Private Tour
Butchart & Beyond: The Grand Victoria Tour
Overview
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Escape the city and experience Victoria’s natural bounty in luxury and style in your private solar-powered Tesla driven by your expert, personal guide. Enjoy a scenic cruise through the winding backroads, along forested drives and quiet beaches.
Bask in the seasons at our most popular destination: The Butchart Gardens.
Discover our signature gardens and hidden gems: The Gardens at HCP, Abkhazi Gardens or Hatley Gardens, Park & Castle. Unwind with refreshments or a tasting at one of our many celebrated wineries or cafes.
This tour can also include visits to the tropical Butterfly Gardens, historic Craigdarroch Castle, or your choice of vineyard, distillery, or high-tea room for the adventurer who wants to see it all!
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Collapsible wheelchairs with removable wheels can be accommodated providing the passenger is accompanied by someone who can assist them board and disembark
A maximum of 6 people per booking
Refunds will not be issued if tour/activity is missed due to late or non-arrival of cruise ship
Minimum age is 10 years (booster/car seats not permitted)
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
The Butchart Gardens
Inspired by his grandmother Jennie's garden, the Butcharts' grandson transformed his family's home & cement factory on Tod Inlet into one of the world's premier floral show gardens.
Craigdarroch Castle
Built by coal baron Robert Dunsmuir during the reign of Queen Victoria and now a National Historic Site, Craigdarroch Castle has been meticulously restored, giving visitors a glimpse of privileged life in the 1890s. *Typical tours include an exterior visit with options for photos at the grounds. Please specify in your booking if you would like to tour the inside of the Castle (approx. 45 minute stop).
What‘s Included
Admission to Butchart Gardens
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Private tour
Port pickup and drop-off
Professional driver, local guide
Transport by private vehicle
optional: High Tea, Lunch & Craft Beverages
Gratuities
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Options
Full Day Tour
Admission to Gardens
First Class Private Tour
Duration: 6 hours
Tastings and charcuterie lunch
Tesla Model X/3/S
Full-Day Garden Tour
Pickup included
Half Day Tour
Admission to Gardens
First Class Private Tour
Duration: 4 hours
Standard wine/cider tastings
Tesla Model S / 3 / X
Half-Day Garden Tour
Pickup included
Reviews
9 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great tour and way to spend the day
Stella W,,Sep 28, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00My tour guide, Kevin, was superb. He drove a beautiful Tesla car and was a great guide. He is a Victoria native, so he really knows the area and the history of the land. He took me to Butchart Gardens and offered to walk with me since I was solo, which I thought was a very nice gesture, but I preferred to go on my own. After the Gardens he took me all over the island pointing out both landmarks and items in the natural world. I really enjoyed talking with him and learning more about Canada and Victoria. If you have a chance to have him as your guide, jump on it. You will not be disappointed.
Kevin is a great guide
Katharine C,,Jul 3, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Kevin’s knowledge, training, and experience combine with his compassion to create a great tour. I am obsessed with gardens and volunteer in a large public garden in Hawaii. Shortly before the trip, I tweaked a tendon and was having trouble walking. Kevin borrowed a wheelchair at Butchart Gardens and wheeled me through, making it possible to not only enjoy the garden in comfort but also conserve my energy for the other gardens we visited.
Absolutely fantastic!
Sam S,,Jun 9, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00If you’re in Victoria for the day on a cruise, this is the tour for you! We are still talking about how fantastic this was!
Great day around Victoria
Frank P,,Aug 18, 2023
- Review from Viator
5.00Great guide, good auto & good stops to see... wine tasting & lunch was outstanding & beer at end with guide was nice as we left him.
Perfect day tour on our honeymoon
Elyse J,,Jun 6, 2022
- Review from Viator
5.00We loved our day with Kevin! Prompt pickup, safe driving, lots of great scenic detours and local knowledge. The lunch and tasting at Sea Cider were excellent, and Kevin surprised us with a gin tasting in Sidney at the end of the tour. Above and beyond our expectations! Highly recommend.
Gorgeous
metu63,,Oct 21, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00These gardens are not to be missed! Absolutely gorgeous. Caution to those who will push wheelchairs-it is extremely difficult to push the chairs up and down the uneven grounds.
Tesla Tours is the Way to Go
Donald P,,Aug 13, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Mark is a wonderful guide—engaging, knowledgeable and flexible with your schedule. Riding in a Tesla was an extra perk to the tour. The Butchart Gardens are the most impressive garden that I have ever seen.
The best backgrounds to take pictures
NuriaRoRe,,Mar 31, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It's a super quiet place, there were hardly any people and any corner inside the garden is perfect for taking the best pictures. You don’t need to hire a guide, as the visit from the moment you enter you can take the paths you want without risk of getting lost.
Spectacular and well kept gardens!!
Federico G,,Jul 25, 2018
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00If you're going to Vancouver, set aside a day to visit Victoria. You should look for BC Ferries, to go by ferry. Although there are also options to go by hydrofoil. Being in victory, look for tours to Butchart garden. It costs about 30 Canadian dollars to enter. It's worth it!
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