CFB ESQUIMALT, B.C.
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CFB Esquimalt ‘opened the gates’ for its annual summer tour program Monday. These free tours offer the public an opportunity to explore the history and current operational atmosphere of the Base and Her Majesty’s Canadian Dockyard Esquimalt.
Bus tours are offered on weekdays (except for stat holidays) at 11 a.m. from May 26 to August 22. Tours begin at Museum Square in Naden, off Admirals Road and last for approximately 1 ½ hours. Parking is available beside the museum.
Walking tours are offered every Saturday (except June 28 and August 2) from May 31 to August 23 at 11 a.m. These tours begin at the main gate of HMC Dockyard at the end of Esquimalt Road, and last for approximately 2 hours.
Over 2000 visitors took these tours last summer, responses from guests as far away as Germany and Japan and as close to home as Esquimalt were universally positive. CFB Esquimalt is rich in colonial and Canadian history and provides visitors a glimpse of an operational Canadian naval dockyard.
Visitors will require valid photo identification for either tour (children under 12 are exempt but must be accompanied by an adult). HMC Dockyard is an industrial area with ongoing construction therefore visitors must wear closed-toe, sturdy shoes for the walking tour. Photography is permitted. Visitors are encouraged to enhance their visit by dropping by the Naval and Military Museum in Naden either before or after the tours. Admission to the museum is $2 per adult, $1 for children, students and seniors or $5 for a family. The museum is open Monday to Friday year round and seven days per week during July and August. Hours are 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Custom group tours are also available year-round and can be arranged by calling 363-2708.
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Bus tours are offered on weekdays (except for stat holidays) at 11 a.m. from May 26 to August 22. Tours begin at Museum Square in Naden, off Admirals Road and last for approximately 1 ½ hours. Parking is available beside the museum.
Walking tours are offered every Saturday (except June 28 and August 2) from May 31 to August 23 at 11 a.m. These tours begin at the main gate of HMC Dockyard at the end of Esquimalt Road, and last for approximately 2 hours.
Over 2000 visitors took these tours last summer, responses from guests as far away as Germany and Japan and as close to home as Esquimalt were universally positive. CFB Esquimalt is rich in colonial and Canadian history and provides visitors a glimpse of an operational Canadian naval dockyard.
Visitors will require valid photo identification for either tour (children under 12 are exempt but must be accompanied by an adult). HMC Dockyard is an industrial area with ongoing construction therefore visitors must wear closed-toe, sturdy shoes for the walking tour. Photography is permitted. Visitors are encouraged to enhance their visit by dropping by the Naval and Military Museum in Naden either before or after the tours. Admission to the museum is $2 per adult, $1 for children, students and seniors or $5 for a family. The museum is open Monday to Friday year round and seven days per week during July and August. Hours are 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Custom group tours are also available year-round and can be arranged by calling 363-2708.
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