Victoria Tour: Butchart Gardens & More

Experience the beauty of Victoria on a private tour that includes a visit to the stunning Butchart Gardens. Explore the city’s highlights, from Fisherman’s Wharf to Chinatown, before immersing yourself in the floral displays and tranquil gardens. Don’t miss the panoramic views from Mount Tolmie!

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Fisherman’s Wharf - Take a leisurely walk along the path and enjoy the unique array of floating homes, food kiosks, and gift shops. Treat yourself to an ice cream cone if you wish!
  • Mile Zero Monument - Capture a memorable photo at the Mile Zero Monument, marking the beginning of the TransCanada Highway. This is also where the Terry Fox Statue…
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Bottled water
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Entrance fees
Additional Information

Come along for a private, personable tour of Victoria and transportation to the beautiful Butchart Gardens! 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…

Location
Fisherman's Wharf
1 Dallas Rd,
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Polly_f
Oct 14, 2025
Great tour with Linda. ... - Great tour with Linda. She was flexible on what we wanted to do, knew so much about the history, and we saw a lot of Victoria highlights. I had booked just the day before as we wanted to see Buchart Gardens, which was beautiful.
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Lynda_s
Oct 9, 2025
Stunning - Be prepared to ooh and ahh and let the gorgeousness sink in. Pictures are good but don’t give the 3D depth. We truly appreciated our driver Linda. She was gracious and kind with our 97 yo Aunt and us. Excellent guide and service.
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Deborahs638
Sep 26, 2025
Best of Victoria. - Melanie was a great tour guide! Full of information and so very pleasant! We enjoyed touring in the city and visiting The Buchart Gardens. Great day in Victoria.
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Thomas_g
Sep 19, 2025
Charming Victoria Discovery Tour - Victoria is a beautiful city and area with much to discover and see. We enjoyed a delightful day with Linda as our guide. Her local knowledge made the day even better.
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Judy
Aug 27, 2025
Excellent tour - Excellent tour. Comfortable van. Very helpful driver/tour guide. She gave us lots of information about the area and arranged the day to suit our requests.
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Joanne_e
Jul 6, 2025
Beautiful gardens! - Tour picks up right at the pier, our tour guide Linda was right there on time waiting with a sign with our name on it. She asked us if we had any other specific things we wanted to see and we mentioned wanting to see the Castle, she suggested we see that first since it was in a different area than the gardens. She took us also to see the tallest totem pole and a beautiful park with Sequoia trees. Then we went to the Butchart gardens which was amazing! Linda was very knowledgeable about the town and gave us lots of info while driving us around. The van was very comfortable and had booster seats if needed for the kids.
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Isitaboutmycube2016
Jun 1, 2025
Fantastic tour and transportation to the gardens! - This was a terrific experience. We day tripped from Port Angeles on the ferry. We wanted to see butchart gardens and a number of other sights in town. We also didn’t want to worry about coordinating schedules with one of the shuttle buses. This was perfect. Linda picked us up at Fisherman’s Wharf. She drove around pointing out several interesting sites and stopping a couple of times for us to get out and see the sights. She was knowledgeable and very flexible in adjusting the itinerary for our preferences. At Butchart Gardens she said that guided tours weren’t permitted but she did accompany us in for a few pictures at the entrance and gave us her tips on how to walk through the garden to see everything. When we were done she picked us up, pointed out some more sights and then dropped us off. This was a great day and I can’t recommend her enough!
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Jacob_w
Sep 23, 2024
Private tour of the best parts of beautiful Victoria - 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!
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Karen_k
Aug 26, 2024
Gardens and city tour - 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.
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Todd_c
Aug 24, 2024
Great way to see the city and get to Buchart. - 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.
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