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Hot Tub Boat Victoria
Hot Tub Boat Victoria
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Canada's first hot tub boats are here in Victoria. Rent a hot tub on water and take it down the beautiful Gorge Waterway with your friends or a romantic night out with your partner, enjoy music, Epsom salts, and more.
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Gaz_n_Gill
Haddenham, UK859 contributions
Sept 2023 • Couples
So glad we stumbled across this activity when researching our Canada Trip. Felt so surreal to be floating along, up to our necks in steaming Epsom Salt solution, our heads almost level with the chilly waters of the bay! Had the company of a seal for part of our journey too :) We may have missed info on their website, but we weren't sure if we needed to take our own towels - we did! Changing facilities are a bit basic, but just about adequate. We did a late afternoon trip, hoping to catch a sunset - unfortunately it was too cloudy, but we did enjoy seeing the city lights coming on during the return leg of our cruise. Wished we'd paid more attention to exactly where we'd immerged from the dock onto the main waterway, as finding our way back in among all the other (much bigger) boats moored up was a bit of a challenge!
Written October 11, 2023
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Thank you for the insight. We're glad you had a great time!
Written September 11, 2024
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Rosa B
12 contributions
Super fun experience! Boat was very clean. Customer service was lovely. Very unique activity to do. Easy to learn how to steer the boat. Music speaker and drinking water was a great touch.
Written February 26, 2021
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Thank you so much for the review and the points you noted. We try and cover all the bases. We will share your kind words with our staff and would love to see you again sometime in the future. Thanks again for coming for a cruise!
Written March 1, 2021
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garofalocristina
Victoria, Canada3 contributions
Mar 2020
This was so much fun and the folks who run the company are the best. Personally we are the type of people who find it hard to ever justify spending money, but this was completely worth it. So much fun. We'll definitely be doing this again.
Written March 8, 2020
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Wow! Thank you so much! That is so nice to hear that you felt your Hot Tub Boat experience was more than worth it. We look forward to having you out again soon!
Written July 9, 2020
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RxVacation
Canada14 contributions
The service was fantastic—very friendly and professional. The hot tug was clean and perfectly hot. Loved the Bluetooth speaker and thoughtful inclusion of bottled water.
Unfortunately, you can only “sail” in the industrial area. You will pass a literal dump. It’s not a part of Victoria we would ever willingly boat by; the romance is mitigated by all the construction and waste sites.
However no complaints w the service and we did enjoy ourselves. Just be prepared for industrial views and sounds.
Unfortunately, you can only “sail” in the industrial area. You will pass a literal dump. It’s not a part of Victoria we would ever willingly boat by; the romance is mitigated by all the construction and waste sites.
However no complaints w the service and we did enjoy ourselves. Just be prepared for industrial views and sounds.
Written February 18, 2021
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We appreciate your review of your experience with Hot Tub Boat Victoria. Thank you for your kind words about our service and the boats.
The waterway we operate on is very clean with constantly improving conditions. There is an annual swim fest and swimmers use this waterway every year (with frequent water testing)!
The waterway transitions as you head up it, as it’s ideal for moving and transporting materials - there is no “dump.” In the upper harbour we have the Point Hope Shipyard which does dry dock work and has highly regulated pollution and spill monitoring. A gravel shipping yard sits just beside the Bay Street Bridge which uses barges to shiploads of gravel products by a tug. Just beyond that is a metal recycling yard that also ships metal off the island by barge and tug. Spot the crushed vehicles!
Then there is housing, businesses, and restaurants near the picturesque Selkirk trestle area which transitions further into a park and natural spaces for migratory birds, fish, and animals like otters.
There was a history of the Gorge Waterway being polluted in the past and many strides have been made to bring this area back into balance. We feel this is a very important point to share and look forward to providing more education on the area. Often our customers share that they enjoy the unique view from the hot tub boat that showcases the many sides of Victoria (natural and industrial) that you otherwise might not see!
