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Tours and visits

Great to have you here! Thank you for considering UVic as you look for the right graduate opportunity. You'll find a lot of information here about our inspired teaching and experiential learning in beautiful British Columbia. We're a comprehensive university which means we offer a broad range of academic programs. We also have a variety of great programs and services to meet your needs outside the classroom, so take your time, come back often, and contact us if you have any questions.

Take a Virtual Tour

Take advantage of our interactive presentation on Life at UVic, and learn what academic life, campus life, and life around town are like here.

Note: This presentation is about 2.5MB in Flash format

View the Campus in 360 Degrees

View various locations on campus, in a full 360 degree format. Just click and drag your mouse around to move within the QuickTime window.

Note: Requires Quicktime Player

Walk the Google Earth Campus Map

The UVic Google Earth map allows you to view a high-resolution aerial photo of campus, and zoom in on 3-D models of campus buildings.

Visit UVic

Experience UVic first-hand by taking a tour of the UVic campus.

Hours: Monday through Saturday at 1:00 p.m.
Reservations: Please book as far in advance as possible.
Meeting place: Monday to Friday, meeting place to be announced (or ask when you book your tour). Saturday tours meet in front of the Sweet Greens cafe in the University Centre Building's main lobby. Please check our campus maps for more information.
Parking on campus: Lot 2 is recommended. Please check our parking website for details.
Cost: Free
Monday through Friday tours
- Includes a 15 to 20 minute presentation from a recruiter/admission officer and a 90-minute tour.
Saturday tours
- We offer a 90-minute campus tour each Saturday.
- The Saturday tour does not include a presentation.
- Please note: There will be no Saturday tour on September 1, October 8, November 12 and the University will be closed from Dec 25 to January 1.
To book a tour, contact Janet
Phone: 250-721-8949
Email: tours@uvic.ca