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 Terminal
999 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.

Itinerary

Canada Place

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Gulf Islands National Park Reserve of Canada

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Victoria

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Butchart Gardens

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Swartz Bay BC Ferry Terminal

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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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Reviews

4.8

based on 76 reviews

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Great Trip to Victoria

JohnS_W, Sep 2023

Great trip. Kim made the trip so much better. She was extremely knowledgeable and kind. Very helpful

Victoria Tour

Marion_P, Jul 2023

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.

Stunning!

Marilyn_F, Jun 2023

Butchart Gardens are an explosion of color. Well done, artistically designed, beautiful place. The gift shop had a super collection of good-quality items.

Superb!

Frances_H, May 2023

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.

A great way to see Victoria, Canada.

Beverly_P, Aug 2022

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

A must do!

Julie_K, Jul 2022

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!

Kimberly_B, Jun 2022

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.

Great tour and guide

Roy_W, May 2022

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