Best of Montreal Small Group Tour with River Cruise + Notre Dame

Montreal, Canada

5 hours 30 minutes
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

With limited time in Montreal, this small-group half-day tour ensures you don’t miss any of the highlights. Visit Olympic Park and take in the views from the Olympic Tower, enjoy a scenic boat cruise along the St. Lawrence River, and see sights including Notre Dame Basilica, Mount Royal, and the Old Port of Montreal.

Comprehensive Montreal tour ideal for time-crunched visitors
Magnificent views of Montreal as you cruise the St. Lawrence River
Hassle-free pickup and drop-off from your Montreal hotel
Small-group tour with a maximum of 11 people

What's Included

Pick up and drop off at any Hotel located in the downtown Montreal area
Narrated driving tour
All Fees and Taxes
Notre Dame Basilica (Not available Sunday - due to mass)
La Grande Roue (Monday - Wednesday & Boat Replacement)
Montreal Boat Cruise (Seasonal, operating May - October, replaced by La Grande Roue November - April

Gratuities
Lunch
Snacks
Bottled water

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

10:30 AM

Pickup details

Pick up time will be confirmed 1-3 days prior to the tour date via email or phone. If you do not have access to these, please be ready 30 minutes prior to tour start time in the hotel lobby. We only pick up in Downtown Montreal. During summer months (June-August) we are unable to pick up in Old Montreal, we will suggest a central meeting location instead.

What To Expect

Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Mont-Royal

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Old Montreal

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Montreal

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

La Grande Roue de Montreal (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Comfortable footwear recommended/dress according to the weather
The St. Lawrence River Cruise only operates Thursday to Sunday and is seasonal, when not operating it will be replaced with a visit to La Grand Roue
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed

Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
Notre Dame Basilica may not be available on Sundays
There is some walking involved - can be reduced specifically for guests with health restrictions
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Reviews

4.0

55 reviews

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Barbara_S, Apr 2024

We did not end up participating in this tour as it did not actually include the boat trip (as advertised). The tour operator was kind enough to refund us but I highly recommend that the title not include “boat trip” during those months of the year (December - May) that the boats are not operational.

Highly recommend the city tour!

Karen_S, Apr 2024

Our guide was extremely knowledgeable about the city and especially about St. Joseph's Basilica, and we got to try the best bagels in the city and ride the ferris wheel.

Appalling and Inefficient from the Start - AVOID

Rob_J, Oct 2023

If I was able to leave 'less then 1 star' I would. Where to start? Firstly, company entirely unresponsive when simply trying to agree where they were going to pick us up from. I finally got confirmation 5 hours before the trip started having booked it some 6 weeks before. Then the fun really started! Driver, who has lived in Montreal for 3 months, from overseas, went to the wrong hotel but insisted we were in the wrong location. After 20 mins of heated conversation he agreed he was about 4km away from us in an entirely wrong location. He finally arrived now 45 mins late in a different car from what we were told. The car was dirty, with crisps over the seat and a horrible stale tobacco odour. The worst Uber would have been an improvement. No remorse of regret from Yas our driver. Still we stayed. When asked what the hold up was, he told us there was a problem with another party and we were going to have to reroute to sort that out! That was the final straw, we made the decision to leave the tour (now an hour late) . The company phoned us and said they would issue a refund but we'd have to go via Viator. Some 15 mins on a phone call we've now been informed that they won't do as we broke our 'T and C's.' Viator chasing. I will seek recovery from my credit card company if a refund isn't duly made

Not worth the price. But

Tony_S, Sep 2023

Unfortunately there was a lot of confusion about our pick up sight. No logo on too small vehicle or guide’s shirt. No narrative by guide,who was only in Montreal 2weeks ,except at stops. Boring boat ride. Guide was very pleasant just not knowledgeable. Vehicle very difficult for older people to enter and exit. Also door had mechanical issues. Not worth the price. Could have been so much more with proper vehicle and knowledgeable guide.

