Butchart & Beyond: The Grand Victoria Tour

  • Victoria
  • Duration: 4 hours to 6 hours(approx.)
  • Language: en

Overview

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!

What To Expect

1

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.

2

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. *Typical tours include an exterior visit with options for photos at the grounds. Please specify in your booking if you would like to tour the inside of the Castle (approx. 45 minute stop).

3

Wine tasting with optional gourmet charcuterie

4

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.

5

'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.

What's Included

Inclusions
  • Admission to Butchart Gardens
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Private tour
  • Port pickup and drop-off
  • Professional driver, local guide
  • Transport by private vehicle
Exclusions
  • optional: High Tea, Lunch & Craft Beverages
  • Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

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Additional Info

  • 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)

Cancellation Policy

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

  • 1+ days before: 100% refundable
  • 0 to 1 days before: 0% refundable

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