liberalism”. The entire world that you know, and for the last 300 years, is one of liberalism, so its been pretty great. If you rather “conservatism”, you’d want to move to Iraq, Afghanistan, North Korea, China, etc

  • @Fearzero
    @Fearzero Год назад

    Try not to get stabbed.

  • @redneckroy8947
    @redneckroy8947 Год назад +2

    Vancouver sucks. Never go there. I lived there for 20 years, and fled for my life.

    • @StopSelfDoubting
      @StopSelfDoubting Месяц назад

      Oh wow. We were thinking about taking a train from NY to Vancouver next year. I’m guessing it’s not worth it except the beautiful scenic views we can see on the way.

  • @aminulkm
    @aminulkm 7 месяцев назад

    damn the metric system to describe stuff is making me confuse

  • @rukundoar-tt9zw
    @rukundoar-tt9zw 10 месяцев назад +1

    Too many creepy things happening in Vancouver becouse of Gangstalking program ?

  • @kuddusjajira8392
    @kuddusjajira8392 8 месяцев назад

    Hi I need help . I am going to visit Vancouver july from Orlando . My son who is 10 years old but my question is How to find a guide to show us?

    • @MustDoCanada
      @MustDoCanada  8 месяцев назад +2

      Not quite sure. You can find tours on Viator and Get Your Guide but in terms of a personal guide, I'm not sure

  • @asmsw9211
    @asmsw9211 6 месяцев назад +1

    Nothing appealing to me🥲🥲🥲

    • @StopSelfDoubting
      @StopSelfDoubting Месяц назад

      I didn’t know Vancouver was bustling city. I want to see the country.

  • @timw4369
    @timw4369 Год назад +2

    grouse mountain stanley park the seawall the aquarium. capilano suspension bridge canada place gastown. whistler the beach. grouse grind. ubc

  • @LillianFoster-c3f
    @LillianFoster-c3f 11 месяцев назад +3

    Thank you for the video. This is the most beautiful city in the world for me.

  • @Ary-r7f
    @Ary-r7f 11 месяцев назад +10

    I've only had the privilege of visiting Canada once, and that was an overnight stay in Vancouver before leaving on a cruise. Our time in Vancouver was brief but I absolutely fell in love with the city while there. Such a beautiful place with friendly people and so much to see! Hoping to return someday, and explore other places in Canada as well.

  • @LillianFoster-c3f
    @LillianFoster-c3f 9 месяцев назад +1

    Will be spending 6 days there shortly, using downtown as our base, then 5 days in whistler. Thanks for the video.

    • @MustDoCanada
      @MustDoCanada  8 месяцев назад

      Nice! We've been to every province and territory but never Whistler lol

  • @CatharinaVanDerKop
    @CatharinaVanDerKop 10 месяцев назад +1

    great video!

  • @MorganGillespie-mk6xw
    @MorganGillespie-mk6xw 10 месяцев назад

    When people ask me what to do in Vancouver, I say (1) walk the Stanley park sea wall, (2) go up Grouse.

    • @MustDoCanada
      @MustDoCanada  10 месяцев назад

      Can’t go wrong with those

  • @GeorgeHamilton-i6x
    @GeorgeHamilton-i6x 10 месяцев назад +1

    great video!