Old Quebec Ghost Tour: New France's Darkest Years

Embark on an hour and a half animated crime walking tour in Old Quebec. Join the ghost of a famous criminal from New France and explore the dark history of the city. Will you dare to try it?

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Morrin Centre - Common prison of Quebec
  • Place Royale - Public Place
What's Included
  • Live entertainment included
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

The bleakest era of New France is nearly upon us! Would you like to spend an hour and a half in the company of a notorious criminal ghost from the times of New France? Your spectral guide will escort you through Old Quebec. Allow the gloomy ambiance of the ancient city, once the sun sets, to engross you. The executioner Jean Rattier and his wife Marie…

Location
Morrin Centre
Chaussée des Écossais
The meeting point is in front of the Morrin Centre (44, Chaussée des Écossais) at 8pm.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Julie_a
Nov 15, 2025
Crime tour - not ghost tour - Originally booked this tour thinking it was a ghost tour, however, it was more about crimes that were committed in the city. The tour was excellent, and the tour guide was very knowledgeable and funny. Would highly recommend.
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Shari_g
Nov 4, 2025
Fun night-time tour! - Loved the costumes and our guide was very animated with fun stories. I mis-read the information about the tour and thought we were doing a ghost tour, so it didn't make sense that she wasn't talking about ghosts, but then realized it was a crime tour. Honestly, I would have preferred a ghost tour, but this was fun. It is a LOT of walking down and up steep streets and stairs though, so if you have any problems walking, don't do this tour.
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Brian_c
Nov 3, 2025
Best walking tour - Learned a tremendous amount about the criminal history of the Quebec area. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves Highly recommend
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Darby_c
Oct 31, 2025
Amazing experience. The... - Amazing experience. The actor stayed in character the whole time and was super engaging! Was drizzling out which made the experience even eerier!
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Karen_h
Oct 12, 2025
Entertaining & Educational - Quite entertaining & educational (background-suggest you know somethg of ‘King’s Ladies’). Fun thing to do at night.
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Marcia_s
Oct 12, 2025
Bloody Brilliant Tour - We had the most amazing guide- she played Mary who was married to the Hangman. She was dressed in period costume and the makeup on her face was phenomenal. She was knowledgeable as well as very entertaining, Highly recommend the tour.
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Frequentflier361117
Mar 5, 2026
Our guide seemed confused. - Disappointed! Although the stories of our guide were interesting in general, he mentioned several times that he did not remember such a name or such a fact...finishing by saying that it was not a big deal. Lack of consistency, our guide seemed lost himself (it lacked professionalism for the price paid) Sometimes we almost wondered if he was lost in the way. Some stops were propitious but others we saw no connection with what he was saying.
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Lauren_h
Nov 3, 2025
There was a lot of... - There was a lot of walking as to be expected. I felt like there was minimal crime discussion and the places we did walk to didn’t really hold a significance to the stories that were told outside of meeting at the old prison.
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Christine_k
Nov 2, 2025
I found it disappointing... - I found it disappointing especially after reading previous reviews. The guide was fine but seemed distracted.
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Ann_m
Oct 11, 2025
It required too much... - It required too much walking for my husband.Our guide was a good actress.It was pretty cold outside.
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From $21
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).