Tours of the City
Walking Tours
Heritage’s Great Calendar, a list of walking tours in the city, is available from the tourist office, as is the Discover Old Montral booklet, an illustrated walking guide. Hritage Montral (tel: (514) 286 2662; website: www.heritagemontreal.qc.ca) offers a number of ‘Architectours’ of the city’s historical architecture and neighbourhoods. Guidatour (tel: (514) 844 4021 or (800) 363 4021; website: www.guidatour.qc.ca) offers daily tours of Old Montreal from June to September (and weekends in May and October), departing from the Basilique Notre-Dame. Old Montreal Ghost Trail (tel: (514) 868 0303 or (800) 363 4021; website: www.phvm.qc.ca) has three tours that trace historic crimes and legends of Old Montreal (Wednesday to Sunday from late June to August, plus Saturdays in September).
Bus Tours
Most bus tours depart from Square Dorchester, in front of the Centre Infotouriste. Gray Line of Montreal (tel: (514) 934 1222 or (800) 461 1223; website: www.coachcanada.com/montreal) offers a variety of city tours: the basic tour covers Downtown, Old Montreal and Mount Royal; more comprehensive tours add on the Olympic Park and St Joseph’s Oratory. Autocar Imprial (tel: (514) 871 4733; website: www.autocarimperial.com) has similar offerings, as well as a hop-on hop-off circuit. Both offer evening tours, cruise-combos and excursions.
Boat Tours
Croisires AML (tel: (514) 842 9300 or (800) 563 4643; website: www.croisieresaml.com) offers a variety of day and evening cruises heading east on the St Lawrence River. Bateau-Mouche (tel: (514) 849 9952 or (800) 361 9952; website: www.bateau-mouche.com) offers cruises as well, circling the islands of Parc Jean-Drapeau with forays upriver to the west; longer dinner cruises are also available. Departures are from various piers in the Old Port.
Other Tours
One of the most romantic ways to see Old Montreal is in a horse-drawn calche. These can be hired at place d’Armes or on rue de la Commune, near place Jacques-Cartier.
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Tours of the City