The 9 Christmas Tours in Canada That Earn Their Price

1.Christmas Magic Walking Tour in Old Quebec

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 146 reviews · 2 hours · from $28Our pick

Review of Quebec City’s Christmas Magic Walking Tour, with Old Quebec history, seasonal traditions, key sights, pricing, and practical tips.

“The tour was amazing! The guide was pretty approachable, fun, entertaining, and knowledgeable about the history and the facts of Quebec. Having somebody to tell you about the history of the land is invaluable and definitely recommend the experience to anybody!”

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2.Christmas Magic in Old Quebec

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 61 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $28

Explore Old Quebec at Christmas with market treats, hot chocolate, festive sights, French Canadian history, and practical winter walking tips.

“Wonderful tour guide! So much history about Quebec City. Guide was so informative and entertaining . Highly recommend”

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3.Old Montréal Small-Group Christmas Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 39 reviews · 1h 30m · from $25

Walk festive Old Montréal from Victoria Square to Bonsecours Market, with French Canadian Christmas traditions, décor, and historic sights.

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4.Christmas Walking Tour in Old Montreal

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 28 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $26

Explore Old Montreal’s Christmas lights, Santa display, holiday traditions, and Bonsecours Market on this lively 90-minute walking tour.

“The guide was knowledgeable and provided numerous anecdotes; tour dominated by architecture mostly of former banks. The tour ended in a gift shop at Bonsecours. It would have been interesting to include some explanation of First Nation and other traditional crafts that were on sale at the shop.”

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5.Vancouver Christmas Lights Karaoke Trolley Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 21 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $53

See Vancouver’s Christmas lights, sing karaoke on an enclosed trolley, and spend an hour at VanDusen Festival of Lights.

“Always fun to go Caroline and see the amazing lights at VanDuesen. We were a bit confused about the pick-up, the address given wasn't the correct address, so we saw trolleys turning down a street and followed it to the place where we boarded.”

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6.Quebec: German Christmas Market Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 15 reviews · 1h 30m · from $34

Taste glühwein, pretzels, and stollen while exploring Quebec City's German Christmas Market with a local guide.

“Was great!!! Our guide was amazing and upbeat even though it was -25 and some were freezing. He kept us all going!!!”

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7.Christmas Lights Private Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · from $93Top rated

See Montreal’s Christmas lights, Underground City, Notre-Dame Basilica, Old Montreal, and Old Port on a private two-hour walk.

“the availability of the guide and its historical consequences”

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8.Quebec: Christmas Interactive Walking Tour of New France

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 7 reviews · 1 hour · from $23Best value

Explore Quebec’s Christmas customs, folklore, cures, and costumed characters on a one-hour night walk through Old Quebec.

“Amusant et les comédiens ont bravé le froid pour nous divertir ! Merci à vous deux .”

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9.The Magic of Christmas at the Butchart Gardens

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 7 reviews · 3h 30m · from $45

See Butchart Gardens glowing with Christmas lights, carols, ice skating, and narrated bus service from downtown Victoria.

“Butchart Gardens Holiday lights are spectacular. It was lovely to walk the grounds and follow their 12 days of Christmas theme. We boarded a bus for the 20 minute drive from downtown. The first bus To the Gardens got full, so they arranged for a second bus. Great bus driver told us about Victoria as we drove out. Could have stayed for 2 hours or 4 hours and 2 hours was perfect. There were multiple CVS buses there to bring us back to downtown Victoria at the end of the evening.”

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