Old Quebec Classique Walking Tour with funicular

The best group tour to start off your stay to experience a 101 visit of Old Quebec : landmarks, culture, history and, above all, human connection.

General Info

  • 2 hours

  • 2-12 guests

  • Funicular included

  • English, French and Spanish

  • Year long

  • 7/7

Rates

  • Adult (EN/FR) |$49 CAD + taxes

  • Adult (ES) |$54 CAD + taxes

  • 6-17 years old | $29 CAD + taxes

  • 5 and less | Free

Inclusions and exclusions

  • Includes | An excellent tour guide and 1 funicular ticket per person

  • Excludes | Gratuity for your tour guide and hotel pickup

Schedule

  • EN | 7am*, 9:30 am, 10 am, 10:30 am, 11 am, 1 pm, 1:30 pm, 3 pm and 6 pm

  • FR | 9:30 am and 1 pm

  • ES |10:30 am and 2 pm

*7 am departures : the funicular is closed so we replace the funicular ticket with a small coffee. Guests must be comfortable walking up Côte de la Montagne (hill) during the tour.

The Tour and its Itinerary

Your Tour’s Bucket List

  • Rue Saint-Paul (street) and Old Port area

  • Fresque des Québecois (mural)

  • Place Royale

  • Église Notre-Dame-des-Victoires (church)

  • Batterie Royale

  • Petit Champlain

  • Fortifications de Québec
  • Château Frontenac

  • Dufferin Terrace

  • Monastère des Ursulines (Monastery)

  • Cathédrale Holy Trinity (Cathedral)

  • Basilique-Cathédrale Notre-Dame (Basilica-Cathedral)

  • Hôtel de ville (City hall)

  • Depending on your group’s interests, rhythm and guide, additional stops may be made.

Discover Quebec City’s 101 tour, which begins in the Old Port, in the heart of the finest art galleries, and ends in the heart of the Upper Town near City Hall. There’s no need to worry about walking up the hill from the lower to the upper part of Old Quebec, since the funicular ride is included in the tour to avoid walking up Côte de La Montagne (hill). It’s an experience rich in connections, anecdotes and learning! Soak up the historic atmosphere of Old Quebec as you explore the streets of the main attractions and landmarks on foot.

Listed here are must-sees for general guidance purposes and may differ from one tour to another. To personalize your tour experience, please let our tour guides know your interests upon meeting-up for your Classique Quebec City Walking Tour. We know our city well enough to do personalizations even on group tours. Our guides will do their best to conduct your tour within the time frame and cater to individual curiosity in Quebec City.

Meeting point

Our guide will be waiting for you at our office located at 112 Saint-Paul Street to begin your guided tour.

Our office is located in the heart of the Old Port district in the Lower Town of Old Quebec. It is near the cruise ship docks and less than 20 min walk from any hotel in Old Quebec.

Services on the spot : 

  • We have a water fountain, toilets and sunscreen available without charge.
  • During Winter time, you can borrow or rent winter accessoires or clothing.

Lower Town

Discover Old Quebec’s Lower Town, including Place Royale and the Quartier Petit Champlain.

Funicular

Take the Funicular to the Upper Town of Old Quebec to avoid walking up the steep hill named Côte de la Montagne.

If the funicular is closed for maintenance, you will be offered to take a taxi with your group to avoid walking uphill or walking up the hill at a moderate pace and receive a funicular ticket to use later.

Upper Town

Admire the main must-sees around the Château Frontenac and Québec’s City Hall areas.

End Point

The tour ends around Quebec City Hall in the heart of the Upper Town.

Generally you are less than 10 minutes walking distance from the main historical buildings passed by during the tour.

What to know before your tour

By arriving early, you can use our restroom, enjoy the cold water dispenser at the office and put on sunscreen offered for free.

During winter times, we can also lend you our comfortable winter accessories to stay warm or you can rent them.

And why not visit our neighbourhood and admire its art galleries, cafés and the marina while you wait?

  • Bottle of water
  • Snack
  • Sunscreen and sunglasses
  • Small bag to carry personal items
  • Rain gear if needed

For the best experience, make sure you dress with weather-appropriate clothing (layers are recommended since Quebec City’s weather changes constantly) and wear comfortable walking shoes, a hat and sunglasses.

In Quebec City, gratuity is a standard practice. Depending on your appreciation and the type of service, it is an amount of 10% to 20% that is recommended. It is however not mandatory, but very appreciated.

If you wish to leave a gratuity to your tour guide, plan bringing cash or have the guide give you his or her online gratuity link to safely give it by credit card. You should receive an automated email including the link after the tour however please feel free to send a message at [email protected] requesting it.

DURING WINTER

Our sister service, Tuque & Mitaines, offers winter clothing rentals with delivery to Montreal, Quebec City, and Mont-Tremblant.

For our guests on guided tours

When you begin your tour at our office at 112 Saint-Paul Street, we offer complimentary loans of winter boots and accessories to ensure a more enjoyable experience in cold weather. You will also have the option to rent the equipment for your stay if needed.

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