From accommodations to experiences, uncover the best of travel on our platform What’s on from performing arts to the biggest festivals, keep up with the latest events in greater victoria. Unsure of where to go once you are here Check out our detailed maps of greater victoria area and downtown core. Continuing north along wharf or government streets will take you into historic victoria, the site of the hudson’s bay company’s fort victoria, established in the 1840s, and canada’s first and most intact chinatown, both national historic sites. From boutiques to box stores, your downtown victoria, bc shopping guide knows all the best places to shop for that perfect find.
Destination greater victoria has a pivotal stewardship role throughout greater victoria, fostering sustainable growth in the tourism sector while aligning with local community values and priorities. According to the latest data, greater victoria welcomed 4.9 million visitors in 2023, generating $3.5 billion in economic outputs and contributing $2 billion to the region’s gross domestic product (gdp). Destination greater victoria operates under the municipal and regional district tax (mrdt) system in the province of british columbia and partners with the two largest municipalities in the greater victoria region on the mrdt program, victoria and saanich.
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