Talaysay Tours Summer Events in Metro Vancouver
Talaysay Tours’ Events in Vancouver and Surrounding Areas:
Stanley Park Talking Trees
A nature walk to learn how Indigenous people utilize the land for food, medicine, technology Each plant, each tree has its own special story. On this nature walking tour you will hear the stories of how shíshálh (Sechelt) Coast Salish & Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) People.
Stanley Park Spoken Treasures
Historical walking tour through an Indigenous lens.This place has been the home to Coast Salish Peoples for thousands of years and we are happy to share our rich history with you. This experience highlights the unique Indigenous stories, oral history and legends of stanley park.
Stanley Park Salish Sea & Me
Whytecliff Park (West Vancouver) Salish Sea & Me
Let’s celebrate the many life-giving attributes and rich resources that the ocean has provided Coast Salish peoples since time immemorial.
Stanley Park Talking Totems
An introduction and comprehensive profile of Salish and Northwest Coast Indigenous art Explore the art, culture and protocols of our Coast Salish tribes and the neighbouring Northwest Coast Peoples.
Pacific Spirit Park Forest Therapy (Bathing)
Rice Lake (North Vancouver) Forest Therapy (Bathing)
Deer Lake (Burnaby) Forest Therapy (Bathing)
Step into a slower rhythm and experience the forest through guided sensory awareness. Forest Therapy, sometimes also known as Forest Bathing, is a guided, nature-based wellness experience that invites guests to slow down, engage their senses, and reconnect with the land through presence, mindfulness, and gentle observation. Rooted in mindfulness, presence, and gentle observation, this experience offers a restorative way to spend time outdoors while being guided with care through a series of invitations designed to support calm, reflection, and connection.
Jericho Beach Salish Sea Journey
A Shared Journey on the Salish Sea – Indigenous Storytelling & Coastal Canoe Experience. Talaysay Tours and MacSailing come together to offer a unique, land-and-sea-based experience that blends Indigenous storytelling, marine ecology, and a guided coastal canoe journey along Vancouver’s shoreline. This three-hour experience begins on the beach with Indigenous guides from Talaysay Tours, sharing Coast Salish teachings about the ocean through story, science, and lived knowledge. The journey then continues on the water in a voyageur canoe, guided by MacSailing’s certified instructors, offering a deeper connection to the Salish Sea from shore to paddle.
Capilano Hatchery (North Vancouver) Love the Land
Love the Land Adventures in Land-Based Learning and Ethnoecology is a walking tour in North Vancouver, the telmixw (land) of Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. This story starts with an introduction to our Sḵwx̱wú7mesh peoples, waters and ways of living as an ecologically sustainable society.