Best of Montreal Small Group Tour with River Cruise + Notre Dame | La Vacanza Travel

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

Duration: 5 hours 30 minutes
Destination: Canada, Quebec, Montreal
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  • 5 hours 30 minutes
  • Montreal
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Your tour will begin with a drive through Westmount on your way to Mount Royal. Along the way, you’ll pass by the famous St. Joseph’s Oratory, Canada’s largest church. At Mount Royal, you will take in beautiful views of the city skyline and nature and snap some pictures while you’re there.

Next, you will head to Notre-Dame Basilica. This magnificent Gothic Revival style church features incredible architecture and impressive stained glass window displays adorn the interior.

Your final stop on the tour is the Old Port of Montreal where you will board a St. Lawrence River Cruise (Seasonal). For 90 minutes, you’ll enjoy a relaxing ride on the river, taking in incredible views of the city and learning about the area’s fascinating history.

Following the tower, your guide will drop you off back at your downtown accommodations.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal, 3800 Queen Mary Road, Montreal, Quebec H3V 1H6 Canada

Take in the stunning views of the city

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Mont-Royal, Mont-Royal, Quebec

Along the way you will pass multiple points of interest such as; the Golden Square Mile - located at the base of the mountain, this bustling neighborhood is known for its victorian-era architecture and affluent area, you will also pass Notre Dame des Neiges cemetery - the largest cemetery in Canada. Once you reach the top you will be taken to the very best view of the city at the Mont Royal Lookout where you will get a bird's eye, panoramic view of the entire city of Montreal including the Saint Lawrence River and the surrounding Appalachian mountain region.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Old Montreal, Montreal, Quebec H2Y 3Y8 Canada

Pass by some of the city’s most interesting areas including McGill university, downtown Montreal, and Chinatown. Once you reach the historic Old Montreal you will enjoy the rich history and take some pictures of some of the oldest buildings in the area, including the beautiful gothic-revival Notre Dame Basilica. The cobblestone streets and rich architecture will have you reaching for your camera for some great shots!


Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Montreal, Montreal, Quebec

Take a relaxing cruise along the Saint Lawrence. Get some great views of Montreal while enjoying great history and commentary. (Operating May - November ONLY)

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Pass By: La Grande Roue de Montreal, 362 Rue de la Commune E Old Port of Montreal, Bonsecours Basin, Montreal, Quebec H2Y 0B4 Canada

La Grande Roue (Monday - Wednesday & Boat Replacement)

Inclusions
  • 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

Exclusions
  • Gratuities
  • Lunch
  • Snacks
  • Bottled water
  • 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 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
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 6 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered
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.


Departure Time

10:30 AM

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

5 hours 30 minutes


User's Reviews

Barbara_S

10 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.

Karen_S

09 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.

Rob_J

21 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 La Vacanza Travel. 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.' La Vacanza Travel chasing. I will seek recovery from my credit card company if a refund isn't duly made

774gerryn

09 Oct, 2023

The tour was great. Yashica was awesome. He worried about his English, but it was fine and always understood him. He was so polite and such a gentleman. The boat cruise was our favorite part on this tour.

Y7161SDsandys

01 Oct, 2023

Bill picked us up right on time. After he loaded 6 of us into the van, he explained our itinerary for the day. Very knowledgeable about every stop we made. Was very kind with our one person who had a disability. Recommend this tour highly Cruise was very relaxing. St Joseph Oratory and the story was interesting. Notre Dame basilica was breathtaking.

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