2.5-Hour Tips-Based Walking Tour of Victoria
Vancouver Island, Canada
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2 hours 30 minutes
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Offered in: EnglishThis is the most unique experience in Victoria. On the Group Walking Tour of Victoria, you get to determine the value for yourself.
Victoria’s fascinating history comes alive for you, taking you past iconic and picture-ready sites like the Empress Hotel, multiple heritage buildings from the Gold Rush Era, and the famous “Canada’s skinniest alley” in Chinatown. You’ll learn about Victoria’s many eras & districts and discover how it has grown from a small trading post to a rollicking boomtown, to the laid-back and beautiful City of Gardens.
Group Walking Tour (Tip based) means that every guest (after booking fee and taxes) has the freedom to set their own price, depending on their budget, the amount of value they feel they received on the 2.5-hour tour, and their desire to support this experience.
This highly-rated walking tour will show you all the top attractions and your local guide will take you to all the must-see spots.
- Passionately researched history and culture
- Easy and direct route throughout Victoria
- Personable local guides
- Local recommendations and tips
- Gratuities
Meeting point
Victoria Cenotaph, 698 Government St, Victoria, BC V8V 2L8, Canada
Meet your guide, holding a red Toonie Tours umbrella, at The Victoria Cenotaph.
End point
Centennial Square, 1 Centennial Square, Victoria, BC V8W 1P5, Canada
You will receive a message before your game with instructions on how to start. If you do not receive the message prior to starting please contact us.
1
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Our start location, you'll admire the incredible architecture by the late, great, Francis Rattenbury, before meeting your tour group for the day.
Duration: 15 minutes
2
Thunderbird Park
This stop will always surprise us, learn about the local indigenous, and maybe get invited in for a ceremonial house for a unique experience. Outside there is a collection of replica totem poles & historic buildings including a convent & carving studio.
Duration: 15 minutes
3
Fairmont Empress
Set in a grand, chateau-style building built in 1908, this upscale hotel off Highway 1 is a 3-minute walk from the Royal BC Museum and 5 km from Victoria Harbour.
Duration: 10 minutes
4
The Surfacing (the orcas)
Botanical Orcas!! On our way to our next stop we pas by gorgeous flowers shaped to be two perfect Orca Whales
Duration:
5
Canada Sign
Great picture opportunity at the Canada sign. A group shot or one to share with friends and family that you made it safe to Canada.
Duration: 5 minutes
6
Victoria Harbour View Suite- slp 4
Beautiful oceanfront views of Victoria Harbour. Another picturesque backdrop that will a perfect social media feed highlight.
Duration: 10 minutes
7
Bastion Square
A public square with a rich history, learn from your personably local guide of the epic tales that shaped Victoria.
Duration: 15 minutes
8
Waddington Alley
The oldest undisturbed street in Victoria, learn what makes this street unique and the significance of its presence.
Duration: 10 minutes
9
Market Square
Local boutiques & eateries occupy historic brick buildings around a relaxed courtyard with seating.
Duration: 15 minutes
10
Fan Tan Alley
This Snug, historic pathway with boutiques is a popular shopping district today, worth noting to come back to after the tour.
Duration: 10 minutes
11
Victoria’s Chinatown National Historic Site
Canada's oldest Chinatown tells tales of the Asian culture that helped shaped Victoria to be what it is today.
Duration: 10 minutes
12
Centennial Square
End with a final story within the perfect gathering place in Victoria's walkable downtown
Duration: 15 minutes
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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