Private Small Group Tour Victoria/Transportation Butchart Gardens | 5 hours

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Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Bottled water
  • Private tour
  • Transport by air conditioned private vehicle
  • Butchart Gardens Tickets
  • Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
  • Admission to Craigdarroch Castle

Overview

Come along for a private, personable tour of Victoria and transportation to the beautiful Butchart Gardens (40 min outside Victoria). 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 Canada’s oldest Chinatown. Relax on the way to the beautiful Butchart Gardens. Wander along the paths of gorgeous floral displays on your self guided tour, enjoy the amazing Sunken Garden, Rose Garden (in season), Italian and Mediterranean Gardens. Enjoy the tranquility of the Japanese Gardens. Afterwards we will drive to Mount Tolmie to soak in the outstanding panoramic views. Travel through charming neighbourhoods, stop and view the outside of Craigdarroch Castle and Government House (where the Royal family stays). **Note we only have one vehicle**

Itinerary

  • Fisherman's Wharf

    Stroll along the walkway and admire the eclectic collection of floating homes and food kiosks, gift shop. Grab an ice cream cone if you like!

    15 minutes

  • Inner Harbour

    Take a stroll or stop and admire the majestic inner harbour, historic Legislative Buildings and exquisite Empress Hotel.

    10 minutes

  • Craigdarroch Castle

    Admire the outside of the exquisite Craigdarroch Castle, a Scottish baronial mansion built in 1890.

    10 minutes

  • Mount Tolmie Park

    Enjoy the beautiful panoramic views on top of Mount Tolmie.

    10 minutes

  • The Butchart Gardens

    Take a stroll and admire 55 acres of spectacular floral displays. Enjoy the breathtaking Sunken Garden, majestic Japanese Gardens, Rose Garden (in season) Italian Garden, beautiful trees including giant Sequoias.

    2 hours

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Additional Info

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • One wheelchair can be accommodated in van provided passenger can get in and out of the van on their own or with assistance by another passenger.

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Private tour of the best parts of beautiful Victoria

Published on Sep, 2024

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!

Gardens and city tour

Published on Aug, 2024

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.

Great way to see the city and get to Buchart.

Published on Aug, 2024

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.

Great tour

Published on Jul, 2024

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.

Victoria City Tour

Published on Jun, 2024

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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