Richmond Vacation Rentals

If you don't fancy cooking in your Richmond accommodation, then taking the Dumpling Trail is a tasty alternative.

The trail is a collection of local restaurants serving up some of the best dumplings in North America. Whether crispy or chewy, filled with soup, egg or meat - they'll have you hooked from the first bite.

Try Xiao Long Bao stuffed with pork, Har Gow with shrimp filling or ever-popular Wontons filled with everything from savoury shrimp to spicy egg and then fried and served with noodles.

If you fly in or out via Vancouver Airport, take some time to admire its world-beating collection of Indigenous art while closer to your Richmond accommodation, you'll find a wealth of performing arts to enjoy.

This ranges from opera to comedy and drama to contemporary music.

Explore the Highway to Heaven Trail which leads you on an exploration of 20 houses of worship from different religions or pop into Richmond Museum and Richmond Art Gallery with their ever-changing exhibits.

Olympic Experience

The Olympic Experience is housed inside the Olympic Oval where speed skating events took place. It showcases Canada's involvement in international sport while simulators let you kayak through raging rapids or fly off an Olympic ski jump.

London Heritage Farm

Take a break from city life and relax at the London Heritage Farm. This historic site has recreated farm life in the area from 1880 to 1930. Tour the Victorian house and beautiful heritage garden.

Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site

This area has a long history of salmon canning. Until the 1930s, over two million cans of salmon were packed annually. The site is now an interactive museum that explains the West Coast fishing industry.

Whale Watching

Plan a summer day out from your Richmond accommodation and embark on a whale-watching trip. Guides talk you through local marine ecosystems while keeping an eye out for whales. You may also be lucky enough to spot porpoises, seals, sea lions, eagles and otters.

Larry Berg Flight Path Park

Located right under the flight path from Vancouver Airport this unusual park is great for plane spotting or you can run or cycle along realist runways complete with lights and markings.