Butchart Gardens and Victoria Tour from Vancouver
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Vancouver, Canada
- 14 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Visit Victoria and its celebrated Buchart Gardens with a local guide by booking this day trip from Vancouver. You'll visit many of Victoria's most celebrated spots on a guided tour, and have free time to shop, grab lunch, and explore independently. For added convenience, all transportation—including ferry tickets and transfers from select Vancouver hotels—is included.
- Explore Victoria on a comfortable deluxe bus
- A professional driver/guide will lead the way
- Round-trip ferry tickets are included
- Admission to the Buchart Gardens is included
What's Included
- Experienced, friendly, and fun Driver-Guide
- Deluxe coach transportation
- Roundtrip Ferry aboard BC Ferries
- Admission to the Butchart Gardens
- All Fees and Taxes
- Personal Expenses
- Gratuity
- Hotel Pick-up
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Canada Place Cruise Ship Terminal999 Canada Pl, Vancouver, BC V6C 3E1, Canada
Please meet us at the FlyOver Canada Kiosk (beside Welcome Centre) 15 minutes before departure and meet your Discover Canada Tours guide (wearing lime green).
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Start time.8:00 am
Itinerary
1
Canada Place
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
2
Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
3
Gulf Islands National Park Reserve of Canada
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
4
Victoria
2 hours • Admission Ticket Free
5
Butchart Gardens
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
6
Swartz Bay BC Ferry Terminal
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
7
Canada Place
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- Anyone 16 or younger must have a parent or guardian travel on the trip with them.
- Guests 17-18 years of age may travel on the trip without a parent or guardian but MUST have one present on the departure day to sign the waiver forms held by the tour guide.
- No booster seats available
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 24 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Featured review
The whole trip was absolutely amazing and the day went very smoothly. We enjoyed both places and I have to say the Tour Guide was superb, her knowledge, explanations, hints n tips were all first class and undoubtedly helped make the tour such a resounding success. We were tired but very happy customers. Thank you so much.
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If you're lucky enough to go on this trip with Byron, you will have the most wonderful time! From start to finish we had so much fun. Going to Butchart Gardens in the afternoon, vs first thing in the day, was so smart because we saw all the beauty and none of the crowds.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
The Butchart Gardens are unforgettable, and we are happy you were able to enjoy them at leisure without the busy crowds! I am sure Byron will be thrilled to hear about your fantastic experience on tour with him. Thank you for your review!
Excellent excursion. Had great guide in Bernie--knowledgeable, friendly, personable! Clean and comfortable bus. Well identified pickup points, clear directions on timing and how to access points of interest. Victoria is a beautiful city aa was Butchart Gardens. Wear comfortable clothing and shoes as there can be lots of walking (your decision). Lots of photo ops--make sure to bring a charger for phones. Would definitely recommend both the tour and the guide!
Response from Host, Aug 2026
We're so happy to hear that you enjoyed your day in Victoria with Bernie! Victoria is a charming city, and we're glad that you had a lovely time. Thank you so much for travelling with us. We look forward to welcoming you again in the future!
An enjoyable trip to Victoria. The driver/ guide Brandon is a cheerful guy entertaining us with the history of Victoria and Butchart Garden.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
We're happy to hear that you had a lovely time with Brandon! Thank you so much for travelling with us, and we hope to see you again soon!
That was amazing. The tour lead was a great story teller. We walked around the city while telling the stories of the stores, the neighborhoods
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your feedback with us! We're glad to hear that you had an amazing experience on our Victoria & Butchart Gardens tour. We hope to see you again in the future!
Great trip. Kim made the trip so much better. She was extremely knowledgeable and kind. Very helpful
The tour description needs more detail. The majority of time is spent in a big ferry with tons of people and then in a van to drive you around. The time spent in Victoria was about 2 hours. Just enough time to get lunch and barely walk around. Butchardt Gardens are beautiful yet again it takes hours to finally get there. Ian was our tour guide. He is very knowledgeable. He tells a few too many jokes.
Last time we visited Victoria, we took the sea plane. We would go that way again instead of the ferry and tour bus.
Butchart Gardens are an explosion of color. Well done, artistically designed, beautiful place. The gift shop had a super collection of good-quality items.
The whole trip was absolutely amazing and the day went very smoothly. We enjoyed both places and I have to say the Tour Guide was superb, her knowledge, explanations, hints n tips were all first class and undoubtedly helped make the tour such a resounding success. We were tired but very happy customers. Thank you so much.
This was a beautifully planned excursion, from beginning to end. Great bus leader explained the day well. First, we were picked up by bus and driven to the Ferry and right onto the Ferry Boat with the bus! This made it so convenient for us to leave things on the bus and walk around the boat and watch the scenery go by. Next we drove across Vancouver Island to Victoria, where we had time to see the Parliament Building, and dine on our own at the Empress Hotel. Finally we enjoyed the amazing Butchart Gardens and the return trip to Vancouver.
Response from Host, Sep 2022
Thank you so much, Beverly, for your review and taking your time to write about your experience on our tour. We hope to see you on one of our tours again soon!
Kind regards,
Lisanne
Discover Vancouver Tours
Victoria is a beautiful city and offers a variety of things to see and do! The trip to Butchart Gardens was magnificent! We would definitely recommend!
Great trip! Our driver Megan was cheerful, knowledgeable and provided a wonderful experience. She pointed out landmarks, wildlife and shared history of area. She also gave helpful information on dining and shopping. Nice to be able to explore Victoria on our own. Loved the gardens. Stunning! Highly recommend.
Ian was a great tour guide.we had 7 people on the tour...it was a van bus probably could hold 25 so great size for a tour...Ian has lots of stories to tell while driving and gave us great ideas on what to see on our free time in Victoria and butchart gardens
Butchart Gardens are exceptional, amazing, fantastic… Victoria worth visiting. Overall an interesting trip. And our guide Janell did very well.
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