Day trip to Eastern Townships

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9 hours (approx.)
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Offered in: English

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Overview

Take a break from city life and see the natural beauty of Quebec's Eastern Townships up close on a day tour. Exploring beyond Montreal is difficult without a car — a tour takes care of the transportation for you. Visit charming villages such as Austin and Ayer's Cliff, take scenic strolls along lakes, explore life at local farms, and more.

Learn the history about the townships from your guide
Take in the sights during the drive while someone else navigates
See parts of Quebec beyond Montreal even if you only have a spare day
Enjoy convenient transfers from downtown Montreal

What's Included

Complimentary pick up and drop off from listed Montreal downtown hotels
Commented driving day trip
Bilingual tour guide
Short walks
Small size group (8 - 16 participants) in comfortable air-conditioned vehicle
GST (Goods and Services Tax)

Gratuities
Food and drinks
Private transportation

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Pickup points

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Pickup details

A complimentary pick up from selected hotels in Downtown Montreal can be arranged when requested 24 hours in advance or more. Kindly meet the tour guide at hotel entrance. In case the guide didn't recognized you, your provided cellphone will be contacted, please make sure it works. Please note that the pickup and drop off services are provided on a complementary basis courtesy of Ntours. In case of road closure or intense traffic in the area of one of the listed hotels, we shall make our best to advise alternative pickup/drop off location.

Meeting point

750 Rue Saint-Pierre, Montréal, QC H2Y 2N3, Canada
Please come at least 5 minutes before your pick-up time to the World Trade Centre Montreal (Centre de Commerce Mondial de Montréal). Meet your guide by the eastern entrance on Rue St Pierre and make sure you are reachable through your provided cellphone number.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.9:00 am

Itinerary

Lac-Brome

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Knowlton

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Abbaye St-Benoit-Du-Lac

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Magog Bay Park

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Magog

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Stanstead (Pass By)

Haskell Free Library and Opera House

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Ayer's Cliff

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
In case of special events or roads closure tour/attractions could be modified without prior notice.

Smoking, e-cigarettes and alcohol consumption is strictly prohibited inside the vehicle
No luggage or bags in general can be left on our unattended vehicles during visits or lunch break. Anything, you bring on with you must by curried on while not on the vehicle.
This experience includes several attractions. Guests will be getting on and off the van frequently. It is not suitable for persons with limited mobility.
Not suitable for travelers with limited mobility
Not suitable for impatient, disruptive children or individuals that suffer motion sickness
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 16 travelers

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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

4.8

based on 29 reviews

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A great day out in the Eastern Townships

Marcus_W, Jul 2026

A well-paced and thoughtful trip through the Eastern Townships. Our guide, Françoise, was entertaining and knowledgeable about the area. A good, small group and we were all made to feel very comfortable. Thank You!

Response from Host, Jul 2026

Thank you so much for your lovely review. We highly appreciate it indeed. Enjoy travelling and all the best!

A Special Trip to the Eastern Townships

Helene_G, Jun 2026

We thoroughly enjoyed our trip to the Eastern Townships. Our tour guide, Fran, was wonderful. She was so friendly and very knowledgeable. Throughout the day, she provided us with extensive background and historical facts to help us better understand what we were going to see and experience. Every stop was interesting and enjoyable. As a Louise Penny fan, I loved stopping in Knowlton to visit her cafe and bookshop. The stop at the Haskell Free Library and Opera House was also a special experience. We were fortune enough to receive a private tour for our group. Our tour group was small (only 6 of us) which led to a more personalized experience during the day. I highly recommend this fabulous and unique day trip.

Response from Host, Jun 2026

Thank you so much for your lovely review. We highly appreciate it. Enjoy travelling and all the best!

Fabulous Tour

Neha_G, Jun 2026

I was lucky to have Fran for two of my guided tours while staying in Montreal, a funny coincidence. She’s truly the prototype for tour guides. She gave us a full day tour to the Eastern Townships, packed with historical/cultural information while also driving the long journey at the same time. The landscapes on the tour were beautiful and it was nice to take a break and get out of Montreal for a day. The entire day was superb, definitely recommend this tour!

Response from Host, Jun 2026

Thank you so much for your lovely review. We highly appreciate it. More nice travels and all the best!

Great tour with Fran! We...

Whitney_M, May 2026

Great tour with Fran! We had a small group of 7 ladies. Loved seeing the country side. Great sights to see.

Response from Host, May 2026

Thank you so much for your lovely review. We highly appreciate it. Enjoy traveling and all the best!

Eastern Townships one-day tour

Debra_O, Oct 2025

Very informative. Visited some truly interesting sites. Nice to get off the beaten tourist path and see how others live in their communities. Our guide was fantastic, and we had a nice small group who were able to get to know each other and share stories and laughs. Everything was on time, and all communications before and the day of were excellent.

Response from Host, Oct 2025

Thank you so much for your lovely review. We highly appreciate it. Enjoy travelling and all the best!

Eastern Township

Kathy_R, Oct 2025

Moonerie was an excellent driver and guide. The drive to the Eastern Townships was beautiful with the fall foliage. The highlight of the trip was the very special Haskell Library and Opera House!

Response from Host, Oct 2025

Thank you so much for your lovely review. We highly appreciate it. Nice more travels and all the best!

Visits to several eastern...

Gail_R, Oct 2025

Visits to several eastern township cities making for a long day. Autumn color was beautiful, not certain summer would have been as nice

Response from Host, Oct 2025

Thank you for your review. We appreciate it. Nice travels and all the best!

Wonderful guide, long day

David_J, Aug 2025

It is a very long day, ended up at 11 hours. Beautiful scenery and interesting stops. Just know it is a long ride to the first stop.

