The 4 Best Quebec City History Tours

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

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

Start in Lower Old Quebec with guide Luis, Marie, Danielle, Etienne, or another local host, then walk between four restaurants for five courses and paired wine or beer. Along the way, you’ll ride the funicular, see Place Royale, Dufferin Terrace, Notre Dame, and Château Frontenac, finishing near Rue Saint-Jean.

“Fantastic combination of food and history. Muriel was a wealth of knowledge and very engaging. We thoroughly enjoyed it.”

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2.Quebec City: Old Quebec Historical Walking Tour

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

Walk Old Quebec with a costumed Cicerone guide portraying figures such as Champlain, Louis Hébert, or Marie-Anne Barbel. In two hours, you’ll visit Place Royale, Dufferin Terrace, the Château Frontenac, and Notre-Dame de Québec while learning how the city grew from a French settlement into modern Quebec. English and French tours are available.

“Guide was informative and entertaining. Tour was adapted to meet the needs of the participants. Nice to gain a better understanding of the historical significance of the sights in Quebec. Thank you!”

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3.Combo Historical and Food Tour of Old Quebec

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

You’ll walk through Old Quebec with a guide such as Lynn, Guy, Marie, Danielle, or Luis, stopping at four restaurants for five gourmet courses with wine, beer, or mocktails. The route includes Place Royale, Petit Champlain, the funicular, Terrasse Dufferin, City Hall, and Notre Dame Basilica Cathedral. Come hungry and wear good walking shoes.

“Carole provided so much good historical information along with the culinary tour. She also had many recommendations for other restaurants to try during our stay in the city. What a nice afternoon. Thank you!”

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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 from 12 Rue Sainte-Anne through Old Quebec with a guide in period costume. Hear stories of French and British rule, pause at Dufferin Terrace, the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec, Place Royale, Petit-Champlain, and Breakneck Steps, then finish at Place Royale. The group can include up to 20 people.

“I learned so much. The tour guide was super dramatic in her character that she played and her presentation (perhaps a bit too much at times), but she provided so much information below the surface that I came away feeling like I understood Quebec City and Canadian history so much better.”

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