Aug 24, 2010

Is there anything else people who have been to Victoria or live there that pot-of towners should do and see!!?!?! Any advice for people!

Information for our out of town guests

I will try to add information for our out of town guests when I find it hopefully you find it useful!

For anyone who doesn’t know where we are getting married and having the reception it is all to be held at The Sleeping Dog Farm

www.sleepingdogfarm.ca/

Airport and Travel Information

Air

The local airport is Victoria Airport (airport code YYJ)

http://www.victoriaairport.com/

The biggest airport is Vancouver International Airport (airport code YVR)

http://www.yvr.ca/e

North American airline West Jet

http://www.westjet.com/

UK to Canada cheaper airline

http://www.airtransat.co.uk/

Sea

Catching a ferry from Vancouver (Tsawwassen) to the Vancouver Island (Swartz Bay)

www.bcferries.com/

Guests from the USA have The Victoria Clipper which is a passenger ferry and the CoHo which is a vehicle and passenger ferry. Both end up in the heart of Victoria.

The Victoria Clipper

http://www.clippervacations.com/

The CoHo

http://cohoferry.com/

Land

The next link is the bus connection from Vancouver Airport to Downtown Victoria the schedule may change for next summer but I will change the link if that happens.

http://www.pacificcoach.com/

Once in Victoria we have a wonderful bus system. You can buy day passes if you will be do a lot that day!

http://www.bctransit.com/regions/vic/

This link is also from BC transit that explains how to get to the most site’s in Victoria by Bus.

http://www.bctransit.com/regions/vic/schedules/explore/

Accommodation Options

These are only options that I have found on-line that are near the Farm, also near town. When we get closer to the wedding we are hoping to be able to contact one of these hotels to see if they can give us a discount on rooms then when we also get the date of the wedding we might be able to arrange group transportation to Sleeping Dog Farm

Hotels and Inn’s

Comfort Inn Victoria

http://www.comfortinnvictoria.com/

Ramada Inn

http://www.ramada.com

Travellers Inn

http://www.travellersinn.com/

Howard Johnson Hotel

http://www.hojovictoria.com

If you would like to rent a vacation home in Victoria or the area.

http://www.elitehomevacations.com/

Hostals

Turtle Hostal

http://www.turtlehostel.ca/

Hi-Victoria Hostal

http://www.hihostels.ca/westerncanada/166/HI-Victoria.hostel

Ocean Island Hostal

http://www.oceanisland.com/

Must Visit Places in Victoria

Restaurants

One of my families favorites Spinnakers

http://www.spinnakers.com/

If you have never been to the West Coast of BC before then you must try the local family style restaurants.

http://www.whitespot.com/

Tourism in Victoria

This is the official webpage for tourism in Victoria, BC

http://www.tourismvictoria.com/

The Royal BC Museum

http://www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/

The Pacifica Undersea Gardens

http://www.pacificunderseagardens.com/

Victoria Carriage Tours

http://www.victoriacarriage.com/

Kabuki Kabs

http://www.kabukikabs.com/

Butchart Gardens

http://www.butchartgardens.com/

Carigdarroch Castle

http://www.craigdarrochcastle.com/

Emily Carr House

http://www.emilycarr.com/

Victoria Art Gallery

http://www.victoriagal.org.uk/