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Victoria in the Spring

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Overview

Overview
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Maple Leaf Collection

Picturesque Victoria features a majestic coastal setting amidst a landscape of foliage and floral splendor. Visit Inner Harbour, one of the most magnificent harbours in the world, with its quaint shops and unique restaurants. Enjoy Butchart Gardens’ wonderous beauty with 900 bedding plant varieties on 55-acres of professionally sculpted grounds. Experience a tropical jungle up close at Victoria Butterfly Gardens where poison dart frogs, tortoises, iguanas, birds, fish, and butterflies are on display. Be inspired with the Murals of Chemainus, about a one a half hour scenic drive north of Victoria.

calendar icon 13 Days    location icon 1 Country     meal icon 4 Meals

Itinerary

Itinerary
City Tour

Day 1 – Home City to Calgary, AB

Take the WestWorld coach from Regina and Saskatoon (and along route) to Calgary.

Banff

Day 2 – Calgary to Revelstoke, BC

Our first stop today will be at Banff National Park. You will have some time to explore the shops and have a cup of coffee. Enter BC and cross through the Rogers Pass and on to Revelstoke, our home for the night.

Gulf Islands

Day 3 – Revelstoke to Victoria

Today you head for the coast. You will stop in Hope for an included lunch, and depending on the schedule, there may be some time to browse the shops and have a coffee at the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal. Keep your eyes open for whales and other sea life as you sail through the Gulf Islands and on to your home away from home, Victoria, for the next seven nights.

 

Victoria

Day 4 – Victoria

You will have a free morning to get acquainted with your home, the Royal Scot Hotel & Suites. There should also be some time to head over to the grocery store to stock your kitchenette for the week. There are many interesting sights within a short walk of the hotel. This afternoon, we will have a City Tour, including the scenic Marine Drive. We may even get to do some beach combing!

Cathedral Grove

Day 5 – Victoria

Heading up island today, the first stop will be the Malahat Skywalk offering awe inspiring views of sea inlets and mountains. Then it’s off to Cathedral Grove, the magnificent temperate rainforest boasting enormous 800-year-old trees surrounded by a carpet of ferns and draping moss.

 

Chemainus

Day 6 – Victoria

Today, visit Chemainus which is known for its 53 outdoor murals. The town’s Mural Project is the world’s leading community-driven art tourism experience. For our included lunch, we head to Riot Brewing Company, a popular brewery that showcases the murals of Chemainus on their cans. We also get to enjoy a tasting of their products.

Victoria

Day 7 – Victoria

Enjoy a free day to explore downtown Victoria! Ask your tour director for suggestions on things to do and see in the area during your free time!  Perhaps you'd like to take in a whale watching cruise, ghost walk, visit a museum, take a pickle boat ride around the harbour, the options are endless!

Butchart Gardens

Day 8 – Victoria

Board the coach and head to Butchart Gardens. For over 90 years, this amazing 50-acre garden has been a symbol of Victoria’s beauty. You will also stop at the Butterfly Gardens today.

Victoria

Day 9 – Victoria

Your last day in Victoria is a free day.

Tsawwassen Ferry

Day 10 – Victoria to Kelowna

One last ferry crossing. You will stop again in Hope for an included lunch. Arriving in Kelowna, you will get to enjoy a free evening.

Kelowna

Day 11 – Kelowna

A leisurely free morning stroll along the Okanogan Lake. This afternoon we will have a wine tasting at one of the many vineyards surrounding Kelowna. Tonight, join your fellow travellers, bus driver and tour director for your Farewell Dinner.

Mountain Road

Day 12 – Kelowna to Calgary, AB

Today your first stop will be in Revelstoke, then on to Golden for a lunch break. Calgary passengers bid us farewell while the rest of the passengers overnight.

Day 13 – Calgary to Home City

Today we return home.

Dates & Prices

Dates & Prices
Date and Price Content
April 22, 2024 - May 04, 2024

Double Occupancy

$2,965.20

Triple Occupancy

$2,860.20

Single Occupancy

$3,941.70

Prices terms and conditions

Prices terms and conditions

All prices are per person and include taxes and fees.

Not included in price:

  • Gratuities for Tour Director and Driver
  • Meals and activities not specified in the itinerary
  • Any personal expenses
  • Travel Insurance
  • Pre or post tour arrangements

Passengers not needing rooms in Calgary:

April 23 - May 3

  • Double: deduct $105
  • Triple: deduct $75
  • Single: deduct $210

Pick up locations: 

Regina, Moose Jaw, Saskatoon, Kindersley, Hana, AB, Calgary. Other pick up locations available upon request.

Tour Highlights

Tour Highlights
Multi Night Stays

7-Nights Stay in Victoria

Stay one block from the Inner Harbour in Victoria for 7 nights!

Murals of Chemainus

The Chemainus Murals have inspired communities throughout the world to explore their roots, to beautify their towns, and install pride. Today we get to see them for ourselves!

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Butchart Gardens

Over 100 years in bloom, Butchart Gardens envelopes you in lush greens and colorful blossoms. Explore the beautiful gardens!

Cathedral Grove

Cathedral Grove is a rare and endangered remnant of an ancient Douglas fir ecosystem on Vancouver Island. The biggest trees in the Grove are about 800 years old and measure 250 feet in height and 29 feet in circumference. Today we walk through these giants!

Victoria Butterfly Gardens

Experience the beauty and curiosity of a tropical jungle up close. With surprises at evert turn, you’ll encounter poison dart frogs, tortoises, large iguana, flamingos, tropical ducks, free flying tropical birds and more!

Winery Tour and Tasting

Enjoy a tour of a Winery. Of course, no tour would be complete without a tasting!

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