Victoria Tour: Explore Historic Sites and Butchart Gardens

Embark on a scenic tour of Victoria, British Columbia, exploring its historic landmarks and the breathtaking Butchart Gardens. Discover the beauty of Vancouver Island and indulge in the serenity of themed garden displays.

Duration: 14 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Canada Place - Please meet us at Canada Place for a fun-filled daytrip to Victoria. Your bus and tour guide will be waiting for you.
  • Tsawwassen - A 45 minute drive from downtown Vancouver to the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal. While we are waiting to get on the ferry, enjoy the little ferry terminal market.
  • **Gulf Islands National Park Reserve…
What's Included
  • Great discount on optional activities
  • Roundtrip Ferry aboard BC Ferries
  • Deluxe coach transportation
  • All fees and/or taxes
  • Onboard entertainment & commentary throughout
  • Admission to the Butchart Gardens
  • Experienced, friendly, and fun Driver-Guide
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuity
Additional Information

Regarded as one of the splendid cities globally, Victoria serves as the capital of British Columbia and is situated on the splendid Vancouver Island. It is renowned for its historic attractions including the Empress Hotel, Parliament buildings, and the stunning Butchart Gardens. The journey from Vancouver involves a scenic ferry trip from the Vancouver…

Location
Vancouver Cruise Pier
Canada Place
Please meet us at the covered benches, in front of the Vancouver Convention Centre, next to the Flyover Canada Ticket Booth, 15 minutes before departure and meet your Discover Canada Tours guide (wearing bright green). Your guide will be guiding you to the correct bus.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Luckypierre_11
Oct 19, 2024
A must while visiting Victoria and Vancouver Island - Great Botanical Garden. In the heart of Vancouver Island, that superb garden is a must! So beautiful and we are more city folks than nature lovers.
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Mikendeenaz
Oct 11, 2024
A must see! - We booked this tour thru Royal Caribbean Shore Excursions and it did not disappoint! We got on a tour bus with about 24 people and the bus driver was very good at telling us the history of Victoria and pointed out different land marks on our way towards The Buchart Gardens. I think it took about 30 minutes to get there. The tour included entrance into the gardens and we did not have to wait in line at all. The gardens are truly breathtaking and we went thru most of it walking very leisurely. There is a little shop to get coffee, hot chocolate and pastries, etc. The gift shop is fairly reasonable in their prices. We truly enjoyed our visit to the gardens. Once back on the bus, we heard some more history about the gardens and saw a little bit of downtown Victoria. We had the option of getting off of the bus in downtown and walking back to the cruise ship but we opted to get back to the ship. Highly recommend this tour!
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Emilia_c
Oct 11, 2024
Perfect day in Victoria ! - Wonderful perfectly organized tour ! Ian, our guide was absolutely knowledgeable, friendly and efficient ! Gardens are so beautiful 😍 and the city of Victoria too. We really recommend this tour !
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Diannek519
Oct 6, 2024
Beautiful Vancouver - Meghan was such a great guide. I would recommend her 100 percent! She is a native and really knows her stuff. She maneuvered us all around Vancouver and even took us to the airport at 3 am.
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Hiloprofessor
Oct 5, 2024
Great tour, great guide - Our guide and driver, Reneʻ, was fun, informative, enthusiastic, and shared his love of Vancouver, Victoria, and the Garden with verve and eloquence.
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782anniew
Oct 4, 2024
Unforgettable Journey - Tour guide humor, detailed explanation, car spacious and comfortable, travel rich, cruise experience fun, worthwhile, unforgettable unique trip, Recommendation to all first-time friends in Vancouver
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Dorisbb4484lr
Oct 4, 2024
Outstanding tour - Excellent tour. Great that we had over 3 hours at leisure in Victoria. Perfectly organized and super nice driver.
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Gina22devine
Oct 3, 2024
Great in every way! - Tours can be iffy, but this one was great. Our tour guide, Rene, was an outstanding guide, offering a wealth of insight and history about Victoria and the Gardens. In addition, the other guests on our tour were all very lovely, making the trip altogether memorable.
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Charlesi885
Sep 30, 2024
Fantastic tour & guide - This is a wonderful tour, and our guide, Ian made it fantastic. His knowledge of the area is only surpassed by his humor. Victoria is great, lots to see and historic. Butchart Gardens is not to be missed. We had a beautiful day there and took tons of photos. I can't decide which to use as my screen saver!
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Linn_g
Oct 12, 2024
Very disappointing - First of all, I would give the driver 5 stars! He was wonderful. However, the first day we had the trip scheduled for, that driver never showed up. We stood around in the cold for quite awhile continually being told he was just down the street. Not true. He was ill and they had no driver. Since the 13 hour tour would now clearly be considerably shorter and was fouled up, we opted to take it the next day. We asked Viator to compensate us for our transportion costs to and from the pick up location and they refused. Viator, you should be ashamed of yourselves. We have booked through you numerous times in the past and had planned to again. Maybe not! Horrible customer service! The next day, we went on the 13 hour tour. The weather was not nearly as good and the tour was way to long for what you ultimately experienced. Just not worth it.
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