Get close to nature and experience two of Victoria's most famous attractions on a half-day tour. Visit Butchart Gardens with its spectacular flowered landscape. The whole family will enjoy Victoria Butterfly Gardens, a lush tropical setting where free-flying butterflies, plants and exotic birds are the stars.

On the way to Butchart Gardens you will pass Saanich Peninsula, just north of Victoria. Situated in the shadow of the mountains, Saanich Penisula is the driest part of Victoria and the landscape is made up of rolling hills, freshwater ponds and lakes, and mixed forest.

Arriving at Butchart Gardens you will have time to explore all parts of the internationally-known tourist attraction which is visited by more than a million people each year. Over fifty acres of floral displays await at Butchart Gardens, including the Sunken Garden, Rose Garden and Japanese Garden. You will have around 1.5 hours of free time to explore the gardens at your leisure.

Continue for a one-hour stop at Victoria Butterfly Gardens, an indoor tropical paradise with over 50 species of fluttering butterflies. Its not just butterflies at this popular family attraction, you will also have time to see the orchid exhibit, carnivorous plant section and Foods of the World display.