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Saint John Highlights: Natural Wonders and History Tour
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43 Ratings
Saint John
Discover Saint John’s natural wonders, historic sites, and cultural gems in hours. Visit a historic market, SKYWALK, Carleton Martello Tower, and Place Fort LaTour.
Discover Saint John’s natural wonders, historic sites, and cultural gems in hours. Visit a historic market, SKYWALK, Carleton Martello Tower, and Place Fort LaTour.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Saint John City Market - Start your journey at the Saint John City Market, a historic market from the 1870s featuring a wide range of vendors offering local produce, meats, seafood, and crafts. Here, you can grab a delicious snack at one of the shops or cafes or find unique souvenirs for friends and family. This market is the oldest continuously…
- Saint John City Market - Start your journey at the Saint John City Market, a historic market from the 1870s featuring a wide range of vendors offering local produce, meats, seafood, and crafts. Here, you can grab a delicious snack at one of the shops or cafes or find unique souvenirs for friends and family. This market is the oldest continuously operating farmers market in Canada - they must be doing something right!
- Rockwood Park - Next, relax on a fully narrated driving tour through Saint John, passing many popular sites and attractions such as the beautiful Rockwood Park in the heart of the city, Saint John Port, the bustling Uptown, the urban park King Square, the exciting Reversing Falls Rapids, Irving House, Red Rose Tea House, City Gardens, and the historic Fort Howe.
- Reversing Falls Rapids - Experience the thrilling Reversing Falls Rapids, a series of rapids on the Saint John River where the river flows through a narrow gorge before emptying into the Bay of Fundy. This is a sight to behold as the incredibly high tide reverses the flow of the mighty Saint John River, known as ‘nature’s tug-of-war.’
- Carleton Martello Tower - Step back in time at the Carleton Martello Tower, one of the nine surviving Martello Towers in Canada dating back to 1812, which played a significant role in conflicts up until the Second World War. Here, you can enjoy a panoramic view of the city of Saint John, its harbor, and skyline from the viewpoint.
- Fort Howe National Historic Site of Canada - Your final stop will be Fort La Tour, a National Historic Site of Canada. This archaeological site contains the remains of a 17th-century fortified fur trading post in Saint John, New Brunswick.
What's Included
- Admission to Skywalk
- Admission to Place Fort LaTour
- Guided Tour of Saint John, NB by a Local Guide
- Narrated Tour of the Saint John City Market
- Admission to Carleton Martello Tower viewpoint
- Pick up and drop off anywhere in downtown Saint John, NB
- Admission to Skywalk
- Admission to Place Fort LaTour
- Guided Tour of Saint John, NB by a Local Guide
- Narrated Tour of the Saint John City Market
- Admission to Carleton Martello Tower viewpoint
- Pick up and drop off anywhere in downtown Saint John, NB
What's Not Included
- Gratuities (optional)
- Gratuities (optional)
Additional Information
Embark on this enchanting tour of Saint John, New Brunswick to explore the city’s stunning natural beauty, a blend of history and culture, all within a few hours. This journey includes a stop at Canada’s longest-running farmers market, breathtaking views of the Bay of Fundy (home to the world’s tallest tides!) from the SKYWALK, the panoramic cityscape…
Embark on this enchanting tour of Saint John, New Brunswick to explore the city’s stunning natural beauty, a blend of history and culture, all within a few hours. This journey includes a stop at Canada’s longest-running farmers market, breathtaking views of the Bay of Fundy (home to the world’s tallest tides!) from the SKYWALK, the panoramic cityscape of Saint John from Carleton Martello Tower viewpoint, and a historical learning experience at Place Fort LaTour.
Location
177 Prince William St
Prince William Street
We will pick up all guests at 177 Prince William St, which is across the street from the Government of Canada Customs Building.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.0
(43 Ratings)
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Patgavin
Oct 9, 2025
Very entertaining and... - Very entertaining and knowledgeable driver/guide. If you have something specific in mind, he’ll make sure you get to enjoy it.
