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VictoriaCruise port guide

Ships dock at Ogden Point Cruise Terminal, Pier A. These are the stops worth your time, timed on foot from the terminal.

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Where ships dock

2 cruise terminals.

  • Ogden Point Cruise Terminal, Pier A
  • Ogden Point Cruise Terminal, Pier B

Walkable from the pier

Walk times from Ogden Point Cruise Terminal, Pier A.

  1. 6min

    Breakwater Bistro & Bar

    Oceanfront dining in Victoria, BC

  2. 12min

    Finest At Sea

    Sustainable BC seafood market and fishery

  3. 12min

    Imagine Studio Cafe

    Organic cafe offering breakfast, bread, and pizza

  4. 16min

    James Bay Pharmasave

    Full-service pharmacy close to the cruise terminal

  5. 18min

    Murder Burger

    Classic James Bay casual diner favourite

  6. 21min

    Steamship Grill & Bar

    Harbourside dining with Inner Harbour views

  7. 21min

    British Columbia Parliament Buildings

    Neo-baroque seat of British Columbia's provincial government

  8. 24min

    Thunderbird Park

    Historic park featuring carved First Nations totem poles

  9. 24min

    The Mungo Martin House

    Traditional Kwakwaka'wakw ceremonial big house

  10. 24min

    Helmcken House

    Victoria's oldest standing wooden home on original site

  11. 24min

    Old Victoria Custom House

    1875 mansard-roofed historic landmark on Wharf Street

  12. 24min

    Tractor

    Scratch-made, plant-forward dining

  13. 24min

    The Fairmont Empress

    Iconic chateau-style waterfront hotel built in 1908

  14. 25min

    Maritime Museum of British Columbia

    Engaging museum chronicling Pacific Northwest maritime heritage

  15. 25min

    Miniature World

    Extensive miniature dioramas and model railway displays

  16. 25min

    Frankie's Modern Diner

    Family-friendly diner serving handmade meals

  17. 25min

    Out of Ireland

    Traditional Celtic knitwear and Irish imports

  18. 26min

    Beacon Hill Park

    Sprawling 75-hectare urban seaside park

  19. 26min

    Victoria Bug Zoo

    Hands-on tropical insect and arachnid minizoo

  20. 26min

    Mark Loria Gallery

    Fine Northwest Coast Indigenous art gallery

  21. 26min

    Munro's Books

    Renowned independent bookstore in a grand 1909 bank

  22. 26min

    Murchie's

    Historic Canadian tea and coffee company since 1894

  23. 27min

    St. Ann's Academy National Historic Site

    Historic convent school and peaceful formal grounds

  24. 28min

    Hey Happy

    Coffee shop and roastery in Victoria

  25. 28min

    CRAFT Beer Market

    Fresh food and over 100 beers on tap

  26. 29min

    Victoria Chinatown Museum

    Chinatown heritage exhibits inside historic Fan Tan Alley

  27. 29min

    Russell Books

    Vast multi-floor independent new and used bookstore

  28. 30min

    Union Pacific Coffee

    Charming cafe with a quiet brick patio

See all 37 stops in the planner

Hidden gems

Worth finding if you have an hour spare.

  1. 18min

    James Bay Market

    Saturday community market in Victoria

  2. 21min

    Janevca

    Dining at the historic Rosemead House

  3. 23min

    Royal BC Museum

    World-class natural and human history museum

  4. 24min

    Kinton Ramen

    Signature ramen along Wharf Street

  5. 29min

    Fan Tan Alley

    Canada's narrowest street nestled in historic Chinatown

More ports nearby: Friday Harbor, Port Angeles, Anacortes, Port Townsend, Vancouver.