Audio Guides
1 hour
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CVS Tours
4.5
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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CVS Tours is a CVS Cruise Victoria company. We are a medium sized motor coach company operating in Victoria, BC Canada. We operate a fleet of Prevost motor coaches and Alexander Dennis modern English Double Decker buses. At the start of 2016 we have a team of over 40 staff members who are dedicated to ensuring our guests have the finest experiences possible while in our care. In the Summer of 2017 CVS Tours will be introducing an 88 passenger - all Electric - Double Decker bus, the first of its kind in Canada, in partnership with Green Power Motor Company and the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority. CVS is a Sightseeing company with the best live driver narration for Victoria City Tours as well as our iconic Butchart Gardens Tour. Sit back and relax as we offer you the very best that Victoria has to offer. Shop around - we think you will like our price point as well as the benefits of travelling with the industry leader. No one has more experience in Sightseeing, Charters or Cruise Ship services in Victoria than CVS Sightseeing & Tours. We also provides transportation services to Princess Cruise Lines arriving at the Port of Victoria - Ogden Point. We provide guest exclusive Shuttle Bus Service from the Cruise Ship Terminal to Downtown Victoria and return. The service operates from each pier to the heart of the downtown shopping and tourist districts - if you wish to see Victoria, we will take you there!
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Detailed Reviews: Reviews order informed by descriptiveness of user-identified themes such as cleanliness, atmosphere, general tips and location information.
4.5
497 reviews
Excellent
339
Very good
70
Average
29
Poor
33
Terrible
27
Tourist24551402379
1 contribution
Sep. 2023 • Solo
Fun tour guide and the views are breathtaking. I will surely come back. Worth the price you paid for the tour.
Written September 24, 2023
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Fran B
Sunshine Coast, Australia54 contributions
Exquisite gardens with the most vibrant colours & planting. Such a relaxing environment. Stunning! Excellent value for money when you realise you have spent several hours just wandering in the peace & tranquil gardens
Written September 19, 2023
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Jenny H
13 contributions
Sep. 2023 • Couples
I liked the tour. It was a good way to see top sites and get where we wanted to go. Norm had a lot of great recommendations as well.
Written September 16, 2023
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Travels with friends
4 contributions
Aug. 2023 • Couples
Spectacular views and so many different gardens in an easily walkable afternoon. We had a delightful lunch at their cafeteria. Would recommend scheduling for this! Check to see if the restaurant is open on the day that you plan to go.
Written September 16, 2023
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Angela P
1 contribution
We learned a great deal about the history of Victoria. Our driver was very knowledgeable! A must do experience………………..
Written September 15, 2023
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Mossylog
Vancouver, Canada104 contributions
Jul. 2023 • Family
The gardens are gorgeous, of course. The shuttle ride was interesting and the driver very informative.
Written September 9, 2023
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OBI
Manitoba, Canada10 contributions
Aug. 2023 • Friends
Everywhere you look there is something to see and enjoy! Even the parking lot is well decorated with vegetation! The sunken garden was our favourite, but there are so many interesting areas. If you can, stay until dusk when the place becomes a fairyland with lights and a very different feel to the gardens. It is a lot more accessible than I had originally thought. I have mobility issues, but the stairs are wide with good handrails and most places are accessible by ramps.
Written September 7, 2023
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carvergl
Rancho Cordova, CA38 contributions
Aug. 2023 • Couples
It was fine - less of a tour more of a commercial - did get to see a great deal of Victoria - it is a very pretty city
Written August 29, 2023
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djereb
Cleveland, OH25 contributions
The trip out to the gardens was fine. The tour company used a comfortable air conditioned bus. The driver was knowledgeable and gave us some history but also gave us some quiet time. The trip back was a disaster. They sent a non air conditioned bus ( on an 80 plus degree day) with plastic seats. The bus had a partially opened top but most of it was enclosed. It was very hot and sticky. One passenger got very dizzy and sick. The driver shared mostly trivial information and never stopped talking. People were very hot and grumpy by the time we got back.
Written August 27, 2023
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Rosie
Seattle, WA29 contributions
Went to Victoria and took the tour bus. It’s an easy way for an overview of any city.
This is a fairly short ride anyway. The whole loop only takes an hour and a half. We were there for the day.
They have pre-recorded about the different parts of the city. Saves on a tour guide but sometimes the recording is talking about a totally different part of the city! Not cool.
