15 Shore Excursions Tours in Canada to Build a Day Around

1.Shore Excursion: Post-Cruise Vancouver City Sightseeing Tour with Port Pick Up

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 155 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $73Our pick

See Stanley Park, Granville Island, Gastown, and Chinatown after your cruise, with luggage transport and airport or hotel drop-off included.

“Great bus tour of Vancouver. You meet outside the port but will have to walk your luggage a block or so to the tour bus. The person we met at the port wasn't very communicative about what to do and where to go. Our guide was very friendly and knowledgeable, kept us on time, and dropped us right where we needed to be at the airport.”

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2.Cabot Trail Bus Tour for Cruise Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 138 reviews · 4 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $131

Review of the Cabot Trail cruise excursion from Sydney, with scenic stops, local guides, pricing, vehicle tips, lunch details, and booking advice.

“This tour was good, but due to the extreme drought, we didn’t see much color. Our guide was local and very knowledgeable! They allowed multiple picture taking and washroom breaks and a place for lunch or a gondola ride up the mountain. We were back on our ship with an hour to spare before all aboard.”

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3.Quebec City Shore Excursion: Grand Walking Tour of Quebec City

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 114 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $27Best value

Review of Quebec City’s $27.78 walking tour, covering Upper and Lower Town, Place Royale, Chateau Frontenac, history, tips, and value.

“Great guide. Very knowledgeable guide. Easy pace. Beautiful city and lots of fun facts I loved learning about food, arch as well as history”

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4.Montreal Shore Excursion: Pre- or Post-Cruise Guided Sightseeing Tour of Montreal

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 79 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $44

See Old Montreal, Mount Royal, Olympic Park, and St Joseph’s Oratory on a practical 3.5-hour bilingual coach tour.

“At first our tour was great with an enthusiastic guide. Then the bus Driver left us behind on the pre cruise shore excursion and we needed to use another one of their tour buses to get back. He had not counted the passengers and did not notice we were not back on. We then discovered they had dropped off our luggage on the street with the other cruise passengers. Luckily some of these passengers needed assistance and our luggage was delivered to the ship. But we worried for awhile. Be careful to get back on the bus early at each stop.”

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5.Shared Cruise Excursion – “Mini” Cabot Trail

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 58 reviews · 6 to 8 hours (approx.) · from $149

Review of the Mini Cabot Trail shore excursion from Sydney, with scenic stops, local guides, cruise timing, van comfort, and honest value advice.

“We loved the tour and found our guide to be very interesting and knowledgeable. But before you book, know that this is a lot of riding and looking with little to "explore." It was perfect for us, but I can see that a much younger clientele might not enjoy this tour as much as we did.”

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6.Shore Excursion: Private Walking Tour with Funicular

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 31 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $116

Review of Quebec City’s private walking tour with funicular, covering Old Quebec, the Plains of Abraham, cruise pickup, value, and practical tips.

“The tour was small group but ended up being just my husband and I. We learned a lot about the history of Quebec City. We were shown the quaint town and churches. I only gave it a 4 of 5 since the 3 hour tour was less than 2.5 hours and we were not taken to all the places listed in the itinerary description. All in all a very nice informative tour.”

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7.New Brunswick Shore Excursion: Bay of Fundy and More Highlights Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 31 reviews · 5 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $168

Review of Saint John’s Bay of Fundy tour, with reversing falls, St. Martins, guide quality, timing, value, and cruise-day tips.

“Kevin and Jo -Jo were great. We had a fun day with them . Was much better what cruise line has offered. We learned a lot and had fun plus water levels change was great to see. We stoped and had one of the best ice creams and later best soup”

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8.Victoria Shore Excursion: Whale-Watching Cruise with Expert Naturalist Guides

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 23 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $133

Review of Victoria’s 3-hour whale-watching cruise, with orcas, humpbacks, expert guides, practical tips, pricing, and shore-excursion advice.

“This excursion was so amazing! The staff were so fun and so knowledgeable! Very outgoing, easy going. We saw a lot of humpback whales, sea lions, seals! They took us around light houses, to feeding areas, etc. We definitely got our moneys worth & more! Great value!! Will definitely recommend!”

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9.Guided Highland Village and Baddeck Bus Tour for Cruise Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 22 reviews · 4 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $131

Review of Bannockburn Tours’ Cape Breton cruise excursion to Highland Village and Baddeck, with pricing, timing, stops, value, and practical tips.

“Most beautiful scenery and best tour guide of all our excursions! Highland village setting is extraordinary. Baddeck was a good stop for lunch and the Alexander Graham Bell museum was very interesting. We had additional smaller stops that the big buses don’t do that added to the day!”

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10.Sydney: Highland Village & Bell Museum Cruise Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 20 reviews · 6 hours · from $140

Explore Scottish heritage at Highland Village, cross Little Narrows, and visit Bell Museum on this six-hour Sydney cruise excursion.

“Great trip! Our guide was very knowledgeable and fun. I would definitely recommend her.”

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11.Private Cruise Excursion in Cape Breton

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 19 reviews · 4 to 7 hours (approx.) · from $899

Review of Bannockburn Tours’ private Cape Breton cruise excursion, with Cabot Trail views, flexible stops, guide tips, pricing, and practical advice.

“This is the way to get to see the beautiful scenery the Cabot Trail has to offer !!! Guide Gary was fun and great at planning the logistics for the trip. We were on a cruise and he picked us up from the port on time. I definitely recommend this tour !”

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12.Quebec City Shore Excursion: Private Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $99

Review of Quebec City’s private walking shore excursion, with Old Quebec sights, local guides, pricing, accessibility, and port tips.

“Marie was very knowledgeable and a pleasure to be with. She met us at thr port”

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13.Halifax Shore Excursion: Peggy’s Cove Half Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 14 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $176

See Peggy’s Cove, ancient granite shores, and Halifax Citadel views on a private four-hour shore excursion with guide and transport.

“Driver was nice and bus was comfortable, but the “city tour” involved a quick bus ride through and we were just dropped off to run around the lighthouse for a bit. Lighthouse and area are beautiful, I was just expecting more of an actual tour than a bus ride to the attraction.”

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14.Halifax Private Shore Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $202

Review of Halifax’s private shore excursion to Peggy’s Cove, Titanic Cemetery, Citadel Hill, and the waterfront, with practical tips on value and timing.

“I live a private tour and this one did not disappoint. Perfect amount of time to see highlights in and around Halifax. Ziyan was super knowledgeable and friendly.”

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15.Cruise Ship Shore Excursion

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 8 reviews · from $121

See Peggy’s Cove and Halifax Public Gardens on a convenient 4.5-hour cruise excursion with port pickup, a coach, and expert local guiding.

“Our guide Johnathan was excellent as the best person to relate important and personal facts of the area as I wanted to come away with. He was entertaining and engaging. The high lights included local history, town gardens, details of the Titanic victims in a local cemetery and beautiful scenery to an excellent lunch stop.”

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