Butchart & Beyond: The Grand Victoria Tour
Vancouver Island, Canada
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Product ID: 1257
7 hours
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Offered in: English and 2 more
Escape the city and experience Victoria’s natural bounty in luxury and style in your private solar-powered Tesla driven by your expert, personal guide. Enjoy a scenic cruise through the winding backroads, along forested drives and quiet beaches.
Bask in the seasons at our most popular destination: The Butchart Gardens.
Discover our signature gardens and hidden gems: The Gardens at HCP, Abkhazi Gardens or Hatley Gardens, Park & Castle. Unwind with refreshments or a tasting at one of our many celebrated wineries or cafes.
This tour can also include visits to the tropical Butterfly Gardens, historic Craigdarroch Castle, or your choice of vineyard, distillery, or high-tea room for the adventurer who wants to see it all!
- Admission to Butchart Gardens
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Private tour
- Port pickup and drop-off
- Professional driver, local guide
- Transport by private vehicle
- optional: High Tea, Lunch & Craft Beverages
- Gratuities
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The Butchart Gardens
Inspired by his grandmother Jennie's garden, the Butcharts' grandson transformed his family's home & cement factory on Tod Inlet into one of the world's premier floral show gardens.
Duration: 2 hours
2
Craigdarroch Castle
Built by coal baron Robert Dunsmuir during the reign of Queen Victoria and now a National Historic Site, Craigdarroch Castle has been meticulously restored, giving visitors a glimpse of privileged life in the 1890s.
Duration: 30 minutes
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Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse
Cider flights. Option for gourmet lunch on the patio.
Duration: 1 hour
4
Victoria Butterfly Gardens
Thousands of tropical butterflies (up to 70 species) fly through our large facilities – the size of almost 3 basketball courts. With surprises at every turn, you’ll encounter poison dart frogs, tortoises, large iguanas, flamingos, tropical ducks, free flying tropical birds and more. Stroll through and marvel at our lush gardens including tropical flowers, carnivorous plants and fruits of the world. Enjoy our newest exhibit, the Insectarium. Experience impressive insects & invertebrates from around the world. Your jungle adventure awaits!
Duration: 30 minutes
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The Gardens at HCP
The Gardens at Horticulture Centre of the Pacific (HCP), home to the Pacific Horticulture College, presents a year-round garden experience that all can enjoy. HCP is a public garden lovingly cared for by volunteers, staff and students. From our hands-on Children’s Garden to the largest outdoor Bonsai Garden in Canada, and the only outdoor bonsai Garden in Western Canada, you will find something to inspire at every visit.
Duration: 1 hour
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Abkhazi Garden
'The Garden that Love Built': The world famous Abkhazi Garden is an exquisite heritage home and garden located just outside downtown Victoria. The Prince and Princess Abkhazi began creating their garden in 1946, the year they married and settled in Victoria, after living separate lives touched by privilege and tragedy. They immediately began to develop their one-acre property, and continued to maintain and improve the garden throughout their lives together. With options for high-tea at the Abkhazi tea room.
Duration: 45 minutes
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Collapsible wheelchairs with removable wheels can be accommodated providing the passenger is accompanied by someone who can assist them board and disembark
- A maximum of 6 people per booking
- Refunds will not be issued if tour/activity is missed due to late or non-arrival of cruise ship
- Minimum age is 10 years (booster/car seats not permitted)
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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