Butchart Gardens Tour: Explore Victoria's Historic Sites
4.5
339 Ratings
Vancouver
Explore Victoria, British Columbia's capital city on a narrated tour. Visit Butchart Gardens, Canada's National Historic Site, and experience the stunning beauty of over 50 acres of floral show gardens.
Duration: 13 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Vancouver Downtown - Pick up at selected hotels
  • BC Ferries - Enjoy the beautiful scenery
  • The Butchart Gardens - Enjoy two hours at the garden
  • Empress Hotel National Historic Site of Canada - Take pictures of the famous hotel
What's Included
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges included
  • Professional driver/guide provided
  • Comfortable in-vehicle air conditioning
  • Convenient hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels only)
Additional Information

Join us for a full day guided tour of Victoria, the capital of British Columbia. The journey begins in downtown Vancouver, from where we head south, crossing the city and board a BC Ferry for a picturesque 90-minute crossing through the Georgia Strait and the Southern Gulf Islands.

Our tour resumes with a visit to the globally recognized Butchart Gardens, a revered National Historic Site of Canada. Here, you can observe traces of the original cement company and more than 900 varieties of bedding plants, all spread over an expansive 50-acre garden.

After spending a relaxing two hours in the gardens, our journey transitions to downtown Victoria via the oldest China Town in Canada, and a scenic route through Victoria Harbour—including the captivating Inner Harbour, renowned as one of the world’s most beautiful harbours. You will also be treated to some free time to explore the local area, enjoy a leisurely stroll along the Inner Harbour, indulge in the vibrant arts and cultural scene, drop by the celebrated Empress Hotel or take a tour of the Royal BC Museum.

  • English only
  • Washroom onboard
Location
Sandman Hotel Vancouver Downtown
West Georgia Street
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Donna_l
Jun 9, 2024
Don’t miss these fabulous gardens! - We visit gardens wherever we go and Butchart Gardens is one of the most beautiful places we have ever seen! The trip is quite long, the ferry ride very lovely, and our guide Anthony was wonderful
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Rick_b
Jun 6, 2024
Great day in Vancouver - Our driver Justin was excellent. Very informative and right on time for everything. He made it a special time for my husband and me
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Jana_c
Jun 1, 2024
Senan is the best! - Senan was an amazing guide! So funny, super intelligent and incredibly knowledgeable! I would've preferred to forego Victoria altogether and spend 4 hours in the gardens instead of 2, but we had a great time!
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M9738hjlaurac
May 30, 2024
Great day - We loved this trip. Guide Justin was great (even though he said it’s only his second week!), loved the commentary and conversations, he really helped make the day what it was. Timing for everything seemed well thought out, and was enough to get a good look around the gardens and the city.
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Saddiqmaureen
May 29, 2024
Excellent service and tour to Butchart Gardens - We were picked up by our tour guide/driver (Justin) on time and from there on we enjoyed every minute of the long drive, the Gardens and the ride back. A must see for every visitor to Vancouver !
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Antonette_f
May 28, 2024
Excellent excursion - Our tour guide and commentator - Sevan was excellent. He was very knowledgeable about the places we visited.
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Cweselby
Jun 8, 2024
Long Day - It’s a long day but our guide, Dan, did everything to ensure we were comfortable. We had 2 hours at Butchart Gardens and about an hour in Victoria. It was hard to do anything in an hour in Victoria. It would be better if the tour went to one place or the other instead of trying to combine both.
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Linda_n
May 28, 2024
A long day, a nice tour - This was a well organized and well run excursion and our tour guide, Senan, was wonderful. However, it seems important to note this is a long day that is mostly transportation. We were gone from 8:30 am until 9:45 pm and essentially only had 2 hours in the gardens and 90 minutes in Victoria. Most of the trip is 3 hours round trip on the ferry and lots of bus rides. The bus is very comfortable and the narration educational and entertaining, but some people might not want to spend such a long day with such a short time at destinations. If you have the time, it might be better to spend a night in Victoria so there's more time to see everything. If you're staying in Vancouver, this is probably the only way to see Victoria and Butchert gardens. Viator made the long day as pleasant as could be.
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Jeffrey_e
May 27, 2024
Professionally run - The Butchart gardens are beautiful. The tour took the worry away from us having to get there on our own. Anthony was an excellent driver and guide
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X8394edallanm
May 27, 2024
Missed due to illness - Could not go as my daughter was taken ill Cancelled trip in less than twenty four hours so no refunds viator could not help
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