Pricing for this fully guided tour includes: ferry passages, and entrance to the Butchart Gardens, a downtown Victoria attraction, and the services of your own professional guide for the duration of the tour. Taxes not included.

Return Option: This tour may be coupled with a return helicopter or floatplane flight back to Vancouver if desired. Ask us for details.

You will love Victoria. Morning pick up at your hotel or cruise ship for a 45 minute drive from downtown Vancouver to the ferry terminal.

Priority boarding the British Columbia Ferry service for a 1 hour 40 minute cruise across the straight of Georgia and through the breath taking Gulf Islands.

Our first stop will be the world famous Butchart Gardens to enjoy a truly amazing abundance to horticultural mastery. Being a private tour we will leave when you are ready, but most people take at least a couple of hours to explore the gardens. (With time for "tea" if you please) Then it is on to Victoria.

Once we arrive in Victoria we will do a city tour including: Legislature Buildings, Empress Hotel, Beacon Hill Park and more. Then some free time to explore this fascinating city and all it has to offer.

Admission to any one of the following attractions is included:

• Royal BC Museum
• Victoria Bug Zoo
• Miniature World
• Maritime Museum of BC
• Royal London Wax Museum (if available)

Return to Vancouver via BC Ferry service for a late evening conclusion.

Whale Watching Option add: $CDN 75

One can simply not leave BC without seeing the whales! It is just not done! We work in cooperation with the coast's premier Whale watching companies.

Their fast and comfortable vessels are very stable, equipped with the best facilities including on board washrooms, staffed by professional naturalists, and even serve refreshments.

Their extensive spotting system provide a 95% success rate.

This is must see stuff!

Click to learn about Saturday Fireworks at Butchart Gardens, a fantastic way to spend a summer evening!