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Victoria Butterfly Gardens
(Attractions & Activities - Family Friendly)
1461 Benvenuto Ave Brentwood Bay, Victoria  V8M 1R3 • 250-652-3822 • 877-722-0272
Distance: ~16.975 km from The Fairmont Empress
        Description: Hundreds of colorful butterflies and moths flutter freely through this tropical greenhouse. The Garden provides an identification chart, and then allows visitors to explore on their own. Naturalists are also available to explain butterfly biology, and a display area shows the butterflies emerging from their chrysalises. Here you can view the largest moth in the world; the Southeast Asian Giant Atlas moth may have a wingspan of nearly one foot! A restaurant and gift shop are available on-site.