Experiences to Gift This Holiday Season

This season support local and give the gift of an experience! Purchase a pass or a gift card to a local experience, to be used at the recipient’s leisure.

A humpback whale waves its tail in the Salish Sea off the coast of Victoria, BC

Seeing whales in the wild

Gift a truly transformative, west coast experience with a gift card for a whale watching tour!

Whale Watching
A person swings through the tree canopy at WildPlay Elements Park in Victoria, BC

An afternoon in the canopy

Gift a fun challenge from WildPlay Victoria or Adrena LINE in the form of a gift card or a season pass that the recipient can use at their leisure! The gift of time outdoors and releasing endorphins, could not be better suited for the year.

A woman enjoys the sunset while kayaking off the coast of Victoria, BC

Paddling the coast

Paddling the coast is a great way to take in the gorgeous sights and sounds around Greater Victoria! Gift a tour or rental from Blue Dog Kayaking, Kelp Reef Adventures, Ocean River Sports, South Island SUP or Cowichan Bay Kayaking.

A Victoria Harbour Ferry travels across the Inner Harbour in Victoria, BC

Seeing Victoria by boat

Gift a tour aboard Victoria Harbour Ferry. These fun boats will motor you around the Inner Harbour or the Gorge, where some of the best views of the city can be seen from the water.

Victoria Harbour Ferry Company Ltd.
A couple of women soak in a hot tub at the mineral pools of Oak Bay Beach Hotel in Victoria, BC

Soaking in heated mineral pools

Give the gift of relaxation and treat a loved one to a treatment or soak at the Boathouse Spa and Oak Bay Beach Hotel. A soak in the heated mineral pools will surely melt the recipient’s worries away.

The interior of the Spa Magnolia in Victoria, BC

Gifting bliss

Treat a loved one to a day of bliss at one of Greater Victoria’s wonderful spas.

Spa & Wellness
A couple walks their kids through the Royal BC Museum in Victoria, BC

Being transported

Gift an experience that transports and transforms when you gift a day or membership at the Royal BC Museum.

Royal BC Museum
A cup of tea is poured during Afternoon Tea at the Pendray Inn and Teahouse in Victoria, BC

Savouring delectable bites

Afternoon tea is a city-wide tradition in Victoria. It’s charming, elegant and positively delicious! Gift an afternoon of miniature sweets, flowing tea and conversation at The Fairmont Empress, The Teahouse at Abkhazi Garden, The Butchart Gardens, White Heather Tea Room or Pendray Tea Room.

A couple tries some macarons during an Off the Eaten Track food tour in Victoria, BC

Sampling Victoria's culinary scene

Gift a curated food tour with A Taste of Victoria Food Tours or Off the Eaten Track, to be used at the recipient’s leisure.

A young girl investigates a butterfly at the Victoria Butterfly Gardens in Victoria, BC

Taking a walk on the wildside

Give an opportunity to walk on the wild side with a pass to Victoria Butterfly Gardens. Here an enchanting afternoon in a tropical environment, filled with tropical flora and fauna, awaits!

Victoria Butterfly Gardens
A family looks at a t-rex fossil at DinoLab Inc. in Victoria, BC

Discover Fossils

Gift the experience of viewing and interacting with real-life dinosaur fossils at DinoLab Inc. From viewing dinosaurs in the prehistoric gallery, witnessing the restoration process and working on fossils that are millions of years old, this is the ideal gift for the future paleontologist in your life.

DinoLab Inc.

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Destination Greater Victoria is honoured to be based on the traditional territory of the Lekwungen-speaking peoples of the Songhees Nation and Xwsepsum Nation, whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.