Victoria offers many attractions, most within easy walking distance of downtown hotels. A few of the must-sees while you're in town are the famous Butchart Gardens www.butchartgardens.com and the Royal British Columbia Museum www.rbcm.gov.bc.ca. There are also several great public golf courses in the area. Fishing charters and whale watching tours leave from downtown.

For more information visit Tourism Victoria at www.tourismvictoria.com.

By Air

There are frequent flights between Victoria and Vancouver's International Airports. Alaska Airlines also offers direct flights to Victoria from Seattle. Victoria's airport is approximately 30 minutes from downtown hotels. Taxi fare to downtown is approximately $35cdn, or there is scheduled shuttle bus service between the airport and downtown for $13cdn per person.

In addition there are harbor-to-harbor flights from both Seattle and Vancouver to Victoria. These flights offer downtown-to-downtown convenience and are unique in that they utilize small floatplanes, or helicopters.

• From Seattle contact Kenmore Air at www.kenmoreair.com or Helijet Airways at www.helijet.com.
• From Vancouver Contact West Coast Air at www.westcoastair.com, Harbour Air at 250-384-2215, or Helijet Airways at www.helijet.com.

By Car and Sea

If you plan on taking your vehicle to Victoria you'll have to take a ferry from either Vancouver, Anacortes WA, or Port Angeles WA.

• From Vancouver:www.bcferries.com
• From Port Angeles:www.northolympic.com/coho
• From Anacortes:www.washingtonferries.com
• Another option is downtown-to-downtown passenger only service from Seattle through the Victoria Clipper: www.victoriaclipper.com