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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Xavier is professional, friendly, and informative tour guide. He was able to answer our questions fully and we felt comfortable to participate in more in depth discussion. The tour had an excellent pace and we enjoyed the mix of many historical stories and interesting facts. Highly Recommended!
By Vladislav (Los Angeles) on Airbnb (2020) -
Pierre was outstanding. He really knew his way around the city and shared some amazing history about old Quebec.
By Jake (Ontario) on Airbnb (2020) It was an awesome time, the host was very knowledgeable and interesting
By Shawn (Alberta) on Airbnb (2020)Fab experience
By Robbie (United Kingdom) on Airbnb (2020)We had a wonderful time with Xavier. He showed us many significant memorials and structures around Old Quebec and told us the stories behind them. These were the smallest details that made the walking tour so memorable. We would have missed those for sure if we had not taken the tour. Thank you!
By Madhu (India) on Airbnb (2020)Xavier was very knowledgeable and friendly. Amazingly he learned all our names in a short time. Xavier talks about history as a series of short stories that will amuse and interest you. He speaks with warmth and humor. He answered all our questions with ease and expertise. He lingered at the end to speak with each of us personally. I highly recommend him as a history guide.
By Rose (Vermont) on Airbnb (2020)Fantastic time, Xavier had wonderful energy and made sure we all understood and felt welcome. Definitely recommend this tour.
By Shelley (Ontario) on Airbnb (2020)Great walk, and great learning experience! You definitely get what you pay for in the two hours and the hosts are very accommodating. I don’t think I would have taken in as much if I had walked Old Québec on my own. That’s what I love about walking tours and this one was just right.
By Danny (Alberta) on Airbnb (2020)Xavier was an amazing guide. The tour was well worth it. You get history and stories that you wouldn’t by just walking around by yourself.
By Hannah (Michigan) on Airbnb (2020)Very nice walking tour. Great for a first time visitor.
By Lauren (New York) on Airbnb (2020)
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