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Old Québec · Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré · Montmorency Falls · Île d'Orléans
Montmorency Falls Tour from Québec City, with Île d'Orléans
Unitours' 5.25-hour coach tour from Old Québec, sold on GetYourGuide: the Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré basilica, about 45 minutes at Montmorency Falls with park entry included, and a drive onto Île d'Orléans, with a bilingual guide. Rated 4.4 from 2,835 reviews (October 2026), with free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
- 4.4 / 5 2835+ Reviews
- 83 m 30 m higher than Niagara Falls (Sépaq)
- About 5.25 h From Old Québec and back
- Free Cancellation
The Experience
What the Montmorency Falls Tour Includes
The coach from Old Québec and back, a bilingual guide, entry to the falls park and the basilica, and stops on Île d'Orléans and at a copper art studio.
Highlights
- Round trip by coach from Old Québec, about 5.25 hours
- About 45 minutes of free time at Montmorency Falls, park entry included
- A drive onto Île d'Orléans with the guide, and a stop at the island chocolate shop
- About 45 minutes at the Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré basilica, entry included
- A stop at Albert Gilles' copper art studio
What's Included
- A 5.25-hour guided tour
- Transport in an air-conditioned coach
- A bilingual guide, in English and French
- Live commentary
- Entry to Parc de la Chute-Montmorency and the Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré basilica
Good to know: The tour starts and ends at the Édifice Thaïs-Lacoste-Frémont, 18 Rue Pierre-Olivier-Chauveau, Old Québec; there is no hotel pickup · The cable car at the falls is not included · Gratuities are not included · Pets, luggage and large bags are not allowed on the coach · Not Included: Pick up or drop-off at your accommodation, Gratuities (optional)
How the Afternoon Runs
Three main stops and a short shop stop, about 5.25 hours from Old Québec and back; guests describe the stops in different orders on different departures.
Pick a Date and Time
The calendar below shows the departures and the price per person. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
Montmorency Falls
The coach leaves the Édifice Thaïs-Lacoste-Frémont on Rue Pierre-Olivier-Chauveau in Old Québec. About 45 minutes of free time in the falls park, entry included: the foot of the falls, the stairs, and the cable car at your own cost if time allows.
Île d'Orléans
About 45 minutes for the drive across the bridge and onto the island with the guide's commentary, with a stop at the island chocolate shop.
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré
About 45 minutes at the Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré basilica, entry included, and about 20 minutes at Albert Gilles' copper art studio, then back to Old Québec.
Photo Gallery
Montmorency Falls and Île d'Orléans
The falls from the foot and the suspension bridge, the cable car, the basilica and the island.
Book Your Experience
Check Availability & Prices
Select your preferred date and time. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure.
Four Ways to See Montmorency Falls Compared
The half-day with Île d'Orléans and the basilica, the park's own ticket with the cable car, the Old Town and falls bus tour, and the day trip from Montréal. Prices per person, read on GetYourGuide in October 2026.
| Feature | THREE SIGHTS Falls, Island and Basilica Half-Day | ON YOUR OWN Park Ticket with the Cable Car | OLD TOWN FIRST Old Town and Falls Bus Tour | FROM MONTRÉAL Day Trip from Montréal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting Price | From US$72/person | From US$20/person | From US$40/person | From US$82/person |
| Rating | 4.4 from 2,835 reviews | 4.6 from 2,908 reviews | 4.6 from 1,083 reviews | 4.6 from 2,109 reviews |
| Time at the falls | About 45 minutes | All day | About 45 minutes | A first stop, then Old Québec |
| Cable car | Not included | Round trip included | Not included | One way, when it runs |
| Also | Île d'Orléans and the Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré basilica | Parking at the cable car terminal | A guided drive around Old Québec | A guided walk and free time in Old Québec |
| Length | About 5.25 hours | Valid 1 day | About 3 hours | About 13 hours |
| Starts from | Old Québec | The park, on your own | Old Québec | Downtown Montréal |
| Operator | Unitours | Parc de la Chute-Montmorency | Quebec Bus Tour | Concord Tours |
| Check Availability | See the Ticket | See the Tour | See the Trip |
More Options
Other Ways to See Montmorency Falls
The park's own ticket with the cable car, a short Old Town and falls bus tour, the river cruise, bike tours, private tours and day trips from Montréal.
PARK TICKETQuebec City: Montmorency Falls with Cable Car Ride
Parc de la Chute-Montmorency's own day ticket: the entry, the cable car up and down, parking at the cable car terminal and local taxes. You get to the falls yourself.