Response from Host, Aug 2025

Thank you so much for your kind review. We highly appreciate it. In this day trip, we visit a different region from Montreal. It takes around 1h30 on the highway to go and then to come back. Unfortunately, like in this case, works and unexpected higher than usual traffic on the highway can make it longer. If you wish to discover the wonders of the Eastern Townships, you need to be prepared for the travel time and we don't recommend making any other arrangements before 7 pm. All the best!

A beautiful day in the eastern townships.

Kathryn_L, Jul 2025

We were a very small group and the guide made sure we were all comfortable and were seeing what we wanted to see. I particularly enjoyed the Abbey in Saint Benoit-du-lac and the library in Stanstead that straddles Quebec and Vermont. Not to mention all the beautiful scenery, the lakes and the amazing pastries in Magog. We covered a lot of ground, which is impossible if you don’t have a car so I really appreciated this tour and the top rate service we got from the company. The guide provided us with so much great information, and we had some great discussions about history and politics. Thank you!

Response from Host, Jul 2025

Thank you so much for your lovely review. We highly appreciate it. Enjoy traveling and all the best!

A great, beyond Montreal, tour.

LuisFilipe_D, Jul 2025

The tour was excellent. A lot of driving since the area covered is vast but the sites visited were nice, specially the library in the middle of the Canada/US border. Mounir, the driver/guide was amazing and spoke excellent french and english.

Response from Host, Jul 2025

Merci Luis Filipe! It is highly appreciated. Enjoy travelling and all the best!

Unforgettable Experience

Lauren_S, Jul 2025

This was such a unique and special experience. Our guide Munir was so knowledgeable and kind! He took us down beautiful back roads, knew all the perfect viewing spots for the lakes and other sites, and led the whole tour billingually. I won't ever forget this day.

Response from Host, Jul 2025

Thank you so much Lauren for your lovely review. We highly appreciate it. Nice more travels and all the best!

Our guide Mounir was very...

Sharon_P, Jun 2025

Our guide Mounir was very knowledgeable and entertaining. We especially enjoyed the visit to the Haskell Free Library and Opera and the Saint Benoit du Lac monastery.

Response from Host, Jun 2025

Thank you so much for your lovely review. We highly appreciate it. Nice more travels and all the best!

Excellent

Angelica_D, Jun 2024

Very well organized trip to the Eastern Townships, in a confortable van. We had the best guide/ driver, Mounir who speaks excellent French and English and told us many interesting things about the places we visited.

Response from Host, Jun 2024

Thank you so much for your lovely review. We highly appreciate it. Enjoy traveling and all the best !

Just What I Wanted

Marina_R, Aug 2023

The Abbey!!!!!! Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and kind!!! The vehicle was comfortable. The stops were all interesting. And the weather held out just in time for the completion of the tour and the drive back.

Response from Host, Aug 2023

Thank you so much for your lovely review. We highly appreciate it. Enjoy traveling and all the best !

A great way to see lots of sights

Anonymous, Jun 2023

This was an excellent experience. The driver pick me up right on time, and we saw a lot of really cool things, all in one day. I’m writing this review the next day, and I’m having a hard time, remembering them all. The things that stood out: The Abbey is really cool. You get to see a covered bridge The toy stopped in Magog for lunch, which was great. It was a lot of fun, but it’s also a long day. Well worth it!

Response from Host, Jun 2023

Thank you so much for your kind review. We really highly appreciate it. Enjoy travelling and all the best!

Satisfying in any way - n tours

Katharina_B, Oct 2022

Beside the exciting views Mounir our guide was able to combine history, settling, economics, politics and more influences in a understandable informative way. The day went by far too quickly. Great! Thank you! Katharina

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Thank you Katharina for your kind review. We really highly appreciate it. Keep safe and enjoy traveling!

If you want to view the road less traveled, you need to take advantage of this tour.

Nancy_E, Jul 2022

Seeing this unique part of the Quebec province was so enjoyable and our guide couldn't have been better. Small villages, lakes and local traditions made for a perspective not normally included in tour packages.

Response from Host, Jul 2022

Thank you so much Nancy for your nice review. We highly appreciate it. Keep safe and all the best!

Very enjoyable.

VickiKatz, Jul 2022

Great guide, interesting stops and information. I would have liked a little longer in a few towns to see some shops.

Response from Host, Jul 2022

Thank you so much for your kind review. We do highly appreciate it. Your suggestion has been noted. Keep safe and all the best!

The Colors were awesome

Green, Oct 2021

Booked this tour so that we could see areas beyond Montreal. We were fortunate to have good weather, no rain. The colors were wonderful ...all shades from yellow, pinky peachy orange to vibrant fire red. Longer day trip with lots of stops. Monir our guide was very pleasant , picked us up at our hotel. We were offered good commentary, water and snacks...and the car was comfortable. Highly recommend.

Response from Host, Oct 2021

Thank you so much for your kind review. We highly appreciate it. All the best !

Molto interessante

MariaAngela_C, Jul 2024

Molto interessante e la guida è stata super precisa e simpatica. Eravamo 6 persone quindi è stato bello essere pochi così da avere più spiegazioni da parte della guida .

Response from Host, Jul 2024

Grazie mille! Thank you so much for your lovely review. We highly appreciate it. Enjoy travelling and all the best!

Le bon guide = le bon voyage

William_P, May 2024

Un touriste voit ce qu'il est venue chercher. Avec un guide touristique, le touriste écoute. Avec un excellent guide, le touriste voyage dans l'histoire et le présent. Merci Mounir notre excellent guide !