Butchart & Beyond: The Grand Victoria Tour
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!
Options
Half Day Tour
Admission to Gardens
First Class Private Tour
Duration: 4 hours
Standard wine/cider tastings
Tesla Model S / 3 / X
Half-Day Garden Tour
Pickup included
What's included in Butchart & Beyond: The Grand Victoria Tour
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
The Butchart Gardens
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.
Craigdarroch Castle
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).
Church and State Wines -Brentwood Bay
Wine tasting with optional gourmet charcuterie
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
- optional: High Tea, Lunch & Craft Beverages
- Gratuities
- 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)
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Pickup and Dropoff
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Additional Information
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• If you have not already specified, please advise supplier as soon as possible your port of entry, arrival / docking time, flight number / ship name, disembarkation time and departure time so that appropriate arrangements can be made • If you will not be arriving at your destination within the specified reconfirmation period, please reconfirm with the local service provider prior to travel, or upon arrival at your destination. Please note that departure times and locations may vary slightly. • Due to the nature of this tour and the safety of all guests, the tour operator reserves the right to refuse service to passengers who are intoxicated or show signs of intoxication. If, as a result, your tour is canceled, you will not be entitled to a refund. • Minimum age is 10 years: booster/car seats not permitted • The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions