Victoria City and Butchart Gardens: Private Half-Day Tour

Experience the beauty and history of Victoria City on a private half-day tour. Explore the major highlights and hidden gems with a personal guide. Visit the stunning Butchart Gardens, a 100-year-old transformed lime quarry. Customize your tour to suit your preferences.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The Butchart Gardens - Discover one of the world’s most exquisite garden displays. This attraction is open all year and features seasonal plantings. It is the largest attraction on Vancouver Island.
    This former lime quarry has been transformed into a stunning display of vibrant colors and flowers, surrounded by a lush forest.
  • Chinatown -…
What's Included
  • Pickup and drop-off in Victoria
  • Live commentary on board
  • Local driver/guide
What's Not Included
  • Admissions to Butchart Gardens
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Embark on a luxury tour in the historical city of Victoria with a personal guide to show you around. Take in the significant sights and some undisclosed treasures of the city. Soak up the scenic surroundings on a drive to the notable Butchart Gardens. This century-old area, which was once a lime quarry, now stands as a paradise. Even non-flower…

Location
The Butchart Gardens
800 Benvenuto Ave, Brentwood Bay
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Diep_l
Oct 22, 2024
You will have fun with Alan - Alan is very friendly,experienced. We had very short 4 hours, but he got shows us a lot places, and always made us feel comfortable, no rush, even bought us cookies :). We had great time with Alan. Thanks Alan.
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Jan_s
Oct 17, 2024
Thoroughly enjoyed every minute of this tour! - We needed to make a time change for our tour and both the ease and flexibility Alan extended was refreshing-not everyone is so easy to work with! His knowledge of the city and gardens was impressive and we could all tell he loved his city. I would definitely recommend this tour to friends.
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Sheilada2895tx
Oct 3, 2024
Great experience in VIctoria BC - Awesome tour company. Alan, our tour guide was very nice and knowledgeable about the area. Gave us great recommendations for lunch/dinner/dessert. Would definitely use them again.
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Bonnieh340
Sep 17, 2024
Excellent Informative and relaxing tour with the nicest tour guide ever who took our photos together at each stop - We were fortunate enough to have the owner, Alan, as our tour guide. He was so easy to be with, and was so informative about the Totem Pole Indian sites and also early castles and government buildings in Victoria. He took us to the highest spot from which you could see the San Juan mountains and the American Olympic Peninsula. He even took excellent photos of us together in each stop along the tour. But most importantly, he was willing to adjust our tour to what we most wanted to see and how long we were there.
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Suzanne_h
Sep 17, 2024
Great tour and wonderful guide. - This was a great tour and our guide, Alan, was wonderful. The tour was well paced and we learned about the variety in several of the Victoria neighborhoods. Butchart Gardens was lovely and the tour included time to walk through the gardens. It was a wonderful day!
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O6732tnkenb
Sep 5, 2024
Alan A was fantastic guide - Alan A. Alan was a terrific tour guide/driver throughout Victoria. He was very knowledgeable of the City, and took personal pride in giving historical information and accurate details of locations throughout Victoria. He was kind, humorous and helpful to us, as well as recommending other attractions throughout our stay. We would give him an A+ throughout the day. K&A
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Juihua_t
Sep 2, 2024
One of the best tour I’ve been on - Absolutely phenomenal experience! Allan was an amazing guide - knowledgeable, attentive, warm, excellent photographer (he was directing us how to stand to get the best photos and they turned out great)! It’s a very different feel from the traditional group tours setting. You really feel like you’re being treated as a VIP on this tour. And Victoria is such a beautiful city! My dad and I had so much fun. 😊
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Robert_b
Aug 19, 2024
Superb, quiet hotel, centrally located - Incredible hotel which is centrally located, walkable, and convenient to activities and restaurants. The staff is attentive and welcomed my wife and I each time we returned. Maid service is excellent. Certainly would return here
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Robert_b
Sep 28, 2024
Victoria Tour - The Gardens were the height of the tours. Vehicle was a little small for 4 seniors. Your guide was very nice, and knowledgeable! Guide took time at areas we were interested in.
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Anita_t
Sep 28, 2024
Recommend without Reservations - Day trip into Victoria with Surfside Adventure, private tour. We took the FRS Clipper from Seattle and arrived at 1100 am in Victoria. Our Tour guide, Alan, was waiting on us with a sign, easy to identified. Our tour was approximately 4 hours and 30 mins. We visited castles, ocean, different neighborhoods, downtown Victoria, Chinatown, animals, and stopped at the Butchart Garden. The entrance cost of Butchart garden was not included in the cost. Do remember to purchase your ticket in advance to avoid the line. We were allocated a little over 1 hour 45 mins for the garden. More than enough time in my opinion. If you get hungry on the tour, there’s food at Butchart Garden. I bought sandwiches so we could eat to make the best of our time. Throughout the drive, Alan, shared the history of the area. Alan, gave us the option to be dropped off any place to include back at the FRS Clipper. There’s flexiability there. Overall, wonderful tour with a 15 passenger van. I also appreciated Alan communicating through the app and providing details of meetup location ahead of the tour. He also answered questions I had.
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