"It was a particularly beautiful street in a city thick with them."

Our 4 walking tours are listed below.

"Bare-headed, bold, stepping forward as though wanting to join them, to be part of this city that existed only because he had."

  1. BURY YOUR DEAD GROUP TOUR

Explore Armand Gamache’s surroundings in Québec City with your guide and fellow readers of Louise Penny. There’s nothing like following a character one loves to get a better sense of a place.

How does it work?

  • Tuesday and Saturday at 1 pm, from May to October
  • Duration: 2 hours
  • $90 CAN per participant (including 15% government taxes and entrance fee to the Literary and Historical Society Library)
  • Refund in case of cancellation at least 48 hours before departure time
  • Maximum 12 people per group
  • To reserve, go to the Reservation Page.

Meeting place: in front of the Morrin Centre, also called the Literary and Historical Society of Québec, 44 Chaussée des Écossais.

The Lit and His is next door to
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church,
5 Cook Street.

“This place. The Literary and Historical Society. That held the tiny English community and their records, their thoughts, their memories, their symbols.”

  1. BURY YOUR DEAD PRIVATE TOUR

You’d prefer a more intimate experience? The private Bury Your Dead tour is for you. Gamache could be around every corner…

How does it work?

  • A day and time arranged with us by email, all year round
  • Duration: 2 hours
  • $260 CAN for 1 or 2 participants + $50 CAN for each additional participant (including 15% government taxes and entrance fee to the Literary and Historical Society Library)
  • Refund in case of cancellation at least 48 hours before departure time
  • To reserve, go to the Reservation Page.

Meeting place: in front of the Morrin Centre, also called the Literary and Historical Society of Québec, 44 Chaussée des Écossais.

The Lit and His is next door to
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church,
5 Cook Street.

"The flurries were falling more heavily now, but without much wind. The city, always lovely, looked even more magical in the winter…”

  1. OLD-QUÉBEC HISTORICAL PRIVATE TOUR
    (Not Bury Your Dead)

Our guide will be happy to take you on a private Historical Tour of Old-Québec. The itinerary can be adapted to your wishes, or you can follow your guide who will take you on a comprehensive tour of her or his own design.

Among other sites, you’ll see…

  • Place d’Armes, the heart of the Upper Town
  • Notre-Dame de Québec Cathedral and its Holy Door
  • The famous Dufferin Terrasse and its unrivaled views of the St. Lawrence River
  • Place Royale, where Québec City started more than 4 centuries ago
  • Petit-Champlain neighbourhood with its charming houses and boutiques

How does it work?

  • A day and time arranged with us by email, all year round
  • Duration: 2.5 hours
  • $260 CAN for 1 or 2 participants + $50 CAN for each additional participant (15% provincial and federal taxes included)
  • Refund in case of cancellation at least 48 hours before departure
  • If you’re staying in the Old Town, our guide will pick you up at your hotel. If not, we’ll agree by email or phone on a practical meeting place for you and your guide.
  • To reserve, go to the Reservation Page.

“On September 13. The exact day of the battle, when more than one thousand men had died and been wounded in an hour. Gamache had stood there and believed he heard the shouts, heard the shots, smelled the gunpowder, seen the men charging.”

  1. TOUR OF THE PLAINS OF ABRAHAM
    WITH GAMACHE AND HENRI

This 2-hour walking tour takes us onto the renowned Plains of Abraham, following the footsteps and pawprints of Inspector Gamache and his faithful (but slightly dim) canine companion Henri during their walks in the Louise Penny novel Bury Your Dead. The sites we visit include the Heights of Abraham, where a momentous battle took place that would shape the course of Canadian history; the monuments to French General Montcalm and British General Wolfe, who both lost their lives in the conflict; and the place where Gamache and Hancock have their revealing final encounter. Even for people who haven’t read Bury Your Dead, this tour offers a geographical, historical and botanical exploration of an urban park steeped in cultural and military significance which is also the green heart of Québec City today.

How does it work?

  • A day and time arranged with us by email, all year round
  • Duration: 2 hours
  • $260 CAN for 1 or 2 participants + $50 CAN for each additional participant (15% provincial and federal taxes included)
  • Refund in case of cancellation at least 48 hours before departure
  • To reserve, go to the Reservation Page

Meeting place: outside the main entrance of the centrally located Hôtel Le Concorde, 1225 Place Montcalm, Québec City.

The hotel is on the corner of Place Montcalm and Grande-Allée. The main entrance is on Place Montcalm.