Seaplane Adventure: Vancouver to Butchart Gardens

Experience the thrill of a seaplane flight from Vancouver to Victoria, followed by a bus tour to the stunning Butchart Gardens. Explore Victoria’s attractions before returning to Vancouver.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Harbour Air Seaplanes - Start your adventure at the Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre, located in the vibrant downtown area of Vancouver at the beautiful Coal Harbour. Arrive 40 minutes prior to your flight for check-in and a brief safety briefing. Then, board your floatplane and take off for a 35-minute scenic flight—a captivating and peaceful…
What's Included
  • Return Airfare
  • GST (Goods and Services Tax)
  • All taxes, fees and handling charges
  • Admission to The Butchart Gardens
  • Ground transportation to and from The Butchart Gardens
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup
Additional Information

Kick-start your adventure from Vancouver Harbour on a thrilling seaplane journey over the Gulf Islands, leading you to the stunning city of Victoria. Follow this up with a scenic bus tour to the internationally renowned Butchart Gardens. Once in Victoria, enjoy shopping, the Royal BC Museum, and a range of other attractions that are just a short walk…

Location
Harbour Air Seaplanes
Canada Place
Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre Unit #1 - 1055 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC, V6C 0C3 The seaplane terminal is located at Burrard Landing in Coal Harbour. Parking is available at 1095 W Waterfront Rd, Vancouver, BC. Check-in for your flight 40 minutes ahead of the scheduled departure.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Flyingflyfisherman
Jul 19, 2025
Great day trip from Vancouver to Butchart Gardens - Sea Harbour air provided very comfortable, on time and a semicircular flight over to Victoria. It was a short walk to the coach to get to Butchart Gardens (if you move quickly you can get the earlier bus and save the “hour” for the backend in Victoria). Gardens were great! NOTE: if you want to have tea at the house make reservations well in advance.
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Jo_r
Jul 11, 2025
It is exciting and a... - It is exciting and a beautiful visual of land, sea and sky. Everything was coordinated and easy to follow. An informative and beautiful tour.
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Moira
Jul 6, 2025
Great way to sightsee - Booked with Harbour Air before leaving the UK. Did a day trip to Butchart Gardens. From the minute I booked the staff were so helpful. Watched the planes take off and land the day before my flight in Vancouver and was so excited for my flight. Everything was so easy on arrival. Just check in and wait for my boarding time. Staff were helpful with getting on and off the plane. I really couldn’t have asked for anything more. Take off and landing were amazing. I think landing on the water was my favourite part. A great way to sightsee the area. So glad I did this while I was in Vancouver.
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Carlos_s
Jun 13, 2025
Comfort and Adventure - Most efficient and confortable way to go to Victoria for a 1 day visit, which includes a tour to Butchard Garden, a Beautiful place
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Daniele_r
May 17, 2025
Victoria - Harbour air wa the star of that day. Efficient..polite..wonderful. Bus tour ok...Butchart gardens.. Beautiful¹...
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Robert
May 9, 2025
Vancouver Island and Butchart Gardens - A long day quite a lot of time travelling. The outward bound plane was slightly late so the anticipated bus time was missed. However it appears the bus company had changed and the pick up time was later anyway. Only slight issue was return times were fixed and it meant due to return flight our time at the gardens was restricted. We had 2 hrs ish which was fine for the walk around but not enough if you wanted to have a relaxed lunch. So our advice would be to start early and have more time on the island. Gardens are stunning Island is relaxing and charming.
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Resort209638
May 1, 2025
Memorable Day - What an enjoyable day. Flights on time and memorable views from the air. Even saw whales. Bus driver was exceptional (Martin). Gardens spectacular. Thank you
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Kenneth_r
Jun 17, 2025
Excellent guides and... - Excellent guides and airline partners. Need to have vouchers before entering gardens. 20 minute wait because of supervisor needing to confirm because there were no paper vouchers.
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Joe_d
Jun 5, 2025
Seaplane - You cannot change return flight even if planes have room. Buchart Gardens is fantastic. Seaplane ride was cool
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Krawat3543
Oct 11, 2024
Too expensive and unreasonable. - it was good but no seating reservation on sea plane, which is little in convenient. Major issue was too expensive. Butchart garden ticket only $80 CAN and Sea plane arround $100CAN one way. But we paid close to $1500 CAN for two way ( returned) sea plane and Butchart garden trip Bus fare from Hotel Fairmont Empress to Butchart Garden ( two way) should not be that expensive Over all It's too expensive and unreasonable.
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From $536
up to 14 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).