Excursion d'une journée de Vancouver à Victoria en hydravion + Butchart Gardens
Description
Quittez le port de Vancouver en hydravion pour un vol enthousiasmant au-dessus des îles du golfe en direction de la sublime Victoria. Ensuite, partez pour une excursion en bus vers les jardins Butchart, mondialement célèbres. À Victoria, vous pourrez faire du shopping, visiter le Royal BC Museum et profiter de plusieurs autres attractions. Vol retour l'après-midi ou en soirée vers le centre-ville de Vancouver.
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Itinéraire
Commencez votre expérience au Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre, niché au cœur du centre-ville de Vancouver dans le pittoresque port de charbon. Arrivez 40 minutes avant votre vol prévu pour l'enregistrement et une brève orientation de sécurité. Montez ensuite à bord de votre hydravion et décollez pour un vol panoramique de 35 minutes, une introduction palpitante et sereine à la beauté côtière de la région.
Peu après le décollage, vous survolerez les eaux chatoyantes du détroit de Géorgie, avec les îles boisées du Golfe dispersées en contrebas comme des pierres précieuses. Chaque île offre un aperçu du style de vie tranquille et côtier des petites communautés nichées dans la nature, un regard authentique sur la vie sur la côte accidentée de la Colombie-Britannique.
Arrivée dans le pittoresque port intérieur de Victoria, situé au cœur de la ville. À l'atterrissage, dirigez-vous vers le trottoir avant de l'emblématique hôtel Fairmont Empress, où vous trouverez la borne d'enregistrement Gray Line. Après l'enregistrement, montez dans le bus pour un transfert panoramique, raconté par le chauffeur aux jardins Butchart de renommée mondiale. À votre arrivée, profitez d'une visite libre à travers des paysages magnifiquement thématiques, des expositions florales vibrantes et des sentiers de promenade paisibles – une rencontre enrichissante avec la beauté naturelle de la Colombie-Britannique. Un séjour minimum de deux heures aux Jardins est recommandé pour la meilleure expérience. Après votre visite, retournez à l'aire de ramassage désignée pour votre transfert au centre-ville de Victoria.
Avant votre vol de retour, profitez de temps libre pour explorer le charmant centre-ville de Victoria. Qu’il s’agisse de promenades au bord de l’eau, de boutiques ou d’une visite de café local, votre séjour ici est le vôtre, offrant une chance de communiquer avec la ville à vos conditions.
Alors que la journée se termine, montez à bord de votre hydravion pour le vol de retour relaxant vers le centre-ville de Vancouver. Regardez la côte se déplacer dans une lumière dorée alors que votre voyage se termine de la même façon qu'il a commencé - avec une vue imprenable d'en haut.
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Informations importantes
- Transports en commun disponibles à proximité
- Les enfants en bas âge doivent être assis sur les genoux d'un adulte
- Convient à toutes les conditions physiques
- Tous les passagers âgés de 18 ans et plus doivent présenter soit une pièce d'identité valide avec photo délivrée par le gouvernement, soit deux pièces d'identité délivrées par le gouvernement sans photographie
- Franchise de bagages : 25 lb. Garanti. Un bagage supplémentaire en attente est disponible avec supplément. La franchise de poids des bagages comprend tous les bagages, y compris les sacs à main.
- Les passagers doivent arriver au terminal au moins 40 minutes avant l'heure de départ prévue, et être enregistrés complètement 20 minutes avant l'heure de départ prévue.
- Les passagers non enregistrés avant les heures de coupure de l'enregistrement ne pourront pas embarquer sur leur vol régulier et ne seront pas remboursés de leur tarif.
- Si vous voyagez avec des enfants, sachez que le tarif enfant s'applique aux enfants âgés de 2 à 11 ans au moment du départ.
- Un dispositif d'aide à la mobilité, comme un fauteuil roulant ou une canne, peut être utilisé par un passager pour se rendre de l'aérogare à l'aéronef, mais les passagers doivent avoir la possibilité de monter et de descendre de l'aéronef avec une assistance minimale ou nulle.
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A great way to have time to see Buchart Gardens AND take in a taste of Victoria itself instead of taking the ferry...plus the chance to see Vancouver, Victoria and the islands in between from the window of a twin-engine Otter airplane was a bonus! I took the earliest flight, caught a tour bus 20 minutes after landing and had a lovely 2+ hours touring around Buchart Gardens (stunning!), then had a choice of hourly departures back to Victoria with a great tour guide/bus driver whose commentary was fascinating and made me feel I had seen a dozen more fascinating places en route! The tour operators were kind enough to switch my departure to the last one of the day so I had time to do the Royal BC Museum and IMAX film, visit the totem poles in Thunderbird Park, wander through the Empress Hotel (stunning architecture especially in their conference building!), then do a bit of gift-buying in the pedestrian-only shopping area. Taking a plane to Victoria was a bit of an extravagance, but it was SO worth it! The time I saved gave me time to REALLY see both the Gardens and the city and truly feel like I'd had an extended visit with time to do everything I wanted to do!
Beautiful flights and the gardens are worth the journey!
P21RUamyb, thank you so much for your kind words! We're so glad to hear that you enjoyed the experience and the beautiful views from the flight. We appreciate your feedback and hope to welcome you aboard again in the future.
From the moment we checked in we knew it was going to be a great day. The flight was amazing and the scenery spectacular. The trip to Butchart Gardens was incredible. You could easily come back and visit frequently and still be impressed. The whole day was well worth it and enough time to explore Victoria
geelong12, thank you so much for sharing your experience! We're delighted to hear you had a fantastic day with us, from check-in to your visit at Butchart Gardens. It's wonderful that you enjoyed both the flight and the beautiful scenery, and we agree, Victoria always offers something new to discover. We're thrilled the timing worked out for you to explore and that the trip was memorable. We look forward to welcoming you back for more adventures in the future!
Very well coordinated trip! Everyone along the entire trip was wonderful! We had a great seaplane ride from Vancouver BC to Victoria BC. The airline terminal was clean and modern, friendly staff and complimentary coffee! The trip was seamless and fun! We loved Jackie, our bus driver and tour guide. The only area we felt could have made it any easier was if the full itinerary on the website was printable.
Susan_H, thank you for sharing your experience with us! We're delighted that you enjoyed a smooth trip, the seaplane ride, and the welcoming atmosphere at our terminal. We're glad our staff and amenities made your journey a great one. We appreciate your suggestion about the itinerary—just a quick note, the emailed version is printable for your convenience. Your feedback helps us improve, and we look forward to welcoming you back for another adventure soon!
Pose and take-off calm and safe. Everything very well organized. Wonderful views. All perfect.
Amanda, thank you so much for your review! We are so pleased you enjoyed your tour. We hope to have the opportunity to welcome you back aboard soon!
It was all that it was advertised to be. Seaplane is the way to go!! If you don't do it you will be exhausted at the end of a very long day. That being said, its not inexpensive but the value is definitely there!!
Page_P, thank you for your kind review! It's wonderful to hear you enjoyed your journey. We are so happy that you love our services and the convenience of flying. Looking forward to your next flight with us!
Tickets were easily obtained. Clear communication of all transfers happened. Traveling to and from the Garden was better than expected.
Bill_Sedona, thank you so much for your review! We are so pleased you enjoyed your trip to Victoria. We work hard to meet the needs of our guests and we really appreciate hearing that our team is helped ensure a smooth trip! Thank you for choosing Harbour Air!
The plane journey and structure was seamless. The bus ride to the gardens was not. The establishment travel time was 40min it ended up being 70min this was really disappointing due to creating limited time at the gardens.
Toni_H, thank you for sharing your feedback. We are thrilled to hear that your flight journey went smoothly! We regret the delay on the bus ride to the gardens and understand how unexpected travel times can impact your plans. Your feedback is valuable, and we'll be sure to pass this along to help improve future experiences. We appreciate your understanding and hope to welcome you back aboard our flights again!
Everything went as planned!! We enjoyed our flight and loved the gardens!! Highly recommend this tour!
Chris, thank you for the kind review! We're so glad to hear everything went smoothly and that you enjoyed the experience. We appreciate the recommendation and hope to welcome you back again soon.
This is not a “proper Viatour Tour”. It is a Harbour Air floatplane, a Grayline bus and a ticket to the gardens packaged together. There is no tour guide or Viatour representative. The instructions were dismally lacking. There is no one along the way to inform you of where things are. The Viatour itinerary was dead wrong. It said our outbound flight from Vancouver to Victoria was at 11:15 AM which meant a required 10:35 AM check-in. Fortunately I called Harbour Air directly the day before and found out the flight was at 11:00 AM. If we had followed Viatour’s itinerary (emailed to me) we would have missed the flight entirely. When one arrives in Victoria Harbour there is no one to direct you, or signage, to the bus to the garden. Telling us it is by the Empress hotel isn’t terribly helpful when the Hotel complex occupies about 4 city blocks. By the time we found our way we had missed the 12:00 Noon bus. So, we had to stand in the sun for AN HOUR waiting for the 1:00 PM bus. There were not enough busses and many people toward the end of the line had to wait yet another hour in the sun for the 2:00 PM bus. That’s right, only one bus an hour and not enough busses with 2 monster cruise ships in port! We finally got to the gardens at 1:55 PM and the bus driver said we better be in line early for the bus to return to the port as there aren’t enough busses. We were supposed to be on the 4:00 PM bus to arrive at the Empress hotel by 4:50 PM to walk to the Harbour Air terminal to check in by 5:20 PM for the scheduled 6:00 PM flight back to Vancouver. With the shortage of busses we cut our visit short to stand in line for 3:00 PM bus back so that if it was full we would be at the head of the line for the 4:00 PM bus as we couldn’t afford to miss the seaplane back to Vancouver. The busses are first come, first served, of course except for the line cutters! So in the end, we only had an hour at the gardens. As it turned out we caught the 3:00 PM bus so we went to the Harbour Air terminal and asked if we could change to an earlier flight. It appears that Viatour only provides NON-CHANGEABLE TICKETS! The bottom line is we PAID US$1,047.76 for 2 people to spend most of the day asking strangers (no Viatour representatives around) where to go and then standing in line to have ONE (1) MEASLY HOUR at the gardens! This was not Viatour’s finest day. We have used them before and while this was clearly nowhere near comparable to their previous offerings I will be very careful and give a lot of thought to ever using them again!
Don_R, we appreciate your feedback regarding the lack of commentary. Due to the high volume of traffic in some of the busiest harbours in the world, our pilots are continuously in contact with Air Traffic Control which does not allow for them to provide a commentary throughout the flight. Rest assured, we’ve noted your experience as an opportunity to enhance the guest experience.
