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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Sin duda Xavier es un gran guía, nos aportó datos súper interesantes sobre la ciudad y estuvo súper pendiente de que nos sintiéramos cómodos con el frío. No se pierdan esta experiencia! Gracias Xavier
By Karina (Ciudad de México) on Airbnb (2018) -
Fantastic tour that felt very thorough and personal. I would highly recommend for first timers in Quebec City!!
By Kyle (Hamilton, Canada) on Airbnb (2018) Xavier's tour is wonderful! not only is it informative and fun, Xavier is funny and kind - often checking in to make sure that we were doing okay in the cold. 2 hours was also a good time frame - not too short and not too long! 🙂
By Aya (Pinole, California) on Airbnb (2018)AMAZING TOUR!! Very informative tour and fantastic guide! Xavier's English is really great and the structure of the tour was very organised and easygoing. Definitely a very experienced guide and a fantastic experience! The best way to see Old Quebec and learn Quebec and Canada's history. A must-do while in Quebec City 🙂
By Abby (Australia) on Airbnb (2018)If you have a chance to take a tour with Xavier - Book it now!!! This was the highlight of our visit to Quebec City. Instead of wandering old town, doing a bit of shopping and thinking that everything looked quaint, which would all be OK, we took a tour with Xavier and learned and enjoyed so much more: history, culture, architecture, side streets, recommendations for restaurants, shops, activities… we didn't have to plan it out, we could just walk, listen and drink it all in! Xavier has a depth of knowledge and insight, and kept our family (with teenagers) all very interested and enjoying ourselves for the full 2 hours. Thank you again Xavier.
By Mona (Chelsea, Michigan) on Airbnb (2018)Awesome tour!
By James (Arlington, Massachusetts) on Airbnb (2018)We had a great time with Xavier during our walking tour! While he is fairly new to AirBnb, he has been a tour guide for ~8 years, and it was apparent, in his knowledge, humor, and pacing during the tour. Highly recommended for those interested in learning more about Old Quebec 🙂
By Blesson (Boston, Massachusetts) on Airbnb (2018)The walk was wonderful. Xavier was a great guide and had alot of information. It was of course cold, but Xavier made many stops to let us warm up and gave many suggestion to stay warm. I would recommend doing the walk first before checking out the rest of Quebec, as the walk provided a layout of what we wanted to see next.
By Rajat (New Hyde Park, NY) on Airbnb (2018)Xavier was very friendly , punctual and answered all of my local questions. He have good knowledge about the Quebec City. He is an authorized Quebec City tour guide. I recommend this experience to everyone.
By Lokesh (Toronto) on Airbnb (2018)We had a great time with Xavier. He was incredibly knowledgeable not only on the history of Quebec but even the current state of the city. He took us to places we didn’t even knew existed when we researched the city. Would recommend to anyone to take this tour.
By Fitim (Tuckahoe, NY) on Airbnb (2018)
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