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Sample shore excursions:
- Coombs Country Market & Cathderal Grove Tour: Following a tender ride you will join your local guide on a scenic drive to a cheese farm in the countryside. Here you will receive a guided tour of the milking parlor, watch a cow being milked, and see how the milk is transferred directly to the cheese plant. Learn about the various stages in cheese making followed by sampling an array of artisan cheeses and milk tasting. Should there be a baby in the maternity pen during your visit, you will have the opportunity to bottle feed the baby. After your visit drive to Cathedral Grove for a brief photo stop. Here magnificent Douglas fir, western hemlock and western red cedar tower 200 feet, some of which are over 800 years old. The island highway divides Cathedral Grove, please beware of the ongoing traffic should you decide to cross the road. Later proceed to Coombs Country Market where you may explore an eclectic smorgasbord of artwork and crafts, food and drink and souvenirs. If you are lucky you might even see the goats on the roof! Rejoin your guide for your return journey to the pier. A boxed lunch is provided.
- Cranberries & Hops Tour: Designed for both first-time and returning visitors alike, after a short tender-ride ashore, join your local guide and transportation for an overview of historic downtown Nanaimo. Continue along rolling hillsides and farm land and in celebration of all things Cranberry you will stop at a family run cranberry farm, welcomed with a cranberry cider. Later partake in a guided orientation of the farm and their activities with an opportunity to sample a few cranberry specialty products. After your visit rejoin your guide and travel through picturesque countryside arriving at British Columbia's very first neighborhood pub with an ambience only otherwise experienced in the South of England. Take this opportunity to make some new friends, sip traditional beer, delight in the camaraderie and indulge in some traditional Pub activities such as darts, cribbage or even bridge. Following a traditional chicken and vegetable pot pie lunch accompanied with a farm-fresh garden salad, join your guide and transportation for your return journey to the tender pier and your awaiting ship.
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This is the "City of Gardens" where you can take a stroll through perfectly planned grounds of floral splendor. Double-decker buses, "high tea" and cricket fields are all part of the culture in Victoria. Spend an hour in the stately Empress Hotel or find a treasure on Antique Row.
Sample shore excursions:
- Butchart Gardens & Vineyard Tour: After departing Ogden Point pass by the Legislative Building, the Inner Harbor and the Empress Hotel en route to Butchart Gardens. First created in 1904 when Jennie Butchart began to beautify the limestone quarry used for the family cement business, today the 50-acre estate features themed gardens including the Sunken, Italian, Rose and Japanese Gardens. Maps will help guide you through your independent exploration of the gardens. Rejoin your motorcoach for a drive through the countryside for a visit to Cherry Point Vineyards situated on a gravelly glacial deposit in the Cowichan Valley. Be welcomed by the owners of the winery who will share their experience and provide an in- depth look at grape growing and wine making at a "farm" winery. After touring the winery, be treated to a tasting of current Cherry Point wines followed by a buffet lunch. After free time to browse the art gallery, wine/gift shop or stroll through the vineyard, you'll reboard the motorcoach and return to your ship.
- Victoria Highlights & Mt. Tolmie Tour: The history of Victoria is rich, with many sights to see. This sightseeing tour allows you to discover the highlights of British Columbia's capital city. Your tour will pass through the exclusive residential districts of the Uplands and Oak Bay, through Chinatown and Antique Row, with a history dating to the Gold Rush of days gone by. A photo stop will be made atop Mt. Tolmie, where you may view Victoria, Mt. Baker and the Olympic Mountains.
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