Optional visits

The official Montreal City Tour …by bike!

CANCELLED

Montréal is a devoted cycling city and the miles of bike paths that cover the entire island are a cyclist's paradise!

On this bike roundabout, led by a professional tour guide, you will enjoy a panorama of the city starting at the Old Port, to the Latin Quarter, La Fontaine Park, with an unusual detour into one of the alleys of The Plateau, to mount Royal Park, into the Golden Square Mile's Victorian ambiance, the business district, and onto Old Montréal.

Notes:

Departure from the Convention Centre at 11:30 am. Please present yourself at the Tour Desk 15 minutes prior. A JPdL on-site staff will accompany the group from the Convention Centre to Old Montreal by foot. Activity will end at 2:30 pm.
Participants are required to sign a waiver.
In case of rain, this tour will still operate.
Recommended attire: sport clothing, rain jacket, running shoes.
Meal is not included.

The tour is offered in: English

Kayak at Lachine Canal

CANCELLED

Join our experienced guide as they recount the long and fascinating history of this cradle of industrialization. Opened in 1825 to facilitate shipping into the interior of North American, this 14.5 km long canal consists of five sets of locks stretching from its entrance above the Lachine Rapids to its exit in Montreal's Old Port.

Notes:

Activity will start at 12 pm at 2985 Saint-Patrick Street. Activity will end at 2:00 pm.
Participants are required to sign a waiver.
Recommended attire: sport clothing, changing cloth, hat, towel, bottle of water, sunscreen.
Meal is not included

The tour is offered in: English and French

Stepping Back Through Time – Walking Tour of Old Montréal

The rich cultural heritage of Old Montreal is yours to discover during this unique tour looking at the beginnings of one of North America's oldest cities. Picturesque, handsomely preserved and vibrantly alive with Montrealers and visitors alike, Old Montreal invites you to its cobblestone streets for a glimpse at life in centuries past.Old Montreal is home to one of the continent's greatest collections of historic buildings from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Among the many sites to visit are the outstanding Notre Dame Basilica (1829), church of Montréal's first parish, the impressive Bank of Montreal (1847), head office to the first permanent bank in Canada, as well as City Hall, lively Place Jacques-Cartier and the revitalized Old Port.

Notes:

Departure on foot from the Convention Centre at 12:00 p.m. Please met us at the tour desk 15 minutes before. Tour will end at 3 pm.
Rain or shine, the tour will depart. Please meet comfortable shoes.
Meal not included

The tour is offered in: English and French