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Activity Trois-Rivieres, Canada

Trois-Rivières Self-Guided Walking Tour and Scavenger Hunt

3.0 (2 reviews) 2–3 hours Free cancellation Private tour
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Trois-Rivières Self-Guided Walking Tour and Scavenger Hunt

About this activity

Are you looking for things to do in Trois-Rivieres Quebec? Our 2-hour self-guided walking tour and scavenger hunt talked you through the old town. Learn about its history and have fun. Solve challenges at each stage to discover your next destination.

Buy either a single or a group ticket.

Walk from City Hall to the port park, then from the Ursuline Museum to the Assumption Cathedral while passing through parks, seeing old mansions and the old prison. You will have fun taking on our challenges.

Or, do the exact same tour, only starting and ending in Harbor Park, convenient for cruise ship travelers.

The Trois-Rivieres Tourist Scavenger Hunt is a 2.5 km / 1.6 mi walking tour with challenges along the way. It should take you 2 hours to complete.

  • A fun learning experience
  • See the sights! 35 locations
  • Learn some local history
  • Fun for all ages, kids included
  • Stroller accessible throughout
  • 2 areas of difficulty for wheelchairs
  • Pet-friendly throughout
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At a glance

Duration
2–3 hours
Confirmation
Instant confirmation
Ticket
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group
Your group only
People per booking
1–6
Written guide
English, French
Operated by
Tourist Scavenger Hunt

What is included

Included

  • Included: Scavenger hunt instructions on your smartphone (data required)
  • Included: 24/7 customer support
  • Included: 42 varied challenges

Not included

  • Not included: This tour is strictly exterior sightseeing, you need not enter any of the locations seen on it.
  • Not included: You can pause the activity to visit any of the locations along the tour route.

Itinerary

  1. Stop 1

    10 min

    Start your adventure in the central town square, between City Hall (where you start) and the main cathedral (where you'll end). Learn about the city's history and solve a challenge.

  2. Stop 2

    Passing by

    See and learn about the Brutalist city hall building.

    Solve a challenge.

    Spend 5 minutes here.

  3. Stop 3

    Passing by

    See and learn about the main theatre & arts center in the heart of the city.

    Discover how Trois-Rivière became the capital of poets.

    Solve a challenge.

    Spend 5 minutes here.

  4. Centre d'exposition Raymond-Lasnier

    Passing by

    See and learn about this art expo center, and its focus on poets.

    Solve a challenge.

    Spend 5 minutes here.

  5. Stop 5

    5 min

    Discover an interesting monument, honoring poets.

    Solve a challenge.

  6. Salle J.-Antonio Thompson

    Passing by

    See another of the city's important theatres and learn some of its history.

    Solve a challenge.

    Spend 5 minutes here.

  7. Le Memphis Cabaret

    Passing by

    See and learn about this cabaret, owned by an Elvis Presley impersonator and Quebec celebrity. Discover what is on show and solve a challenge here.

    Spend 5 minutes here

  8. Stop 8

    Passing by

    See the CBC's local French television and radio station building.

    Solve a challenge as you walk on Rue des Forges, an important cultural street in Trois-Rivières.

    Spend 10 minutes.

  9. Stop 9

    Passing by

    See this old post office and learn its history. Discover how it was transformed into a Canadian Forces recruitment center.

    Solve a few challenges here.

    Spend 10 minutes

  10. Place Pierre-Boucher Fountain

    15 min

    See this beautiful fountain and learn about the cathedral that once stood here, before the great fire.

    Learn about the great fire and solve a few challenges while you're here.

  11. Stop 11

    15 min

    Walk through this park and realize how high up you are relative to the mighty St.Lawrence River below.

    Learn more about the city's history

    Solve several challenges while here.

  12. Parc Portuaire

    15 min

    Walk through the port park along the St.Lawrence River. See several monuments and solve many challenges while you're here.

    Learn about the odd races that used to occur here.

  13. Stop 13

    10 min

    Walk uphill through this park which presents several monuments.

    Learn about the Ursuline Order of nuns and solve a few challenges while here.

