What You'll Get
Short of running rampant through sewers and subterranean tunnels with half-historian/half-rat hybrids, walking tours are the best way to really get to know the ins and outs of a city. Learn the lay of the land without mutant interference with today's Groupon: for $39, you get admission to the Museum of Anthropology & Gardens Tour from West Coast Sightseeing (an $84 value). Tours are offered year-round, every Wednesday and Sunday.
The day-long urban adventure begins around 9:30 a.m., when your carriage, or tour bus, picks you up at your hotel or at the passenger loading zone of Canada Place. You’ll enjoy the lively narration of an on-bus tour guide as you weave through the city streets, exploring artsy Kitsilano before disembarking for a beach-break at Spanish Banks Beach. Next, you’ll be shuttled to the Vancouver Museum of Anthropology, where you’ll take in the stunning architecture while ambling through the collection of about 36,000 ethnographic objects, about 535,000 archeological objects, and the missing link between man and toaster. After lunching at the museum (the cost of food is not included in this deal, but you will receive a 10%-off voucher to the university’s Sage Bistro), you may wander over to the University of British Columbia’s rose gardens and its traditional Japanese Nitobe Memorial Garden, or opt instead to take in the lush greenery at the UBC Botanical Gardens. Once you’ve absorbed your daily intake of nature, the tour bus will return you to your original pick-up point, five full hours of enriching Vancouvering later.
Whether you're visiting Vancouver during a break from your ego-wrestling career or you're a lifelong resident looking for a chance to try out your new hydraulic calf muscles, the Museum of Anthropology & Gardens Tour from West Coast Sightseeing is an ideal way to learn more about the city. Call ahead to reserve your spot.
Reviews
The Museum of Anthropology comes with Frommer's highest recommendation. Yelpers give it a 4.5-star average, and TripAdvisors give it a four-star average:
- This isn't just any old museum. In 1976, architect Arthur Erickson created a classic native post-and-beam-style structure out of poured concrete and glass to house one of the world's finest collections of West Coast native art. – Frommer's
- Went to the reopening, new building is stunning. Really well laid out and cool drawers you can pull out to see all the exhibits… – VikiB, TripAdvisor
The Fine Print
Promotional value expires Nov 10, 2010. Amount paid never expires. Reservation required. Subject to availability. Merchant is solely responsible to purchasers for the care and quality of the advertised goods and services.
About WESTCOAST Sightseeing
WESTCOAST Sightseeing started in 1984 as a family business delivering guided tours onboard minibuses. Today, WESTCOAST Sightseeing is Vancouver’s only sightseeing company to offer Hop-On, Hop-Off, Guided Tours, Charters, Electric Harbour Tours, and a seasonal shuttle to Whistler, along with our newest attraction Dinner in the Sky. With this wide range of products, we are able to create remarkable experiences with over 250,000 guests from all over the world. We are proudly working towards a greener and more sustainable future. And adding electric buses and boats is the first step to achieve our goal in 2023 of becoming the first Sightseeing company in Canada with 100% electric vehicles..