The 7 Best City Sightseeing Tours in Montreal

1.Montreal City Sightseeing Tour with Live Commentary

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 1,953 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $54Our pick

Spend about three and a half hours seeing Montreal by climate-controlled coach, with stops in Old Montreal, the Old Port, Olympic Park, Mount Royal, and Saint Joseph’s Oratory. Guides such as Julien, Cecilia, and Louis bring local stories to the ride, while hotel pickup keeps the day simple.

“The tour guide Francois and the driver Serge were awesome. Weather was unexpectedly snowy and both made the trip safe and fun and Montreal looks beautiful under fresh snow!”

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2.Full-Day Quebec City Tour plus Sightseeing Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 855 reviews · 13 hours (approx.) · from $127

Leave Montreal at 7 a.m. for Montmorency Falls, Old Quebec, and a seasonal St. Lawrence cruise. A multilingual guide such as William, Joyce, Rebecca, or Angela leads the day. Expect about 13 hours, a group of up to 50, hills and cobblestones, and limited free time.

“Absolutely amazing experience. Loved our tour guide Angie! We loved exploring beautiful Quebec City!”

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3.Half-Day City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 95 reviews · 3 hours · from $98

See Montreal’s major sights in three hours with an English-speaking guide such as Fran, Mounir, or Harold. Visit Saint Joseph’s Oratory, Mount Royal, Westmount, Old Montreal, and Jean-Drapeau Park, with photo stops and morning or afternoon departures.

“This was an excellent tour for anyone who is not familiar with Montreal. The tour guide was very knowledgeable about the history of the city. Excellent value and very worthwhile.”

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4.City tour; afternoon in Montreal

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 77 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $101Top rated

Spend three hours seeing Montreal by comfortable, air-conditioned van with an accredited bilingual guide such as Françoise, Harald, Mounir, or Jules. You’ll visit St. Joseph’s Oratory, walk to a Mount Royal lookout, pass through Westmount, and finish with a useful city overview.

“It was a great overview of Montreal! Harald was a very good guide! Excellent experience that I highly recommend!”

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5.Full-Day Small Group City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 71 reviews · 7 hours · from $166

Spend seven hours exploring Montreal with an English-speaking guide such as Fran, Harold, or Mounir. Ride through Westmount, Le Plateau, Mile End, Little Italy, Old Montreal, Mount Royal, and Saint Helen’s Island, with bagel and maple tastings included.

“Fran was an excellent tour guide. She was very knowledgeable and showed us much more in a day than we could have seen on our own. This is one of the best tours I have taken in many years of travel!”

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6.Half-day Guided City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 19 reviews · 5 hours · from $94

Spend five hours seeing Montreal’s major sights by coach and on foot, including Olympic Park, Mount Royal, Saint Joseph’s Oratory, Old Montreal, and Notre-Dame Basilica. English and French guides, including Jason and Jeson on recent departures, provide city context, though French commentary may vary.

“La visite « en français » était plus en chinois qu’en français. Et malgré la gentillesse de notre guide, la visite manquait de descriptions et d’explications claires en français. Il est également dommage que nous n’ayons pas fait les différents quartiers de Montréal et aussi la Ville souterraine”

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7.Montreal to Quebec City Tour with Private Transportation

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews

Travel in a private 2021 Hyundai Palisade with licensed guide Claudine from Montreal to Quebec City, Île d’Orleans, and Montmorency Falls. You set the pace for historic sights, lunch, shopping, vineyards, chocolate, and island villages before returning to Montreal the same evening.

“Claudine led us on an incredible, informative and very fun tour of Quebec City and the surrounding area. Her deep expertise on the area's history and her ability to design an itinerary with our input that prioritized our interests (including those of our three teenagers) made this a very special day and the highlight of our entire trip. I cannot recommend her highly enough!”

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