Rushed glimpse at Montreal

Phillipa_M, Sep 2023

Notre came basilica but was very rushed as guide only allowed us 20 mins. River boat cruise waste of time, packed noisy and most of view was of the extensive docks. Not especially scenic.. would have preferred more time at st. Jospeh’s oratory and looking at other sites

He tried… but a little unorganized

Mary_K, Sep 2023

The boat ride was fun…. The tour Didn’t seem to “run” as smoothly as some other tours I’ve experienced

Montreal

Malcolm_M, Sep 2023

We enjoyed the day of sightseeing and the cruise but the best part was the family we met that day who were also on vacation. Great day and great people.

Very worth while tour

Dennis_S, Aug 2023

Great tour! Enjoyed each stop. Gary was a great tour guide. The chocolate shop was a nice day to end tge excursion.

Our tour guide Connor McFarland was fantastic! He made the experience so exciting and entertaining

Dina_Z, Jul 2023

saint Joe's and Mount Royal were unforgettable Our tour guide Conor and his assistant Sep were outstanding and very knowledgeable

Best decision!!

soly_S, Jun 2023

We did this trip a bit before F1 weekend 2023 and we are so happy about it!! Montreal is already busy with visitors like us! Our group was small so we got so much information about the area. I’m glad we did this instead of visiting without gaining any knowledge of the culture. Andres was super informative, kind and helpful. He pointed out the great places to eat and even the history of the food! We loved every single place we visited. I would recommend to have this tour so you can experience and learn the real meaning on Montreal!

Tour guide made the difference

Ames, Jun 2023

At this point, I've had tours in multiple major cities in Canada and USA. Mustafah was an outstanding tour guide. He has a Archeology, religion and history background which made the tour informative. His experience in the city also provided outstanding food and recreational activity suggestions. He was above and beyond accomodating 6 passengers, 2 disabled, with a smile and genuine interest of our vacation in Montreal. Highly recommended.

Disappointed

RichardM_C, May 2023

Our tour guide, Germaine, was very nice. St Joseph Church and Mont Royal were lovely. We expected a tour of Notre Dame Basilica. However, the tour only included admission into Notre Dame where we were on our own to look around for approximately 15 minutes. The river cruise was OK. In our opinion, this tour was overpriced.

Exceptional tour of Old Montreal

Douglas_B, May 2023

Our tour guide Mustafa provided a wonderful overview of both the history and inspiring architecture of Old Montreal. He was both professional and incredibly knowledgeable, while weaving richly detailed background stories of our experiences throughout the tour. We had a wonderful time and recommend this tour and tour guide to all visitors to this wonderful city.

The best tour ever!Highly...

Natalya_G, May 2023

The best tour ever!Highly recommend! Our guide Mostafa was very knowledgeable about the history of Montreal and took his time to show the city in details. Thank you!!

Grret tour with a lot packed into a short period of time

Kenneth_H, Apr 2023

Mufassa did a great job of finding out what we were most interested in seeing/learning on our tour, and requested feedback several times on whether we were getting enough/too much/right amount of detail. The tour was a great way of seeing Montreal and learning its history in a condensed period of time.

Great tour. Best guide. Very flexible for what we wanted.

MichaelSeaver, Apr 2023

Marvelous experience and wonderful guide. Mustafa met us at our hotel and guided us through the city expertly. Even though we had been in Montréal last October, we learned and saw so much more. His knowledge of the history and architecture was incredible and made the experience absolutely delightful. He tailored the day to what we wanted to see and learn about and he made great recommendations for us to continue our Montréal experience over the next few days. His knowledge of the old buildings really made a difference. A very personable guide and teacher! Thank you!

Pleasant guide. She was knowledgeable and flexible!

CamTrang_L, Sep 2022

Guide knowledge and flexibility And a very good driver. An interesting person and a love of Montreal.

Good tour guide

jeanlbeegle, Aug 2022

Notre Dame church our guide was good and he explained very well all the sights we saw! I liked having a small group. There was enough time to see everything.

Bus trip on last day

christy_c, Aug 2022

Went on bus tour on my last day in Montreal. Met some nice people and the bus driver/tour guide was very nice, friendly and made everyone on the bus have a nice time.

Got to know Montreal

Paula_P, Jul 2022

Omar was a very personable and knowledgeable guide. You do go all around Montreal but it is a little heavy on churches.