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Ralph_j
Oct 8, 2025
Great tour—even in the rain! - Despite the rain, Gannon hosted an excellent tour! We saw the sights and were amazed by the reverse falls! Highly recommend for anyone looking for a tour from the cruise ship.
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Sue
Oct 7, 2025
Russell Hansen - Our tour guide, Russell Hansen went above and beyond with sharing his knowledge. He was very patient with us and gave ample time at each point of interest for questions and pictures. He is an outstanding tour guide.
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Cheryl_h
Oct 6, 2025
Great day visiting St John - We signed up for a small group tour and were pleasantly surprised when we had a private tour for my husband and myself. Our guide was wonderful. He took us all over, stopped whenever we asked to take pictures, told us so much about the area and even took a Polaroid picture of us to remember our day together. We had a great day with him and visiting St John
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William_h
Oct 4, 2025
Rus was very knowledgable... - Rus was very knowledgable about the history of the St John area. and extremely friendly and accommodating. We saw many places and things including many of the abundant local deer population. Our connection with Rus was very simple and convenient from the ship and we were dropped off just opposite the enytrance to the pier when the tour was complete
A good value for the cost.
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Timothy
Sep 22, 2025
The best tour we have ever taken! - If visiting St. John, we HIGHLY recommend this tour, with Russ as your tour guide! Russ went above and beyond to show us the city and points of interest. The personal touches and stories he shared, made this tour one of the best we have ever taken. We loved it and learned so much! Such an enjoyable day in St. John!
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Christina_v
Sep 19, 2025
Great tour of Saint John highlights w/ Cher - Cher was a kind and very informative tour guide of Saint John. It was suppose to be a small group but ended up being my husband and I .. surprise bonus for us! We visited the City market and had time to walk around and shop, saw the amazing reversing falls rapids, the lovely Rockwood Park ( drove thru a large section of the 2200 acres and stopped to feed the birds ), had our picture taken at the Canadian monument at the park, drove around and saw the city highlights, saw a movie of the history at Carleton Martello Tower( tower currently under refurbishment) and ended at the 506 container ship district in front of cruise terminals. Had a lovely morning with our tour guide Cher!
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Cara_d
Oct 8, 2025
A Fun Day Despite the Rain - First, Viator and See Sight Tours were wonderfully patient with us when our cruise ship gave us conflicting information about our arrival time and it looked like we wouldn't be able to get to our pickup spot by the right time. Thank you so much for working with us!
Second, although we had a rain-soaked day, our tour of St. John's was conducted by the wonderful Gannon, who was undaunted by heavy rain and insisted on circling back to certain spots when the rain stopped to ensure we got to see the very best of the city.
The only reason we're giving a four-star rather than a five-star review is that the private car we rode in (a Chevvy Trailblazer), did not comfortably fit four full-sized adult passengers. If you are a family of two with two children and are considering taking this tour, it would be fine.
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Patti_b
Oct 10, 2025
Terrible Communication, did not get what we paid for - The communication for this tour was awful, and our short time in St. John was wasted. We were on a cruise and they tried to change our 12:00 tour to 4:00! When I asked them to confirm the meeting place, they did not reply. We went to the place they had originally told us. There was another couple there who had a similar request for changing the tour. While there they got a text that the tour guide was on his way (to a DIFFERENT pick up point!). They asked that we be picked up where we were and got no response. They got frustrated and left and my husband and I remained. Someone finally came (a half hour late). He did his best to give us a tour, but we did not get the tour we paid for. We did NOT get admission to the Fort or the tower because they are not currently open for tourists. This was know by the operator and should have been communicated to us, as our cost included admission fees. Under the circumstances, I felt it would be fair to request half of our tour cost be refunded. I have not heard a thing from the tour operator since making this request. I will NEVER use them again ,and I feel Viator should stand behind the tours they offer and intervene on our behalf to encourage the refund request be granted.
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William_w
Oct 9, 2025
Short notice cancellation by tour company - We were arriving on a cruise ship, the night before they cancelled without explanation and offered the next day instead. This of course was not possible, so had to scramble to find something else to do.
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