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Trip Itinerary
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Inner-Harbour Pathway
Day 1-2
Day One (Thursday): The Sky and the Sea When this day begins depends largely on when you arrive in Victoria! If you’re coming in from Vancouver on a Harbour Air Seaplane, you will be arriving at Victoria Harbour at 12:05 p.m., at which point we will pick you up and bring you to the hotel! If, however, you are already here, we can begin you on an optional 2-hour pedicab bike tour of the city starting at 9:30 a.m. 10:00-12:00 PM: (optional) Morning pedicab tour (not included) 11:30 AM-12:05 PM: (optional) HarbourAir Seaplane Vancouver-Victoria (not included) 12:00-12:10 PM: MEET AT VICTORIA HARBOUR (HarbourAir offices) 12:15-12:45 PM: Drop off belongings at hotel, decompress 1:00-1:45 PM: Guided Tour of Parliament buildings 2:00-3:00 PM: (optional) Late lunch at Spinnaker’s Gastro Brew Pub 3:00-5:00 PM: Coastal Songhees Walkway stroll—fantastic views of Strait of Juan de Luca and Olympics mountain range! 5:00-7:00 PM: Ocean River Kayak trip from the harbour down Victoria Island’s Gorge 7:30 PM—??: (optional) Dinner and drinks at Bastion Square’s legendary Jimi Hendrix-inspired restaurant and cocktail joint, Wind Cries Mary
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North Saanich
Day 2-3
Day Two (Friday): Pedals and Ciders We’ve got a lot of ground to cover on the second day, so we’ll start nice and early with breakfast at Victoria’s scenic Aura Restaurant (Inn at Laurel Point) at precisely 9:00 AM. 9:00-10:00 AM: (optional) Relaxing breakfast @ Aura 10:00-11:30 AM: Collect our Hybrid (eBikes) from Pedaler Cycling Tours and hit the road, direction Saanich. We will visit the 119-year old National Historic Site and floral display gardens Butchart Gardens, famous for elaborate fountain statues and exotic birds, as well as the many varieties of multi-coloured flowers visible everywhere 11:30-2:00 PM: Walking tour of the Butchart Gardens 2:00-2:30 PM: Continue our Hybrid (eBike) cycling tour up to the Roost Farm Winery and Bakery in North Saanich, where we will settle for an (optional) satisfying farm-to-fork lunch! 2:30-3:30 PM: (optional) Culinary delights at Roost Farm 3:30-4:30 PM: (optional) Visit Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse for the Island’s best cider! 4:30-6:30 PM: Slowly make our way back down to Victoria via the Lochside Regional Trail 7:30 PM—??: (optional) Dinner and drinks at Eva’s Schnitzelhaus
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Victoria’s Chinatown
Day 3-4
Day 3 (Saturday) - Off the (B)Eaten Track The third day will take us around some of Victoria’s most colourful neighbourhoods, including James Bay and a culinary tour of Canada’s oldest Chinatown. We will also visit the world’s tallest freestanding (fourth-tallest altogether) totem pole, carved by Kwakwaka'wakw craftsman Mungo Martin, in Victoria’s gorgeous downtown park Beacon Hill Park. Let’s start, however, with some of Victoria’s finest espresso… 9:00 AM: Coffee @ Caffe Fantastico 9:15-9:45 AM: Tour to Ogden Point Lighthouse 10:00-10:30 AM: Visit Fisherman's Wharf 11:00-1:00 PM: “Off the Eaten Track” walking tour through Chinatown 1:30-5:00 PM: Royal BC Museum 5:30-7:00 PM: Sunset Pedicab tour of Beacon Hill Park 7:30 PM—??: (optional) Dinner and drinks at Saveur (French) Restaurant
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Downtown
Day 4-5
Day 4 (Sunday) - Whale of a Tale From a whale watching tour to a ghostly walk around Victoria’s most haunted alleyways, our final day’s itinerary promises to keep you on your toes. 8:00-10:00 AM: Hotel breakfast and coffee 10:00-2:00 PM: 4-hour Whale Watching Tour w/ Eagle Wing Tours (at the harbour) 2:00-3:00 PM: The most quintessential of high Victorian society activities: “Afternoon Tea” at Pendray Teahouse, complete with delicious pastries! (included) 3:30-5:00 PM: Art tour @ the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria 5:30-7:00 PM: (optional) Dinner at Blue Crab Seafood House 7:30 PM-8:30 PM: Ghostly Walks Tour of Victoria 8:30—??: (optional) Farewell drinks at Superflux {Cabana}
Trip Summary
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