OLD TOWN + FALLSQuebec City: Old Town and Montmorency Falls Bus Tour
A 3-hour small-group bus tour from Old Québec with a guide in period costume: the Upper and Lower Towns, then about 45 minutes at the falls with the park entry.
FROM THE RIVERQuébec City: Guided Sightseeing River Cruise
AML's 1.5-hour guided cruise from Quai Chouinard, past Old Québec toward Île d'Orléans and Montmorency Falls, turning at the Île d'Orléans bridge.
BY BIKEFrom Quebec City: Montmorency Falls Bike Tour
A guided ride from Québec City along the St. Lawrence to the falls, with the cable car ride, water and snacks included; ages 12 and over.
PRIVATEPrivate 3-hour Tour: Montmorency Falls & Île d’Orléans
A private 3-hour tour in an electric SUV from your hotel: 75 minutes at the falls with the entry, 75 minutes on Île d'Orléans with tastings; for up to six.
FROM MONTRÉALFrom Montreal: Quebec City & Montmorency Falls Full-Day Trip
A 13-hour coach day from downtown Montréal: the falls with entry and a one-way cable car ride when it runs, then a guided walk and free time in Old Québec.
The Guide
How the Afternoon Runs, What Is Included, and Who It Suits
Three stops outside Québec City in one afternoon: the falls, the island and the basilica. Here is the timetable, what the price covers, how much time the falls get, and the other ways to see them.
The Montmorency Falls tour from Québec City is a 5.25-hour coach afternoon from Old Québec with a bilingual guide: about 45 minutes at Montmorency Falls with the park entry included, a drive onto Île d’Orléans with a stop at the island chocolate shop, and 45 minutes at the Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré basilica. It is Unitours’ tour, rated 4.4 from 2,835 reviews and from US$72 a person (checked October 2026), with free cancellation up to 24 hours before. Book it if you want the falls, the island and the basilica in one afternoon without a car.
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How the afternoon runs
| Stop | How long | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Old Québec | Start | The coach leaves the Édifice Thaïs-Lacoste-Frémont, 18 Rue Pierre-Olivier-Chauveau |
| Montmorency Falls | About 45 minutes | Free time in the park, entry included; the cable car is at your own cost |
| Île d’Orléans | About 45 minutes | A drive onto the island with the guide’s commentary and a stop at the chocolate shop |
| Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré | About 30 minutes on the road, 45 minutes at the basilica | The drive along the Côte-de-Beaupré, then the basilica, entry included |
| Albert Gilles copper art studio | About 20 minutes | A visit and shopping stop |
| Old Québec | About 5.25 hours after the start | Back at the Édifice Thaïs-Lacoste-Frémont |
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Timings from Unitours’ GetYourGuide listing, read on 30 October 2026. Guests describe the stops in different orders on different departures, so the falls can come first or last.
What the price covers, and what it does not
The price covers the coach from Old Québec and back, the bilingual guide and the entry to both the falls park and the basilica. It does not cover the cable car at the falls, a meal, a hotel pickup or the guide’s gratuity. Tipping in Québec has its own rules, and tipping in Québec City explains what is expected and how tax is added.
How much time the falls get
About 45 minutes. Plan on the foot of the falls and part of the stairs; on several October 2026 departures guests were told there was no time for the cable car. In the newest 350 reviews of this tour, read on 30 October 2026, 214 give five stars and 85 give four, and the most common complaint is the time at the falls. If the falls matter more to you than the island and the basilica, the cable car, the suspension bridge and the stairs shows what a visit on your own looks like.
The falls are 83 metres high, 30 metres more than Niagara Falls, and Parc de la Chute-Montmorency, run by Sépaq (the Société des établissements de plein air du Québec), sits about 15 minutes from Old Québec. The suspension bridge crosses the top of the falls, the panoramic staircase on the cliff has 487 steps, and the cable car links the foot of the falls with the Manoir Montmorency at the top (Sépaq).
Île d’Orléans
The island across the river from the falls is about 34 km long and 8 km wide, with six villages along its loop road, the Chemin Royal (the island’s tourist office). On this tour the island stop is a drive with the guide’s commentary and the chocolate shop, not a farm tour; guests mention chocolate, ice cream and sandwiches there. Île d’Orléans on the Montmorency Falls tour sets out what the stop is and the tours that spend longer on the island.
The basilica
The Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Shrine has been a place of pilgrimage dedicated to Saint Anne since 1658 (the Shrine). Guests often single out the basilica in their reviews, and some wished for more time there. Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré and Montmorency Falls covers the Côte-de-Beaupré.
Which one should you book?
