Victoria Bites & Sights: Food and History

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Victoria

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Discover Victoria’s core with food, drinks, and stories. Enjoy a ferry ride, local bites, craft beer, and hidden gems with an expert guide.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Chinatown - Chinatown in Victoria is a vibrant neighbourhood, rich in history from the Gold Rush and Canadian Pacific Railroad featuring narrow alleys like Fan Tan Alley and offering diverse shops and cafes.

What's Included

Passionate and Local English-speaking Guide
Snacks

What's Not Included

Gratuities
GST (Goods and Services Tax)
Lunch

Additional Information

This tour offers an enchanting journey through Victoria’s Old Town, featuring stops at Chinatown, Market Square, Bastion Square, Government Street, and the Inner Harbour.
Discover the vibrant culture of Victoria’s culinary scene by sampling 3 to 4 delightful bites at various intriguing venues in the downtown area. Enjoy the local experience by tasting…

Location

721 Government St

Government Street

Meet outside the entrance of the Empress where the doormen are. Your guide will be waiting there with a red vest

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

4.8

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Getaway610994

Jun 2, 2025

All of the wolking is so worth it! - Our guide, Dave Spaven, made this tour so much fun. We were in Victoria on a cruise. This was offered through the ship, but you can do it also independently. Enjoyed all of the "bites" along the way. Enjoyed the water taxi ride to get to an area of town. Dave provided a wonderful narration of the history and information about Victoria. Our last stop was a candy shop, and it did not disappoint. Had a very personable visit with Dave at the end of the tour. Ready to go back to Victoria.

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Deborah_i

Jun 2, 2025

Best tour ever!!!! - Fish was an excellent guide to old Victoria…he was quite personable and told us all the history of both Old Town and Chinatown. We were provided delicious snacks and also treated to a ferry ride. If I could give him more than 5 stars I would ….don’t miss this tour!!!!! Deb and Chuck

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Noel_b

Jun 1, 2025

BC Bites did not disappoint. Book Now - We were going to wing it in Victoria. 2 Weeks before our cruise we Watched Matt & Nat on YouTube BC Bites And Sights. Booked immediately. Didn’t disappoint David AKA Fish was a great tour guide. Really knows his history about his hometown. Kept everyone engaged, and very knowledgeable. Victoria over exceeded our expectations. So beautiful and so much interesting history. We highly recommend this tour. And ask for Fish to be your guide. We look forward to going back.

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Jack_c

Jun 1, 2025

Highly recommend this tour! - Highly recommend this tour! Loved Roberto our guide! Very knowledgeable and engaging and kept everything running very smoothly!

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Kbm4

May 29, 2025

Excellent and Fun Tour - I did this tour through a cruise ship excursion, with a group of friends. We were led by our excellent tour guide Amanda. She was friendly and gave us lots of stories and history about the island as we walked. The food included in the tour was yummy, and the ferry ride across the bay was a very cool inclusion. Shoutout to the sweet Miss Dorothy from Imagine Studio Cafe. Thank you for a fun tour Amanda!

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Annema9594av

May 26, 2025

Sites and Bites - a great tour! - Out tour guide- David/Fish was fantastic! He was very knowledgably and friendly, The sights were great along with the food and beverage. I highly recommend this tour and tour guide!

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Freedom15883958239

May 25, 2025

Great tour - Gary was the best guide. My wife and I learned so much about Victoria and had a fantastic tour. We are determined to make Victoria a regular stop on our travels. Take this tour

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Romona_w

May 24, 2025

The jolly escort. - Enjoyed Dave's Enthusiasm for his job and his ability to share his knowledge of the the city especially in the downtown china bastion square. We have a newfound Appreciation for the history and development of The city of victoria. The samples of foods Was interesting. My favorite was the seafood seafood spread and crackers. They were all locally made. Victoria is a beautiful city.Thank you very much, Dave.We will come back.

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Laura_g

May 20, 2025

Accessible Tour - Dave (known as Fish) was an excellent tour guide that went above and beyond. My husband uses a wheelchair and Fish helped push him and ensured he was able to enjoy all the tour's amenities including the water taxi. I highly recommend this tour as an excellent way to learn about Victoria and become oriented to Vancouver Island and British Columbia.

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Gina_p

May 16, 2025

Sights and small bites - Great history and tour of the city. Tour guide, Gary, was awesome and very knowledgeable. Expected this to be a more of a food tour and it only had three spots of a very small amount of food. You should eat prior.

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From $58

up to 12 guests

1 - Adult