Slow Down Tours

12/30/2024

experience misty trails and quiet winter landscapes. Trade your routine evening for a snowshoe or forest tour with me.

10/14/2024

Grateful for the chance to meet and guide Allie from Toronto who took a quick break from her architecture studies to join me for a stroll up the granite monolith and down through coastal rainforest. What a lovely day it turned out to be- soaking up the sun, colors and fun. 🍁🌞🧡
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07/30/2024

There is more to life than work and worry. Take time and enjoy the beauty of this planet 🌷

06/20/2024

the Japanese concept of Yutori encourages a mindful and spacious approach to living. It is a mindset that prioritizes having enough time to accomplish things without feeling rushed. 🙂

Slow Down Tours integrated the principles of Yutori by offering thoughtfully timed tours and quality over quantity.

Join me this summer on a weekend hike to include yutori into your BC’s travel plans and gain some know-how to explore with confidence. 🇨🇦

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06/03/2023

No bugs, No heatstroke ✔️
We had fun on snowshoes in the Coquihalla Summit Recreation area which is particularly great for early summer and autumn trips. Plan accordingly. 😎

07/17/2021

Cedars.
„Oh, the cedar tree! If mankind in his infancy had prayed for the perfect substance for all materials and aesthetic needs, an indulgent god could have provided nothing better.”
-Bill Reid

We are Grateful today and every day for the opportunity to hike, walk, learn, laugh, live and work on the unceded territory of the Coast Salish People, to enjoy our time here, together, in this beautiful place!
Huy ch q‘ u
Huy chexw a
Thank you

06/26/2021

„A road trip including slowing down was Anna’s plan for my 13-day introductory tour of Western Canada, and it was awesome. In addition to waterfalls and an enormous variety of ferns and lichens, the freshness of the air was so clear and pure that I forgot that the last big city was actually only a few kilometres behind us. I was also fascinated by the people, their ideas, attitudes to life and philosophies!
Anna has a great feeling not only to let you experience nature, no, you can live it. Her incredible knowledge of the country, nature, people and their culture always finds the way to you at the right time.” - Nina, Germany

“Ein Roadtrip inklusive einer Entschleunigung, war Annas Plan für meinen Schnupperkurs Kanada in 13 Tagen, und es war genial. Neben Wasserfällen und einer enormen Vielfalt an Moosen, Farnen und Flechten begeisterte much die Frische der Luft, die so klar und rein war. Ich vergaß direkt, dass die letzte Großstadt eigentlich nur wenige Kilometer hinter uns lag. Ebenso fasziniert haben mich die Kanadier, ihre Ideen, Lebenseinstellungen und Philosophien!
Anna hat ein tolles Gespür einen die Natur nicht nur erleben zu lassen, nein ihr dürft sie leben. Ihr unfassbar großes Wissen über das Land, die Natur, die Menschen und ihre Kultur findet immer zum rechten Zeitpunkt den Weg zu einem.“ - Nina, Deutschland
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04/12/2021

Travel with confidence! Our Safety Plan for the summer season is posted. ☀️www.slowdowntours.com
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03/17/2021

https://www.slowdowntours.com/post/vitamin-sea

From the very first time I visited the waters and lands along the west coast of British Columbia in Canada, I was impressed with the abundant vitality of natural life that flourished in the area. Images of steep Coast mountains, mighty rivers, deep forests and the powerful sea were forever placed in...

02/09/2021

Check out my post how marmots survive the cold. Written in English and German :)

Every winter, when I see the extreme cold warnings from Environment Canada, I am thinking of how tough the critters are to make it through the winter. A Marmot's No.1 recipe for success is: perfect hibernation.

02/07/2021

"...every time I go, my body reminds me that it is capable of more than I think."

A student tests her limits through cold plunge therapy.

12/29/2020

A portion of our profit is donated to The Endangered Ecosystems Alliance (EEA), a non-profit conservation organization working for the protection of all native ecosystems, from old-growth rainforests to grasslands areas. Please visit their website and support the important conservation work they are doing in

08/27/2020

Join me on a unique journey into Vancouver's natural beauty.

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06/18/2020

great news

For five years, NPCA, park advocates and communities across the country have urged Congress to fix our parks. Today, those efforts paid off.

05/12/2020

Chocolate covered dried Mangoes with my best friend. Simple pleasures in the great outdoors are super satisfying and my favourite ☀️

05/07/2020

everything out here is smarter than we think. Everything!

04/22/2020

Bumblebees and flies are important pollinators in the mountains. Bee pollinators perceive blue, green and violet. Flies have limited colour vision and are attracted to white flowers.