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Olympic View Golf Club (Review)
Olympic View Golf Club, located just a short 20 minute drive from Victoria, is a Bill Robinson designed, 6,534 yard par 72 course which opened in 1990. In fact, Olympic View was the first golf course in British Columbia that Tiger Woods played as an amateur in 1994. Situated amongst a pristine Vancouver Island forest, [...]
Highland Pacific Golf Course (Review)
Highland Pacific, Victoria’s newest public golf course, offers up 18 holes of championship golf that is a great test for golfers of all skill levels. This Victoria golf course is well hidden, situated amongst rolling hills next to Thetis Lake Regional Park. The course has two 9 hole tracks, named the Pacific and Highland courses, [...]
Winter Wonderland at Butchart Gardens
My family and I now have found a new Christmas time tradition. Butchart Gardens in Brentwood Bay has always been a popular place to visit by locals and visitors alike. We have had the opportunity in the past to visit during the summer time and last February. There is always something different to see for [...]
19th Annual Victoria Film Festival ~ bringing film to life
The VFFs mission to inspire the local Victoria community through film and new media continues this year with the launch of the 19th Annual Victoria Film Festival. January 8, 2013, marked the release of the 2013 program guide featuring film styles ranging from documentary, romance to adventure or animation; as well as an exciting line-up of films from [...]
Royal BC Museum offers admission by donation (January 2-9, 2013)
As a gift to thank the community for its continued support, the Royal BC Museum is carrying on its New Year’s tradition of offering admission by donation from January 2 through to January 9. Visitors to the museum during those dates are asked to pay‐what‐they‐can, instead of paying the regular admission fees. This is our [...]
Malahat Scenic Drive Viewpoints
Named after the Malahat First Nation, the Malahat Drive is the scenic mountain highway north of Victoria that is traversed by one of the most beautiful roadways in the world, with viewpoints providing scenic vistas of Saanich Inlet, the Saanich Peninsula, Saltspring Island, and the BC Gulf Islands in the distance. Travellers will find several [...]
Dinosaurs Exhibit at the Royal BC Museum (until Sept 16, 2012)
Dinosaurs have taken over Victoria and the Royal BC Museum with their latest groundbreaking exhibition, Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries, which closely examines what these creatures really looked like, how they actually moved and behaved, as well as the complex and hotly debated theories of why, or even whether, they became extinct. The exhibit also [...]
Saxe Point Park (Esquimalt)
Saxe Point Park, located in the municipality of Esquimalt, was first designated as park land in 1934. Since then, the park has provided spectacular views of the Olympic Mountains and Strait of Juan de Fuca. Upon entering the park, visitors are greeted by a large open lawn area that overlooks the water. There are several [...]
Canada Day Celebrations in Victoria (June 30-July 1, 2012)
This year is Canada’s 145th birthday, and to celebrate the City of Victoria has planned an exciting line-up of family-friendly programming and multicultural performances for “Victoria Celebrates Canada Day”. This fun filled event will be a two-day celebration on Saturday, June 30 and Sunday, July 1, all taking place at Victoria’s beautiful Inner Harbour. On [...]
List of Victoria (and area) Farmers’ Markets
Below you will find a list of Victoria, Vancouver Island, and Gulf Island Farmers’ Markets. Information is taken from various sources and kept as up to date as possible. If you find an error, or would like to add an additional market we may have missed, please e-mail contact@victoriaexplorer.com. Looking for a farmers market that [...]
