Victoria
Attractions - Find travel &
tourism information for your trip to Victoria, Canada on Vancouver Island. Provided
are links to Victoria attractions, such as museums, galleries, historic sites
and public gardens.
Museums & Galleries:
Royal
British Columbia Museum
Visitors from all over the world are impressed with this human and natural history
museum. It includes and outstanding collection of Northwest Native art.
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
One of Canada's finest art museums, with primary emphasis on Canada and Japan.
BC Parliament Buildings
Seat of the provincial government restored to its' original late 19th century
style.
Craigdarroch Castle
Beautifully restored exactly as originally built in the 1890s.
BC Aviation
Musuem
Will provide their visitors with a world class aviation museum experience.
Point
Ellice House
Point Ellice is nationally designated and is considered Western
Canada's finest collection of Victoriana in its original
setting.
Craigflower
Farmhouse
This was one of Vancouver Island's first farming communities,
established in 1853
Dr
Helmecken's House
Helmcken House is the oldest house in Victoria
Home of Emily Carr
House with an insight into Canada's first and best known
independent female artist and writer.
Maritime Museum of BC
Marine history in various theme galleries.
Gardens:
Butchart
Gardens
One of North America's most popular gardens. Stroll through theme gardens linked
by spacious lawns, streams and lily ponds. This splendid 55 acre floral display
has captivated thousands of people for over 80 years.
Victoria Butterfly Gardens
Walk with free-flying butterflies in an indoor tropical rainforest full of exotic
plants and birds in Victoria, BC.
Beacon Hill Park
A few blocks away is the city's largest and best loved park. 180 acres of rare
Garry Oak meadow, beds of unusual perennials, ocean vistas, wild roses, tame
roses, hundred year old rhododendrons and much more. Watch a game of cricket,
listen to free summer concerts, or jog along Dallas Road cliffs past hang gliders,
duck pond yachtsmen, and wind surfers. Eagles and Great Blue Herons nest here
and peacocks roam freely. There's even a petting zoo!
Government
House Gardens - Year around enjoy a serinity of
the gardens and grounds, which cover some 36 acres.
Hatley
Gardens
Located on the grounds of Royal Roads University and open
to the general public. Hatley Park is also home to Hatley
Castle
Victoria's
Abkhazi Garden
"The garden that love built". This once private garden is now
open to the public.
Horticultural
Center of the Pacific West Coast
Garden displays by avid volunteer gardeners.
Victorian
Garden Tours
Invite you to visit some of the unique private gardens that
have been developed by local gardeners. Customized tours
for groups of all sizes. Special group packages available.
Outdoors:
Oak
Bay Sailing School
Seamanship and Navigation Courses - Yacht Management - Yacht
Deliveries
BLUEPLANET
KAYAKING ADVENTURE
BluePlanet specializes in highly catered lodge based & camping
sea kayaking tours to world class destinations on Vancouver
Island.
Ocean
River Sports Kayak Rentals
Courses & Tours Rentals
Blackfish
Wilderness Expeditions
Our quest is the Wild, and the Comraderie that only small boats
and broad horizons can elicit
Island
Cycles
News from the Vancouver Island Cycle Tourism Alliance
Eagle Wing
Whale Watching
A three-hour outing to sea the whales up close in their elements
is the highlight of many people’s visit to Victoria.
Amazing Scarab design speedboats.
Seafun Safaris
Whale watching on zodiacs - view whales, seals, sea lions,
and porpoises.
Prince of Whales -
Inner Harbour location! Victoria's largest fleet. Expert
wildlife guides. Capacity for large groups.
Salmon Charters Fishing
Open year round and offer a variety of fishing charter options
ranging from half-day and full-day fishing only trips to
multi-day, all inclusive packages.
Adam's Charters
Fishing
Come and enjoy some of the most spectacular fishing Canada's
West Coast has to offer with Adam's Fishing Charters.
Galloping Goose
Trail
Walkers, cyclists and equestrians can travel for nearly 60
kilometers through this city and country park.
Bicycles, Scooters, Motorcycles
We carry Canada's largest selection of rental motorcycles,
scooters, mopeds and bicycles.
Ogden Point Dive Centre
Ogden Point Dive Center is the premier dive shop in British
Columbia, a full service scuba diving facility catering to
week end dive charters, daily trips and scuba diving holidays.
Located close to Chalet by the Sea Bed & Breakfast.
Park and Recreation Facilities
CRD Parks offers 28 regional parks and 2 regional trails, including
the Galloping Goose Trail, on southern Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands,
British Columbia.
BC Parks
Provincial Parks of British Columbia, Canada, providing information
on outdoor recreational activities, camping, campground reservations, facilities,
conservation, etc.
Vancouver
Island Cycling
Victoria and Vancouver Island, British Columbia – Travel
and tourist Information for cyclists.
