15 Best Montreal River Cruises

“We did this tour with our one-year-old baby and it was delightful. Our guide shared a lot of interesting information about the history of Montreal’s Old Port in both English and French. The ride was very pleasant, and the bar offered plenty of options.”

“Great way to see the city during a spell of very hot weather. You could sit outside or inside and there was a bar on board too.”

“It was wonderful. Our tour guide William was great and spoke to ALL of the people on the bus in their respective language including English, French and Spanish. We did the cruise which I’m not sure we would do again as it cut into our…”

“It was a nice clean small boat. Informal but polite guide who was informative. We enjoyed the choppy water experience too. The good weather helped! All in all well worth doing.”

“Super interesting sights and info. It was very easy and the walking was not far, but seeing inside of some of the buildings and hearing the history of the area was fantastic.”

“We were having so much fun with Raph ! Thank you, c’était génial !”

“Beautiful boat... very professional and curtious staff... it was a lot of fun!!! We lived the views of the city!”

“Sarah was wonderful and super knowledgeable! The two hours flew by and I learned so much. Highly recommend this!”

“Overall a good trip to see key parts of Montreal in a day and our guide, Bill, was amazing. The boat trip was not that great though, with the food in particular, being awful so bring your own food on board if you can.”

“Good food, great service, lots of fun! We had a really nice time on this unique experience. Good for couples or groups.”

“It was a very nice evening,the scenery was as good as what one can expect on the river. the food was delicious, and our “guide” William made the whole experience something to remember. Overall a great experience and would highly recommend this to anyone.”

“J'ai adoré mon activité ! Le guide m'a appris beaucoup plus sur la ville de Montréal, et j'ai profié de l'ambiance musicale avec mes amis. J'espère le refaire l'été prochain.”

“Boat was great but didn’t realize Aura was at night. It wasn’t clear that you have to book it on your own and find an evening show that’s available. We had to leave that afternoon so lost out on the money and opportunity to see…”

“Very comprehensive tour in English and French. Several opportunities to get off coach and do short walking tour. Guide Cecilia and driver Frank were very professional and unflappable given the amount of construction in the city. Only drawback was meeting location - mine showed a…”

“The tour guide seemed to know everything about the city and answered all our many questions. His English was excellent and we understood him quite well. The only down side was the cramped vehicle.”