Underground City Tour: Exploring Montreal's Subterranean Complex
4.8
29 Ratings
Montréal
Discover Montreal's Underground City on a private small-group walking tour. Explore the subterranean complex and learn about its history and vibrant neighborhood.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Dorchester Square - Start your tour outside the Hotel Fairmount Queen Elizabeth near Dorchester Square
- Sun Life Building (Edifice Sun Life) - Start exploring Montreal architecture, from modern buildings to several century-old landmarks, including the Sun Life Building
- Cathedral of Marie-Reine-du-Monde - See one of the many churches in Montreal
- Windsor Station - See the architecture of Montreal
- Promenades Cathedrale - From there, admire the many works of art on display from Promenades Cathédrale
- Place Montreal Trust - See the sights of Place Montréal Trust
- Complexe Les Ailes - Pass through the Complexe Les Ailes.
- Rue Ste.-Catherine - Stroll along Saint-Catherine Street, among Canada’s most important commercial thoroughfares.
- Place Ville-Marie - See the tallest building in Montreal
- McGill University - See the most famous university in Montreal. Throughout the tour, take advantage of your time with a private guide to ask questions and talk about Montreal’s history, people, and top sites, picking up tips for the best places to eat, drink, and explore.
What's Included
- Professional guide
- Private walking tour
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
Additional Information
Experience a unique, two-hour private guided walking tour that will take you not just on a journey through the bustling streets of downtown, but also beneath it, traversing Montreal’s RÉSO, famously known as the ‘Underground City’. As you follow your guide, you’ll explore this vibrant neighborhood and gain insights into its past. As you navigate the interior city and its network of tunnels that link subway stations and buildings, all housing approximately 1,700 shops, 200 eateries, universities, cinemas, apartments, arts centres, museums, arenas and more, you’ll begin to grasp how 500,000 people navigate their daily routines, be it work, movie outings, or shopping, without the need to step outside.
- A maximum of 15 people per booking
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth
Boulevard René-Lévesque Ouest
Meet inside the hotel near the concierge's desk. Your guide will be there to greet you at the scheduled time.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(29 Ratings)
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R7399fymichellet
Oct 12, 2023
A walking tour of the above and below Montreal - We had a private tour with Carol. Our group found Carol informative and interesting to listen to about Montreal history, architecture, art and the local activities in the area. Thanks for the great tour.
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Roboterente
Oct 11, 2023
A great start to Montreal experience - Great tour with a very knowledgeable guide. We saw a lot and learned a lot. Out guide Christian asked for our preferences for the tour and answered all our questions. We highly recommend going on a private walk to to capture the history and essence of the city. We also highly recoomend Christian as a guide.
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M4030qmpaulh
Sep 21, 2023
Excellent time - Catherine did a wonderful job on our walking tour of Old Montreal. She was informative and pleasant. Highly recommend this tour.
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Susan_c
Sep 13, 2023
Great guide makes for a great tour! - Our guide, Alise was wonderful. Super knowledgeable and very good company. She started out by asking what we had already seen of the city so as to not duplicate parts of other tours and to give us a totally fresh experience. We learned a lot about the underground city and the city overall.
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Joan_f
Sep 4, 2023
Below Ground Groundbreaking - Pierre was such a congenial and knowledgeable guide! You could never figure out the Underground without his explanations. The history was fascinating. It is so incredible that just as many people as above ground are walking silently beneath our feet.
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428lesliey
Aug 31, 2023
Fun, come rain or shine! - Sarah was a great guide. It was pouring and she was quick to adapt our tour to still make it meaningful and fun. Whenever the downpour stopped, we would pop outside and learn more about the sights and Canadian history. If you want to understand the Undergroud as more than just shops you really need a great guide! Thank you Sarah for a great day.
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Sklein1938yahoocom
Aug 9, 2023
Got a good overview of... - Got a good overview of the entire city and recommendations for more on our own time. We enjoyed the time with our guide and he was very knowledgeable and passionate about his city.
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Wpd9vqxrps
Jun 13, 2023
Great 2 hour tour - The tour was great! Perfect amount of time walking from our hotel to Old Montréal with a few highlights along the way for a large group. Perfect midday activity for a large group.
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Ericka_a
Apr 10, 2023
Fantastic Tour - I loved this tour! My guide, Pierre (I hope I got his name right. If not, I'm sorry. I'm bad with names!), is very knowledgeable of the history, culture and developments in Montreal. He shared many interesting information and trivia about Montreal's culture that he made me want to move to Montreal! Lol!
This tour should have been my first tour in the city because it provides a very good overview of the city. But since I had the tour after a couple of days in Montreal, the tour made me appreciate Montreal more.
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Legalcarol
Oct 6, 2023
Informative Comprehensive Tour - The things we saw underground were quite interesting, but I was hoping to see more underground, as opposed to above ground. Our tour guide Nicole did a very good job of explaining all that we took in during the tour.
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