Christmas & New Year Tours & Trips in Eastern Canada

Celebrate the holidays at Little Canada in Toronto, where 3D scanning technology creates personalized figurines and tiny illuminated skylines showcase Canadian landmarks. Board VIA Rail for a scenic downtown-to-downtown ride through Ontario and Quebec, arriving at the Renaissance Downtown Hotel in Montreal. Between May and September, a certified guide leads you through Old Montréal's cobblestone streets to Notre-Dame Basilica and Place Jacques-Cartier, while off-season visitors can check out Mount Royal's panoramic views and Mile End's artisan bakeries on their own.

Celebrate the holiday season with Toronto's festive lights along University Avenue and the Parliament buildings decorated for Christmas, with daily departures through December and January. See Niagara Falls when winter ice formations create frozen landscapes around the tunnels and Table Rock viewpoint. You'll stay 3 nights in downtown Toronto hotels with breakfast included, and can ring in the New Year in Canada's largest city with professional Spanish-speaking guides throughout.

Ride a ferry across the frozen St. Lawrence River to see Quebec City's UNESCO-listed Old Town decked out for the holidays. The optional Exotic Winter Excursion includes dog sledding through snowy trails and a guided tour of North America's only Ice Hotel, where you'll see the Grand Hall, ice chapel, and famous Ice Bar. End at Montmorency Falls, standing 83 meters tall and transformed into a winter scene that's perfect for celebrating the season.

Visit Notre-Dame Basilica during the holiday season and walk through Place Jacques-Cartier's Christmas markets in Old Montreal, where twinkling lights illuminate the historic architecture. Travel to Mont Tremblant's snowy pedestrian village with its colorful houses and elegant cafés, which makes a great spot for New Year's celebrations, and try optional outdoor ice skating on Beaver Lake at Mount Royal Park. This 4-day comfort tour includes 3 nights of hotel accommodation with daily breakfast, round-trip transfers, and guided trips through the Laurentian Mountains with frozen lakes and snow-covered forests.

Skate at Montreal's Vieux-Port during the festive season and walk through Old Montréal's historic galleries decorated for the holidays. Head to Mont-Tremblant village at the foot of the national park, where you can snowshoe through forest trails or try dog sled rides. You'll stay 3 nights at the Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth in Montreal and 4 nights at Fairmont Tremblant, with private transfers included throughout this 8-day winter trip.

During the holiday season, you'll see Eastern Canada's most famous landmarks, starting with the thunderous Horseshoe Falls at Niagara and the UNESCO-listed Old Quebec City with its Gothic Parliament Building and Château Frontenac. Cruise through the 1,864 islands of Thousand Islands National Park, walk the cobblestone streets of Niagara-on-the-Lake, and see Montmorency Falls rising higher than Niagara. Daily breakfasts are included along with 3 nights in 3-star accommodations while you visit Mont-Tremblant's alpine village and Parliament Hill in Ottawa.

Celebrate the holidays with special festive dinners at Auberge du Cap au Leste lodge while surrounded by Quebec's snowy wilderness. Snowshoe under torchlight to stargaze in the clear winter skies, then gather around the campfire for s'mores and storytelling. Try quintessential Canadian winter fun with dogsledding, ice fishing on the fjord, and snow tubing down hillsides.

Celebrate the holidays in Québec City's UNESCO-listed Old Town, walking cobblestone streets past the iconic Château Frontenac and trying the thrilling toboggan slide at the illuminated Dufferin Terrace. Travel between Montréal and Québec City on VIA Rail's scenic train through snow-dusted landscapes, staying 2 nights at the Sens Hotel Montreal and 3 nights at Hôtel Palace Royal. This 6-day winter trip includes a guided walking tour through 400 years of history at Notre-Dame-de-Québec Cathedral Basilica and the charming Petit-Champlain district. You'll have optional visits to Montmorency Falls and the rural villages along Chemin du Roy.

Celebrate the holidays with torch-lit broomball on frozen Surprise Lake and three nights of gourmet feasts by the stone fireplace at the Algonquin Log Cabin. The December 24-27 Log Cabin Christmas departure in Eastern Canada offers additional accommodation compared to standard trips, with optional dogsledding for $225 per person. Snowshoe to forest lookouts and ski the island circuit while tracking wildlife through waist-deep snow in Ontario's winter wonderland.