Saint John Walking Tour
Saint John, Canada
- 2 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
Overview
Make the most of your time in port in Saint John by exploring the city with a local guide, and combine must-see attractions with a taste of local life. Learn about Saint John’s fascinating history as you admire the Victorian architecture along King Street, visit landmarks such as Trinity Church and the 225th Anniversary Clock, and browse the bustling City Market.
- This Saint John walking tour is ideal for first-time visitors and daytrippers
- For extra insight, ask your guide questions as you explore Saint John
- Easy-to-find meeting point just a short stroll from Saint John’s cruise port
- Enjoy extra attention from your guide thanks to the small group size
What's Included
- Port pickup
- Food and drinks
- Drinks
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- 100 Water St, Saint John, NB E2L 5G1, Canada
There will be a representative on Water Street outside the gate to the terminal with a Freedom Tours sign to direct you to your guide.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Arranged start time
Confirm time with the local provider in advance of your experience.
- 06/10/2026 - 10/29/2026
Monday - Sunday : 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Itinerary
Discover Saint John and experience a city that has evolved with time, yet still keeps its unique character. Your tour guide will show you the many sights that Saint John has to offer while explaining the city's rich past and current challenges.
Meet your guide one hour after your ship’s arrival at 100 Water Street, a meeting point within walking distance of the cruise port.
You’ll start the exploration by following your guide to Prince William Street. This well-known strip, once considered the “Wall Street of Canada” has long been known to have one of the best collections of Victorian-era architecture in the country. Proceed down King Street to Market Slip, a site where Loyalist settlers from the United States first arrived in the late 18th century. Also along King Street are the 225th Anniversary Clock, Barbour’s General Store, and the Policeman’s Museum.
Continue past Trinity Church, a religious structure built in Gothic style, and head to King’s Square to to visit an authentic 19th-century country general store. This square is a leafy green space covered in elm trees and begonias is also home to the Imperial Theatre from 1913 and one of the world’s only two-tiered bandstands. Leave the square and continue to City Market, a center of commerce that survived a large fire in 1877.
You’ll finish your excursion back at your original starting point.
Meet your guide one hour after your ship’s arrival at 100 Water Street, a meeting point within walking distance of the cruise port.
You’ll start the exploration by following your guide to Prince William Street. This well-known strip, once considered the “Wall Street of Canada” has long been known to have one of the best collections of Victorian-era architecture in the country. Proceed down King Street to Market Slip, a site where Loyalist settlers from the United States first arrived in the late 18th century. Also along King Street are the 225th Anniversary Clock, Barbour’s General Store, and the Policeman’s Museum.
Continue past Trinity Church, a religious structure built in Gothic style, and head to King’s Square to to visit an authentic 19th-century country general store. This square is a leafy green space covered in elm trees and begonias is also home to the Imperial Theatre from 1913 and one of the world’s only two-tiered bandstands. Leave the square and continue to City Market, a center of commerce that survived a large fire in 1877.
You’ll finish your excursion back at your original starting point.
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Please note: all tours depart at local time. Actual time of the tour is dependent on ship arrival times. when you book you will be notified of the actual departure time by email.
- At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
Traveler Photos
Reviews
4.4
based on 39 reviews
Katy_L, Oct 2024
This was a really comprehensive tour of New Brunswick and we really enjoyed our guide and his insights. Highly recommend if you are in town for the day and want to walk around instead of sitting on a bus to learn about the area.
JoAnne_G, Oct 2024
There never was anyone at the pier with any notification they were this tour and no time set on my ticket After walking back and forth for an hour I ended up paying the city of St. John bus service another 35$ to tour the city I’ll never use viator again
Response from Host, Oct 2024
We are sorry that you had a bad experience. Could you provide more information? Date of tour, booking number, and name it was booked under. Thank you
Keith_T, Oct 2024
Tour was a bit unorganized. I followed the instructions on where to meet but they were not there. So I tried to contact them and got no response. So we went walking and eventually found them. Seemed like they had a lot more people than they expected. They split us into two groups and we were led by Keith. We were rushed because cruise ships were not docked for long. However I wish we spent more time in City Market. We want to see Trinity Church but that never happened. Keith was nice and corny funny and he did know and explained the architecture and history.
psteinik, Oct 2024
Keith was great. Entertaining and gave us a great overview of St. John. Found out about all kinds of historic buildings, wildlife, and other important sites.
John_F, Sep 2024
Great tour. Great pace, lots of historical information. Covered lotsa of the city high points. Tour guide was personable and very knowledgeable.
Eileen_S, Sep 2024
Art was a great guide and local teacher and coach, so knew the history of the area well. It was fun to see the sights in this old, picturesque city.
Virginia_M, Sep 2024
Nice tour by a nice knowledgeable guide. It was difficult to hear him at times due to the size of the group and construction noise in some of the areas we visited. We did learn a lot about Saint John.
