Vancouver International Airport 2 hr 40
Victoria’s Chinatown (20 min)
This Chinese neighborhood, Canada's oldest, has restaurants, shops & colorful architecture. Beacon Hill Park (25 min)
Elegant 200-acre Victorian park with trees & landscaped gardens, ponds & peacocks, plus a bandshell. Art Gallery of Greater Victoria (22 min)
Variety of art, including pieces from Canada & Asia, plus gardens with a Japanese Shinto shrine. Royal BC Museum (22 min)
This museum showcases natural wonders like dinosaurs & includes an IMAX movie theatre. Victoria Butterfly Gardens (12 min)
Hundreds of free-flying butterflies, plus parrots, chameleons, frogs & more in a lush indoor jungle. Hatley Castle (23 min)
Early-1900s mansion with formal gardens previously used as a residence & naval training facility. Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (23 min)
Landmark parliament buildings featuring ornate neo-baroque architecture, artwork & guided tours. Goldstream Provincial Park (24 min)
Trails amid 600-year-old fir trees & broadleaf evergreens, plus waterfalls & a visitors centre. The Butchart Gardens (15 min)
Well-known botanical garden spread over 22 hectares & featuring eateries & seasonal entertainment. Victoria Bug Zoo (22 min)
Family-friendly mini-zoo offering a collection of live tropical insects from around the world. Thetis Lake (19 min)
2 regional park lakes, popular for hiking, dog-walking, paddle boarding & summer swims. Fisherman's Wharf Park (26 min)
Visitors can see seals & other marine life along this quaint floating pier with food kiosks & shops. Fort Rodd Hill and Fisgard Lighthouse NHS (24 min)
Oceanfront park offering a historic lighthouse, trails, naturalist tours & old military structures. Craigdarroch Castle (22 min)
Ornate Victorian castle built by the coal baron Robert Dunsmuir between 1887 & 1890, open for tours. Miniature World (22 min)
Miniature-themed dioramas & displays representing historical times & fictional worlds. | 
