Fatih was amazing! He was knowledgeable, informative, and incredibly patient with our family, especially since we were traveling with two children. He took us to so many wonderful places, including Butchart Gardens, the Butterfly Gardens, Chinatown, the Empress Hotel, Craigdarroch Castle, and Mount Tolmie Park. Each stop was enjoyable, and Fatih shared interesting information that made the experience even more meaningful. He also kindly helped us take beautiful photos that truly captured the memories of our trip. We really appreciated his friendliness, patience, and attention to detail. We highly recommend Fatih to anyone visiting Victoria! read more

Surfside Adventure Tours - Mount Tolmie Park - Wine Tours Near Me - Victoria, British Columbia

Our guide, Alan, was amazing from beginning to end. We booked two tours for 11 people. The rainforest tour was a slight hike in areas two hrs away from the city to Victoria. It was something different. The wine tour was to three different wineries that were all diverse in unique in its own way. We also utilized the shuttle service from the airport as well as to the ferry terminal. Alan's driving is soo smooth that those who have severe lit motion sickness didn't feel a thing in the giant shuttle. Alan was always on time for pick up and flexible for drop offs. I cannot express how easy it was working with this tour company. Also a shout out to Fatih who drove us to the ferry terminal. His driving was smooth and conversation was great! Don't hesitate to book a tour. read more

Thank you very much to Alan for showing us the beautiful city of Victoria. Alan was very thoughtful and accommodating to our party. It was our first time in Canada and were overwhelmed by the kindness showed both by Alan and the City. Alan was very knowledgeable and shared the history of Victory with us. read more

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Our tour guide, Scott, was very knowledgeable , funny and kind. We are an elderly couple with mobility issues and he was very patient and accommodating. We ran over the scheduled time and he was not rushing us. I highly recommend him for your next private tour. read more

Our experience was awesome we had such a great time exploring the city and seeing butchart gardens ! We enjoyed being able to do the private tour which connected us more to fatih and got to see it all. If I returned back to Victoria I would 100% ask for fatih ! Thank you for the great memories :) read more

Our guide Richard is very pleasant and knowledgeable about the landscape and history of Victoria. He talked and drove with ease and covered most of Victoria sites in a short 2-hour tour. Thank you! read more

On May 28, 2026 Alan was our host for a great tour of Victoria. Alan was knowledgable of Victoria and gave us an overview of the beautiful city, Alan was kind and patient with all our questions. Alan calmly drove and talked about what we were seeing and the history of certain homes and historic buildings. Alan made sure to include a ride to the top of a hill in order for us to view a beautiful sunset. The five of us highly recommend Alan for any of your tour needs. read more

My husband and I had such a great time on our Rainforest Hiking tour in Victoria! Alan was so kind and hospitable. He was very helpful and communicative even before we docked in Victoria. We arrived on a Disney cruise on Thursday morning and he greeted us at the port with our name on a sign. He took us on two different hikes and also showed us around the castle at Royal Roads University. We had a wonderful experience and recommend it to anyone visiting Victoria! read more

Alan was a wonderful guide. He was flexible, interesting, and kind to us grandmothers. He had good suggestions and options and left the decisions up to us. He brought water for everyone and the vehicle was spotless. Alex was fun to be with and all of us (8 sisters) highly recommend him. read more

Had an excellent morning visiting Goldstream Provincial Park on the salmon run tour with Surfside Adventures. Alan was a terrific guide - knowledgeable, personable, and attentive! He provided prompt and safe pick up and made sure I saw all the key spots. Alan made sure to point out wildlife of interest to me (as a birder), was great at spotting types of salmon, and took a few souvenir snaps for me as I was travel alone. Definitely made the most of our time together and would take another tour with Alan! read more

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Alan was WONDERFUL!!! We were 7 older.ladies off the cruise ship. He met us right outside the gate on time. So personable and knowledgeable. Patient with every question, every stop. Took us to all the key areas. But most important he was always aware of our safety! I called him a month ahead and when our Ship came in several hours early due to a storm, Alan adjusted for us. Don't hesitate to set up a private tour. read more

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Thanks, Darwin! We had a very short time in Victoria on the Carnival Legend. Darwin picked us up at the ship and showed us all the highlights of Victoria is a very short time. He took what might be the best group photo of the vacation--a sunset photo at Beacon Hill Park. A tour like this is largely dependent upon the quality of the guide. Darwin is a true professional. He accommodated all our requests, and was personable and entertaining. We all had a great time. Second in importantce to the guide is the vehicle. We were in a large Chevy luxury SUV that was very comfortable. Darwin even used a headset to speak over the sound system so back row passengers could hear with no problem. 5 Stars! This tour is highly recommended! read more

Surfside Adventure Tours - Great Tour in Victoria! - Wine Tours Near Me - Victoria, British Columbia

Incredible all-day tour of forests, lakes, beaches, and hidden quirks my husband and I would never have known to look for, let alone reach. Darwin picked us up from our hotel in an immaculate well-equipped SUV, kept us entertained and educated throughout, knew exactly where and offered to take best pictures of us, and led us on amazing hikes through forests and beaches (my watch said +18K steps!). Absolute highlight of our brief trip to Vancouver Island. Darwin has tons of local knowledge and is very good at gauging client needs on the fly while sticking to a schedule. You get what you pay for - this was totally worth it. Highly recommend and hope we can do again if we get to return. read more

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Alan was amazing! So informative and accommodating! We only had 3 hours in Victoria, and feel we chose very well to get the most out of it!

