Victoria Butterfly Gardens

1461 Benvenuto Ave., Central Saanich, British Columbia V8M 1T4, Canada

250-652-3822

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Ranked #2 of 7 attractions in Central Saanich

160 Reviews

Type: Specialty Museums, Gardens

Owner description: Victoria Butterfly Gardens offers a rare opportunity to experience a true tropical jungle in the best part of Canada. Victoria Butterfly Gardens is... more » Owner description: Victoria Butterfly Gardens offers a rare opportunity to experience a true tropical jungle in the best part of Canada. Victoria Butterfly Gardens is home to exotic butterflies, tropical ducks, stunning flamingos, rare tropical birds, Chameleons, Geckos, Poison dart Frogs, Tree Frogs, Sulcata and Red Footed Tortoises and giant Koi swimming in the stream and pond.Located just 5 minutes from the famed Butchart Gardens, Victoria Butterfly Gardens is warm and aromatic. The Gardens’ feature over 200 species of orchids, other stunning blooms and thousands of tropical plants, including foods of the world and carnivorous plant displays. This carefully planned combination of trees, bushes, vines and creepers is a balanced jungle-like eco-system that flourishes without the use of herbicides and pesticides. Guided tours are offered daily at no extra charge. These tours will optimize your jungle experiences as you discover the hidden gems within the Gardens.With a chance to shop our uniquely themed gift shop and winner of the 2010 Eco Star award, this is an environmentally friendly adventure that you will remember forever. Open daily except for December 25th, December 26th and January 1st.

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STNiles

Fredericton, Canada

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8 reviews

4 attraction reviews

Reviews in 5 cities

1 helpful vote

“A great family outing!”

Reviewed June 15, 2013 NEW

We visited the Victoria Butterfly Gardens on a rainy day on our trip - and weren't disappointed! So many wonderful butterflies and birds in the tropical setting. Our 10-month old really enjoyed watching the butterflies fluttering around! Make sure to bring a camera - and wear light clothes!

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Hello STNiles I am so glad to hear that we were able to bring some sunshine into your rainy day. We believe that Victoria Butterfly Gardens has an obligation and ability to change a negative into a positive. We seem to have done that for you. We hope the next time you venture across country you will stop in and... More

PhxAzNative

Arizona

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23 reviews

15 attraction reviews

Reviews in 8 cities

1 helpful vote

“Very enjoyable”

Reviewed June 14, 2013 NEW

My husband and I enjoyed this bonus before going to Butchart Gardens. Nice package! We wish our grandkids could have seen it firsthand. We took alot of photos and video to share, but we watched other children there and how much they were enjoying their visit. A good place for parents to take their children. We enjoyed it as adults.... More

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Hello PhxAzNative Thank you for the review and we are glad you enjoyed your visit enough to write about it on tripadvisor. I see that you were unable to bring the grand kids with you on this trip but perhaps next time will be different. There are many kid friendly things to do in our city. We try very hard... More

quwicken

Calgary

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11 reviews

3 attraction reviews

Reviews in 6 cities

3 helpful votes

“Beautiful”

Reviewed June 10, 2013

Not only butterflies but frogs and birds included. You walk in to have butterflies land on your head, where you obviously can't take a picture. so you end up chasing them all over the place and seeing all the delightful sights this butterfly garden has to offer

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Hello Quwicken Thank you for your review. It is wonderful to hear your thoughts of our jungle experience. I would also like to thank you for letting the tripadvisor universe know your thoughts. The more that people share their experiences the better decisions others can make on what to do while in the destination. More

Louai_AZ

Riyadh

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12 reviews

4 attraction reviews

Reviews in 7 cities

10 helpful votes

“Nice for the kids”

Reviewed June 3, 2013

Though very small; your little ones will definitely love it and enjoy it. It's a great experience for them

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Hello Louai_AZ Thank you for your review. We pride ourselves on being a wonderful experience for both young and old alike. Thank you for visiting and we hope to see you again in the future. Keep in mind great things come in small packages. More

jlb721

Granada Hills, Calif.

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“Quaint butterfly garden”

Reviewed May 28, 2013

Not as large or as good as the one in Niagara Falls, only about 20-30 minutes of time, definitely not worth the drive by itself but being on the road to Butchart many people stop in.

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Hi jlb721 Thank you for the review. After reading your review, I am concerned that your visit to our jungle was not all that it could or should have been. Our Gardens is actually the same size as the one in Niagara Falls but laid out differently. Both facilities are excellent in their own way. What we offer that is... More

D P

Bedford, Texas

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28 reviews

9 attraction reviews

Reviews in 12 cities

4 helpful votes

“Beautiful but was it worth the price?”

Reviewed May 28, 2013 via mobile

There were beautiful butterflies here and some brilliantly colored parrots.....but not sure it was worth $15/person.

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Hi D P I am glad you enjoyed the butterflies and parrots but I am sorry to hear that you are not sure if the experience was worth the admission. We try very hard to keep our prices reasonable in order to keep the value of our experience high. To this end, we have not raised our price in three... More

Jan G

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Reviews in 16 cities

9 helpful votes

“Mini tropical escape”

Reviewed May 28, 2013

Excellent butterfly experience due to sunny weather and recent hatchings, and the gardens had lots of birds in the trees as well. Koi pond and flamingos fun to see as well.

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Hello Jan G Thank you so much for the wonderful review. I am glad you had great weather for your trip and that your experience in the jungle matched up with the weather. We take our responsibility to provide a truly unique and value added experience very seriously and we hope that you will come back and visit again soon. More

Fltravelinggal

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75 helpful votes

“Charming”

Reviewed May 5, 2013

This is a small attraction on the direct route to Butchart Gardens. There is a fee for entance but the fee is around the $10-15 range. My friend and I loved this place. We were charmed. We so liked having butterflies accompany us and land on us! We so enjoyed seeing the birds, small and large, and we es pecially... More

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Hello Fltravelinggal Thank you for you great review. It always make the staff feel a great sense of pride when we help someone enjoy the part of their vacation that includes us. We know that people have many choices of how to spend their money while on vacation and from your comments and rating it looks like we were a... More

Bunchkin

Canada

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“Wonderful hour”

Reviewed May 5, 2013

The butterflies flitting around, birds and vegatation was a wonderful escape. Very humid inside so dress lightly, if it is sunny outside where sunglasses inside, I was squinting a lot. Walk around the place a couple times as there are many things you may miss the first time around. It is wheel chair friendly. No food is allowed inside. Nice... More

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Hello Bunchkin Thank you for your kind words regarding our attraction. We are so glad that you enjoyed your visit enough to tell others. Your review was very thorough and covers most of the things that I tell people about the gardens. I hope that you will come back again the next time you are in the area. More

appost

Amsterdam

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5 helpful votes

“We LOVE it!”

Reviewed April 30, 2013

From the moment you get in it is a nice enviroment, it small but wonderful to see all the butterflies and little animals, birds. We really enjoy every second. Worth the visit. Bring your camera!

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Hello appost, Wow!! Love is a such a strong word and emotion. We are thrilled that our jungle environment was able to evoke such a strong positive response. Thank you for visiting and sharing your thoughts with the Tripadvisor world. More