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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This was a great experience. The guide was very knowledge about the city , the culture and the history.
By David (Portland, Oregon) on Airbnb (2020) -
We absolutely loved our tour! We had Pierre and he was so kind and personable. He knew so much about the history of Quebec and made it very interesting. You can tell he loves his city! Thank you so much Pierre
By Randilee (Florida) on Airbnb (2020) Xavier se preocupo desde el momento que reservamos lo cual fue muy noche un día antes. Hizo referencias de nuestro país de origen lo cual hizo un mejor símil en toda la historia. Se preocupo por el frío y nos dio varias recomendaciones de la ciudad. Al terminar nos dio una postal la cual personalmente Valoramos muchísimo. Ojalá tengan la oportunidad de vivirlo! Sin duda recomendadisimo.
By Andrea (Mexico) on Airbnb (2020)Such an amazing tour!! I would recommend this experience to anyone new to the city...this was my first time doing an AirBnB experience and it made me excited to try many more. Xavier was a spectacular guide and storyteller.
By Erin (Minneapolis) on Airbnb (2020)Xavier is very knowledgeable and very passionate. Super friendly guide, kept checking on the group throughout the 2hr tour time to make sure everyone is ok and comfortable since it was very cold. I would highly recommend taking his tour. He is very informative.
By Izudina (Dallas) on Airbnb (2020)"Amazing tour! Xavier is an incredible guide. The history of Quebec is quite fascinating, and Xavier captured our attention for the entire two hours. Barely noticed the cold, as he kept is so involved in the tour. He gets to know a little bit about his guests and points out particular things that we may find of interest; very personal. A must-do for all. Well done Xavier!"
By Michelle (Ontario) on Airbnb (2020)Great overview of Quebec City history! Perfect way to get a feeling for the city early in our trip.
By Emma (New York City) on Airbnb (2020)Excellent tour! The tour was both informative and really beautiful! The guide gave us great advice on outdoor clothing for a January walking tour so I was comfortable all day. Definitely will go on additional Quebec area tours by this guide.
By Jennifer (Minnesota) on Airbnb (2020)Great tour. Xavier was very knowledgeable and was able to convey the history of Quebec in a good informative style. Highly recommend for first time, English-speaking visitors.
By Ria (Australia) on Airbnb (2020)Xavier was an excellent guide. I feel like we saw and learned more in two hours than I could have done in a week. I would definitely recommend him to anyone new to Quebec.
By Tom (Pennsylvania) on Airbnb (2020)
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