Quebec City Walking Tour: 2 hours through Old Town

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Duration2h

GroupUp to 15

LanguagesEN · FR

Mobile ticketAccepted

Walk Quebec's oldest neighborhoods with a guide who knows the four centuries behind every street

A two-hour guided walking tour of Quebec City's historic Old Town covers Dufferin Terrace, Notre-Dame de Québec Basilica-Cathedral, Quebec Royal Square, the Old Port and Petit Champlain District, ending on one of North America's most photographed streets. The tour is downhill, leisurely paced and available in English or French. Check in 10–15 minutes before departure at the tourist information center on rue Ste-Anne.

Step-by-step itinerary

Guided walking tour of Old Quebec

Check in at tourist information center
Start near Quebec City founder monument
Walk along Dufferin Terrace by Chateau Frontenac
Pass by Ursuline Sisters monastery and chapel
Visit courtyard of first Anglican cathedral
See landmarks around Quebec Royal Square
Learn history at Notre-Dame Basilica
Enter Seminary courtyard
See sights of Old Town and Old Port
Pass through Quebec Royal Square center
End tour at Petit-Champlain Street

The Experience

The tour departs from the sales desk inside the Quebec Tourist Information Centre, a short walk across the park from Chateau Frontenac. You'll start near the monument to Quebec City's founder and then walk along Dufferin Terrace, the majestic boardwalk that runs beneath the iconic Chateau Frontenac. From that vantage point, your guide explains what the city looked like from the water and how the fortress took shape. The route is downhill throughout, which is why families and travelers of all fitness levels can manage the full two hours without strain.

Along the way, you pass the Ursuline Sisters' monastery — in Quebec since 1639 — and visit the courtyard of the first Anglican cathedral built outside the British Isles. You'll walk through the impressive 18th-century courtyard of the Seminary, then move into the heart of Old Town: Quebec Royal Square, where your guide presents the major landmarks that frame this important city center. The Basilica Notre-Dame comes next, and your guide walks you through its interior while explaining how Quebec's history from 1608 to the present shaped the people who built and inhabited this fortress city.

The tour ends on Petit-Champlain Street, the narrow, cobblestone neighborhood that travel magazines have called one of North America's nicest streets. You'll also see the Old Port on the way down. Your guide is a licensed professional who speaks either English or French, depending on which option you choose at checkout.

What’s included

Two-hour guided walking tour with a licensed, professional guide.
tour in English or French.
local taxes.

Good to know

Moderate physical levelPublic transport nearby

Operated by Tours Voir Quebec

Is this one for you?Book this tour if you want the main sites of Old Quebec explained by someone who knows the history, without having to research the route or navigate on your own — the downhill path and steady pace mean you'll cover the whole Old Town in a morning without exhaustion.