Darwin was an amazing tour guide. We were able to see parts of Victoria that we didn't even know existed. The knowledge of the trails and where the best views made our rainforest tour one of the best hikes we've experienced. He was very accommodating and tailored the tour to what we wanted to see. Highly recommend! read more

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My husband and I booked this company when our cruise ship docked in Victoria, BC last month, and Darwin provided outstanding customer service and a great tour of the city and Buschart Gardens. Going above and beyond, he even suggested (and made a reservation for us) at a restaurant that overlooked the water and the city--beautiful view, and then waited to take us back to the dock after dinner. The SUV was immaculately clean and Darwin was very accommodating and personable. He made our short stop in Victoria amazing. Highly recommend him--you will not be disappointed! read more

Darwin was great and so easy to arrange a kayak rental with in the beautiful Gorge area. Would definitely recommend them for tours or rentals. He arrived early for drop off, and early for pickup, and helped inform us how to navigate the high quality, comfortable kayaks for a more enjoyable trip. We even saw a seal sun bathing along our journey, a nice highlight. Love that there are options on where to go for the rentals (lakes, ocean, river waterways). Even my parents enjoyed the 2 hour leisure afternoon :) read more

An out of town visiting friend and I had the pleasure of a Cowichan Valley wine your with Darwin of Surfside Adventure Tours. It was a great day and Darwin as a long time local provided a lot of detail and ante dotes on the area. Attentive and respectful we caught up, enjoyed some lovely wines and liked our exploring. read more

Surfside adventure tours was great to work with from the start. Darwin was very easy to communicate with over email to book our tour. We decided on a Cowichan Valley wine tour. He picked a few vineyards for us, all based on feedback from previous tours, which was great. They all had delicious wines, and each was a bit different, which was nice, one more of a farm feel, one had a super modern flair. He knew a lot about Vancouver Island and stopped at some viewpoints along the way. My friends and I were super "efficient" with our wine tasting, and rather than bring us home early, Darwin offered us a few options of going to another winery, a chocolate shop, or see a couple of castles around the island that we had expressed interest in. They also offer hiking tours, which seemed like a blast, the mountains on the island are beautiful, so I would consider that for our next trip out there. I really have no complaints about the tour. Thanks Darwin! read more

My personalized hiking tour with Darwin was amazing! I was impressed by his knowledge of both the city and the numerous trails Victoria has to offer. Scenic views of several waterfalls, rainforest and coastline made for unforgettable memories. Highly recommend! read more

Darwin took our group on a tour of Victoria on Sept. 15. We went to Butchart Gardens and stopped at several spots in Victoria. Darwin was pleasant, accommodating and knowledgeable. Would highly recommend him for your tour. read more

Darwin was a awesome and very personable. He was our city your once we stepped off the cruise ship and took us to many locations. He is very knowledgable and professional. You will feel very comfortable with him and we recommend to book his services in advance. read more

When Our cruise ship stopped in Victoria , BC we were just going to walk around on our own when Darwin pleasantly approached us, offering a tour. We had a wonderful personal tour geared to our interests. Darwin did an excellent professional tour, had a wonderful clean SUV, and made our evening extremely enjoyable. We would highly recommend Darwin and plan on using his tour company whenever we return to Victoria. We give him 5 stars. read more

We took the 2 hour rainforest tour. Darwin was a great host, and having some time before his next tour, he took us to Mount Doug and then to Craigdarroch Castle. Excellent value for the money. Recommend this company highly. read more

"Two Hour Luxury City Tour". I was on a cruise that was only in Victoria for 4 hours and wanted to get the most out of seeing it. We were only 3 people, but I noticed that this independent tour was about the same price for 6 or 7 people as the cruise ship's similar tour was for the 3 people! Although the 3 of us would have been fine in that big vehicle, I had nothing to lose to book this tour for 6 or 7 people knowing that I would meet other people during the cruise that would want to go. If I didn't meet others I would still be paying the same price for the 3 of us as on the ship. I easily met 3 people that wanted to go, so we ended up with 6, and split the cost between us. It was so much nicer to have our own driver and be able to spend as much or as little time at the places WE wanted to go to that the driver suggested. The vehicle, a luxury SUV, looked brand new, comfortable, air conditioned, and had tall windows for viewing. The driver, Darwin, had a microphone for his narrative so everyone could hear.. Very informative and interesting. He picked us up from the ship at the time we designated (9:30am), and he was there holding his sign with our name...the first person we saw when getting off the ship. We were originally going to have him drop us downtown to shop after the tour, but we were having so much fun that we added an hour to our two-hour tour and he dropped us back at the ship. Since downtown is not within walking distance of the ship, we would have to find a cab or take the ship shuttle at an additional cost, and didn't know where we could buy tickets for the ship shuttle. It was easier to skip the shopping and take the tour SUV back to the ship. Darwin would have waited for us to shop if we had wanted to use that extra hour for shopping, but we didn't. The cost of the extra hour was only an extra $15 per person, so well worth it, and you don't have to decide in advance. He took us back to the ship at 12:30pm and the ship sailed at 1:30pm. I highly recommend this personalized tour! By the way, the cost you see online is in Canadian dollars, not US dollars. $225 in Canada dollars is $178 in US dollars, more economical for the US people. The cost was about $29 US per person for the 6 of us. A good value! Darwin was exceptionally nice, thoughtful, and attentive driver (the owner of the company). read more