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Victoria & Butchart Gardens Tour from Vancouver
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The Experience
What your day looks like
Our Victoria & Butchart Gardens Tour is our most beloved day trip. The wild beauty of the Pacific Coast meets historic splendour in British Columbia’s lush oceanfront capital city of Victoria. During this tour, travel across the Strait of Georgia with BC Ferries along rugged island coastlines. Admire the Gulf Islands and take in the sea breeze from the deck, or enjoy the views from your warm seat inside the spacious ferry. Once on Vancouver Island, your guide will drive you straight into the heart of Victoria, while providing commentary about the city’s history and surrounding areas. With your free time in Victoria’s Inner Harbour explore everything from artistic totem poles to the Parliament Buildings. Visit boutique shops and restaurants along the cobblestone streets. Ask your tour guide for their recommendations A tour to Vancouver Island is not complete without a visit to the flawless Butchart Gardens, showcases 55 acres of floral displays. Your tour concludes with a relaxing return sailing aboard BC Ferries to Vancouver, where you will be dropped off at your hotel. Every tour is operated with a 24-30 passenger air conditioned bus with large viewing windows and only aisle or window seats. Guests are free to remain on the bus at the stops. All tours are conducted in English by our friendly and award-winning tour guides. Pick up time will be confirmed when reservations are made; tour will begin when all guests are on board and all tour times are approximate.
Highlights
Why travelers choose this experience
- BC Ferries
- Butchart Gardens
- Downtown Victoria
- The Fairmont Empress Hotel
- British Columbia Parliament Buildings
- Chinatown in Victoria
Your Itinerary
Your day, step by step
Day 1
Vancouver
Sightseeing at Butchart Gardens.
Continued
Vancouver
Boating.
Planning Details
Before you go
Included
BC Ferries Round-Trip, Butchart Gardens
What to Bring
Advised Clothing: Dress in layers. Comfortable walking shoes are advised. Don’t forget the fixings! Depending on the weather consider bringing sunscreen, sunglasses, hat, gloves and a waterproof outer layer. Any excess items can be stored in the vehicle while you’re exploring.
Restrictions
Minimal mobility is required. You may encounter some inclines, however, pathways are paved. There’s a lot to explore. Be prepared to do plenty of walking.
Meeting & Pickup
Pick-up at Westin Bayshore Hotel, 30 minutes before tour time. This is a default pick-up location for people who haven't decided hotels, staying at airbnb, etc. We are able to pick the guest up at most major hotels in downtown Vancouver and Richmond if the guests already have a hotel booked. Due to construction and parking restrictions we have not been able to offer pick up at the Grand Park Hotel. We have asked to contact and relocate all guests from the Grandpark and The Parker to the Residence inn.
Planning Notes
Hotel pickup offered: No Confirmation: Manual By Business
Traveler Impressions
What travelers are saying
2026-07-04
5.00 / 5
Excellent - beautiful gardens and floral displays. Our Land and Seas bus driver and narrator (Kyle) was excellent - very entertaining, informative and accommodating. Highly recommend.
2026-06-16
5.00 / 5
This was a fabulous tour! I smiled the whole time I was at Butchart Gardens. It was breathtaking! And it worked out that I was able to enjoy tea at the Fairmont Empress Hotel during the downtown portion of the tour. That was a bucket list item!
2025-09-02
5.00 / 5
We were in Vancouver a day early before a cruise and took this tour to Victoria. It was wonderful! We took the ferry( which was a fun adventure on its own). We went to the city center and had a little time to look around on our own or go and eat lunch. Then we went over to Butchart Gardens. The gardens were gorgeous and the weather was perfect so it made for a great visit. I do wish we’d had more time in Victoria to look around. But the tour was already an all day tour leaving from Vancouver. The tour guide had great energy! She was wonderful!
2025-07-15
5.00 / 5
We had a great time. The instructions were simple and the travel easy,
2025-07-06
5.00 / 5
The tour was excellent. My granddaughter and I totally enjoyed it. I only wish the time in the gardens had been longer.
2025-07-04
5.00 / 5
Terrific! Loved Victoria and the beautiful gardens!
2025-06-12
5.00 / 5
What a great tour by Gavin. He was fantastic and provided lots of commentary during our excursion. We were a little ahead of schedule so he stopped by Queen Elizabeth Park on our way to the ferry to Victoria. Gavin kept us well informed about what we were doing, the time frames and what would be next. The Butchart Gardens were just fantastic. I highly recommend this excursion.
2025-05-31
5.00 / 5
Everything ran smoothly. Tour was as advertised. Pick up and drop off at hotel was very convenient. Rodrigo was an excellent tour guide.
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