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By Tripvia Tours

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Free cancellation available
Price is CA $12 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

  • Explore Canada’s oldest incorporated city on a flexible GPS-guided audio walking tour. Stories play automatically as you follow Saint John’s waterfront, historic streets, public squares and remarkable architecture.

    Highlights include AREA 506, HARBOUR PASSAGE, LOYALIST HOUSE, SAINT JOHN CITY MARKET, KING’S SQUARE, IMPERIAL THEATRE and the THREE SISTERS LAMP. Hear stories of Loyalists, the Great Fire of 1877 and the Bay of Fundy’s powerful tides.

    Start whenever you like, pause for photos, shops or waterfront views and finish at your own pace. Download before you arrive; no mobile data or signal is needed during the tour.

Activity location

  • Marco Polo Cruise Terminal
    • 111 Water Street
    • E2L 0B1, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Marco Polo Cruise Terminal
    • 111 Water Street
    • E2L 0B1, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

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Historic Saint John Self-Guided Audio Walking Tour in English

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • Opening hours: Sat 12:00am-11:30pm
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
CA $11.99 x 1 AdultCA $11.99
Total
Price is CA $11.99

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    No time constraints, take as long as you like to complete the tour
  • Inclusions
    Download on WIFI before (no signal required or data used during tour)
  • Inclusions
    Live GPS map shows route & your location
  • Inclusions
    Flexible dates - tour is yours to keep and enjoy anytime
  • Inclusions
    Tour guide commentary automatically plays at each point of interest
  • Exclusions
    Headphones (optional - audio will play from device speaker too)
  • Exclusions
    Smartphone or tablet
  • Exclusions
    LOYALIST HOUSE: interior access is seasonal; exterior viewing when closed.
  • Exclusions
    Attraction tickets
  • Exclusions
    Parking fees
  • Exclusions
    In-person tour guide

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
    • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
    • Please be advised that this tour of Saint John does contain some hills.
    • **Recommended attractions may be closed/inaccessible due to season or circumstances beyond our control.

Activity itinerary

Saint John Port Authority (Pass by)

PORT OF SAINT JOHN. Begin at the working harbour that helped shape Canada's oldest incorporated city through trade, shipbuilding, and immigration.

AREA 506 Waterfront Container Village (Pass by)

AREA 506 WATERFRONT CONTAINER VILLAGE. Explore the active waterfront destination of repurposed shipping containers, local shops, food, music, and public art.

Princess Street (Pass by)

FURLONG'S. Admire the carved marble columns and playful gargoyles that once hinted at the treasures inside this distinctive shopfront.

Princess Street (Pass by)

THE MCLAUGHLIN BUILDING. View the historic commercial landmark and its place in Saint John's richly layered streetscape.

Ihtoli-maqahamok – The Gathering Space (Pass by)

IHTOLI-MAQAHAMOK – THE GATHERING SPACE. Visit the revitalised waterfront plaza rooted in Wolastoqey language and designed for community events year-round.

North Market Wharf (Pass by)

NORTH MARKET WHARF. Look beyond the modern patios to traces of 19th-century warehouses shaped by the Bay of Fundy's dramatic tides.

Harbour Passage (Pass by)

THE LOYALISTS ARE COMING & HARBOUR PASSAGE. Follow the waterfront while discovering the arrival of thousands of Loyalist refugees in 1783–84.

Harbour Passage Trail (Pass by)

LAST STAND OF MADAME DE LA TOUR. Discover the courage of Françoise-Marie Jacquelin and her defence of Fort La Tour.

Smythe Street (Pass by)

THE GREAT FIRE OF 1877. Walk among brick and stone survivors that reveal how Saint John rebuilt a safer city after catastrophe.

Chipman Hill (Pass by)

HISTORIC CHIPMAN HILL HOMES. Admire landmark residences and the storey of a determined early occupant who defied convention.

Saint John Arts Centre (Pass by)

SAINT JOHN ARTS CENTRE. View the active cultural hub housed in the elegant former Carnegie public library.

Stone Church (Pass by)

THE STONE CHURCH. See Saint John's oldest surviving stone church, a Loyalist landmark and enduring place of worship.

Loyalist House (Pass by)

LOYALIST HOUSE. View the remarkably preserved Federal-style National Historic Site; seasonal interior admission is separate.

Saint John City Market (Pass by)

SAINT JOHN CITY MARKET. Discover Canada's oldest continuously operating farmers' market beneath its ship-hull-inspired roof.

King’s Square (Pass by)

KING'S SQUARE. Stroll through the historic Union Jack-patterned park, where monuments and a two-storey bandstand anchor the civic heart.

Loyalist Burial Ground (Pass by)

OLD LOYALIST BURIAL GROUND. Enter the peaceful urban cemetery where early Loyalist settlers rest beneath mature trees.

Old No.2 Engine House Museum (Pass by)

OLD COUNTY COURT & FIRE HOUSE MUSEUM. View the courthouse and historic No. 2 Engine House from outside; museum access is seasonal and should be checked separately.

Imperial Theatre (Pass by)

IMPERIAL THEATRE. Admire the restored 1913 performance venue that remains an active centre for live entertainment.

Admiral Beatty (Pass by)

ADMIRAL BEATTY HOTEL. See the former luxury hotel that once welcomed royalty and celebrated guests overlooking King's Square.

Trinity Church (Pass by)

TRINITY CHURCH ON CHARLOTTE STREET. View the rebuilt Gothic Revival church and its salvaged royal coat of arms.

Union Club (Pass by)

UNION CLUB & TRINITY PRESERVATION AREA. Pass the distinguished club within the streetscape rebuilt after the Great Fire.

Trinity Anglican Church (Pass by)

TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH. Admire the grand entrance and soaring Gothic Revival design of this active historic church.

CIBC Branch with ATM (Pass by)

CIBC BUILDING. See the imposing 1904 bank, one of the area's monumental stone financial buildings.

Saint John Police Museum (Pass by)

DOMVILLE BUILDING & POLICE MUSEUM. View the 1878 commercial landmark beside a museum preserving Saint John's policing history.

Seaman's Mission Building (Pass by)

THE SEAMAN'S MISSION. See the waterfront building created to support mariners and their families.

Saint John High School (Pass by)

SAINT JOHN HIGH SCHOOL. View Canada's oldest publicly funded high school and its evolution into a modern institution.

Saint John (Pass by)

STONELEIGH TERRACE. Admire the enduring terrace houses overlooking the kinetic energy of the Bay of Fundy.

Three Sisters Lamp (Pass by)

THREE SISTERS LAMP. Finish at the beloved harbour beacon whose lights once guided captains safely into port.

Saint John (Pass by)

OLD CITY HALL. View the former civic landmark and its place in Saint John's municipal history.

Saint John (Pass by)

ROYAL BANK & WALL STREET OF SAINT JOHN. Pass the grand financial buildings that once defined the city's commercial power.

Saint John (Pass by)

THE MASONIC TEMPLE. Admire the historic lodge building and its distinctive place in the uptown streetscape.

Saint John (Pass by)

THE OLD POST OFFICE. View the monumental former postal building that reflects Saint John's prosperous rebuilding era.

Saint John (Pass by)

THE PALATINE BUILDING. See the ornate commercial landmark named for an early Loyalist settlement connection.

Saint John (Pass by)

ST. PATRICK'S SQUARE. Pause at the public square honouring Saint John's Irish community and immigrant heritage.

Location

Activity location

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    Marco Polo Cruise Terminal
    • 111 Water Street
    • E2L 0B1, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Marco Polo Cruise Terminal
    • 111 Water Street
    • E2L 0B1, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

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