Old Montreal: Self-Guided Walking Tour

Explore Old Montreal’s rich history on a self-guided audio tour. Discover iconic landmarks, cobblestone streets, and colonial tales. Perfect for history buffs!

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Place d’Armes - Begin your journey at Place d’Armes, a historic square that provides a quick glimpse into Old Montreal. It features a statue of the city’s founder, Paul de Chomedy, and offers views of the Bank of Montreal and the old Saint-Sulpice Seminary.
  • Notre-Dame Basilica - Admire the Notre-Dame Basilica, Canada’s most renowned church…
What's Included
  • Unlimited, lifetime use of the tour before and after booking date
  • Virtual playback option to listen like an audiobook
  • Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
  • Self-guided GPS tour for flexible exploration
  • Directions to the starting point for automatic tour start
What's Not Included
  • Please bring your own smartphone and headphones
  • Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

Travel back in time to the cobblestone streets travelled by early French missionaries, fur traders, and British conquerors on this self-guided walking tour in le Vieux Montréal (Old Montreal). You‘ll get an overview of the historical Place d‘Armes square, with its striking Bank of Montréal, famous Notre-Dame Basilica, and old Saint-Sulpice Seminary….

Location
Place d’Armes
Rue Saint-Jacques
The tour begins at the only monument in the center of Place d'Armes historic square right in front of the Notre Dame Basilica. It's a 4-minute walk from the Place d'Armes Metro station. Anyone can assist you with directions as it is one of Montreal's most visited squares.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Donna_j
Oct 21, 2025
Beautiful Vieux Montréal - My husband and I like doing these self-guided audio tours so we aren't stuck with a certain time and place. We prefer going on our own schedule and making stops when we want. The architecture in Old Montréal is amazing. We love learning while we explore new areas; it's great to get the information provided on the tours.
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Cathrine_m
Oct 15, 2025
Fun and informative Montréal walking tour. - This is a very enjoyable detailed tour with a lot of information. Loved that you could stop anywhere along the route to go into a pub for a pint or food along the way. Be sure to put in both your starting point and ending point. Also really like that it is your tour to keep so you can revisit the informations and the photos once you get home.
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Shelley
Sep 16, 2025
A great visit to Old Montreal after 53 years! - Technology easy to use. Excellent narration. It was a convenient way to see all of the area of Old Montreal. We got our all our walking steps for sure!
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664mabelz
Jun 11, 2025
GREAT SELF GUIDED TOUR WITH VOICE MAP APP. - This is a GREAT audio guide, narrated by Richard Laperriere. We had a walking tour scheduled for the day and decided to do the self guided tour the night before because of the different views with night lights. It was very informative. You go at your own pace. It’s very easy to do load the app which you get access as soon as you pay for it. It has this feature that detects your location with GPS and starts talking to you once you reach your next stop. Probably lasts 2 hours. Truly enjoyed it!!!
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Diane_d
Jul 31, 2025
Self-guided tours are worth doing - We had never tried these self guided tours. Would do it again. Sharing one tour among two people is not ideal. Get one for each phone.
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From $12
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).