A Perfect Day: Vancouver in One Day

Running through Stanley Park in the morning is the perfect way to start your day in Vancouver, an opener like a daytrip. 

You’re surrounded by this very dense rainforest, making it impossible to hear or see anything of the city. I often encounter more raccoons than people.

Stanley Park’s Second Beach, with its gigantic pool by the sea, is perfect for cooling off afterwards

My tips for shopping in Vancouver can be found on Robson Street, the main shopping street in Vancouver. Roots is the place where you find great souvenirs for friends – for example hoodies with a fun beaver print. 

You can get a great insight into the culture of Canada’s First Nations at the Vancouver Art Gallery, just a stone’s throw away. 

There’s this lovely place by the harbour called Cactus Café. Order some chicken wings or sushi for lunch and watch the many seaplanes heading to the surrounding islands for a daytrip. My insider tip is the town of Tofino on Vancouver Island. The sea there is as bright as in the Caribbean – except that instead of palm trees, cedars provide the shade. 

Lupins Café on Vancouver’s Grouse Mountain is highlighted in every travel guide. For good reason - the view of the city and the sea from here is simply breathtaking.

At sunset, I like to sit at Prospect Point Lookout close to Lions Gate Bridge. A favorite ritual in Vancouver. 

I was really impressed by The Bombay Kitchen restaurant with its own show kitchen. Rarely have I eaten such authentic Indian food as here. 

The cocktails in the city’s oldest bar in the 1954 established Sylvia Hotel at the English Bay are first class. I like to end the day here, with a view of the beach.

Tickets for the Vancouver Art Gallery can be booked conveniently and without queuing via GetYourGuide.