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Victoria Harbour: a Smartphone Audio Walking Tour

2 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Listen to a tour guide through your smartphone as you discover this historical area of Victoria & the Inner Harbour. On this easy to walk tour you'll see a variety of historical sites, music venues, artisan shops & marine living that make up the harbour section of the city. Highlights include Chinatown, Market Square, Waddington Alley, Inner Harbour, the Parliament Buildings, Fisherman's Wharf & more! GPS map shows where you are and where to go next. As you get close, tour guide commentary will automatically play. The tour also comes with a fun location based trivia game. After the commentary plays, look at your device and tap your answer. Keep the professional tour guide experience, ditch crowded tour groups, tight schedules and high prices. Enjoy anytime, not just on your booking date. Stop & start anywhere along route. The number of travelers you select is the number of devices you can download the tour to. Trust the platform with over 75 tours & 25,000+ happy customers.

What to Expect

Private tour

25 stops

50 places

2 hrs duration

Pass by: Victoria

The following are highlights from the Victoria Harbour Walking Tour. In total, you’ll enjoy over 25 audio points of interest in this immersive, self-guided audio tour, featuring the majestic Parliament Buildings, the iconic Grand Empress Hotel, the bustling Inner Harbour, and much more!

Stop at: Centennial Square

3 min

Discover how Centennial Square blends modern civic life with echoes of Victoria’s storied past—right in the heart of the city.

Stop at: Fan Tan Alley

3 min

We'll tell you about the narrowest alleyway in Canada and what it was named after.

Stop at: Market Square

3 min

As you explore the Market Square and it's many small shops and restaurants, we'll tell you a bit of it's history. You may even want to stop for craft beer or local coffee and fruit.

Stop at: Johnson Street & Wharf Street

3 min

JOHNSON STREET BRIDGE. We'll point out the beautiful and unusual bridge and tell you a bit about what it replaced.

Stop at: Waddington Alley

3 min

We'll tell you why city councillors, forestry workers, and residents support the continual preservation of these unique building blocks.

Stop at: Bastion Square

3 min

Welcome to the "most haunted site in all of Victoria"! We'll tell you why!!

Stop at: Victoria’s Chinatown National Historic Site

3 min

As you stroll through Chinatown, we'll tell you about this oldest Chinatown in Canada, some of it's history and what it's famous for today.

Stop at: Bard & Banker

3 min

You'll see an incredible three story white building on the corner. We'll tell you about it's history and how it became a pub.

Stop at: Rogers' Chocolates

3 min

& THE WINDSOR HOTEL. Once you have checked out Canada's very first chocolatiers, we'll move on to the oldest hotel in Victoria.

Stop at: Inner Harbour

3 min

We'll tell you about this beautiful inner harbour with wonderful views to some of our next stops.

Stop at: Statue of Captain James Cook

3 min

Hear in his own words what Captain James Cook encountered when he reached the British Columbia coast back in 1778.

Stop at: Fairmont Empress

3 min

You'll see the impressive Empress Hotel. We'll tell you about it's interesting "muddy" beginnings.

Stop at: Emily Carr Statue

3 min

We'll tell you how Emily Carr, artist and writer, became recognized as a Canadian icon.

Pass by: The Netherlands Centennial Carillon

& ROYAL BC MUSEUM. We'll tell you why the Dutch community gifted this carillon to British Columbia and just a little bit about the museum behind it.

Stop at: Royal BC Museum

5 min

We'll point out the museum and tell you all about why you'll want to pause the tour and visit!

Stop at: Thunderbird Park

5 min

As you check out the totem poles we'll tell you a bit of their history and who creates them.

Stop at: Helmcken House

5 min

We'll tell you the background of this house, one of the oldest in British Columbia!

Stop at: Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

5 min

As you walk through the grounds of the Parliament Buildings, which as of 2020 were open to the public, we'll tell you how it came to be.

Pass by: Queen Victoria Statue

& VICTORIA CENOTAPH. We'll tell you why the sculptor was so upset about this statue that he refused to attend it's unveiling!

Stop at: Confederation Garden Court

5 min

We've got a surprise for you on this one. A hidden statue for you to find, we'll give you a hint.

Stop at: Steamship Terminal

5 min

We'll tell you the reason for the massive stone columns on the north and south sides of the building.

Stop at: CJCG+P6 Victoria

5 min

FERRIES. We'll tell you how these ferries are so important to the economy of Victoria.

Stop at: David Foster Harbour Pathway

5 min

As you walk along the pathway we'll tell you about some of the marine life that visit the harbour.

Stop at: CJFF+P9 Victoria

5 min

SONGHEES POINT. We'll tell you the traditional meaning of Songhees Point and a bit about it's history.

Stop at: Coast Victoria Hotel & Marina by APA

5 min

As you stroll along, we'll tell you about this resident friendly marina.

Stop at: Government Street

3 min

As you stroll along Government Street we'll point out and tell you a bit about some of the interesting businesses and their history.

Stop at: Fisherman's Wharf

5 min

Here you have the opportunity to stroll through this colourful floating community and see a way of life that is just a little eccentric!