Canada · WALKING TOURS IN VICTORIA
Canadian seasons decide more than budget does. These 11 walking tours in Victoria come with their running months, their prices and the practical detail that changes the answer.
Explore Victoria after dark on a one-hour ghost walk with vivid local stories, historic landmarks, entertaining guides, and an easy downtown route.
“We had. Great time! Chris was so knowledgeable and gave us more information on the different tours given. A lot of history! Loved this can’t wait to go back!”
Explore Victoria’s Chinatown, harbour, and Market Square with local bites, drinks, history, and a scenic water taxi ride in 2.5 hours.
“Excellent overview of the harbor area of Victoria BC. Michael was very knowledgeable, patient and numerous. He was also considerate of my slow pace.”
Explore Victoria’s Old Town, Bastion Square, Chinatown, and Fan Tan Alley on a lively 90-minute history walk with headsets and a local guide.
“Chris did a fabulous job of bringing the colorful history Victoria to life! It was a beautiful day - we really enjoyed it!”
Explore Victoria’s Inner Harbour, Chinatown, Fan Tan Alley, and local stories on a low-cost, gratuity-based walking tour.
“Company cancelled the tour because there were not enough people signed up. Although the company cancelled, I kept on receiving reminders all day to join the tour which was extremely annoying.”
Review of Victoria’s $5 tips-based walking tour, covering Chinatown, Fan Tan Alley, city history, value, route, and practical tips.
“Our guide introduced us to many of the good sights in Victoria. Considering it was a tipped based tour, she did a fine job.”
Explore Victoria’s stories, Chinatown, Indigenous culture, and local secrets on a lively two-hour walking tour for $16.
“Our tour guide was wonderful! I had a great time. He focused on the BC first nations, and I learned a lot. I also learned a lot about Chinatown and Victoria history in general. It was very interactive. I am so glad that I did this tour. The tour guide also had worked as an archeologist, and was able to give a lot of context. Many thanks for an interesting and enlightening tour!”
Explore Victoria’s oldest Chinatown on a 90-minute guided walk through Chinese Canadian history, Fan Tan Alley, local stories, and historic buildings.
“Great tour.... Took my 11 year old grand daughter on the tour and we both loved it. We were fascinated by the tales about history and lives of the early Chinese settlers. It was a tough life for them, with open discrimination, racism, working and living conditions,. Our guide was excellent, the historical buildings interesting and the time flew by! Would definitely recommend this tour for locals and tourists alike!”
Explore Victoria’s dark past on a one-hour Halloween walking tour through Market Square and Bastion Square, with changing ghost stories.
“Loved the history. Our guide had an accent and was a little hard to hear. We thought we might actually get to tour old buildings. Would have loved to go down fan tan alley too. The history was interesting though.”
Review of Victoria’s private city highlights walking tour, covering the Inner Harbour, Chinatown, Fan Tan Alley, price, timing, and practical tips.
“Our tour guide was extremely kind and friendly. Very knowledgable about history and the city of Victoria. We really enjoyed ourselves. I would recommend this tour. I brought a friend for her birthday. We had lunch on the harbor and then met the tour guide at the Visitor Centre at 2 p.m. We had beautiful sunny although chilly weather in early November. Just lovely. The guide was very generous and respectful. So glad we went!”
Explore Banff Avenue, Bow River, historic museums, and local tips on a private two-person walking tour with an English-speaking guide.
“Excellent and comprehensive tour! Camilo made it pleasant and entertaining, adding a significant amount of historical facts and interesting related topics to all the sites with visited. Highly recommended tour and excellent guide . Tour is Worth every penny and has allocated the proper time to visit all is needed of downtown Victoria. 👍🏻👍🏻”
Explore Victoria’s Old Town, harbor, and historic Chinatown on a 90-minute guided walk covering First Nations, trade, and gold rush history.
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