  14. Musee Des Ursulines

    Passing by

    See the Ursuline Museum in their old convent. Learn more about this order of nuns as you solve a few challenges, before making your way to the next stop.

    Spend 5 minutes here.

  15. Stop 15

    Passing by

    See one of Trois-Rivières' oldest buildings. Learn about its history and how it was spared from the great fire of 1608.

    Solve a challenge here

    Spend 10 minutes here and walking to your next destination

  16. Stop 16

    Passing by

    See another of the city's older buildings, this one from 1797. Learn about its occupant's history and significance to the city.

    Solve a challenge.

    Spend 5 minutes here

  17. Stop 17

    5 min

    See this small park with significant monuments. Bronze Russian cannons from the 1828 Crimean War.

    Solve a challenge while here.

  18. Stop 18

    Passing by

    See a government office building and solve a challenge as you walk around it to your next destination.

    Spend 5 minutes here.

  19. La Vieille Prison de Trois-Rivieres

    Passing by

    See Trois-Rivières old prison which is now a tourist attraction you can visit.

    Learn about its history and solve a challenge.

    Spend 5 minutes here

  20. Musee Pop

    Passing by

    Walk around and learn about the Musée Pop.

    Solve a challenge in its front court.

    Spent 5 minutes here.

  21. Manoir Boucher de Niverville

    Passing by

    See the old governer's house, dating to 1668, from the French regime.

    Learn some of its history and more recent history as you tour its exterior art installations.

    Solve 3 challenges when here.

    Spend 10 minutes on-site.

  22. Cathedrale de l'Assomption

    Passing by

    See a few monuments as you approach your final destination, the city's cathedral.

    Learn some of its history and fun facts.

    Solve a few challenges on your way here.

    Spend 10 minutes

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

  • For our Harbor tour, once you're standing in Trois-Rivière's Parc Portuaire (Harbor Park), and have completed the transaction with our website, follow the start instructions in the "Order Complete" email.

  • For our regular tour, once you're standing outside Trois-Rivière's City Hall, in Parc Champlain, and have completed the transaction with our website, follow the start instructions in the "Order Complete" email.

End point

  • For our Harbor tour, once you're standing in Trois-Rivière's Parc Portuaire (Harbor Park), and have completed the transaction with our website, follow the start instructions in the "Order Complete" email.

  • For our regular tour, once you're standing outside Trois-Rivière's City Hall, in Parc Champlain, and have completed the transaction with our website, follow the start instructions in the "Order Complete" email.

Using your ticket

ou must convert your voucher on our website before beginning the activity.

To do so, your TripAdvisor/Viator account Must Have your Real Email as we will email instructions to them. These will tell you how to convert your purchase on our website to complete the activity.

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Good to know

  • Wheelchair accessible

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

  • Service animals allowed

  • Public transportation options are available nearby

  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Options

  • Trois-Rivières City Hall Singl

    Mini Individual tkt Option: This option is a mini self-guided walking tour with challenges at every stop, individual tickets.

    Starting point:

    Parc Champlain, 1225 Pl. de l'Hôtel de Ville, Trois-Rivières, QC G9A 4S7, Canada

  • Trois-Rivières City Hall Group

    Mini Scavenger Group Option: This option is a mini self-guided walking tour with challenges at every stop, for groups of up to 6 people.

    Starting point:

    Parc Champlain, 1225 Pl. de l'Hôtel de Ville, Trois-Rivières, QC G9A 4S7, Canada

  • Trois-Rivières Harbor Group tk

    Duration: 2 hours: The only difference is the start/end location, which is in Harbor Park, convenient for cruise ship travelers.

    Harbour Park start: Exact same tour, different start/end location

    Mini Scavenger Group Option: This option is a mini self-guided walking tour with challenges at every stop, for groups of up to 6 people.

    Starting point:

    Parc portuaire, Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada

  • Trois-Rivières Harbor Single t

    Mini Individual tkt Option: This option is a mini self-guided walking tour with challenges at every stop, individual tickets.

    Starting point:

    Parc portuaire, Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada

Traveller ratings

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