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Victoria in the Spring

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Overview

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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.

13 Days 1 Country 4 Meals

Itinerary

Day 1 – Home City to Calgary, AB

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

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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!

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.

Day 9 – Victoria

Your last day in Victoria is a free day.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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!

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!

Reviews

The Wilson’s departed on April 28, 2014 for the 10-day trip. “WestWorld treated us like royalty,” says Elaine. When they arrived at the Royal Scot Hotel & Suites in Victoria a musician playing the bag-pipes “piped” them in as the passengers got off the bus and entered the hotel. There was a bottle of champagne provided by WestWorld Tours and chocolates provided by the hotel for the Wilson’s upon arrival. Their daughter and two of their grandchildren joined them for the winery and cidery visit. They sang Happy Anniversary to them on the bus. Elaine joked that at the Victoria Butterfly Gardens Jack wasn’t thrilled when a butterfly landed on his shoulder. She commented she isn’t really a “flower person” but Butchart Gardens was beautiful. The Wilson’s explored Cathedral Grove, home of the majestic ancient red cedars, and the Murals of Chemainus. They also enjoyed a short ferry ride to Salt Spring Island where a large number of artists, sculptors and musicians live.

The Wilson’s anniversary date was on May 4 but she said they celebrated every day of the tour. The group attended their Farewell Dinner in Vernon in a ranch-style restaurant called the Historic O’Keefe Ranch. Elaine and Jack remarked that WestWorld Tours has always gone out of their way offering the best customer service and experience throughout all of their tours.

Couple Celebrates 50th Wedding Anniversary with WestWorld Tours

The hospitality of the tour guide and driver had made this trip fun, exciting and safe.
Sandra T

The tour to Victoria was a great success. The organization and wonderful care by our guide Koral ensured that we had a very good time. I'd recommend this trip to anyone who is considering taking it.
Hans & Julia E

This was our first motor coach tour and we had a great time. It was very relaxing to have all the details of travel and touring arranged for us. Both our driver and tour director were excellent at their jobs and very informative about other WestWorld tours. I would travel this way again.
Sherril L

A thoroughly enjoyable trip from start to finish. Our days were well planned with the right amount of time allowed for coffee/ meals/ attractions. The Queen Victoria Hotel is an ideal location to stay at it was close to everything in downtown Victoria.
Marsha K

Delightful holiday experience. Now we can understand why some of our fellow-travellers have done it three times.
Norman and Verna B

This was my first bus tour and I enjoyed it immensely!
Annie A

First time to Victoria. Couldn't be more pleased. We would recommend to everyone. Beautiful part of Canada!
Florence L

We felt very comfortable and safe on our trip!
Roger S & Elaine D

Great trip, good food & wonderful people. (Tour Director) very organized and helpful, very entertaining! Great Job!
Bea M

We really enjoyed our second tour with WestWorld. This was due to excellent leadership, interesting attractions and a very pleasant group of fellow travellers.
Gerald H & Joyce E

We celebrated our 40th Anniversary last year and my husband said to me. You must see the mountains, they are beautiful. So we enquired about the bus tour that a friend recommended to us. We booked the trip, thus the reason we were on the tour. The best anniversary gift anyone could ask for.
Ken & Dorothy N

I thoroughly enjoyed this trip from start to finish. The trip was well planned & will be highly recommended. (I was) Pleased with the planning and value for our money.
Shirley S

For our first tour it was great, fubtastic, wonderful and we plan to take many more with you. Thank you.
Robin & Gary C

Wonderful group of people to travel with. It was our first tour of this kind. We’re very impressed, keep up the great work ?:)
Jack & Violet H

Whenever I can I will definitely travel with WestWorld Tours. This tour was 5 star +
M. Fisher

The "tour" was so much more than I anticipated. I am go grateful to WestWorld, Koral, Jerry & Deb. Thank You!
Sheila O

Celebrating our 50th anniversary with WestWorld Tours was definitely a high light. Thank you so much! We toured this same tour in 2005 but just wanted to do it again as we loved it. WestWorld has the BEST tour directors. The coach driver Jerry together with Koral combine to give us the greatest vacation one could ever want. It is a great way to travel and celebrate. Thanks again & we are doing/planning another one. All passengers were fantastic and non smokers!!!
Jack & Elaine W

“I used to travel solo but as of late, find myself not enjoying it as much. I find with the tours I am told what I am looking at along with history, and I am given the opportunity to visit so many beautiful and interesting places as a group, where I feel safe and inclusive.”
Valinda D

“WestWorld tours are well planned out and offer a stress free way to see many attractions. Keep up the good work!!”

"Over all it was a great trip , amazing scenery and met lots of great people.”
Gaye B