Grab a Victoria Visitor’s Choice booklet at any visitor centre, or on the ferry, for the most information. It is the best, most informative guide, and we highly recommend it.
Craigdarroch Castle
1050 Joan Crescent
Victoria, BC
Tel: 250-592-5323
thecastle.ca
…The castle is an outstanding landmark home from the 1880’s. Craigdarroch boasts the finest collection of residential stained & leaded glass on the West coast, period furnishings and magnificent wood paneling and carving.
Pacific Undersea Gardens
490 Belleville Street
Victoria, BC
Tel: 250-382-5717
pacificunderseagardens.com
Right in the Inner Harbour of downtown Victoria, discover a world of the wonder and magic of the sea. The Gardens boast the largest collection of local marine life in the country. The gardens have exhibits as well as a live diving show, and a “petting zoo” tank.
Royal London Wax Museum
470 Belleville Street
Victoria, BC
Tel: 250-388-4461
waxmuseum.bc.ca
This place creeped Mae WAY out when she was a little kid.
Taken from RoadsideAmerica.com:
A classic wax museum, ‘Victoria’s Original House of Wax,’ the collection includes many recognizable British and Canadian figures. For Americans, it might be a good way to get a taste of Canada without actually meeting any live Canadians.
Chinatown
Located: Fisgard Street between Government Street and Douglas Street
Wikipedia article: CLICK HERE
Mae’s favourite place in Victoria after all the shopping. Be sure to duck into a BBQ place and order a HONEYBUN! Mae’s favourite pastry in the whole world!!
Canada’s third largest Chinatown, and the second in North America to exist. Preservation of historic buildings and vibrant tourism as well as a strong local Chinese identity have created a thriving, thrilling little cultural enclave with great food and shops.
Travel With Taste Culinary Tours
Travel With Taste is Vancouver Island’s first culinary tour company dedicated to providing fun and indulgent culinary adventures! Travel With Taste showcases local treasures and the great characters that create them. Great chefs call Vancouver Island home working with local producers and farmers to create delicious west coast cuisine. The Island offers the perfect climate to produce unique grape varieties which are transformed into remarkable wines. Taste highly aromatic vintages of ortega, pinot noir, chardonnay, auxerrois, bacchus, gewürztraminer and more. All tours include a special three course lunched paired with Vancouver Island wines.
Advance reservations required, via website or by phone.
250-385-1527
www.travelwithtaste.com
Discover the Past – Chinatown Walks
Explore the oldest Chinatown in Canada with a local guide. 90 minute tours though the cultural gem run year round, rain or shine.
Tours Tues, Thur, and Sat at 10:30AM July-August.
250-384-6698
www.discoverthepast.com
Big Bus Tours
Hop-on Hop-off city tours of Victoria with over 20 stops including: Old Town, Chinatown, Craigdarroch Castle, Rockland, Oak Bay Village, Beach Drive, Songhees, and of course downtown Victoria. Enjoy the sights from an open air bus or a double decker bus. The company also offers tours in Vancouver.
811 Goverment Street,
Victoria, BC
888-434-2229
www.BigBusVictoria.ca
Tally-Ho Carriage Tours
Victoria’s original horse-drawn carriage tour company. Tours wend their way through downtown, and passes by the heritage home district. Another tour meanders through Beacon Hill Park, and through China-town.
Found under the burgundy umbrella at the corner of Belleville and Menzies Streets across from the Wax Museum in Downtown Victoria.
866-383-5067
www.tallyhotours.com
Victoria Harbour Ferry Company
Tour the inner harbour and the history Gorge Waterway by boat.
Docks in front of the Fairmont Empress Hotel. Tours depart every 15 minutes.
250-708-0201
www.harbourferry.com
Cycle BC, Bicycle/Scooter rentals and tours
Canada’s largest selection of rental motorcycles, scooters, and bicycles. Follow self-guided tour maps. Scooters are automatic, easy to drive, car license okay.
950 Wharf Street
Victoria, BC
250-380-2453
www.cyclebc.ca
CycleTreks Tours
CycleTreks offers single-day self-guided and guided rides complete with top quality equipment rentals, bike and rider drop off service, maps, water bottles, support vehicle and guides.
450 Swift Street
Victoria, BC
877-73-6722
www.cycletreks.com
Victoria Pedi-Cab Tours
Pedicab with tourguide. Tours: Blossoms and Seaside Tour, Castle and Gardens tour, or Victoria’s Secret Historic Core Tour. Stops are available to stop and smell the flowers, take photos, taste shop offerings, and discover the towns best kept secrets. You will be able to see what the larger tour vehicles miss. Pickup across from the Fairmont Empress Hotel or at any downtown location.
250-884-0121
www.victoriatours.net
Ghostly Walks Walking Tour
Take tours past downtown Victoria’s most haunted places. Storytelling by professional guides, with lots of amazing history and tales of ghosts, the paranormal and strange happenings.
Start at the Visitor Info Centre at Wharf & Government Street every night, May 1-Oct 31.
250-384-6698
www.discoverthepast.com
