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Butchart Gardens: Express Shuttle from Victoria
4.5
515 Ratings
Victoria
Experience the beauty of Butchart Gardens with our express shuttle from Victoria. Don't miss the chance to explore the 55-acre garden of colorful flowers and themed landscapes. Book now!
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Victoria, situated on Vancouver Island, boasts the globally famous Butchart Gardens, a National Historic Site of Canada. This privately managed 55-acre display garden, just a 35-minute journey north of downtown, is a spectacle not to be missed. Don’t forget to drop by the Seed & Gift Store, stocked with distinctive gifts and keepsakes, and take time out to have a snack or a meal in one of the on-site eateries. The Rose Carousel, featuring 30 meticulously carved creatures, will undoubtedly charm visitors of all age groups. Visit ButchartGardens.com to discover more.
What's Included
- Transportation
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Take full advantage of your chance to explore the exquisite Butterfly and Butchart Gardens, the most renowned attractions in Victoria. The Butchart Gardens, sprawling over 55 acres and filled with vibrant, aromatic flowers, is a must-see highlight of Victoria. Positioned merely 35 minutes away from downtown Victoria, the Gardens provide an idyllic setting for leisurely walks through gardens filled with delightful fragrances, masterfully designed gardens, streams and lily ponds.
We’ve got your transportation sorted! Team up with Sightseeing Victoria for comprehensive, narrated transport from Downtown Victoria to The Butchart Gardens, with return included. This service is purely for transportation. For fast access, we recommend procuring your Gardens’ admission ticket from our booth before proceeding to the bus.
- Butchart Gardens offers wheelchair hire for a fully refundable $10 deposit. If a passenger is in their own collapsible wheelchair, but not completely confined to it and are able to board the bus unassisted, the chair can be stored as luggage. If a passenger is confined to a wheelchair, please advise at time of booking and wheelchair access will be requested.
Location
Gray Line Sightseeing Victoria
Government Street
Please proceed to the Sightseeing Victoria Kiosk, on the sidewalk in front of the Fairmont Empress hotel. Please check in 15 minutes prior to your tour start time.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.5
(515 Ratings)
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Traci_g
Jun 14, 2024
Don’t miss out on this!!!! - We enjoyed our express shuttle ride to Butchart Gardens! It was conveniently located in from of the Fairmont Empress. very close to our hotel. Both Norm and Tim our drivers, were a wealth of information. Not only about the gardens but Canada in general. We highly recommend using this transportation to Butchart gardens. Informative and humorous! BTW, excellent drivers as well.
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E4492yylesleym
Jun 11, 2024
Transportation to gardens! - Easy and friendly transportation to the gardens. Driver provides great historical references and information to keep you entertained. Driver was Aaron.
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Sightseer42653155066
Jun 10, 2024
No Identification. No idea what I was looking at? - Beautiful! The grounds were meticulous!
Nice gift shop.
One thing that I was surprised that the gardens do not have names or labels of any of the plants, regardless of where they are from, There were many interesting plants, but I had no idea what kind they were or where they originate from. I would have like to know.
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Flyingoften
Jun 8, 2024
Don't miss this place - My wife and I were there yesterday, and we were both amazed with the way the Butchart family transformed an open mine pit into a beautiful garden.
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Chrisc11196
May 29, 2024
Great Driver - Aaron! - Our driver Aaron was very informative about the city and the gardens. Kind and patience as well. He also has a good since of humor!
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Nessygrace
May 13, 2024
Stunning in Spring - I'm visiting here with family. It was on our bucket list. It's so beautiful in spring. Highly recommend. We did our own walk around and spent 2.5 hours enjoying the splendid flowers.
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Wander72085
May 12, 2024
Beautiful! - Beautiful! You will definitely not want to miss this place! Enjoyed every minute! Never seen so many varieties of tulips, etc. unfortunately, roses were not in bloom yet but all of the other gardens were spectacular!
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Sue_b
May 21, 2024
Nice folks, needs more time - The gardens were great, the driver well informed and with a great spell.
That said, the allotted at the garden was too short - the promise of taking a later bus made at the tour description page was close to deceptive. If the later tours are fully booked, then you can't really take a later bus back as it is first come first serve and if the bus is full you will be left behind. The time allowed should be an hour longer to allow both a leisurely stroll (important as the grounds get crowded) and maybe a lunch.
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Scottmq1543ao
Jun 5, 2024
BROKEN AC- AVOID - AVOID THESE BROKEN DOWN BUSES. I am traveling with my 89 and 85 year old parents and we are about to pass out on this bus. The air conditioning does NOT WORK and I asked the driver 4 times and each time he says, “my lights show it is on”. Finally got him to pull over and come upstairs. Said there was nothing he could do and went back to driving. WE WANT OFF THIS BUS
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Nancy_c
May 26, 2024
Horrible - The gray line bus broke down at the beginning of my trip. We sat on the bus for an hour. I finally took a cab 70$. I wasn’t contacted about how to return and took the city bus back to Victoria. A refund would be appreciated.
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