This Winter Walking Tour is the perfect way to discover Old Quebec’s history, its architecture and its charms in the midst of winter. Enjoy the quaintest Nordic city of North America thanks to breaks to warm up during the guided tour.
(Based on 361 reviews)
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You’ll discover magical places eatilled with a rich history in enchanting sceneries. You’ll learn the main facts and see the highlights of Quebec City’s historical center. Like the famous Place royale, Château Frontenac, City Hall and cathedrals (Catholic and Anglicane). Because this tour is seasonal, provided during winter only, we’ll focus on the influence of the cold season on historical events, local culture and architecture.
The Winter Walking Tour stands outside, in the quaint streets of Old Port & Petit Champlain (Lower Town) and Old Quebec (Upper Town), but we’ll make warm breaks inside buildings.
To tease you, here are some winter topics : Bonhomme Carnaval and the biggest winter carnaval of the world, impact of the ice bridge on the economy, ice canoeing, siege of 1775 with Benedict Arnold…
Important notice :
- The Musée de la Civilisation don’t sell any tickets for the Winter Walking Tour, they only greet us to meet each other and start.
- Please wear warm clothes, warm socks, warm shoes. Even if we do warm breaks, we’ll spend most of the time outside. Winter here is very cold and windy. Ski suits are useful and you should consider something warm like this.
How to get there ?
The Musée de la Civilisation has two entrances: one on Dalhousie Street and the other one on Saint-Pierre Street. The meeting location is inside the museum, nearby the boutique and Saint-Pierre entrance.
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Great tour!
By Judy (Vermont) on Airbnb (2020) -
Wonderful experience with Xavier. He genuinely cared about our interests, always opened it up to questions after explaining a piece of history. He made it fun, showed some quirky humorous pieces of history in Quebec and went above and beyond to offer recommendations for our trip. Highly recommend him for a tour of Quebec City.
By Katelyn (Massachusetts) on Airbnb (2020) Very great host and was able to tell me about every corner of Old Quebec without missing a beat. Clearly well-researched and very professor.
By Omar (New York) on Airbnb (2020)Xavier is a very friendly and informative guide! Very considerate about how you're feeling (weather) and is extremely open to questions. Fun and educational experience that will leave you with fun facts.
By Winston (Vancouver) on Airbnb (2020)Xavier es muy amigable, conoce de pies a cabeza quebec, deben tomar el tour con el, es un experto.
By Victor Hugo (Mexico) on Airbnb (2020)Our tour with Xavier was wonderful!! Not only was he very knowledgeable of Quebec City but he showed us things and shared stories that we would not have known otherwise. He was a very gracious and considerate guide who was entertaining and it was a pleasure to spend the afternoon with him!! Merci beaucoup!!!
By Christianne (Wisconsin) on Airbnb (2020)Tres bonne experience, je le conseille a quiconque visite la ville de Quebec.
By Sidibe (Montréal) on Airbnb (2020)this is the best tour in quebec city and the best tour guide, it's perfect in every way, lots of stories and interaction. Made us feel very welcome, thanks xavier
By Patrick (Dublin, Ireland) on Airbnb (2020)Wholeheartedly recommend the tour! A great way to visit old Québec and understand the history behind the city.
By Sarah (Montréal) on Airbnb (2020)Unique walk with several restaurant recommendations. Xavier provided a lot of historical facts about the city, which has me motivated to read more about the French heritage and independence of Canada.
By Ryan (Seattle) on Airbnb (2020)
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