Victoria day trip

Victoria Inner Harbour (Vancouver Island)

A ferry across the strait to a very British little harbour town

⚠ 3–5 hrs each way; start early

Hours

Check BC Ferries and floatplane operators for schedules

Tickets

BC Ferries fares vary by season and date (check official site); wandering the town is free

Address

Victoria's Inner Harbour on Vancouver Island, where the Parliament Buildings (501 Belleville St) face the Fairmont Empress

BC's capital, but far smaller and slower than Vancouver. In the Inner Harbour, the green-domed Parliament Buildings and the ivy-covered Empress hotel face each other across the water, with buskers and little harbour ferries working the quay below. At dusk thousands of bulbs outline the Parliament Buildings. The 90-minute ferry ride threading between islands on the way is part of the trip.