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Montreal Premium Driving Tour with River Cruise and Notre Dame

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Overview

Available languages

English

6 hours

Mobile ticket

Your tour will begin with a drive through Westmount on your way to Mount Royal. Along the way, you’ll pass by the famous St. Joseph’s Oratory, Canada’s largest church. At Mount Royal, you will take in beautiful views of the city skyline and nature and snap some pictures while you’re there.

Next, you will head to Notre-Dame Basilica. This magnificent Gothic Revival style church features incredible architecture and impressive stained glass window displays adorn the interior.

Your final stop on the tour is the Old Port of Montreal where you will board a St. Lawrence River Cruise (Seasonal). For 90 minutes, you’ll enjoy a relaxing ride on the river, taking in incredible views of the city and learning about the area’s fascinating history.

Following the tower, your guide will drop you off back at your downtown accommodations.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Comfortable footwear recommended/dress according to the weather

The St. Lawrence River Cruise only operates Thursday to Sunday and is seasonal, when not operating it will be replaced with a visit to La Grand Roue

Notre Dame Basilica may not be available on Sundays

There is some walking involved - can be reduced specifically for guests with health restrictions

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

Small Group (Max 6 Guests) Guided Driving Tour

Notre Dame Basilica (Admission Included)

AML Boat Cruise (Admission Included) (March - October)

Complimentary Hotel Pick-Up and Drop-Off Anywhere Downtown Montreal

La Grande Roue (Admission Included) (Replaces Cruise During Off Season)

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

What To Expect

1

Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal

Take in the stunning views of the city

30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable
2

Mont-Royal

Along the way you will pass multiple points of interest such as; the Golden Square Mile - located at the base of the mountain, this bustling neighborhood is known for its victorian-era architecture and affluent area, you will also pass Notre Dame des Neiges cemetery - the largest cemetery in Canada. Once you reach the top you will be taken to the very best view of the city at the Mont Royal Lookout where you will get a bird's eye, panoramic view of the entire city of Montreal including the Saint Lawrence River and the surrounding Appalachian mountain region.

45 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

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Montreal Premium Driving Tour with River Cruise and Notre Dame

Pickup included

Reviews

4.47

161 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

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  • Montréal Premium Driving Tour with River Cruise and Notre Dame

    Rosanna G,

    Nov 6, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    4.00

    Bill was very professional, knowledgeable friendly and informative. We learned a lot of Montréal culture and history. The places we visited were great. Unfortunately the River Cruise was not available. That was the only disappointment.

  • Local Knowledge Deficit

    Linda N,

    Nov 1, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    3.00

    Confusing directions and inadequate help because phone line connected to main office we now know is in Niagara Falls and person did not know Montréal. Got dropped off in front of a building that had doors locked to access parking garage. Did not understand beforehand we had to walk in the dark and cold windy streets to the opposite street on the other side of the bldg about a block walk to go into the parking garage. This parking garage was not our choice. Viator directed us to park there because we were in our own private car and I guess since we were not at a downtown hotel for pick up, this was their solution. Too bad the assigned pick up and drop off spot was not on the same street as the parking garage. It would have been very simple to have made that happen. So it was very disturbing and inconvenient when one of our party who was mobility disabled had to hobble the extra distance when it could have been easy.

  • Montreal a must city tour!

    TEODORA P,

    Oct 30, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Bill was very knowledgeable and informative. It was a pleasure having him as our guide today. Thank you.

  • Communications not complete.

    Relax796343,

    Oct 30, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    3.00

    Communications on directions where to meet our tour driver were time consuming as person who tries to help not in Montreal and did not understand the city layout or street names. She had us meet him in front of the convention center but parking garage was on the back side of the building a block away. When we returned later that night the driver didn’t tell us the doors would be locked on the side where we were picked up so we had to walk around to the other side and enter through the parking garage. We had two people with mobility issues on a dark windy and cold night. We should have been picked up and dropped off at the parking garage entrance to begin with. Not sure why the company rep arranged for pick up and drop off far away from access to our car. Confusing. Also we’re not told until after we paid for our tour that the boat cruise was discontinued for winter season a day or two before we were told it was included. I’m sure the tour company had to have known the boat was being taken out of service long in advance as it boat operator had the date posted on their own website. Also we were expecting to see the AURA light show as part of our tour and it was not explained n the tour information that our visit to Basilica Notre Dame that it was not included. Frankly with these two discrepancies in the offerings the tour was overpriced and no alternative for us once we paid amd didn’t find out the changes until too late to bail out. $500 for two disappointments were too much. Our driver was very pleasant but gave wrong information a few times. Told us certain religious figurines came from northern Canada made out of teak. We are wood knowledgeable people who work with exotic woods. Teak only comes from SE Asia. He also told us all doors were open to the convention center late so no problem coming back to our car. Not true. We will be telling our well traveled times to avoid your tour group. Not worth the aggravation and blatant ignorance of all employees we came in contact with. Total negligence in planning and communicating. Asia.

  • City Life

    Michael R,

    Oct 25, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Very personal and casual. Great time Our guide was very knowledgeable about the city and could add personal antedites

  • Montreal Highlights

    Jerry V,

    Oct 24, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Excellent experience. Bill made the trip! Extremely knowledgeable and personable. We visited sites that were off the normal tourist trail in addition to the highlights of Montreal. Kept the group organized and on time. Thank you Bill.

  • Excellent tour. Plenty to...

    Howie W,

    Oct 23, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    Excellent tour. Plenty to see. Boat cruise was really nice. The tour guide was really good. The observatory is a great site. Got to pass the famous homes too.

  • Only one day: the good, bad and ugly

    Judith R,

    Oct 17, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    3.00

    Overview of city, not always as posted. Positive-good driver, potentially good sites, support given to participant with limited mobility. Guide Bill was familiar with city but not so much of Oratory and St Andre Negative-billed as no more than six but we had 8, spent too much time driving through high end neighborhood and not enough at Oratory, spent good deal of time getting to two additional pick up spots, high step on van made exit and entry difficult-need step stool for all. Cruise was slow and boring with obnoxious dialogue. Time could be better spent on Mt Royal or other sites.

  • Larger than you think

    GregoryA A,

    Oct 15, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    4.00

    This tour was advertised with a maximum of six passengers; however, 10 individuals were in the van with us. Every seat in the van was taken. When I reserved this tour. I was under the impression that was going to be in group of no more than a group of six. When you get to the boat portion on the tour you are with 100 other people.

  • Guided tour in Montreal

    Durai1,

    Oct 13, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    4.00

    Experience was generally pleasant. Admissions fee is high compared to the actual time of the trip and the commentary we received from the guide. Too much time was spent on collecting people. The acriual tour did not start until,20:30 or later. Tour ended by 3:30 pm. The boat trip was pleasant, we were blessed with good weather I thought we would be a group of 6 people. There were 12. It made the progress of the trip slow. Both the driver and the guide were very pleasant and ran the tour smoothly. Overall it was a 4 star experience (5 being the best).

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4.47
161 reviews
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