60-Minute Toronto Sightseeing Harbour Tour

Toronto, Canada

Very popular!

5+ bookings in the past 6 hours.

1 hour (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Why travellers loved this

4.1

· Oladoja_O ·

Apr 2026

It was a great experience with my partner. Nice view of downtown Toronto, and environment. Tour guide was helpful too! I love the experience

· helen_b ·

May 2026

Great short boat trip with great commentary and knowledge by Ryan. Very prompt trip with friendly staff.

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Overview

Relax on a 1-hour sightseeing cruise through Toronto’s scenic harbor and island parklands. Take in skyline views from a replica steamship while enjoying a multilingual audio tour. Capture photos of highlights like the Toronto Islands, Island Airport, CN Tower, and the historic Gibraltar Point Lighthouse. It’s the perfect way to unwind and see the city from a fresh perspective.

Listen to a GPS-triggered multilingual audio tour
Sit comfortably inside or head to the outdoor viewing decks
Purchase drinks or snacks on board from the cash bar
See many of Toronto's attractions on an easy hour-long cruise

What's Included

Board Oriole, a two-level Great Lakes steam ship replica for an 60-minute tour of Toronto’s harbour.
Enjoy lively commentary provided by your onboard live narrator.
Cruise past the CN Tower, HTO Park, Rogers Centre, Redpath Sugar Factory, Sugar Beach, and more.
Get a unique perspective of the city and some of the best views of Toronto's skyline.
Toilets on board

Restroom on board
Boarding begins 15-minutes prior to the departure time listed on your booking.

Snacks

Fully licensed cash bar and snacks available on board
Alcoholic Beverages

Fully licensed cash bar and snacks available on board

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

City Cruises
207 Queens Quay W, Toronto, ON M5J 1A7, Canada
The meeting point is City Cruises Toronto, at South-East docks of Queens Quay Terminal located at 207 Queens Quay West, in Toronto - Departs from Queens Quay: Pier 6, 207 Queens Quay West aboard the Oriole vessel. Please note vessel is subject to change without advance notice.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

This sightseeing cruise departs from Toronto Harbour on the north shore of Lake Ontario. Climb aboard the elegant Oriole, a 76-foot, Great Lakes steamship replica. Choose from the spacious, open-air observation deck or settle into the air-conditioned cabin. Either way, the views will be up-close and incredible from the tranquil waters of Toronto’s naturally protected harbour.

Enjoy this entertaining and educational 60-minute sightseeing tour of Toronto, cruising past the city’s newly revitalized harbor-front and the Toronto Island parklands. Some of the sites include the iconic CN Tower and adjoining Rogers Centre, Queens Quay Terminal, Toronto Island Airport, Harbourfront Centre, HTO Park, Air Canada Centre, the Gibraltar Point Lighthouse, and more.

This multilingual audio tour offers informative narrations in seven languages (English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Japanese, and Mandarin). Find out about the history of Toronto and all the aforementioned points of interest along the way.

A fully licensed cash bar provides a variety of beverages and snacks available for purchase on board. Restrooms are also available.

CN Tower (Pass By)

Harbourfront Centre (Pass By)

Canada's Sugar Beach (Pass By)

Gibraltar Point Lighthouse (Pass By)

CN Tower (Pass By)

Rogers Centre (Pass By)

Scotiabank Arena (Pass By)

Redpath Sugar Museum (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Pushchair accessible
Service animals allowed

Near public transportation
Most travellers can participate
Please note that our cruises will take place rain or shine. However, if severe weather or unsafe water conditions arise and we determine it is unsafe to sail, we will cancel the cruise.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 150 travellers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.1

based on 294 reviews

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Views to remember!

Gina_B, May 2026

The Harbor Boat Tour was smooth and fun. The moderator was exceptional with his descriptions and details (wish I remembered his name). The views were spectacular of the Toronto skyline!!

Boat tour of Toronto islands

helen_b, May 2026

Great short boat trip with great commentary and knowledge by Ryan. Very prompt trip with friendly staff.

Great tour

Michelle_A, May 2026

Beautiful old fashioned boat with two levels, we sat in different places each time to enjoy the views. Only problem was it was cold and rainy so could not enjoy the top deck for long.

Excellent Trip

Paul_S, Apr 2026

It was as good as advertised. Very relaxing trip around the harbour, and the crew were very friendly.

It is beautiful and...

Raul_G, Apr 2026

It is beautiful and relaxing. You see the Toronto shoreline, skyline and Islands. I recommend it. Though it is still somewhat cold in April.

Perfect

Oladoja_O, Apr 2026

It was a great experience with my partner. Nice view of downtown Toronto, and environment. Tour guide was helpful too! I love the experience

City Cruise

Karen_P, Apr 2026

Unfortunately, it was a very cold day so we stayed inside during the cruise. Toronto is a beautiful city and seeing all the buildings was interesting. However, the rest of the tour was a bit boring.

