Victoria Harbour: a Smartphone Audio Walking Tour

The following are highlights from the Victoria Harbour Walking Tour. In total, you’ll enjoy over 25 audio points of interest in this immersive, self-guided audio tour, featuring the majestic Parliament Buildings, the iconic Grand Empress Hotel, the bustling Inner Harbour, and much more!

Discover how Centennial Square blends modern civic life with echoes of Victoria’s storied past—right in the heart of the city.

We'll tell you about the narrowest alleyway in Canada and what it was named after.

As you explore the Market Square and it's many small shops and restaurants, we'll tell you a bit of it's history. You may even want to stop for craft beer or local coffee and fruit.

We'll point out the beautiful and unusual bridge and tell you a bit about what it replaced.

continual preservation of these unique building blocks.

Welcome to the "most haunted site in all of Victoria"! We'll tell you why!!

As you stroll through Chinatown, we'll tell you about this oldest Chinatown in Canada, some of it's history and what it's famous for today.

We'll tell you about it's history and how it became a pub.

& THE WINDSOR HOTEL. Once you have checked out Canada's very first chocolatiers, we'll move on to the oldest hotel in Victoria.

We'll tell you about this beautiful inner harbour with wonderful views to some of our next stops.

We'll tell you about it's interesting "muddy" beginnings.

We'll tell you how Emily Carr, artist and writer, became recognized as a Canadian icon.

& ROYAL BC MUSEUM. We'll tell you why the Dutch community gifted this carillon to British Columbia and just a little bit about the museum behind it.

We'll point out the museum and tell you all about why you'll want to pause the tour and visit!

As you check out the totem poles we'll tell you a bit of their history and who creates them.

We'll tell you the background of this house, one of the oldest in British Columbia!

re open to the public, we'll tell you how it came to be.

We'll tell you why the sculptor was so upset about this statue that he refused to attend it's unveiling!

A hidden statue for you to find, we'll give you a hint.

We'll tell you the reason for the massive stone columns on the north and south sides of the building.

As you walk along the pathway we'll tell you about some of the marine life that visit the harbour.

We'll tell you the traditional meaning of Songhees Point and a bit about it's history.

As you stroll along Government Street we'll point out and tell you a bit about some of the interesting businesses and their history.

Here you have the opportunity to stroll through this colourful floating community and see a way of life that is just a little eccentric!

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and you can spend as much time as you like here.

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and you can spend as much time as you like here.

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and you can spend as much time as you like here.

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and you can spend as much time as you like here.

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and you can spend as much time as you like here.

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and you can spend as much time as you like here.

We'll point out and tell you all about this beauty.

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and you can spend as much time as you like here.

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and you can spend as much time as you like here.

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and you can spend as much time as you like here.

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and you can spend as much time as you like here.

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and you can spend as much time as you like here.

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and you can spend as much time as you like here.

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and you can spend as much time as you like here.

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and you can spend as much time as you like here.

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and you can spend as much time as you like here.

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and you can spend as much time as you like here.

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and you can spend as much time as you like here.

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and you can spend as much time as you like here.

Not a point of interest on the tour, but it's close by and you can spend as much time as you like here.