May 11, 2024

The Butchart Gardens

The Partner Tour will start off with a self guided tour of the Butchart Gardens, followed by a wine tasting and lunch at Church & State Winery before returning to the Fairmont Empress Hotel.

The Butchart Gardens is a transformation of a limestone quarry into a sunken garden of massive dimension and dramatic aesthetic qualities represents an exceptional creative achievement in Canadian gardening history. Moreover, as the garden has matured and evolved, its beauty has become more distinctive.

The Butchart Gardens

800 Benvenuto Ave, Brentwood Bay
BC V8M 1J8

Church and State Wines

As Vancouver Island's largest winery, Church & State Wines Brentwood is a must-see for visitors to the region. Pouring award-winning wines from both our Vancouver Island and Okanagan Estate vineyards.

Church & State Wines

1445 Benvenuto Ave, Victoria
BC V8M 1J5

Schedule:

                                                                     Depart from the Hotel:

                                                            Arrive at Butchart Gardens:

                                                                Leave for Church & State:

            Arrive at winery for wine tasting (followed by lunch):

                                                                          Return to the Hotel:

9:00am

9:30am

12:30pm

1:00pm

3:30pm