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| - I suspect that with tours of this nature, your experience hinges on how good the guide/driver is. Luckily for me, our guide (Jean) was knowledgeable, witty, and quite helpful. Other than the sites in the beautiful city of Montreal, he made the whole trip (about 3.5 hours) worth every cent.
We boarded the bus (one of those large coach deals, not the double-decker variety) at the Gray Line building for the Heart of Montreal Motorcoach City Tour (about $50 each), and from there stopped at various points around the city. The longest stop was about 25 minutes at Notre Dame, which gave me time to get in and take plenty of pictures. The bus also stopped for about 5-10 minutes at St. Joseph's Oratory on Mount Royal and at some point near McGill University that allowed us to take in a stunning view of the city from a hilltop.
After the tour ended, the driver kindly offered to take all of the guests back to their hotels even though that is not a service normally offered for that bus. All in all, he went above and beyond to make the tour a fun one, and I can't recommend it enough.
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