Private Half-Day Tour: Explore Historic Montreal
4.8
20 Ratings
Montreal
Embark on a private half-day tour of historic Montreal, exploring over 200 points of interest. Visit Old Montreal, City Hall, Notre Dame Basilica, and more with a knowledgeable driver.
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Old Montreal - Visit historic Old Montreal, City Hall, Place Jacques Cartier, Notre Dame Basilica (admission extra)
  • Mount Royal Park - Mount Royal Park where you will have a panoramic view of the downtown area and the river
  • Saint Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal - St. Joseph Oratory which is one of the world?s most visited shrines with a dome that reaches 97 meters.
  • Westmount - Discover Westmount, Home of the multi million dollars Mansion.
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Extra Admission
  • All fees and/or taxes
Additional Information

Embark on a comprehensive city tour that covers over 200 notable locations. Explore the historical Old Montreal, City Hall, Place Jacques Cartier, and Notre Dame Basilica (extra admission fees apply). Visit Olympia Park, constructed for the 1976 summer Olympic games, with an optional stop at the tallest inclined tower (Observatory is closed on Mondays), and the Montreal Observatory Tower (extra admission fees). Venture to Mount Royal Park for a sweeping vista of the city center and the river. Your tour includes a stop at St. Joseph’s Oratory, one of the world’s most frequented shrines with a dome that rises to 97 meters. Through the length of your tour, you’ll be accompanied by a knowledgeable, bilingual guide, uncovering the layers of Montreal at countless points of interest.

Location
Old Montreal
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Docntx
Oct 31, 2023
Buzz is the best! - Prompt, gracious. Buzz (don't call him Stanley) loves Montreal, and that, in our experience, is what makes a guide fun. Showed us the standard locations, plus the nooks and crannies that make a visit like this special. Wonderful way to spend half a day. His Escalade is impeccable.
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James_d
Oct 29, 2023
Great 4hr trip. - Our guide driver was wonderful Pierrot di a great job getting us around and explaining the sites. We had a great 4 hour sightseeing trip.
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Joe_g
Sep 27, 2023
Nice - All great !!!!!!!!!! And. ??????? ????? Tour was well done . This survey needs to be more user oriented did not like minimum word count
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Ronald_m
Sep 27, 2023
Great sightseeing experience - Stanley was great. Very professional and kind guide and driver. Using this service we avoided all the crowds and hassles of sightseeing this beautiful city. Vehicle was brand new and very impressive. Thoroughly enjoyed this experience and would highly recommend it to anyone visiting Montreal.
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Dale_b
Sep 22, 2023
Great tour! - Our driver Pierro gave us an excellent feel for the city and people of Montreal. We enjoyed his stories as well!
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Thomas_v
Sep 17, 2023
A perfect day! - Wonderful experience. Kind and knowledgeable guide. Didn't miss a thing! Catered to our interests and abilities. Could not have been better.
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Christopher
Jul 24, 2023
Great way to maximize sightseeing time in Montreal - While this is on the pricier side, I booked this private tour as a way to maximize our time in Montreal and avoid waiting for a crowded tour bus. The four hours allowed my party of three people to see several sights and spend as little (or as much) time as we wanted at each. We appreciated having our informative tour guide and an air-conditioned car waiting for us after every stop. Our tour included stops at Notre Dame Basilica, the Old Port, the Formula 1 race track on Notre Dame Island, two look-out points on Mont Royal, the city of Westmont, St. Joseph's Oratory, and Atwater Market. Some caveats: 1. We spent about 30 minutes each at the Basilica (admission fee is extra) and the Oratory (free); if you want to spend more time at either, I would suggest doing a separate visit. 2. It's sometime a bit difficult to take photos from a car, especially of larger buildings (vs. an open-air bus, for example). Our driver was very accommodating and offered to pull over to the side of the road whenever we wanted to pause. 3. If there are sights that you want to specifically see, I would recommend contacting the company in advance to see what might be possible. For example, I could have done without the Formula 1 track, even though it was nice to see Habitat 67 which is in the same area.
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Kathy_d
Jul 3, 2023
Buzz was a fabulous tour... - Buzz was a fabulous tour guide and the car was luxurious and very comfortable. We saw so much on this tour and learned a lot about this amazing city. I highly recommend this tour.
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Dani
Jun 5, 2023
Wonderful day In Montreal! - We loved our tour of Montreal with our excellent & experienced driver “Buzz.” He showed us all the highlights…Mt Royal views, a tour of St Joseph’s Oratory, a stop for fresh fruits at Jean Talon Market. We had the famous Montreal bagels, saw Chinatown, little Italy & McGill university. We even drove the Fomula 1 circuit!! Couldn’t have been a more pleasant day!! Merci boucoup! Highly recommend this tour.
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Memoian
Oct 25, 2023
4.0 hour tour took 3.5! - We signed up for this tour on our last of four days in Montreal, after seeing much of the things we wanted to earlier. We told our guide what we had seen and what we wanted to see -- and it really didn't make much difference. He took us where he wanted, duplicating many of the things we'd seen, and not stopping at the pullout at Mt. Royal like we'd requested. While there were some nice views and a little information, the guide was not the best informed. WORST was that the expensive 4.0 hour tour finished at 3.5 hours! I feel like this was something that should have resulted in a discount, or at least a warning!
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