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Charlottetown Walking Tour: Explore Island's History with 6th Generation Local
4.8
248 Ratings
Charlottetown
Embark on a captivating Charlottetown Walking Tour with Josh, a 6th Generation Islander, and delve into the rich history of the Island. Discover untold stories and enjoy a VIP experience.
Embark on a captivating Charlottetown Walking Tour with Josh, a 6th Generation Islander, and delve into the rich history of the Island. Discover untold stories and enjoy a VIP experience.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Confederation Landing Park - This location offers insights into the history of PEI and its development. Discussions will include local industries, shipbuilding, and interesting PEI facts, along with nearby attractions.
- St. Dunstan’s Basilica - This stop highlights the fascinating history and significance of this magnificent church to the…
- Confederation Landing Park - This location offers insights into the history of PEI and its development. Discussions will include local industries, shipbuilding, and interesting PEI facts, along with nearby attractions.
- St. Dunstan’s Basilica - This stop highlights the fascinating history and significance of this magnificent church to the city. While the tour does not enter the church, it can be visited independently.
- Great George Street Historic District - This area covers a variety of topics including the Bank of PEI, Bishop’s Palace, the Great Fire, and the Great George Hotel, along with intriguing facts about this historic street and area.
- Province House National Historic Site - This site emphasizes the importance of Province House to both Islanders and Canadians, discussing the 1864 Charlottetown Conference and Queens Square.
- Victoria Row - This area features discussions on Victoria Row, Prohibition, PEI’s car ban, and farming on PEI. A quick bathroom break is available here if needed.
- Charlottetown City Hall - This stop covers the history of city hall and the adjacent buildings, including the Charlottetown Fire Department and the Rodd Charlottetown, along with notable guests who have stayed there.
- Rochford Square - This location shares various stories such as shipwrecks, ghost tales, and hangings on PEI, while also reflecting on the history of the Bog.
- Beaconsfield Historic House - This stop explores the beautiful house, its rich history, and its poignant past, along with nearby attractions like Victoria Park and Fanningbank. Brief discussions on fox farming and erosion on Prince Edward Island are also included. Please note that the tour does not enter the house.
What's Included
- Map
- Map
What's Not Included
- Entrance fees
- Entrance fees
Additional Information
Join Josh, a sixth-generation Islander whose family has resided on the Island since 1806, or Mark, Ken, and Carolyn, who are also from multi-generational Islander families. They will share insights about Charlottetown and the Island’s history, along with stories not typically heard on larger tours. The aim is to provide a unique tour and a VIP…
Join Josh, a sixth-generation Islander whose family has resided on the Island since 1806, or Mark, Ken, and Carolyn, who are also from multi-generational Islander families. They will share insights about Charlottetown and the Island’s history, along with stories not typically heard on larger tours. The aim is to provide a unique tour and a VIP experience. If there is no availability, don’t worry! Check out our Charlottetown Audio Tour Listing.
- Some parts of the tour of slight incline , Total walking is 1.3km
Location
2 Great George St
Great George Street
We will meet at the Confederation Landing Park Gazebo which is located at 2 Great George Street . You can also google Map Tip to Tip Island Tours . The gazebo is located in the green space beside Peakes Quay and the big Canada Flag and big Parking lot . Your guide will be there with a Green flag .
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(248 Ratings)
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Dana_m
Nov 5, 2025
This walking tour... - This walking tour presents the opportunity to not only see historical, cultural, interesting, and picturesque sites but also educates about the establishment and development of Charlottetown and Prince Edward Island.
The tour was well paced. Even though I am in my late 70's, the walk was totally enjoyable with frequent stops and explanations along the way. Only one short walk was uphill with the majority of the route on fairly level ground.
Our tour guide Mark was superb. He was extremely knowledgeable, informative, and personable. A longtime resident of Charlottetown and PEI, his personal perspective was interesting and entertaining. Our tour was enhanced by the beautiful October weather and the city's novel, festive, and comical fall decorations.
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Barbaral83
Nov 5, 2025
Great walking tour! - We had a wonderful walking tour of the city with Josh’s father-in-law. He covered so much history and shared wonderful stories about the island. It seemed that everyone in town knew him! We appreciated his recommendation for lunch, enjoying seafood chowder and mussels!
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Carolb615
Nov 1, 2025
Great way to start your visit! - Great way to start our visit to Charlottetown and PEI. Learned about the history and different events that shaped the city and the Province. Our guide had a great base of knowledge and shared it in an approachable and useful way. Would recommend this to others!
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Tracy_b
Oct 25, 2025
Lovely way to spend a morning - A very informative, but friendly tour of a very pretty town. It was great the way that Mark interjected a personal touch to his commentary.
The tour was set at a comfortable pace and stopped at all the main points of interest with interesting & fun stories.
We had a great morning in Charlottetown and enjoyed an amazing Lobster roll too!!
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John_p
Oct 23, 2025
Walking tour! - Great walking tour, very easy walk for all ages. Ken was a wealth of knowledge on the area having been born and raised there. Definitely a must see.
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Amy_b
Oct 21, 2025
Carolyn was extremely... - Carolyn was extremely knowledgeable and friendly and took us for a tour that lasted more than 2 hours…. Because she obviously loves what she does!!
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165lauriev
Oct 20, 2025
Wonderful tour of Charlottetown - The tour guide was fantastic. He spoke slowly for our group and waited patiently for my mother and I since we were last because she used a walker.
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144agnesy
Oct 17, 2025
Amazing Charlottetown Walking Tour - I had an excellent walking tour yesterday. Mark, the tour guide was very knowledgeable and very personable. He has a vast knowledge of historical facts about Charlottetown. Excellent walking tour!
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840gabrielh
Nov 22, 2025
A charming small city, with a few pleasant surprises - Visiting Charlottetown was one of our shore excursion options on our cruise. We were pleased with this tour and it showed us the highlights of this provincial city. The central area is a grid, so it is quite easy to find your way around. The harbor is very nicely developed, with a park-like design, with benches, walking trails and places for children to play. There are multiple restaurants in town, with a surprising variety of foods. St. Dunstan's cathedral is spectacular, and it certainly deserves an extended visit. At a lovely chocolate shop, we were introduced to chocolate covered potato chips: an unusual concept at first, quite delicious after you taste it. A tour of the harbor gives you another perspective of the town. Places to visit include Government House, the Farmers' Market and Beaconsfield Historic House. Also, there is lovely food to be enjoyed throughout town, as well as art galleries and specialty shops.
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Silvia101
Oct 27, 2025
Average - We’ve taken several walking tours in different cities and this one could have been better.
Our guide was personable and got everyone to introduce themselves at the start. The information was very interesting and the ground covered was very reasonable. The introduction part of the tour took 30 min. for the guide to explain the history going back to indigenous times, which was enlightening but too detailed. We sat down (on a low stone wall) for 30 min. at the first stop and it affected the momentum.
She also had a habit of speaking while looking at the attraction she was talking about so we had trouble hearing her. The tour lasted 30 min. longer than scheduled because of the rambling storytelling.
The takeaway from this review is that it’s a tour that covers good ground and has interesting information, but lacked in the delivery.
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