Hopefully, this feedback is helpful to future potential renters. We pride ourselves on our product and the area we operate in. It has something different to offer no matter where you are!
Written March 1, 2021
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Olive Maria
8 contributions
Went out on the hot tug and what a fun event! I would 100% recommend this to friends and will be doing again next time I’m in Victoria.
Tanner was great and sent us photos and a video after. Thanks so much for a great experience!
Tanner was great and sent us photos and a video after. Thanks so much for a great experience!
Written December 30, 2019
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So glad you had fun!!! We look forward to having you out again next time you're in Victoria!
Written July 9, 2020
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Nicolle N
12 contributions
Awsome experience! Such a great way to see the island! The water temp was as perfect never got cold. Actually jumped in for a polar plunge! Great activity with teenagers. A must do in Victoria!
Written December 2, 2019
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Thank you so much for writing us a review! We are so happy to hear you had a great experience. Big kudos on the polar bear plunge.
Thank you for coming out for a cruise, looking forward to seeing you all again!
Written December 5, 2019
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Donavon B
Victoria, Canada17 contributions
Jan 2022
This trip was a Christmas gift from our son and daughter-in-law and it was a wonderful experience. We went at 3:00 on a sunny January afternoon, with no wind and a very light ebb tide running, so conditions were perfect. Joe showed us our safety video, helped us into the lovely hot tub, and with our playlist on the provided speaker, off we went.
As Joe predicted, at our stately top speed we were passed by the only other boaters out that day, some kayakers. Lots of ducks, loons and a blue heron, and lots of bicycle commuters on the adjacent trail, all of them envious of us, I’m sure.
We tootled up the Gorge to the Sellkirk Bridge, did a quick circuit of the rocky island there, and headed back towards downtown. We didn’t try swimming, at our age we were somewhat concerned about climbing aboard on the ladder, but we did dip our feet in the water to cool off before popping back into the tub.
We had hoped to see the lights on the Johnson Street Bridge come on, but we had to be back at 5:00 and they don’t come on until 5:15 or so at this time of year. We did have a spectacular sunset though, truly epic.
Altogether, we found Hot Tub Boat Victoria to be a first class operation, with everything, from booking, to sailing, to docking, to be effortless and fantastic.
As Joe predicted, at our stately top speed we were passed by the only other boaters out that day, some kayakers. Lots of ducks, loons and a blue heron, and lots of bicycle commuters on the adjacent trail, all of them envious of us, I’m sure.
We tootled up the Gorge to the Sellkirk Bridge, did a quick circuit of the rocky island there, and headed back towards downtown. We didn’t try swimming, at our age we were somewhat concerned about climbing aboard on the ladder, but we did dip our feet in the water to cool off before popping back into the tub.
We had hoped to see the lights on the Johnson Street Bridge come on, but we had to be back at 5:00 and they don’t come on until 5:15 or so at this time of year. We did have a spectacular sunset though, truly epic.
Altogether, we found Hot Tub Boat Victoria to be a first class operation, with everything, from booking, to sailing, to docking, to be effortless and fantastic.
Written January 26, 2022
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Thank you so much for your review! What a great gift from the sounds of it. We are so happy to hear you had an amazing time and that everything went well. We look forward to seeing you again.
Written August 23, 2023
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445amber
Victoria, Canada4 contributions
Dec 2021 • Friends
Unique way to experience the harbour. We went at night and the lights were gorgeous. Staff was super friendly too. Will be going again!!
Written December 28, 2021
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Michelle R
Toronto, Canada6 contributions
Great time even in the cold and blustery weather! ‘Driving’ the tub was fun and easy. Passers by were friendly and intrigued about our experience!
Written November 28, 2021
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Kelly O
1 contribution
Oct 2021 • Friends
We went with another couple and had a great time! A quick and easy tutorial at the start and we were on the water. Make sure you jump in the ocean for a dip to cool off along the way! Highly recommend adding this to you activities while in Victoria.
Written October 22, 2021
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Is the wheather too cold around September 15th for this ty poo e of thing
Written August 20, 2019
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