MTL Detours Montreal Underground City + Downtown Tour

Minimum age to attend is 12 years old. All participants require a paid ticket. This is an exclusive small-group tour with a maximum of only 10-12 people. MTL Detours, founded in Montreal, is a 100% locally owned + operated small independent tour company.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Underground City - Discover and view significant tunnels, architecture, and public art within Montreal’s RESO Underground City.
  • Centre-Ville (Downtown) - Visit various indoor and outdoor attractions in the core of downtown Montreal.
What's Included
  • A unique parting gift
  • Minimum age to attend is 12 years old. All participants require a paid ticket.
  • Local, certified guide with city permit
  • Local taxes
  • MTL Detours, founded in Montreal, is a 100% locally owned + operated small independent tour company
  • MTL Detours List of Recommendations for things to discover in the area and in Montreal
What's Not Included
  • Although not mandatory, a tip/gratuity for your guide is customary and is very appreciated!
  • Hotel pick up + drop off. Guests must make their own way to out meeting location.
Additional Information
  • Minimum age to attend is 12 years old. All participants require a paid ticket.
  • The tour includes some outdoor portions to see outside points of interest. Please dress appropriately for the outdoor weather conditions.
  • This tour involves 2 hours of walking. The distance covered is approximately 4 km (2.5 mi). There are staircases (mostly going down) and escalators on the route.
  • Not suitable for travelers with any mobility issues, impairments or serious medical conditions due to the amount of walking involved and the pace.
  • The small-group tour is available in English. Private tours are available in English or French. Please contact us to inquire.
  • This tour is owned and operated by MTL Detours Montreal Walking Tours mtldetours.ca
Location
Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth
Boulevard René-Lévesque Ouest
Please meet next to the Concierge Desk in the lobby of the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel. Please arrive 10 minutes before the start, tour begins on time.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Jennifer_c
Aug 6, 2024
Interesting and informative! - Martin was a very informed and enthusiastic tour guide. We learned a lot about the “underground” city. I recommend taking the tour on the front end of your trip because it really helps to acclimate you to the city. Thanks Martin!
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181geetah
Aug 2, 2024
Excellent tour of underground city - The guide Gabriella was very knowledgeable about the subject and took us all over the underground city. Good to take a drink and wear sensible shoes.
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Uwe1106
Jul 28, 2024
It’s all about passion, Martin - Martin made the Tour very unique. We enjoyed to follow him as a guide in Montreal. Highly professional, showing special locations like the beautiful boulevard of the Canadian banks. If we would come back to Montreal we would look for him to get him for a tour
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157steffanic
Jul 19, 2024
Great tour with Tom! - Thomas our tour guide was excellent. This was a great tour. It was informative, fun and very interesting. I would highly recommend this tour and Thomas!
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Lajurado
Jul 19, 2024
Surprising and useful hidden treasure - This was such an informative tour! Very helpful! I wish we had taken it on our very first day. We might have made use of the Underground more during our stay in Montreal Gabriela was very knowledgeable and answered so many questions with grace and patience. It was fun to see the surprising amount of art under and around downtown and to learn the history and the connections you could make inside this hidden treasure. Highly recommend.
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Cydny
Jun 29, 2024
Must see Underground! - Our guide Isabel was great! Full of energy and told us fun facts about Montreal. Stopped along the way to point out all changes from past years.. Very interesting!!
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David_n
Jun 23, 2024
Great experience to see the city! - Isabelle was great. We really enjoyed our tour of Montreal! Also got great recommendations and insights on local places.
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Manisha_p
Aug 3, 2024
Underground walking tour - Very informative but feel the description of the tour on Viator didn’t match the experience with Martin. Martin was very knowledgeable about the underground network but based on the Viator description felt that their would be more of an artistic component to the tour.
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Michellesh3196vt
Jun 23, 2024
Needs some zing. - Gabriella was good. The tour was boring at times, no reflection on her. It needs to be paired with something to give it some zing…we did the Old Montreal walking food tour a few days earlier, which was fantastic.
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Peter_m
Aug 6, 2024
This tour misses the mark! - The RES network is an unbelievable collection of retail/restaurants/shopping/ transversing experiences. Unfortunately, a little more complicated than a new comer would expect—- so a tour be essential to deep dive. This tour has you spending hours in non descript passage ways — totally missing the fun of the underground!
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