14.00: Take a stroll along the waterfront, or catch the water taxi to the Steamship Terminal for the Royal BC Museum, the jewel in Victoria’s cultural crown. There’s plenty to enjoy here, including an Imax cinema, wonderfully realised natural history galleries – complete with sounds and smells – and a First Nations exhibit with soaring totems, art, and language posts that take in life before and after European contact.
royalbcmuseum.bc.ca
16.00: Victoria is known as the most English city in Canada, so indulge in one of its great traditions, afternoon tea. If money is no object, take it at the Fairmont Empress Hotel in the tea lobby surrounded by chintz and potted palms for £40, or you could
Victoria is the most English city in Canada, so indulge in one of its great traditions, afternoon tea
try a more affordable version at Venus Sophia for £17.
17.00: The city’s historic Chinatown is Canada’s oldest, and home to the remarkable Silk Road Tea, where you can take a complimentary tea workshop or visit its basement spa for tea-infused treatments.
silkroadteastore.com
19.00: After a break at your hotel, it’s time to see why Victoria’s dining scene is on foodies’ radars with a visit to the much-fêted Little Jumbo for its piled- high, house-made charcuterie boards and innovative cocktails. If fancy isn’t your style, then try North 48 for its elevated take on comfort food classics – the sous-vide meatloaf and mashed potato is plate-lickingly wonderful.
littlejumbo.ca/northfortyeight.com
◗ DAY TWO 09.00: It’s time to get out on the water and see some of those natural wonders for which BC is famous. Between May and October, you can see transient and resident pods of orcas along with minke, grey and humpback whales. Orca Spirit (previously Seacoast) has been in business for two decades and
14.00: Royal BC Museum
10.15: City bike tour
09.00: Whale watching
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travelweekly.co.uk 28 January 2016
PICTURES: TOURISM VICTORIA; CTC
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