Montmorency Falls Tours from Quebec City

The falls drop 83 metres, about 30 metres more than Niagara, and they are minutes outside town. You can stand under them on a suspension bridge, ride a cable car up the cliff beside them, or zipline across the face. Three bookable ways to do it are below, including the day trip that starts in Montreal.

Checked with Jean-Pierre Tremblay, Quebec City tour guide & heritage specialist

What is the best way to visit Montmorency Falls?

If you are already in Quebec City, the simplest is the park's own cable-car ticket, rated 4.6 across 2,577 GetYourGuide reviews, and you make your own way to the park. Want transport and a guide included? The half-day tour adds the Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré shrine for $73 USD. Coming from Montreal, one full-day trip covers both the falls and Old Quebec for $81.

Three ways to see the falls

The park's own ticket Montmorency Falls thundering below the suspension bridge just outside Quebec City

Best if you have your own transport and want the falls at your own pace

Montmorency Falls with Cable Car Ride

4.6 across 2,577 GetYourGuide reviews

Sold by Parc de la Chute-Montmorency itself: park entry plus the cable-car ride up the cliff face
The suspension bridge over the brink and the zipline across the falls are the park's other named features; the zipline is priced separately
No bus, no schedule: come for the light you want and stay as long as you like

Price on the listing shown live for your date and currency at booking

Check live availability & prices on GetYourGuide →

The rating is the park's current GetYourGuide figure. Transport from the city is not included.

Best without a car: guided half day pairing the falls with Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré

Half-Day Montmorency Falls & Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré Tour

4.2 across 2,909 Viator reviews

Transport from Quebec City with a guide, so the falls work even with no rental car
Adds the Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré shrine, the other big stop on the Beaupré coast
Half a day door to door; $73 USD

From $73 USD live price on the listing for your date

Check live availability & prices on Viator →

The 4.2 is this tour's current Viator figure across one of the biggest review bases in the region; read recent reviews on the listing before booking.

The copper roofs and turrets of the Château Frontenac above Dufferin Terrace in Quebec City

Best if you are based in Montreal: the falls and Old Quebec in one full day

From Montreal: Quebec City & Montmorency Falls Full-Day Trip

4.7 across 1,679 GetYourGuide reviews

Run by Concord Tours & Travel; round trip from Montreal in a single day
Combines a stop at the falls with free time in Old Quebec, about 3 hours away from Montreal each direction
From $81; the best-rated of the three options on this page

From $81 live price on the listing for your date

Check live availability & prices on GetYourGuide →

Which one fits your trip?

Start from where you sleep. Based in Quebec City with a car, or happy to ride out on your own: take the park's cable-car ticket and keep control of your time, sunset at the falls is worth planning around. No car: the half-day tour solves transport and adds the shrine. Based in Montreal without time to stay over: the Concord full day is the whole east-of-Montreal highlight reel in one go.

There is also a fourth way that deserves a mention: pedalling there. The riverside route to the falls is one of the flattest, easiest rides in the region, and a guided e-bike trip makes the falls the turnaround point. Details on the e-bike trips out of the city. For everything else on offer in town, the homepage lineup compares all eight categories.

Montmorency Falls questions

Is Montmorency Falls really taller than Niagara?

Yes. Montmorency drops 83 metres, which is roughly 30 metres taller than Niagara. Niagara is far wider and carries much more water, so they are different spectacles: Niagara is about volume, Montmorency is a single high ribbon of water you can walk directly over on the suspension bridge.

Is Montmorency Falls worth visiting?

For most visitors, yes, and the review numbers back that up: thousands of ratings across the park ticket and the tours above. It is close to the city, the suspension bridge and cable car make the height genuinely dramatic, and half a day covers it comfortably. It is a natural pairing with Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré or Île d'Orléans on the same outing.

How much does the zipline across the falls cost?

The zipline is a separate park activity, not part of the cable-car ticket or the tours above, and its price is set by Parc de la Chute-Montmorency. We do not print a number we have not verified; check the park's own listing or site for the current zipline price when you book.

Do I need a full day for the falls?

No. Two to three hours at the park covers the cable car, the bridge and the viewpoints without rushing. That is exactly why the half-day tour format works, and why the from-Montreal trip can fit both the falls and Old Quebec into one day.