AURA experience at Notre-Dame Basilica and guided cruise
Overview
Available languages
3 hours
Mobile ticket
With this combined ticket, valid for two of Montreal’s most emblematic attractions, you will enjoy a guided cruise of 1:30 on the St. Lawrence River, ideal for discovering the city from a unique angle, between heritage, urban landscapes and natural panoramas.
You will then end your day with an unforgettable visual and musical immersion with the AURA experience, a captivating sound and light show presented inside Notre Dame Basilica.
Tickets for AURA are undated and can be used at any time during the 2025 season, without prior reservation, subject to availability.
We recommend that you consult the performance schedules before your visit.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Admission to the Aura Experience
Taxes
1h30 guided cruise
food&drink
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting points
End points
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
Croisières AML | Billetterie de Montréal
During a cruise lasting 1h30, embark from the Old Port and enjoy a breathtaking view of the city center. Our professional guide will teach you more about the history of the city of Montreal, its key figures and its maritime heritage.
Notre-Dame Basilica
The AURA experience immerses you in a captivating visual and musical universe, projected onto one of the most sublime canvases imaginable: the neo-Gothic architecture of the Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal.
Options
2pm cruise
11:30am cruise
4pm cruise
Reviews
37 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Music, light and movement that expand your senses.
LauraMirzaAraceli R,
Aug 12, 2025
- Viator
5.00Beautiful performance of music, light and movement. Notre Dame comes to life and makes your senses expand. Beautiful.
Boring!
Mark H,
Aug 1, 2025
- Viator
2.00Cruise was boring! Not interesting for my kids, 9yr and 11yr. Waste of time. Was also cold on the boat.
Disappointed
Tamara R,
Nov 15, 2024
- Viator
3.00We originally booked this tour to experience the Aura light show at Notre Dame on a Saturday. The tour operator changed the date to Sunday without previously advising us. We already had a tour booked for Sunday so had to scramble and change that tour to Saturday
Amazing!
Emilia L,
Oct 16, 2024
- Viator
5.00It was a unique and wonderful light show. Different but respectful of the significance of the place!
Worth the trip but check meeting place thoroughly
JosephC D,
Oct 4, 2024
- Viator
2.00Directions showed meeting at Notre Dame Cathedral were wrong. You had to view your ticket and find the right place to see you started at the cruise terminal several block from the Cathedral. Texting support did not work. As we got to the cruise terminal as they were pulling up the ramp. We were very fortunate to have the cruise crew allow us to board by lowering the ramp. Good job by them. Cruise was OK if you were sitting on the right side of the boat (we were not). Still enjoyable by person giving out the information on sites. Aura was Great.
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