Travel back 4 centuries in time to the colony of New France as you tour Old Quebec City with your “cicerone,” or guide dressed in period costume. Experience a unique 2-hour walking adventure through the heart of this UNESCO world heritage site.

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Duration 2 hours: Check availability to see starting times.
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Live tour guide: English, French
Small group available

Highlights

Experience the character of Old Quebec
Head off the beaten track with a guide in period costume
Learn about the 400 years of Quebec City history

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Follow your cicerone, or guide off the beaten path and into history. You’ll be charmed by Old Quebec, the only walled city in North America. On your 2-hour walking tour you’ll be accompanied by an authentic and unique character dressed in full colonial costume. Relive 400 years of action-packed Quebec history! You’re sure to be impressed by this UNESCO world heritage site where fine old buildings and proud monuments line the winding streets. Visit picturesque places such as the Château Frontenac, Dufferin Terrace, the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec, and Place Royale. Place Royale is considered the cradle of French civilization in North America.

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2-hour walking tour
Licensed guide in period costume

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The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds

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4.8 /5

based on 63 reviews

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Guide
5/5
Value for money
4.8/5
Service
4.8/5
Organization
4.5/5

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If you want to hear interesting stories and facts about old Quebec City and history, take this tour. This is my third visit: in the first two I took bus tours but now I decided to take a walking tour and I'm not disappointed. Thanks to Gangreen (I might spell it incorrectly) I got to know about the city much more than during my two previous visits. Well done!

September 13, 2020

Very thorough. Great way to learn about the city. It's not a very big place so there wasn't a lot of walking required. It brought the history to life. The docent was very professional and was able to communicate both the facts as well as what led to events occurring they did.

October 28, 2019

The tour itself was excellent.

The tour was excellent. However, we booked online and the printed tickets had the wrong address for the start of the tour. Even the online reminder we received the evening before the tour had the same wrong address. After arriving at the wrong address, it was another 15 minute walk to arrive at the correct address to start the tour. Very frustrating when you are in an unfamiliar city and are given incorrect info for a scheduled tour!

July 7, 2019

2-Hour Walk Through Québec City's History

2-Hour Walk Through Québec City's History

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The tour itself was excellent.

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