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Heritage Tours
Quick Links: Cemetery Walking Tours | Parliament Buildings (Legislature Tours) | Victoria Harbour Ferry Company Ltd. |This listing updated 19 August 2024
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CEMETERY WALKING TOURS
Old Cemeteries Society of Victoria
PO Box 50004, RPO Fairfield Plaza
Victoria BC V8S 5L8
250-598-8870
www.oldcem.bc.ca
oldcemvictoria@gmail.com
Tours: 2:00 pm every Sunday from mid-February to mid-December, with a different topic each week. The tours take place at various heritage cemeteries in the Capital Regional District with the majority of the tours at Ross Bay Cemetery. The full tour schedule for the year is on our website. Check there for any changes during the year. Donations for the tours are $2.00 for members and $5.00 for non-members; all monies raised are used to assist in the preservation of the cemeteries.
Membership: Single $30/year. Family (two or more family members in the same household): $45/year. Student: $20/year. Membership fees include a discount on the weekly tours, an annual subscription to "Stone Cuttings" the bimonthly newsletter, as well as advance notification of tours, lectures and other activities.
Promotes interest in local history and appreciation of the heritage value of cemeteries through tours for the general public and school children, combats cemetery vandalism through education, does historical research, monument restoration, cleaning and conservation in heritage cemeteries in the Victoria region. Donations are gratefully accepted; the Old Cemeteries Society is a registered charitable organization and will issue an income tax receipt for donations over $10.00.
This listing updated 20 August 2024
Please contact organization for current 2024 information
PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS (LEGISLATURE TOURS)
501 Belleville Street - Inner Harbour
250-387-3046
Visit leg.bc.ca
Welcome to the Parliament Buildings, home to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia where elected representatives - called Members of the Legislative Assembly or MLAs - meet to shape the future of the province by debating and passing the laws that govern British Columbia.
Free guided tours and self-guided tours are available on weekdays, year-round. During the busy summer season (Victoria Day to Labour Day) the Parliament Buildings are open for guided tours seven days a week. Guided tours are free and last approximately 40 minutes.
Visitors are also welcome to visit the Gift Shop or to enjoy a meal in the Parliamentary Dining Room. Call 250-387-3959 to make a reservation in the Dining Room.
Please visit the website for the most up-to-date visitor information and tour schedule.
This listing updated 17 June 2021
Please contact organization for current 2021 information
VICTORIA HARBOUR FERRY CO. LTD.
Victoria Harbour
250-708-0201
www.victoriaharbourferry.com
Daily: March 1 - October 31. Hours vary; peak season (May through September): 11 am - 9 pm.
Tours approximately every 20 minutes during shoulder and peak seasons.
Harbour Tours - Adults: $30; Seniors: $28; Children: $15; Students: $28; hops from $7.50;
Gorge Tour - Adults $30; Seniors: $30; Children: $15; Students: $28;
Victoria Harbour is world renowned for its bustling traffic and unique waterways. Victoria Harbour Ferry tours are equally renowned for their friendly skippers and fun, informative tours. Hop aboard a ferry to see Victoria and some of its heritage sites from the water. Look for the distinctive "FERRY STOP" signs at major waterfront locations around the harbour.
Enjoy a 45 minute harbour tour or 55 minute Gorge Cruise. Book your tour online at www.victoriaharbourferry.com or call (250) 514-9794 for your water taxi.