Pick by how much of the afternoon you want at the falls:
Falls, Island and Basilica
The coach from Old Québec, 45 minutes at the falls, Île d'Orléans and the basilica, entry included.
Check dates →Park Ticket with the Cable Car
The park's own ticket: entry, the cable car up and down, and parking; you get there yourself.
See the ticket →Old Town and Falls Bus Tour
A guided drive around Old Québec, then about 45 minutes at the falls, park entry included.
See the tour →Prices, ratings and review counts from GetYourGuide (checked October 2026); operators use seasonal pricing, so treat them as the shape of the market, not a quote.
Winter, Montréal and the Old Town
The park stays open in winter, but its services do not: from 2 November to 18 December 2026 and from 4 January to 5 February 2027 the cable car does not run, and in very cold weather the spray freezes at the foot of the falls into the ice cone Sépaq calls the Sugarloaf (Sépaq, October 2026). Montmorency Falls in winter has the dates. Coming from Montréal, a day trip takes in the falls and Old Québec in about 13 hours; Montmorency Falls from Montréal compares the two coach days with the train. And for a short half-day that pairs the falls with the Old Town instead, see Old Québec and Montmorency Falls in one day.
Tour timings, inclusions and prices from the GetYourGuide listings, read in US dollars on 30 October 2026; guests’ comments from the newest 350 reviews of the tour, read the same day. The height of the falls, the park’s services, the staircase and the winter dates from Sépaq; the island’s size and villages from the Île d’Orléans tourist office; the Shrine’s history from the Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Shrine; all read in October 2026. Road distances measured by us along the roads.
Montmorency Falls, the Basilica and Île d'Orléans in One Afternoon
Unitours' coach tour from Old Québec with a bilingual guide: about 45 minutes at the falls with the park entry, a drive onto Île d'Orléans, and the shrine at Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, about 5.25 hours. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before (October 2026). Starting from US$72 per person.
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Montmorency Falls Tour FAQ
The questions people ask before booking a Montmorency Falls tour, answered in the first sentence and explained in the ones after.
The coach from Old Québec and back, a bilingual guide, about 45 minutes at Montmorency Falls, a drive onto Île d'Orléans with a stop at the chocolate shop, and 45 minutes at the Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré basilica, with entry to the falls park and the basilica included. The cable car at the falls, meals, hotel pickup and the guide's gratuity are not included (October 2026).
About 45 minutes of free time: plan on the foot of the falls and part of the stairs. On several October 2026 departures guests were told there was no time for the cable car, and on one it had closed for the day by the time the coach arrived. The cable car, the bridge and the stairs shows a visit on your own.
About 45 minutes: a drive onto the island with the guide's commentary and a stop at the island chocolate shop. It is a taste of the island, not a farm tour. Île d'Orléans on the tour has the tours that spend longer there.
C$14.95 for an adult round trip before tax at Sépaq's 2026-2027 rate, plus the park's daily access (C$13.90 for an adult from 11 May to 1 November 2026, C$10.42 from 2 November on the days the cable car runs). Under 18s enter free. The park's own ticket on GetYourGuide bundles the entry, the cable car, parking and tax.
It comes with the park's daily access, like the staircase and the walks; only the cable car costs extra. On days when the site is open without services, from 2 November to 18 December and from 4 January to 5 February, no access fee applies (Sépaq).
Yes, the site is open all winter, but the cable car runs only from 19 December 2026 to 3 January 2027 and from 6 February to 31 March 2027. The panoramic staircase and the east side at the foot close for the winter, and the Sugarloaf ice cone forms at the foot in very cold weather. Montmorency Falls in winter has the dates.
Yes: coach day trips from downtown Montréal take about 12 to 13 hours and pair the falls with Old Québec. One gives the falls a full stop with the entry and a one-way cable car ride when it runs; the other gives them 20 minutes and more time in the Old Town. Montmorency Falls from Montréal compares them.
Sépaq puts the park 15 minutes from Old Québec; RTC's Métrobus 800 runs there from the D'Youville stop on Boulevard Honoré-Mercier, by Place D'Youville. Sépaq also lists a Unitours shuttle from Old Québec and the Corridor du Littoral bike path. Or join a tour: Old Québec and the falls in one day covers the 3-hour bus tour, the river cruise and bike tours.
Yes, for about 45 minutes at the basilica, with the entry included, and about 20 minutes at Albert Gilles' copper art studio. Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré and the falls covers the Shrine and a private tour of both.
83 metres, 30 metres more than Niagara Falls, according to Sépaq, which runs the park. The suspension bridge crosses the top of the falls and the panoramic staircase on the cliff has 487 steps.
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