Montmorency Falls Tours

Montmorency Falls featuring landscape views and a waterfall as well as a small group of people
Feel the water spray as you walk a few meters above these falls, which are even higher than Canada’s famous Niagara Falls and freeze over in winter.

Montmorency Falls plunge 272 feet (83 meters) into a bowl-shaped basin on the St. Lawrence River. This waterfall is nearly 100 feet (30 meters) higher than Niagara Falls, although not as wide. At the top of the cliff is the large Montmorency Manor. It houses an interpretation center and a restaurant and café that overlook the falls.

For excellent photo and video opportunities walk on the suspension bridge directly above the falls. You can also admire the view from a variety of other angles and locations. Take the cable car that travels between the base of the falls and the top of the cliff. One-way or round-trip tickets can be purchased. 

Alternatively, climb the series of stairs that snake up the mountainside. These stairs can be tough to navigate, especially during the winter when covered in snow and ice. There are several lookout points along the way where you can stop to catch your breath and take in the vistas. Many visitors choose to take the cable car up to the top and then walk back down via the stairs.

During the colder months the water stops flowing as the freezing temperatures turn the water into a mountain of ice. The strange ice formations that the frozen mist takes on are an awesome sight. The ice mass can even be climbed, if you are an experienced ice climber. To book in for this, check out the Parc de la Chute-Montmorency’s website.

Montmorency Falls are situated within the Parc de la Chute-Montmorency. While you are here take the opportunity to go hiking or cycling along one of the park’s trails, which offer scenic views of the waterfall.

Parc de la Chute-Montmorency is about 8 miles (13 kilometers) east from Québec City. The park and waterfall are accessible year-round and admission is free. The site is served by local buses. If you are driving, the highway exit for the park and falls is well signposted and there is parking available on site for a fee.

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4/5 - Good

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Mar 18, 2020

Construction prevented us from hiking around more

5/5 - Excellent

Verified traveler
Jan 4, 2020

Beautiful and amazing! Well worth the visit.

5/5 - Excellent

Verified traveler
Dec 28, 2019

Have one person get in the cable car line while another buys tickets in the gift shop. The gift shop line is not convenient.

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Verified traveler
Oct 13, 2019

Beautiful! Be prepared to walk or else take the cable car.

3/5 - Okay

Verified traveler
Oct 8, 2019

We took the bus tour but it was on the weekend and it was so crowded the wait to ride up to the top of the falls was an hour, longer than the tour bus allowed. The walk around the bottom of the falls was lovely however.

3/5 - Okay

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Sep 26, 2019

Not much to see here but it is close to the old city so doesn't take much time to visit and is a nice park and nature view.

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