• Walk! Take the Inner Harbour's pedestrian walkways and streets, which are mostly flatand easy to walk on, and most main attractions in the city are within 30 minutes by foot!
  • If you are going outside of the immediate Victoria area (which, as has already been noted, is best explored by foot), you can rent a car from Avis (1001 Douglas St., 800-879-2847 or 250-386-8468; www.avis.com; bus no. 5 to Broughton St), Budget (757 Douglas St., 800-668-9833 or 250-953-5300; www.budgetvictoria.com), Hertz (655 Douglas St., in the Queen Victoria Inn, 800-654-3131 or 250-360-2822; www.hertz.com), or National (767 Douglas St. 800-227-7368 or 250-386-1213; www.nationalvictoria.com). You can get to those last three via the no. 5 bus to the Convention Centre.
  • Biking is a very convenient and fun way to get around downtown and the beaches. The city is very biker-friendly, with bike lanes in the city, and paved paths at beaches and parks. Rent a bike from Cycle B.C. (747 Douglas St., 866-380-2453 or 250-885-2453; www.cyclebc.ca) at C$5 (US$3.75) per hour and C$15 (US$11) per day (including lock and helmet).
  • If you need a cab downtown, call ahead, as taxis are known to often ignore people trying to flag them down on the streets (particularly in foul weather). Call Empress Cabs (250-381-2222) or Blue Bird Cabs (250-382-4235), and pay about C$6 (US$4.50) for travel in the downtown area (not including tip).
  • An alternative mode of transportation in the city is a pedi-cab, which costs about C$1 (US75¢) per minute. These are two- and four-seat cab bikes pedalled by a strong driver. You can call Kabuki Kabs (250-385-4243; www.kabukikabs.com) for 24-hour pedi-cab service, or look for these funny mobiles at the base of Bastion Square.