Guided Tour activities in Montréal
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Impérial Autocar
Climb on board a climate-controlled coach for stops throughout Old montreal with a half-hour tour of Basilique Notre-Dame, time on Île Notre-Dame (with its casino and La Ronde amusement park) and visits to Olympic Park, Oratoire St Joseph and Parc du Mont-Royal. Another hop-on, hop-off tour aboard a double-decker bus can be spread over two days. Buses leave hourly from 11:00 to 16:00 and cost around C$31/around C$16 per adult/child. Tours run less frequently in the off-season.
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l'Éclusier
Take a cruise of the Canal de Lachine aboard this sightseeing boat with a slidable glass top. A Parks Canada interpreter brings to life the canal's industrial and commercial history and you visit an archeological site. The two-hour round trip begins at the canal dock near the pedestrian footbridge just south of Atwater Market and goes all the way to the Old Port locks. Other tours include brunch or dinner cruises.
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Héritage Montréal
This independent, nonprofit organization is charged with the preservation of Montréal’s heritage – urban, architectural and social. Its qualified guides conduct a series of architecture-based tours, focusing on a different neighborhood every week. The departure point varies and reservations are essential. The library will also open on a weekday afternoon by appointment.
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Guidatour
On this walking tour, the experienced bilingual guides of Guidatour paint a picture of Old Montréal’s eventful history with anecdotes and legends. Tours depart from Basilique Notre-Dame; tickets go on sale at the basilica gift shop 15 minutes before departure. Guidatour also leads three-hour (15km) bicycle tours all over town ($49).
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Gray Line
montreal's biggest tour operator offers a passel of circuits on comfortable pseudo-trolleys. The montreal tram tour lasts three hours and takes in dozens of sights including Notre-Dame Basilica, Oratoire St-Joseph and residential districts. Longer trips include Parc des Îles and the Laurentian Mountains north of montreal.
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Vélo-Tour -00
Among many other services, this all-in-one bicycle shop was offering five guided tours ranging from three-hour routes exploring the Plateau and ave Mont-Royal to six-hour jaunts taking in the Lachine Canal and Parc Jean-Drapeau. They've been suspended but you can buy a booklet of five self-guided tours for around C$5.
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Les Fantômes du Vieux-Montréal
Gives 90-minute evening tours tracing historic crimes and legends, led by guides in period costume. You’ll hear talk of hangings, sorcery, torture and other light bedtime tales on this good-time evening outing. Call or stop by the office for the current schedule.
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