Had to ride the bus twice for it to make sense. There was no one to ask questions either.
This is a fairly short ride anyway. The whole loop only takes an hour and a half. We were there for the day.
They have pre-recorded about the different parts of the city. Saves on a tour guide but sometimes the recording is talking about a totally different part of the city! Not cool.
Had to ride the bus twice for it to make sense. There was no one to ask questions either.
Written August 22, 2023
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Weber L
Thank you for sharing! Our recorded narration should trigger to the points of interest in the area, I will review our activation points to clear up any confusion in the future. We hope you hop back on in the future for a more enjoyable experience.
Written August 25, 2023
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Carmen F
2 contributions
were you able to book the tour for Butchart and Butterfly Garden on line? If not, were you able to get tickets easily at the Empress Hotel and what was the cost of Tickets
CVS T
Victoria, Canada1 contribution
Hello,
Sorry for the delay but yes, you can book online or you can purchase tickets at our Kiosk at 721 Government Street infant of the Empress. This is where the tour departs from.
Regards,
CVS Tours
Stay27654934709
Las Vegas, NV25 contributions
We are arriving on the ferry 8:15 am from Port Angeles and want to visit Butchart Gardens- where can I find bus schedule, both going and returning from the gardens? Where does the tour bus leave from? Is it within walking distance from the ferry landing? Thanks!
CVS T
Victoria, Canada1 contribution
Hello, Our buses depart downtown hourly from 9am-5pm & 7pm. We return from Butchart Gardens from 11am-6pm, 8pm, & 10pm. All our tours are a live narrated tour by our driver. The tour leaves in front of the Fairmont Empress hotel, it is a 5-minute walk from the Coho ferry terminal. Thank you.
robertkatzen
Huntington Beach, CA5 contributions
Does the tour include the cost of shuttle from cruise terminal to empress
David R
Vancouver Island, Canada
Can you tell me which ship you will be coming in on and what date?
Best Regards
David Roberts
General Manager
CVS Tours
K4trip
Kansas City, MO2 contributions
We booked the Evening Illuminations Tour from the cruise ship terminal for next Friday, July 29th. I'm very concerned reading the other negative reviews about the shuttle service. We are concerned about how to find the tour when we get off of the ship. Are there any recommendations you can make to us in advance so that our visit goes smoothly?
CVS T
Victoria, Canada1 contribution
Hi there,
The CVS Kiosk is located directly to your right as you exit customs. I would suggest that you give yourself ample time to head there, and the agents will be able to direct you to the appropriate shuttle.
If you have your voucher/online booking code ready to go it will speed up the process. The shuttle will take you to the Empress Hotel where you will transfer onto our Butchart Gardens Express Shuttle.
If you have any more questions, feel free to ask here, or email us through our website.
Best Regards,
CVS Tours
daswood
North Palm Beach, FL
We would like to see the Butchart gardens. We will be staying in the Granville Hotel on Drake St in Vancouver. From what I see on the tour site,
it looks like the times are flexible. We would like to go just to the Gardens and not the city tour. From the description I believe this is possible, I spoke with a representative of the Gardens and she stated it took about 3 hrs to see things plus go to the gift shop, lunch etc. Does the bus pick up at our hotel, if not, where is the closest pickup site? From what I can understand, we take the 7:30 am bus to the ferry to another bus, arrive in Victoria around 11:30 am. We get off and have the option to see the city or just get on another bus at 12:10 or 1:10 to go to the Gardens. After being at the Gardens,
we depart at approx. 4:05 pm to depart to on a bus to get on a ferry that leaves at 5 pm, where we go to the bus ticket counter on the ferry to obtain a confirmation of our seat on the bus in Vancouver back to original pickup destination. Please let me know if this is correct, I have left 2 messages on the phone and no one has called me back so I can ask these questions. We are in a place I am unfamiliar with and want to make sure we have a good experience. Also, are these double decker busses, because some of the comments state they were put on the top level, and the other passenger has heart issues and cannot be in the heat on top of a bus. Thank you for any insight you can give me.
Pleasureseakers
Ontario's Near North, Canada168 contributions
Hello Dagwood, thank you for your question. As your questions are more specific to scheduling, I believe you would be best served by calling the Greater Victoria Tourist and Convention Bureau (250) 953-2033. They were extremely helpful when we visited. :)