Quebec City History Tours: Our 4 Picks

1.Evening Gourmet Tour 5 Course Dinner – History and Food in Old Quebec City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 496 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $224Our pick

Join guides such as Luis, Marie, Danielle, or Etienne for a three-hour evening through Old Quebec. You will visit four restaurants for five courses with wine or beer, ride the funicular, and hear stories at Place Royale, Dufferin Terrace, and Notre Dame Basilica Cathedral. Bring an appetite and comfortable shoes.

“Tour guide was very knowledgeable and friendly. The food was unbelievably delicious! I would highly recommend this tour.”

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2.Old Quebec Historical Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 409 reviews · 2 hours · from $24Best value

Follow a French or English-speaking guide in colonial costume through Old Quebec for two hours. You’ll see Château Frontenac, Dufferin Terrace, Notre-Dame de Québec Basilica, and Place Royale while hearing stories about settlement, religion, politics, and daily life. Guides such as Pierre, Sylvain, Alex, and Marie-Anne Barbel bring the past to life with humor and personal anecdotes.

“great tour with fascinating history. I highly recommend it and the tour guide was awesome! We were able to see areas of Quebec City we probably never would have seen. Thank you so much for a wonderful time!!”

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3.Combo Historical and Food Tour of Old Quebec

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 360 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $224

Walk through Old Quebec with guides such as Lynn, Guy, Danielle, Marie, and Luis, stopping at four well-regarded restaurants for five courses with wine, beer, or mocktails. Along the way, see Place Royale, Petit-Champlain, the city mural, Notre-Dame Basilica, and the St. Lawrence views from Terrasse Dufferin. Groups are capped at 12.

“Very recommended, delicious food, we like this kind of tours because we don’t have time to research and look for the best and most local restaurants. They do it for you. It is an opportunity to learn the history not only about the city but about the food our guide Guy ia very knowledgeable and friendly giving advice for other places to visit. Very high quality food and restaurants we did go back.”

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4.Walking Tour Through Quebec City’s History

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 263 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $24

Spend about two hours walking Old Quebec with an English-speaking guide in period costume. See Dufferin Terrace, Notre-Dame de Québec, Place Royale, Petit-Champlain, and the Breakneck Steps while learning how the city grew from Champlain’s 1608 settlement. The route ends at Place Royale and includes steep streets, cobblestones, and stairs.

“A very interesting and informative tour with a costumed guide that was very knowledgeable and helpful many thanks”

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