Montreal Like A Local: Private & Custom Experience
Description
Your local host will lead you off the tourist trail down a secret network of cobblestoned streets to parts of Montreal your guidebook doesn’t even know about. Learn about the European roots of the city, and discover the unique Québécois food and peculiar shops loved by locals in Plateau and Mile End. Explore markets, where growers, butchers, and fishmongers display their best produce. Relax in the enchanting Mount Royal Park and practice your French as you amble up to one of Montreal’s most popular viewpoints to see the city from above. Within 24 hours after booking you'll receive a short questionnaire about your personality and interests. Based on your responses, you'll be assigned a like-minded host. Your host will communicate with you directly to suggest an itinerary to help you discover what makes the city unique. You will also agree on a meeting time and place. Your itinerary is flexible, so during the experience, you can always change your mind about what you want to do.
Tour Options
Itinerary
As a private and personalised experience your host will plan an itinerary to suit your requirements and the time allocated together. You could stop by one of the lookouts on Mont-Royal and admire the city from above.
Craft brews lovers are spoiled with choice in Montreal, you could let your host recommend you his favourite one!
This is a truly hidden gem loved by locals who are passionate about Canadian and international comics. If this tickles your fancy it can be added to your experience.
You can visit a farmers market going back to 1933, you can find here a variety of local growers, fishmongers, butchers, bakers, restaurants and grocers.
In this charming residential neighborhood you’ll be able to find old-school cafes, pizzerias, one of the best Italian grocery stores in North America and traditional bakeries should you choose to add it to your itinerary
In this hip, laid-back area with an artsy vibe and multicultural roots, you can find some of the best old-school bagel shops.
Vieux-Port was used as early as 1611 by French fur traders. Should you choose you can catch a bite to eat, walk, cycle, rollerblade, and rent a pedalo or quadricycle, to name just a few of the activities Vieux-Port offers.
Highlights
What's included
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- After booking, you will receive a short questionnaire, so you’ll be able to tell us more about your interests and preferences. Based on your responses you’ll be matched with a like-minded Local Host
- Your meeting point is flexible, and to be agreed with your Local Host. Meet-up at your hotel or accommodation can be requested, or your Local Host will meet you at a convenient location close to the start of your experience.
Reviews(4)
We booked 8 hours with Fiona. She was very flexible and accommodating with what we wanted to see. She adjusted based on our requests and was very conscientious about our pace. She communicated with me ahead of time and had great recommendations for us and showed us some things we would never had found or known about on our own!
We're delighted that your time with Fiona was enjoyable and tailored to your interests. Her flexibility and local insights are exactly what we aim for, and we're glad she was able to show you hidden gems you might not have discovered otherwise. Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback!
We had a wonderful experience with Connie the tour guide. Connie is very knowledgeable about the city, she's very funny, super flexible, willing to do what ever it takes to accommodate her guests. She constantly communicates with us, before and after the tour. We can NOT say enough good words about her. Connie made our Montreal city tour very memorable. We highly recommend her !!!!! We were able to get a very good taste of Montreal in this tour. Izzy & Vicky- Miami, Florida.
Thank you for sharing your wonderful experience with Connie in Montreal! We're thrilled to hear that she made your city tour memorable with her knowledge, flexibility, and humor. If you ever find yourselves back in Montreal, we'd love to show you more of the city!
We travel a great deal and enjoy seeing a new city with a local guide. Pierre was an excellent guide, to walk us through old down town. He gave practical knowledge about his city and information on parking. He coordinated the timing of our tour to both our schedules. He thoughtfully reserved us a table at a rooftop restaurant after the tour.
It's fantastic to hear that Pierre provided such a great experience, combining practical knowledge with thoughtful gestures like reserving a table at a rooftop restaurant. Sounds like a memorable tour!
Germaine was quite informative, knowledgeable & entertaining! We saw much of beautiful Montreal - old and new!
