Animated Crime Walking Tour in Old Quebec

Badge of ExcellenceQuebec City, Canada

1 hour 30 minutes
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Discover the darkest years of New France on an animated, 90-minute, crime walking tour in Old Quebec. Follow ghostly guides — the executioner Jean Rattier and his wife Marie Rivière — to learn about the details of terrible crimes, arrests and executions that happened in Quebec City centuries ago. Walk the city streets after dark and discover the many secrets of this historic and haunted neighborhood.

Enjoy a haunted tour of Old Quebec
Walk the city streets with character guides in costume
Learn about the city’s sordid past
Available in English and French

What's Included

Live entertainment

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Morrin Centre
44 Chau. des Écossais, Québec, QC G1R 4H3, Canada
The meeting point is in front of the Morrin Centre (44, Chaussée des Écossais) at 8pm.

Start time

08:00 PM

End point

Quebec City Mural
29 Rue Notre-Dame, Québec, QC G1K 4E9, Canada

What To Expect

Morrin Centre (Pass By)

Place Royale (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Stroller accessible
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required

Service animals allowed
Availability for shows cannot be checked without making a booking. Credit cards will only be charged upon confirmation of show availability
Near public transportation
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 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

4.5

274 reviews

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Fantastic experience!

Peter_M, May 2024

We enjoyed the stories of old Quebec City and going through the areas at night! Our tour guide was great!

Enjoyable evening!

Colleen_S, Apr 2024

We had a wonderful experience. They offer the tour in French and English, and our group was the only English group on our tour, so we had a private tour. My daughter picked this for her 13th birthday, and it was everything she hoped it would be. The guide was entertaining and informative, the stories were all new to us, and the night time walk through the city was quite enjoyable.

Interactive fun!

Judith_L, Oct 2023

William gave us an interactive and fun filled tour. He made the history of Quebec dark yet fun to learn. It would be great if you had a pamphlet with the stories available for customers to buy at the end of the tour. Merci!

Not scary, not funny, not informative

Frances_C, Oct 2023

I have been on many ghost tours and usually find that they are a good way to explore the city while learning something new. This was not that kind of experience. though we moved to different venues they were not related to the tour or explained. The first stop was about 25 minutes interviewing children about what punishment they thought they would be given if their dog did it’s business in a neighbours’ yard… It was low-grade, not funny or informative and very boring. After a further stop involving an excruciatingly drawn out and unfunny pantomime we decided to leave the tour - something I have never done before. In the hour we were there only two stories were mentioned. Don’t waste your money.

Fun and informative

Sharon_B, Oct 2023

The tour guide was animated, personable, and knowledgeable. We learned a lot in an entertaining way. He engaged the participants in the tour.

A fun walk and history info

Heather_W, Oct 2023

Our guide was very informative and friendly. Open to our questions. We also appreciated his effort to speak english.

Not what I expected

Bambi_N, Oct 2023

The tour was not what I expected. This is not a Ghost Tour, even though the tour guide dressed as a “spirit”. While we did walk through several popular tourist areas, the limited number of stories told covered primarily punishments meted out for various crimes. There was no talking between stops. I assume the punishments were delivered in one central location but it’s not much of a walking tour if you only have one stop. It was not clear what the significance was for most of the stops we did have.

Fun night tour.

Duane_E, Oct 2023

Tour guide was very engaging and fun. Very interesting stories. Very good but not strictly speaking a ghost tour.

Ghost tour

maryEllen_D, Oct 2023

Ghost Guide Marie was entertaining and informative.her 300 year knowledge of the City was on point. Fun night.

Our guide was very...

Shane_O, Sep 2023

Our guide was very entertaining. We did not have too large of a group so we were all able to participate.

Best part

Beline_R, Sep 2023

The tour guide was great and walking through the hidden parts of old Quebec I would have otherwised missed was a great plus.

Crime stories

Peter_S, Sep 2023

Night of crime storyline good tour for me it was great pass two hours and it was night tour .some will love some wont

Friends don’t let friends walk alone with spirits

Valerie_H, Sep 2023

Such a great guide. Walking through the city and learning details of his job and how he was drafted into the position. Favorites include the dog alley and how each story was a personal favourite of his. Costumes were great and unlike any other tours around

Fun adult tour-lots of walking

Mary_G, Sep 2023

This is a fun tour. Our guide was very informative and had great stories. Being dressed as a ghost made it even more fun. Quite a bit of the humor was more adult oriented and the stories often explicit and gruesome. It may not be a great tour for smaller children. The only downside is the extensive walking. The tour could have been done, covering half the territory. Also, you are left, at a different place than you started, to find your way back at night.

Great evening entertainment!!

Randy_Z, Sep 2023

Not only was the guide entertaining - he was funny and informative. We had quite a few laughs and learning a little about the history of the city. We would recommend this tour as a great way to spend an evening.

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Thank you so much We hope to see you again

Nice way to spend an evening.

Shad_T, Sep 2023

The tour guide was very energetic and fun. Told stories you wouldn’t hear on other tours. Nice way to spend an evening. Would be nice if their were a few more stories.

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Thank you for this review.

Great stories and tour. Monday night tour guide could improve

Dana_C, Sep 2023

I LOVED this walking tour. We started at the top of the hill and worked our way down, so very easy on the body. The tour guide was highly knowledgeable and could answer almost all questions we had on our tour. However, my tour was on a Monday night and clearly, my guide was a bit of a newbie. He essentially over acted. I strongly recommend you take this tour, just maybe not on Monday....

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Thank you so much. Your guide will be so happy to read your appreciation.

Waste of money and time

Sherrill_p, Sep 2023

This was like watching a bad movie and we left half way through. The leader did not have any talent for story telling, was not interesting and struggled with presenting the English version of her role.

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Thank for this review. I'm so very surprised because this guide received a lot of very good reviews since 5 year. Maybe that wasn't the kind of tour yoou expected.

Fun night in old Quebec

mary_s, Sep 2023

Mary was fantastic, a complete delight from beginning to end. Extremely interesting however gruesome in a fun way.

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Thank you so much

Well EXECUTED!!!

Richard_H, Aug 2023

Very interactive and entertaining! Our guide was a lot of fun for being a long dead executioner! The night tour of Quebec gave a great perspective!

Response from Host, Sep 2023

Thank you so much for this amazing review

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