Vancouver Botanical Gardens & Museum Private Explorer


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From $401.75

Price varies by group size

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 5 hours

Departs: Vancouver, Vancouver

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

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 fall, and winter.

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.


What's Included

Bottled water

Children aged 5 and under travel for free

Entrance to the Nitobe Memorial Garden, Vancouver

Private guide and transportation

What's Not Included

Entrance to the VanDusen Botanical Gardens, Museum of Anthropology

Food and drinks

Gratuities for guide, up to discretion, highly appreciated

Other out of pocket expenses, souvenirs


Traveler Information

  • CHILD: Age: 1 - 6
  • ADULT: Age: 7 - 99

Additional Info

  • Face masks provided for travellers
  • Face masks required for travellers in public areas
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for travelers
  • Regular temperature checks for staff
  • Service animals allowed
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
  • Gear/equipment sanitised between use
  • Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
  • If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

What To Expect

VanDusen Botanical Garden
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
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
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 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included

Queen Elizabeth Park
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






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