Montreal Highlights: Scenic City and River Tour

Experience the best of Montreal with a tour of Mount Royal, Olympic Park, Notre-Dame Basilica, and a scenic St. Lawrence River Cruise. Discover stunning views, impressive architecture, and fascinating history.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Saint Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal - Take in the stunning views of the city
  • Mont-Royal - 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…
What's Included
  • Small Group (Max 6 Guests) Guided Driving Tour
  • AML Boat Cruise (Admission Included) (March - October)
  • Complimentary Hotel Pick-Up and Drop-Off Anywhere Downtown Montreal
  • Notre Dame Basilica (Admission Included) (Not Available Sundays)
  • La Grande Roue (Admission Included) (Replaces Cruise During Off Season)
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

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…

Location
Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal
3800 Queen Mary Road,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Donald_b
Sep 22, 2025
Excellent Tour of Montreal - Excellent overview of key sites in Montreal with a guide who offered extensive historical background. Highly recommend
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Diane_d
Sep 19, 2025
Montreal tour - Enjoyed the small group and Bill was an excellent tour guide and very informative about the area. Very funny too
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Don_b
Sep 18, 2025
Do it - Wonderful way to get Cliff Notes view of historical complicated highly diverse city. Do it first day. Forget river cruise. Giant waste of time.
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Kerryn_b
Sep 18, 2025
Great way to see Montreal and learn its history. - Great day exploring Montreal with our very knowlegable guide Mustafa. A fun day seeing amazing sights but also learning about their history and back stories. From Mt Royal to the Basilica Notre-Dame, the Old Town, Universities, the best suggestions for lunch, (The Bagel Shop and Patisserie just around the corner) China Town, Clements street shops and so much more. The river cruise, which was run by a third party but included as part of our tour was a bit disappointing. Some commentary on the boat would have been good. Very relaxing though. Would definitely recommend this tour. You can't beat being picked up and dropped off right at your motel either.
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Amit_m
Sep 16, 2025
Great tour, amazing guide - Bill was our guide and he was absolutely amazing. He shared lot of history and stories about the place and made the tour enjoyable. This was a small group and hence personalized attention to all.
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Carol_b
Sep 16, 2025
Our guide was fabulous! ... - Our guide was fabulous! He was very knowledgeable and shared a lot of details about Montreal's history. My only disappointment was that we didn't have the opportunity to go inside St. Joseph's Oratory.
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David_c
Sep 15, 2025
A Good Overview - Mustafa, who manages the Montreal See Sights, gave a very informative narration of the history of the city and of the sites we were viewing. For lunch we stopped where we could choose from 3 different restaurants or a grocery. We took our lunch to a high area on Mount Royal from which we could see much of the city and far to the south and southeast. The drive with commentary through the streets gave us a good overall glimpse of the city. Mustafa’s comments also helped me understand Quebec’s and Montreal’s changes and place within Canada. As I have much more familiarity with Ontario and Western Canada I value this experience.
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Marshall_g
Sep 12, 2025
Wonderful introduction to Montreal - Mustapha did a wonderful job teaching us about the varied geography and history of Montreal. Very glad we took this tour early so we could use our newfound knowledge to enhance our remaining days in Montreal. Very knowledgeable and witty commentary during the entire tour. The harbor boat ride provided an excellent finishing touch to the day.
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Nori_c
Sep 19, 2025
Awesome Trip - Wonderful way to explore Montreal! Since we were a small group we could understand well the tour guide.
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Edwina_s
Sep 28, 2025
Too much time spent driving through elite neighborhoods. - Too rushed 20 minutes at points of interest, no time to explore and experience. Drove through elite neighborhoods, a waste of time.
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From $122
up to 6 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).