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City Guide - Montreal - Tours of the City | ||
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Tours of the City Walking Tours Le grand calendrier du patrimoine (Heritage's Great Calendar), a list of walking tours in the city, is available from the tourist office, as is the Discover Old Montréal booklet, an illustrated walking guide (cost: C$6). Héritage Montréal (tel: (514) 286 2662) offers a number of two-hour tours of the city's historical architecture and neighbourhoods for C$8. Guidatour (tel: (514) 844 4021 or (800) 363 4021) offers 90-minute tours of Old Montreal from June to September, departing at 1100 and 1330 from the Basilique Notre-Dame (cost: C$11.50). Circuit des Fantômes du Vieux-Montreal (tel: (514) 868 0303) has three tours that trace historic crimes and legends of Old Montreal for C$12. Bus Tours Most bus tours depart from Square Dorchester, in front of the Centre Infotouriste. Gray Line (tel: (514) 934 1222; web site: www.coachcanada-montreal.com) offers a variety of city tours starting at C$18.50 (1 hour 30 minutes; passes through downtown, Old Montreal and Mont-Royal), with a more comprehensive tour for C$26 (3 hours; stops at Old Montreal, Olympic Park, Mount Royal and St Joseph's Oratory). Impérial Autocar (tel: (514) 871 4733) also offers a three-hour tour for C$26, as well as a hop-on hop-off circuit for C$15. Both offer evening tours, cruise-combos and excursions. Other Tours One of the most romantic ways to see Old Montreal is in a horse-drawn calèche. These can be hired at place-d'Armes or on rue de la Commune, near place Jacques-Cartier, and cost C$35 per half hour or C$60 per hour. Bicycle tours of the city's architecture and distinctive neighbourhoods are organised by the Maison des Cyclistes (see the Bicycle Hire section). Croisières AML (tel: (514) 842 3871 or (800) 667 3131; web site: www.croisieresaml.com) offers a variety of day and evening cruises (one-and-a-half to four hours) heading east on the St Lawrence River for C$14-32 (meals extra). Departures are from either the Clock Tower Pier or Jacques-Cartier Pier. Bateau-Mouche (tel: (514) 849 9952 or (800) 361 9952; web site: www.bateau-mouche.com) offers cruises as well, circling the islands of Parc Jean-Drapeau with forays upriver to the west. A 90-minute tour costs C$18.75; longer dinner cruises are also available. |