This article was updated on March 1, 2023.
Get some fresh air and a new perspective! Let the experts take you on guided tours of Montréal, and learn more about our city’s rich history and culture. Here are our suggestions for tour companies offering fascinating visits with certified guides.
Choose your own adventure with TourBird, which offers a series of curated self-guided audio walking tours that will help you explore Montréal’s eclectic and colourful neighbourhoods at your own pace. Each tour is sectioned so if it starts to rain or snow, you can just hit pause and pick it up again later! Maybe after a delicious latte somewhere?
In business for 38 years, Guidatour specializes in guided tours of all kinds: Old Montréal (also available as a culinary tour), murals, the underground city, and even ghost tours! Guidatour has guides who speak a variety of languages (French, English, and Spanish).
Fitz Montréal Bike Tours offers a wide selection of tours throughout the year. Currently, two excursions are available: Old Montréal and Street Art.
Héritage Montréal offers several virtual tours that are available on their website, such as their ArchitecTours. More information on their website.
Add a little spooky fun to a winter evening with a Haunted Montréal ghost tour in one of several Montréal neighbourhoods: Downtown, Griffontown or Mont-Royal. Join their public tours or book a private tour. Plus, every Sunday, participate in a haunted bar crawl: visit 3 haunted bars, all led by a professional ghost storyteller.
Well-known for their popular mural tours, Spade & Palacio invite you to experience Montréal like a local. Their tours take you on strolls through different neighbourhoods of the city and let you soak up the energy and vitality of Montréal and the creative people that bring it to life.
Explore the diverse culture, food, and stories of Montreal’s Jewish community with a tour of the city’s historic Jewish neighbourhoods led by friendly museum researchers. Note that outdoor tours will resume in the spring. Visit the Museum of Jewish Montréal website for more details.
Offering only small group walking tours of up to 10 people, MTL Detours is a company that shows visitors the authentic and local side of Montreal. Their small group tours allow participants to have a personal experience thanks to the expertise of the guides. You will certainly get to see all the nooks and crannies of Montreal!
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