The 4 Best Vancouver Island Garden Tours

1.Experience Victoria and Butchart Gardens Premium Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 12 reviews · from $81Our pick

Start near Victoria’s Inner Harbour in a premium vehicle with a black tie driver-guide. See Beacon Hill Park, Chinatown, and the Inner Harbour before spending two hours at Butchart Gardens, with admission included. Guides such as Karen and Michael have earned praise for their friendly commentary and reliable service.

“Good amount of time on your own walking around the gardens. Nice city tour and comfortable shuttle bus”

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2.Best of Victoria Group Tour w/ Malahat Skywalk & Butchart Gardens

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 6 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $223Top rated

Join guide Brian on a six-and-a-half-hour small-group outing from downtown Victoria. You’ll visit the Malahat Skywalk, cross by ferry from Mill Bay, spend two hours at Butchart Gardens, and see major Victoria sights on the return. Pickup is available at many downtown hotels, with groups capped at seven.

“This was a great tour of Victoria. They brought us to all the essential sites, our guide was super pleasant and informative. I highly recommend taking this tour.”

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3.Victoria Private Tour Visiting City and Butchart Gardens

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $163

Spend four to five hours with Sonrisas Tours visiting Butchart Gardens and Victoria’s best-known sights. Your Spanish-language guide, including Ana when available, handles the route while you explore flowers, the Inner Harbour, Parliament, the Empress, historic streets, and Canada’s oldest Chinatown. Pickup is offered, with airport and ferry-terminal transfers included in the total time.

“What a joy it was to go on this excursion with Sonrisa tours. Ana was friendly, knowlegeable, accomodating, FUNNY, and made the experience one we will never forget.”

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4.1 hour City Tour & Butchart Gardens: Christmas – Entry included!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $100

Begin with a one-hour Victoria sightseeing tour, then ride to Butchart Gardens for the Christmas displays and Twelve Days of Christmas carols. Island Time Tours provides round-trip transport, garden admission, and route commentary. Guides such as Marcus and Colleen have been praised for useful tips, local stories, and safe driving.

“Our shuttle driver, Marcus, from Island Time Tours was amazing! He not only drove us safely to and from our destination, he entertained and educated us with a treasure trove of stories about Buchart Gardens and Victoria. When Read more”

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