Quebec City: Montmorency Falls & Ile d'Orleans Half-Day Tour


About This Experience
A 5.25-hour coach tour from Old Québec with a bilingual guide: about 45 minutes at Montmorency Falls, a short drive and stop on Île d'Orléans with its chocolate shop, 45 minutes at the Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré basilica and a stop at Albert Gilles' copper art studio; park and basilica entry included.
Who It Suits and What to Know
Unitours’ half-day tour leaves Old Québec by coach with a bilingual guide for Montmorency Falls, about 45 minutes there with the park entry, a drive onto Île d’Orléans with a stop at the island chocolate shop, and about 45 minutes at the Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré basilica, rated 4.4 from 2,835 reviews. The afternoon takes about 5.25 hours, with a 20-minute stop at Albert Gilles’ copper art studio.
Who it suits: a first visit to Québec City without a car, for three sights east of the city in one afternoon. Who should look elsewhere: anyone for whom the falls are the whole point, since 45 minutes is tight for the cable car, the bridge and the stairs; the park’s ticket with the cable car gives you the day.
What to know before you book:
- Meeting point: the Édifice Thaïs-Lacoste-Frémont, 18 Rue Pierre-Olivier-Chauveau, Old Québec; the coach returns there.
- Included: the coach, the bilingual guide and the entry to the falls park and the basilica.
- Not included: the cable car, meals, hotel pickup and gratuities.
- The order of the stops varies by departure; guests describe the falls both first and last.
In the newest 350 reviews, read on 30 October 2026, 214 give five stars and 85 four. The guides and the basilica get the praise; the complaints are the short time at the falls, crowded loading when two coaches leave together, and the shop stops. More on the island stop in Île d’Orléans on the tour.
The price is from US$72 a person (checked October 2026), with free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
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 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 and live commentary
- ✓ Entry to Parc de la Chute-Montmorency and the Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré basilica
Not Included
- Pick up or drop-off at your accommodation
- Gratuities (optional)
Good to Know
- Start and finish: Édifice Thaïs-Lacoste-Frémont, 18 Rue Pierre-Olivier-Chauveau, Old Québec
- Hotel pickup and drop-off are not included
- Gratuities are optional and not included
- The cable car at the falls is not included
- Pets, luggage and large bags are not allowed


