Victoria Car Hire

Victoria is the capital of British Columbia and is found on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off the west coast of Canada. This beautiful city is home to an amazing restaurant scene, fantastic nightlife, world class galleries, great shopping and laid-back easy going locals, perfect for exploring with your car hire from DriveAway Holidays.

You can base your self in the city of Victoria, explore Inner Harbour, Beacon Hill Park or the famous Butchart Gardens, or use this as a base from which to explore the rest of  Vancouver Island.

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Drive a Rental Car in Victoria, BC

Although Victoria is located on an island, you can either collect your hire car from mainland Canada and drive to Vancouver Island via the car ferries, or collect your car from the airport or downtown depots in Victoria. Enjoy the sights of Victoria’s Inner Harbour area, which is full of restaurants, artists, buskers and entertainers. Visit the Pacific Undersea Gardens where you can see some of the local sea life.

For a touch of culture, visit the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria and the Royal British Columbia Museum. See the magnificent Parliament Buildings complex which is lit up at night with 13,000 lights. Drive your rental car from Victoria to Saanich Peninsular and enjoy the world famous Buchart Gardens, where there are over 50 acres of flowered landscapes and flowing streams. Don’t miss the Butterfly Gardens where you can stroll amongst hundreds of free flying butterflies in an enchanting indoor tropical garden.

Your hire car will give you the opportunity to discover the rest of Vancouver Island, where you can drive from the city of Victoria to Port Hardy in the north. You will find small towns and villages along the way, as well as unique wilderness and wild life that dominate the island. The rugged west coast is carved deeply by fjords and bordered by mountains, while the eastern shoreline is abundant with forests, fishing streams and townships. Your rental car will give you the freedom to explore Victoria and Vancouver Island at your leisure while you enjoy this amazing part of the world.