Private Tour: Victoria and Butchart Gardens

Experience the beauty of Victoria on a private tour that includes a visit to the stunning Butchart Gardens. Explore the city’s highlights, from Fisherman’s Wharf to Chinatown, before immersing yourself in the floral displays and tranquil gardens. Don’t miss the panoramic views from Mount Tolmie!

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The Butchart Gardens - Stroll along walkway and enjoy 55 acres of beautiful gardens at your own pace. Relax on a bench and enjoy the scenery. Visit the gift shop, have some coffee or lunch!
  • Chinatown - Drive through the main street or take a short walk through Fan Tan Alley the narrowest alley in Canada.
  • Inner Harbour - Take a leisurely…
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • Private tour
  • Transport by air conditioned private vehicle
  • Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Admission to Butchart Gardens - $41.50 and can be purchased online or at the gate
Additional Information

Come along for a private, personable tour of Victoria and transportation to the beautiful Butchart Gardens! Wander through Fisherman’s Wharf, an eclectic collection of colourful floating homes and restaurants. Admire the historic Legislative buildings and exquisite Empress Hotel at the charming inner harbour. Travel through Old Town Victoria and…

Location
Fairmont Empress
Government Street
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Jacob_w
Sep 23, 2024
Private tour of the best parts of beautiful Victoria - We had a great time with Melanie! She was so accommodating to our special requests like grabbing a Tim Hortons coffee on the way to the gardens. She gave us a nice unexpected orientation in the gardens and also took some lovely pictures of us. We were able to completely miss all the cruise crowds and have a lovely day seeing the absolute best of Victoria!
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Karen_k
Aug 26, 2024
Gardens and city tour - Although it was a rainy day, we had a great city tour and visit to Butchart Gardens - which were truly a highlight of our trip. Our guide Linda was very good and made sure that we took the path to see the sunken garden in all its glory and we enjoyed the other gardens as well. I'd recommend this tour - the gardens are remarkable and worth the trip. In addition the city tour and Victoria highlights were helpful as it has been quite some time since my last trip.
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Todd_c
Aug 24, 2024
Great way to see the city and get to Buchart. - We greatly enjoyed our trip with Linda. She was an ideal tour guide for our group of 8. We used our full time to see the most we could. She was patient and kind with our large group and we’ll be happy to use her again and recommend her to friends.
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Thomas_d
Jul 15, 2024
Great tour - Great service - Art was great an informative. We needed to alter the schedule and it was easily done with new and better sites. Actually recommend his route then the planned gardens trip. Ship shore time was shorter then expected and had two grandkids. The warf, cirypark, government house, castle, china town and downtown - all perfect for our group of 8. Thank you Lynn for great communications.
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Cheryl_a
Jun 28, 2024
Victoria City Tour - Our tour guide Linda was fabulous. She drove us around the city giving facts about the history of each location. She was very gracious about stopping for photo opportunities. She even picked us up from the cruise port and returned us at the end of the tour.
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William_d
May 31, 2024
Wonderful Tour - This was a perfect tour for our family, we were easily able to go to the main sites and explore the gardens. Our driver was very accommodating and helpful. Would definitely recommend.
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Olga_s
Feb 27, 2024
Relaxing and informative - Thank you very much for relaxing and informative experience. We saw different neighbourhoods and scenic views of the ocean. We asked questions and received answers also very attentive service. Thank you again
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Linda_m
Jul 28, 2023
Amazing tour and tour guide!! - Our tour guide Linda was amazing!! She was an expert in everything Victoria. When we let her know that no one in our group had been to Victoria before, she came up with a plan for us to see the highlights. We toured the downtown area, Fisherman's Wharf and Chinatown and visited Craigdarroch Castle. She brought us to Mt Doug so we could see the amazing panaramic views of the San Juans Islands and the coast of Washington state. Unfortunately, it was cloudy so we couldn't see the Olympic Mountains or Mt Rainier but the view was beautiful anyway! She brought us to Butchart Gardens and allowed us to tour for as long as we wanted. We spent about 1 1/2 hours and saw most of the Gardens. Linda provided a great tour of Victoria and the history of the area!! All six of us were pleased with the tour and would highly recommend it!!
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Jill_s
Jul 29, 2024
Great tour in Victoria - Great van and pick up at the cruise dock. We customized our tour and Linda was great handling the details. She even got us oriented at the Butchart Gardens for easy handicapped viewing of everything. Much easier than the cruise tours.
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Alleluia_a
Jun 10, 2024
Tix to Butchart are seperate - Guide was very sweet. She tried to be accommodating. We were unaware that the tix to Butchart Gardens was not included. We thought it was a pkg deal so the title of this tour is misleading. Also, unable to go into the castle. Not really a tour. All the other sites we saw were basically drive-bys. Our grp did enjoy Butchart Gardens.
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