Victoria travel guide. Butchart Gardens Victoria [1] is the capital of the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is located near the southern tip of Vancouver Island. It is a medium sized (approx. 350,000 in Greater Victoria, including the Saanich Peninsula) and beautiful city. Nicknamed the Garden City for Butchart Gardens and much green space. It is also said to lie within the world's most northern Mediterranean climate at a latitude of 48.5 North. Payment can be made by cash or credit card, and debit cards can be used at an automatic ticket terminal for foot passengers, but not on the ferry or at the vehicle toll booths.
Map of Greater Victoria Foot passengers can easily take public transit from Vancouver to the Tsawwassen ferry terminal and from the Swartz Bay ferry terminal to Victoria: From Vancouver International Airport or downtown Vancouver, take the SkyTrain (Canada Line) to Bridgeport Station and then change to bus number 620. Other ways to get to Victoria by boat: Private Boats at Victoria. A-Z Lyrics Universe. The free encyclopedia. Weatherbase. Explorer: An Online Encyclopedia of Life. Flower Identifier. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia.