11 Christmas Tours in Canada That Survive the Shortlist

1.Christmas Magic Walking Tour in Old Quebec

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

Review of Quebec City’s $28 Christmas Magic Walking Tour, with Old Quebec sights, French history, hot chocolate, guide tips, and honest drawbacks.

“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

Review of Quebec City’s Christmas Magic walking tour, with Old Quebec sights, market samples, hot chocolate, winter tips, value, and honest drawbacks.

“Tour had some good information but not as much overall Canadian history as would have been nice. Some parts of the tour felt boring and unnecessary when we walked to an old building (now apartments) to talk about a nun that was not that significant. The kids were easily bored and half our group faded out before the tour was over. We did not tour the markets or have a treat from the market as advertised, just some hot chocolate from a stand near a hotel. It just overall was not that engaging.”

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3.Victoria and Butchart Gardens Christmas Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 43 reviews · from $203

Review of the Victoria and Butchart Gardens Christmas Tour from Vancouver, covering ferries, free time, lights, price, timing, and practical tips.

“Very long day and a lot of travel for the relatively short time in Victoria and Buchart Gardens. Both are great destinations but I think this is too much for a one day tour.”

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4.Old Montréal Small-Group Christmas Tour

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

Explore Old Montréal at Christmas on a 90-minute guided walk covering holiday traditions, festive landmarks, and Santa’s world tour.

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5.Christmas Walking Tour in Old Montreal

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

Review of Montreal’s Christmas walking tour, with Old Montreal lights, Santa figurines, local history, market shopping, price, and winter tips.

“Our tour guide was very informative, she kept the tour really interesting. We learned a lot of the history of the history from what happened to the women when the city began.”

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6.Vancouver Christmas Lights Karaoke Trolley Tour

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

Review the Vancouver Christmas Lights Karaoke Trolley Tour, with Stanley Park, VanDusen, karaoke, practical tips, value, and honest drawbacks.

“Great way to see the city , relax and get in the Xmas spirit. The staff were amazing, very knowledgeable and kept us entertained.”

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7.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 bilingual 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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8.Christmas Lights Karaoke Trolley Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 9 reviews · 150 minutes - 3 hours · from $52

Sing holiday songs on Vancouver’s Christmas karaoke trolley, with stops at Stanley Park and VanDusen’s dazzling Festival of Lights.

“the staff, Lynn & Ryan, true professionals looking after their customers”

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9.Christmas Lights Private Walking Tour

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

See Montreal’s holiday lights, Old Montreal, Notre-Dame Basilica, and the underground city on a private two-hour walking tour.

“Gustavo is an excellent guide. Always kind and attentive to every need, question, request on our side. Truly a pleasure talking this nice walk with him.”

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10.Quebec: Christmas Interactive Walking Tour of New France

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

Explore Quebec’s Christmas past on a one-hour night walk through Old Lower Town, with folklore, actors, cold-weather tales, and French or English guides.

“I took the tour on December 23 at 7:00 p.m. with Valerie, and it was the best experience I had in Quebec. Highly recommended for families with children or teenagers. The actresses were outstanding, the performances were excellent, and the stories were told with impressive quality. A truly immersive experience, crafted with great attention to detail. Congratulations to the entire team for such a wonderful experience!”

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11.Christmas in Victoria and the Butchart Gardens

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $336

Review of Victoria’s Christmas lights and Butchart Gardens tour, with hotel pickup, festive displays, ice skating, and practical booking advice.

“Seeing the 12 days of Xmas at the gardens and the tour of Victoria to see the decorations of houses.”

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