Victoria Hippo Tours {Victoria, British Columbia}
Post Last Modified – May 18, 2023 ¦ gr8traveltips.com
Sightseeing With Victoria Hippo Tours
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If your travel plans are taking you to beautiful 🌷 Victoria – British Columbia, 🌷 then be sure to take a ride with Victoria Hippo Tours.
Combining a land and sea adventure, this is sightseeing in downtown Victoria at its best!
A Land and Sea Sightseeing Tour Everyone Will Enjoy!
Enjoy the Sites of Downtown Victoria British Columbia
Victoria Hippo Tours Staff
Are you like me and always in search of something truly different and out of the ordinary when you travel? ❓
If so, then you really must check out this one of a kind sightseeing tour.
First, check out the company’s short, but informative video on this tour of downtown Victoria.
Official Victoria Hippo Tours YouTube Video
🦛 Victoria Hippo Tours offers the only amphibious sightseeing excursion in the city and has it made a big splash!
Victoria Hippo Tour Buses
Our Hippo Bus Henrietta
There are 3 🦛 Hippo buses presently in operation and appropriately named; Harry, Happy, and Henrietta.
These are custom made amphibious vehicles, that have been transformed from brand new school 🚌 buses. When you climb on board, it’s just like sitting in an open air school bus with comfortable seating.
Amphibious Definition:
- Living or able to live both on land and in water; belonging to both land and water.
- Also, amphibian. Capable of operating on both land and water: amphibious vehicles.
The idea of these exciting Hippo land and sea combined tours, came from the actual amphibious war vehicles that were used many years ago. They are still in use today in the military around the world.
With a simple school bus concept, the conversion was made for both use in and out of the water. It has since become a huge success in different parts of the world.
Victoria Hippo Tours Safety Briefing
Rest assured with Hippo Tours, safety is their number one concern, and all of their drivers are experienced commercial drivers with 🚌 bus driver’s licenses.
Their 👨 captains are certified under 🍁 Transport Canada with a – Masters Limited ticket.
Victoria Hippo Guided Tour
Inner Harbour Victoria BC
When booking, you will receive a fully guided and personally narrated tour by one of their friendly staff.
Each tour runs about 90 minutes in length, beginning with approximately 60 minutes on land, touring the popular downtown area attractions.
On our tour we drove past the beautiful historic 🏨 Fairmont Empress Hotel, and then making our way up historic Government Street.
Your guide will brief you on the areas attractions, its history and much more.
You will pass by historic sites and attractions such as;
✔ Victoria’s Inner Harbour;
✔ Historic Government Street;
✔ Old China Town and Fan Tan Alley;
✔ Bastion Square;
✔ Trounce Alley;
✔ Beacon Hill Park;
and much more!
Chinatown Victoria BC
After your land portion of the tour, it’s then time to head to boat launch and make your splash into the water.
This is without a doubt, the favorite part of the tour for most, especially with the kids!
Once you’re launched, your Captain will make his way back towards the picturesque inner harbor of Victoria.
Your Bus Now Becomes a Boat!
Along the way, your guide will point out areas of interest and some history as you enjoy your now boat ride!
It was a beautiful summer afternoon on our tour, making it both refreshing to be on the water and a lot of fun as well!
Check Out Victoria Hippo Tours
Fishermans Wharf Victoria BC
We really enjoyed this unique experience while visiting Victoria, and I’m sure you will too. Step out of the box and get away from those stuffy busy sightseeing bus tours and try something different for a change.
You’ll be glad you did, and your kids will love you for it!
Below, I have listed the official website to Hippo Tours, where you can access much more detailed information on this exciting tour. You can also Book and Reserve a space for the tour on line.
This unique sightseeing tour is very popular and advance reservations are highly recommended during the summer months.
For those of you traveling as a 👨 family, there is a discount available for this tour.
Update 2023:
Unfortunately, 🦛 Victoria Hippo Tours is no longer in operating in Victoria, BC. There are however, a number of outstanding sites and attractions in this beautiful city to see. Be sure to check out my links below to a few of my posts here, on some great things to see and do!
I’ve also included the 💐 Official Tourism Victoria link below to their website for your convenience. It’s filled with excellent information on everything this beautiful City has to offer.
📖 Victoria British Columbia Tourism 📖
😎 Safe and Healthy Travels!
Although out boat tour was in collaboration with Victoria Hippo Tours, rest assured all content and opinions are that of the author and reflect my personal experience only.
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📖 Victoria British Columbia Canada – Visitors Guide
💐 The Butchart Gardens – Victoria British Columbia
🛳 Victoria BC’s Beautiful Inner Harbour
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