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Montréal Downtown and Underground City Private Walking Tour
4.8
33 Ratings
Montréal
Discover Montreal’s Underground City on a private small-group walking tour. Explore the subterranean complex and learn about its history and vibrant neighborhood.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Dorchester Square - Start your tour outside the Hotel Fairmount Queen Elizabeth near Dorchester Square
- Sun Life Building (Edifice Sun Life) - Start exploring Montreal architecture, from modern buildings to several century-old landmarks, including the Sun Life Building
- Cathedral of Marie-Reine-du-Monde - See one of the many churches in Montreal
- Windsor Station - See the architecture of Montreal
- Promenades Cathedrale - From there, admire the many works of art on display from Promenades Cathédrale
- Place Montreal Trust - See the sights of Place Montréal Trust
- Complexe Les Ailes - Pass through the Complexe Les Ailes.
- Rue Ste.-Catherine - Stroll along Saint-Catherine Street, among Canada’s most important commercial thoroughfares.
- Place Ville-Marie - See the tallest building in Montreal
- McGill University - See the most famous university in Montreal. Throughout the tour, take advantage of your time with a private guide to ask questions and talk about Montreal’s history, people, and top sites, picking up tips for the best places to eat, drink, and explore.
What's Included
- Professional guide
- Private walking tour
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
Additional Information
Experience a unique, two-hour private guided walking tour that will take you not just on a journey through the bustling streets of downtown, but also beneath it, traversing Montreal’s RÉSO, famously known as the ‘Underground City’. As you follow your guide, you’ll explore this vibrant neighborhood and gain insights into its past. As you navigate the interior city and its network of tunnels that link subway stations and buildings, all housing approximately 1,700 shops, 200 eateries, universities, cinemas, apartments, arts centres, museums, arenas and more, you’ll begin to grasp how 500,000 people navigate their daily routines, be it work, movie outings, or shopping, without the need to step outside.
- A maximum of 15 people per booking
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth
Boulevard René-Lévesque Ouest
Meet outside the hotel near the front door. Your guide will be there to greet you at the scheduled time.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(33 Ratings)
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Rakky68
Jul 20, 2024
Carolyn was a great guide - Carolyn was a wonderful tour guide. We learned so much about the history of the city and the language. She was super considerate that we had our dog with us and engaging with adults and teenagers alike. Finished near the old town with some nice local recommendations and places to go for lunch. Thoroughly recommended.
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Catherine_w
Jul 2, 2024
Accommodating to disabled individuals - Joanne was a lovely tour guide. I had two handicapped individuals with me and she was extremely accommodating, even changing up the route so one individual could participate. Very informative and a good introduction to Montreal.
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Stevens_c
May 21, 2024
Great - Wonderful and informative guide!! Very friendly and helpful. Will definitely recommend.
Thank you very much
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R7399fymichellet
Oct 12, 2023
A walking tour of the above and below Montreal - We had a private tour with Carol. Our group found Carol informative and interesting to listen to about Montreal history, architecture, art and the local activities in the area. Thanks for the great tour.
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Roboterente
Oct 11, 2023
A great start to Montreal experience - Great tour with a very knowledgeable guide. We saw a lot and learned a lot. Out guide Christian asked for our preferences for the tour and answered all our questions. We highly recommend going on a private walk to to capture the history and essence of the city. We also highly recoomend Christian as a guide.
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M4030qmpaulh
Sep 21, 2023
Excellent time - Catherine did a wonderful job on our walking tour of Old Montreal. She was informative and pleasant. Highly recommend this tour.
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Susan_c
Sep 13, 2023
Great guide makes for a great tour! - Our guide, Alise was wonderful. Super knowledgeable and very good company. She started out by asking what we had already seen of the city so as to not duplicate parts of other tours and to give us a totally fresh experience. We learned a lot about the underground city and the city overall.
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Joan_f
Sep 4, 2023
Below Ground Groundbreaking - Pierre was such a congenial and knowledgeable guide! You could never figure out the Underground without his explanations. The history was fascinating. It is so incredible that just as many people as above ground are walking silently beneath our feet.
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Rmw4hcd7sf
Jun 30, 2024
Awesome exploration of the underground network. - My wife and I enjoyed the underground network walking tour. Our tour guide Nicholas was very informative and gave us an MD insight into the networks history and how it was established. My wife and I would definitely take this tour again and have Nicholas as our guide.
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Legalcarol
Oct 6, 2023
Informative Comprehensive Tour - The things we saw underground were quite interesting, but I was hoping to see more underground, as opposed to above ground. Our tour guide Nicole did a very good job of explaining all that we took in during the tour.
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