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Tours of the City Walking Tours Heritage’s Great Calendar, a list of walking tours in the city, is available from the tourist office, as is the Discover Old Montréal booklet, an illustrated walking guide (cost: C$6). Héritage Montréal (tel: (514) 286 2662; website: www.heritagemontreal.qc.ca) offers a number of two-hour tours of the city’s historical architecture and neighbourhoods for C$10. Guidatour (tel: (514) 844 4021 or (800) 363 4021; website: www.guidatour.qc.ca) offers daily 90-minute tours of Old Montreal from June to September, departing at 1100 and 1330 from the Basilique Notre-Dame (cost: C$11.50). Old Montreal Ghost Trail (tel: (514) 868 0303; website: www.phvm.qc.ca) has three tours that trace historic crimes and legends of Old Montreal, departing at 2030 from Bonsecours Pavilion (cost: C$12). Bus Tours Most bus tours depart from Square Dorchester, in front of the Centre Infotouriste. Gray Line (tel: (514) 934 1222; website: www.coachcanada.com/montreal) offers a variety of city tours starting at C$21.50 (1 hour 30 minutes; passes through downtown, Old Montreal and Mount Royal). There is a more comprehensive tour for C$29 (3 hours; stops at Old Montreal, Olympic Park, Mount Royal and St Joseph’s Oratory). Impérial Autocar (tel: (514) 871 4733) offers a three-hour tour for C$29, as well as a hop-on hop-off circuit (C$25 for two days). Both offer evening tours, cruise-combos and excursions. Other Tours One of the most romantic ways to see Old Montreal is in a horse-drawn calèche. These can be hired at place d’Armes or on rue de la Commune, near place Jacques-Cartier, and cost C$35 per half-hour or C$60 per hour. Bicycle tours of the city’s architecture and distinctive neighbourhoods are organised by the Maison des Cyclistes (see Bicycle Hire in the Getting Around section). Croisières AML (tel: (514) 842 3871 or (800) 667 3131; website: www.croisieresaml.com) offers a variety of day and evening cruises (one-and-a-half to four hours) heading east on the St Lawrence River for C$21-35 (meals extra). Departures are from either the Clock Tower Pier or Jacques-Cartier Pier. Bateau-Mouche (tel: (514) 849 9952 or (800) 361 9952; website: www.bateau-mouche.com) offers cruises as well, circling the islands of Parc Jean-Drapeau with forays upriver to the west. A 90-minute tour costs C$19.75; longer dinner cruises are also available. |
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