Montreal One Day Tour: Personalized Local Exploration
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Montréal
Embark on a personalized one-day tour of Montreal with a local host. Explore hidden streets, taste local cuisine, visit markets, and enjoy breathtaking views of the city.
Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Belvedere Camillien-Houde - Your experience is private and personalised with an itinerary to suit you. You could therefore start off by stopping one of the lookouts on Mont-Royal and admire the city from above.
What's Included
  • 8 hours with your host
  • A private and personalized experience
  • Hotel meet-up (available on request for central location)
  • Walking experience (if required, your host can suggest public transport or taxi options)
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Transportation (primarily a walking experience however public transport may be used)
  • Tickets to any attractions
  • Gratuities (optional)
Additional Information

Your local host will guide you away from the common tourist spots and introduce you to a hidden network of cobbled streets in Montreal that aren’t even mentioned in your guidebook. Learn about the city’s European origins, enjoy distinctive Québécois cuisines and experience the quirky shops that the locals in Plateau and Mile End swear by. Visit the Jean-Talon market, showcasing the finest produce from local farmers, butchers, and fishmongers. Unwind in the magical Mount Royal Park, brush up your French, and hike to one of Montreal’s most beloved viewpoints to get a spectacular view of the city.

After your booking, you’ll receive a brief questionnaire about your personality and hobbies within 24 hours. Based on your answers, a host who shares similar interests will be assigned to you. The host will reach out to you directly and propose an itinerary to let you explore what the city has to offer in a unique way. You’ll also coordinate on a suitable time and place to meet. Remember, your itinerary is adaptable, so you’re welcome to modify your plans during your experience.

  • We’ll be in touch within 24 hours after booking to find out more about your personality and interests so we can assign a like-minded local who can create a bespoke experience for you.
  • Your Local Host will communicate with you directly to suggest an itinerary and agree a meeting time and place. Your itinerary is flexible, so during the experience you can always change your mind about what you want to do.
  • Your Local Host may also suggest adjustments or new routes if they feel that there is something just around the corner that you may enjoy, or perhaps if the weather affects your itinerary.
  • Although you will see the main attractions in the area, your Local Host will also help you to discover the places, things and stories that you won’t find in a guidebook and that make the city unique.
Location
Monument to Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve
Place d'Armes
After booking, you can adjust the meeting point to fit your preferences with the help of our Experience Planners
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Adrienne_m
Sep 27, 2022
A very personalized experience with a knowledgeable guide - My husband and I had an awesome full day experience with May. She was very knowledgeable and personable. Our tour was totally customized to meet our interests and adding and excluding based on our requests. We walked, talked, ate, learned the history of the city, the buildings, shopped, rested, and walked some more. We were thrilled with the 18,000 steps journey through the old town, waterfront, underground, China town, university area and locals shopping district.
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Richard_h
Sep 7, 2022
City Unscripted should be removed from Viator and give us our money back - It sucked so bad we left it after 2 hours and asked for our money back. First they sent a profile sheet of what we wanted to see, We said history, architecture the origins of the city through modern times. They sent a note introducing us to a guide then a day later a new guide with a great profile, native Montreal with great reviews. He doesn't show and after waiting, calling get a women from who did not read our interests, askes us what we want we tell her. Didn't tell us anything about the history, founding, roots, shipping trading etc. She takes us on the Metro, going to see some shrine, gets the transfer wrong we have to turn around, shows us some movie forum. Walks us through a crap neighborhood up by McGill University. Know nothing about McGIll - history, who founded etc. Walks us to the Museum of Modern are - -how is that a historic tour. I don't want to go in and she accuses us of changing our minds. Walks us in a big circle we ask how old some buildings are she says very old. Ask her about a monument we saw righ outside the metro, doesn't know what it is. Ask her about the "shrine" - all I can get is it's an old Roman Catholic Church nothing about why it's historic. Montreal only has 50+ churches you'd think there would be a reason. After 2 hours of learning nothing seeing nothing. She told me I must be exhausted from walking, I walk over 5 miles a day, not even tired. I told her I was exhausted from her total lack of Knowledge about anything in Montreal, called an Uber and bailed. Only regret is I didn't do that soone - after the complete screw up on the Metro it was obvious she did not know the city well at all. We caught a 1/5 hour $25 walking tour of the old city and learned more in 10 minutes than 2 hours with this tour. They should be removed from Viator. We have used Viator dozens of times, not all great but at least competent. This place should have just cancelled us and said sorry so we could have done something more with our time. By far the worst tour I ever experienced, if you can even call it that.
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