Dayna_S, Sep 2024
We had a great walk about. Our guide was very informative and we enjoyed
the history and side story’s.
Joyce_Y, Sep 2024
Our guide. Mr. Dewar was so informative and adejusted the pace to accomodate those with walking issues. He gave us ample time to explore the market and at the end of the tour allowed us to stay in town to enjoy lunch before going back to the ship.
Tim_L, Sep 2024
Mike was an excellent guide, knowledgeable and informative. The tour highlighted the history, socioeconomic facts, local architecture and culture.
Cathy_R, Sep 2024
Great tour for seeing the structures in the city of St. John’s. (Homes, churches, parks, market etc.) we learned a lot of the history behind the city as well. Our tour guide was a local older man, lots of stories to tell. It was a nice slower pace walking tour. A bathroom stop at the local Market was available. Well worth the time and cost. I recommend.
Kelly_R, Sep 2024
Interesting overview of historic area by cruise port. Very easy paced tour. Highly recommend for cruise passengers
Jon_A, Aug 2024
Keith was great. Very knowledgeable and a great representative of St. John. Gave us a great taste of local life.
Katherine_W, Aug 2024
Tour guide was nice and pleasant and work well with children. Often distracted conversing with locals like he was going on a walk with a family member. History shared was surface level only with little detail on the significance of sites.
Donna_M, Oct 2023
Art took us on a nice walking tour of his home town and we enjoyed all his stories. Only issue we had was that we were booked for a 9:30 tour and all of our emails said 10:00! Fortunately we still made it! That would have been very disappointing.
Leslie_C, Sep 2023
Mike gave us a wonderful tour with so much history! Very enjoyable! Perfect way to see Saint John! Would highly recommend!
Alllan_B, Sep 2023
The guide, Mike Murphy gave a very interesting and informative tour that was one best tours that I have ever taken.
scottforrington1, Sep 2023
We were met just outside our cruise port and directed to Freedom tours.
Our tour guide Mike Murphy was Very good and especially knowledgeable about St John history. Thanks for making it a memorable experience!
Raylene_B, Oct 2022
Art loves to talk about his hometown!!! He knows his history because he’s lived it. Our trip was enhanced greatly by Art. Thanks Art
RICHARD_S, Sep 2022
This was one of the best tours we've had in a long time. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable of the area because he grew up and live in the area. Shared his local knowledge and experiences. Very informative as he used to teach Canadian history. During this tour, we had a small group of two.
Glen_D, Jul 2022
Art, our guide, is clearly very proud of his hometown, so his stories were enthusiastic and authentic. We learned a lot about local history and had a great time talking with him. Highly recommend!
Response from Host, Jul 2022
thank you, we value Art and is love of the city
Bruce_M, Sep 2021
Our tour guide was knowledgeable, answered our many questions and clearly enjoyed what he was doing.
Response from Host, Sep 2021
Thank you glad you enjoyed ART
Judith_C, Sep 2021
Art was enthusiastic and accommodating. His grasp of local history was terrific. Our only regret is that we forgot to offer him a tip!
Response from Host, Sep 2021
We love him too, he will give you a great tour
JoshandLynne, Oct 2019
Art was our tour guide. We were late and so we had a personal tour (3 of us) with him. Very knowledgeable, very nice, lots of stories and anecdotes!
Scott F, Oct 2017
We took a really well paced walking tour of Saint John with Byron. He took us past places of interest, pointed out various architectural styles and brought it all around by connecting the history with all we saw. Interesting, informative and with the perfect drop off at the city market. Loved it! Byron was pretty great as a guide. Our family of four highly recommends!
SANDI_S, Oct 2017
Our tour guide was very knowledgeable with short humorous stories about the history of Quebec City. Viator tours are the best bet no matter where you are!
Linda E, Sep 2017
Our guide was very well informed and it was easy to note how much he loved his city.
Raymond B, Sep 2017
This tour was just as we anticipated. Our guide, Willow, was a wealth of knowledge about the history of St. John.
Ron B, Aug 2017
A very interesting tour of downtown St John. Historical information was provided that brought to light the quite amazing history of the city, including the 1877 fire that destroyed 90 of the city. Our guide answered our questions, and if we asked one where he was not sure of the correct answer, he told us so. The tour was well worth while.
karen, Jul 2017
It was easy to find our tour. The directions were very clear. We had the best tour guide. His name was Dave and he has even written a book about Saint John. He was very accommodating. The town itself isn't as exciting as some other places we have been. We mostly looked at buildings and talked about the history of the town. We did end in the Market Place.
The only down side which had nothing to do with the tour or Dave, was that for this native Californian, it was so cold! It distracted me a bit from the tour. Our tour was at 8:00am. Maybe later in the day when it is warmer.
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