Grand City Drive & Butchart Gardens Tour

The Grand City Drive Tour is a must to round out a visit to Victoria -- you'll discover the best of Victoria's lovely homes, gardens and points of historic interest on board an authentic English double decker bus. ON this 90-minute tour, you'll learn the fascinating history behind famous landmarks like the Fairmont Empress Hotel, Chinatown, and Antique Row. Your narrated tour includes a brief stop at Cattle Point with views of the elegant Oak Bay residential neighborhood and the Coast Mountains.

You'll also enjoy a ride along Marine Drive with its scenic views of Mt. Baker and the San Juan Islands. You'll then get to find out why Victoria is the Garden City -- you'll experience a 90-minute visit to Butchart Gardens, one of Victoria's most famous sites and rated among the most beautiful gardens in the world. Here you will see the Sunken Garden, the Japanese and Italian Gardens, the English Rose Garden and the magnificent Ross Fountain, all linked by spacious lawns, streams and lily ponds -- it's 50 acres of fragrance and beauty. This tour is a great way to become familiar with this fascinating city.

Tour Highlights

• Butchart Gardens
• Fairmont Empress Hotel
• Chinatown
• Antique Row
• Cattle Point
• Oak Bay neighborhood
• Rockland neighborhood
• Uplands neighborhood
• Garry Oaks neighborhood
• Victoria Golf Club
• Beacon Hill Park
• Coast Mountains
• Marine Drive
• San Juan Islands
• Mount Baker
• City Center
• Olympic Mountains
• Juan de Fuca Straits
  

Details

• Price includes 90-minute fully-narrated tour on double decker bus and admission to Butchart Gardens.
• Tours depart at various times seasonally. Please check the schedule for specific dates and times.
• Tour length is approximately 4.5 hours.
• Tours may or may not be taken on the same day.
• This tour is appropriate for all ages.
• Buses are handicap accessible, but upper deck is restricted. Utchart Gardens is wheelchair accessible.
• Bus seating is on a first come/first served basis.
• Cameras and video cameras are permitted.