Great Experience

ErnestDane_N, Apr 2026

It was very informative but it rained and I wasn't able to see the sites properly. Safety guidelines read properly

Fun way to see Toronto from the water

Brian_H, Feb 2026

Nice cruise around the Toronto harbor. They give you some information about things you pass. Stays in harbor and doesn’t go out past the islands or into the lake. Nice views of the city from the water.

Smooth sailing

Andrea_H, Nov 2025

It was a good experience. We enjoyed ourselves the ride was smooth. Atmosphere was calm and the scenery was beautiful.

Funny, informative,...

Sara_H, Nov 2025

Funny, informative, smooth ride, lots of photo ops. Loved it! We ate beaver tails afterwards on the guide’s recommendation.

Great experience

Rachel_P, Nov 2025

This was the perfect tour, it wasn't too long, it was informative, and the guide was amazing!! You can tell he loves his job. This was a perfect activity to do solo

Indeed it was a good...

Gopala_K, Nov 2025

Indeed it was a good experience to see and capture the skyline of Toronto Downtown. Guide’s english narration is good and clear.

Informative. Pleasant...

CAROL_M, Oct 2025

Informative. Pleasant and knowledge crew and very timely. I would recommend this tour especially to 1st time visitors to Toronto.

If you like boat trips, take it!

Galina_L, Oct 2025

I enjoyed the trip, there was some information from the guide about the surroundings, quite nice. The view to Toronto from the lake - so nice!

Bad service, greedy...

Sophia_O, Oct 2025

Bad service, greedy company. There are plenty of other providers that are probably much better than this company.

Response from Host, Oct 2025

Thank you for your review. Our goal is to create an amazing experience for all guests and based on your feedback we did not meet your expectations. Please note we highly value all comments and feedback from our guests, whether they’re positive or critical. Through this process of collecting and reviewing valuable feedback on a regular basis, we can improve the overall guest experience. While your review provides us with some insight about your experience, please feel free to send us an email at info@citycruisescanada.com and let us know in more detail what we can do better next time. Thank you in advance for helping us improve. We look forward to hearing from you. City Cruises

Waste of 60 mins.

FREDDY_V, Sept 2025

Just plain boring.😑 Very old vessel. Felt like a very improvised setting of chairs gathered around in a 100years old ship.

Response from Host, Oct 2025

Nice break from the city

Mary_V, Sept 2025

Nice to see the city from the water, interesting fun facts provided by the crew. Downside is the cancellation policy, no cancellation refund available, one member of our group unable to attend.

Great Toronto Cruise

Brenda_G, Sept 2025

Great Toronto Harbor Cruise ... great commentary, comfortable benches with great views of the city. Great for getting amazing photos!! Staff were very friendly and helpful.. Would definitely recommend it.

It was a nice harbor tour...

Undre_B, Sept 2025

It was a nice harbor tour of the city. We were able to get out of our seats and stand against the railing.

My City cruise experience

Peter_K, Sept 2025

It was very interesting. We made it like on the last second. Your strick adherence to timing is commendable. My wife and 2 grown kids, my daughter in law, and myself all had a great time. We will recommend it to other relatives and friends.

Blue skies and Harbor views

Elizabeth_D, Sept 2025

Arrive early to make sure your chair faces forward. Great views of the city. Wonderful tour narration.

They don’t talk enough...

Melanie_S, Sept 2025

They don’t talk enough about the history of the islands … more about the cn tower and architecture of the buildings

Response from Host, Sept 2025

Top deck fills fast so...

DONTEZ_K, Aug 2025

Top deck fills fast so get there early. Your was cool. A little pricey for fruit drinks. Overall had a a good time

Noise pollution torture in the inadequate English tour guiding was.

Bogna_C, Aug 2025

The tour guiding was screaming loud speakers. The tour announcer was loud , too fast speaking and not adequate English with heavy Indian accent. Hard to understand, intensive , too loud. In summary over 45 min of noice pollution torture !

Response from Host, Aug 2025

Absolutely Fantastic

Kayla_M, Aug 2025

The 60 minutes were well spent. Great price, informative, and amusing. Our tour guide was knowledgeable and had a great sense of humor.

Boring boat trip

Thayalan_S, Aug 2025

Boring , nothing exciting , seriously not worth the cost involved . Night was okay to watch city view from far ..captains or boat operators was off, one of the operator sitting and playing on his cell phone ; ( Asian background ) What a boring event !!! Ryan the person who was speaking about some landmark did a great job ! But still boat ride was so boring ..not a clear view for pics as some hanging out on the open area…