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Montreal: St. Lawrence Sunset Boat Tour & Old Port

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Duration1h

GroupUp to 30

LanguagesEN · FR

Mobile ticketAccepted

An hour on the water as Montreal's skyline turns gold

You board at Montreal's Old Port and spend an hour on the St. Lawrence as the sun sets behind the city's skyline. The boat passes Habitat 67, the Biosphere, La Ronde, and under two historic bridges while a captain narrates the landmarks. You can bring your own drinks, and everything else—safety gear, insurance, live commentary—is included. The whole thing takes about an hour from departure to return.

Step-by-step itinerary

Sunset boat tour on St. Lawrence River

Tour of the Old Port
Pass under the oldest Montreal bridge
View La Ronde amusement park
See Habitat 67 at sunset
View the clock tower
Get closest view of the Biosphere
Pass under illuminated bridge

The Experience

You're standing at the Old Port and the sun's maybe an hour from the horizon. The boat's already loaded, captain's checking lines, and you realize you're about to see the city from the one angle most people never get—from the water, looking back. The St. Lawrence River tour runs just an hour, which sounds short until you're out there and the light starts doing that thing it does, turning everything warm and a little unreal. Habitat 67 sits on the bank like a stack of concrete boxes that somehow works, and from the boat it catches the sunset in a way you can't see from land.

The captain handles the navigation while you're free to just watch. You'll pass under the Jacques-Cartier Bridge—the oldest one crossing the river—and the tour swings close enough to the Biosphere that you can see the geodesic dome's structure clearly, not as a distant landmark but as something real and massive. La Ronde's on the other side, the amusement park rides visible but quiet from the water. The clock tower comes up, the islands drift past, and someone on board will be talking you through what you're looking at, pointing out the layers of the city as it rises behind the water. It's the kind of tour where you don't need to do anything except be there and look.

The BYOB thing is real—bring a drink if you want one, toast the sunset, make it yours. The boat carries insurance and all the safety gear, so that's handled. If you're traveling with kids, they need an adult with them, and infants sit on a lap. Bring a windbreaker if you're going in September or October; the water cools things down fast once the sun starts dropping. The tour includes the captain, the commentary, and the GST, so there's no surprise at the end.

What’s included

Professional captain and live commentary on board.
all safety equipment and insurance.
GST included in the price.
BYOB option for drinks.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelersInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Aventures Wet Set Mtl

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to see Montreal's skyline at its best light without arranging your own boat or timing the sunset yourself—the fixed departure means you show up and the golden hour does the rest.