Where to Walk: the 9 Best Toronto Walking Tours

1.Show me the City! A Small Group Walking Tour of Toronto

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 621 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $39Our pick

Spend about three hours walking downtown Toronto with guides such as Nick, Jason, Ken, or James. See the CN Tower, Harbourfront, the PATH, Brookfield Place, Old Toronto, and St. Lawrence Market while picking up useful food and sightseeing tips.

“Excellent tour, I like to book an overview tour the first day I arrive in a new city. Ken was extremely knowledgeable, he even went above and beyond by going off the beaten path. We ended in timely manner and he even stayed to answer questions. I shared information I learned with someone born in Toronto and she didn’t even know that information. She plans to take the tour when she visits family in Toronto. Excellent job Ken!”

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2.Toronto Distillery District Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 327 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $21

Spend one hour tracing the Distillery District from milling operation to whisky powerhouse with guides such as Erik, Tom, David, and Zach. Expect outdoor stops, a few indoor visits, Victorian industrial architecture, local stories, and a capped group of no more than 15 people.

“Eric was very knowledgeable about the distillery tour and we loved his enthusiasm for the city. We would recommend.”

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3.City Highlights Walking Tour | 3-Hour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 306 reviews · 3 hours · from $5Best value

Walk about 7 kilometers through central Toronto with an English- or Spanish-speaking Toonie Tours guide. See the Gooderham Building, Old City Hall, Nathan Phillips Square, the PATH, John Street, Campbell House, and Union Station while picking up practical food, nightlife, and sightseeing advice.

“excellent way to see the city Miya was brilliant and had lots of fun facts and recommendations of where to go/what to do it was a nice small group when I went which was great”

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4.Old Town Toronto Highlights 3 Hour Walking Tour | Gratuity-Based

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 290 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $5

Walk from Berczy Park through Old Toronto, the Financial District, the PATH, the Entertainment District, Nathan Phillips Square, and Union Station. Guides such as Maya, Joel, Alex, and Maria bring local history, architecture, film locations, and practical city tips to life in English or Spanish.

“Great tour and very enjoyable. There’s a lot of walking in 2 1/2 hours but saw lots of things and our guide was very informative and happy to answer any of our questions. It really is a great way to see a city and to see the sites from the ground.”

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5.Dark History Nighttime Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 273 reviews · 1h 15m · from $20

Walk Toronto’s older streets for 75 minutes with a cloaked English-speaking guide. Choose from the Original Haunted Walk, Campus Secrets and Spectres, or Spirits of the Distillery. Expect researched history, ghost stories, outdoor stops, and vivid storytelling from guides such as Cass, Dev, Jeff, Cole, and Caroline.

“As a born and bred Torontonian, now living out west, it was so interesting to find out more about the city’s ghostly past and to some extent, its present”

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6.Distillery District Historic Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 267 reviews · 1 hour · from $20

Spend one hour with an English-speaking guide such as Eric, Nicole, Devin, or Tom in Toronto’s Distillery District. Explore Victorian industrial buildings, hear how Gooderham & Worts became a world-leading distillery, and learn about the city’s rough early years. The walk is easy and wheelchair accessible.

“Great tour! Our guide was friendly and knowledgeable. The area is very interesting, and more influential in the growth of Toronto than we would have expected.”

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7.City Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 185 reviews · 3 hours · from $38

Spend three hours walking through downtown Toronto with guides such as Nick, Ken, Jason, or Dave. See the Entertainment District, CN Tower, waterfront, Union Station, PATH, Brookfield Place, Old Toronto, and St. Lawrence Market while learning city history, practical navigation, and tips for the Toronto Islands.

“Very good overview of Toronto and various neighborhoods. Our guide was excellent !”

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8.Private Walking Tour with a Local

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 150 reviews · 2 - 8 hours · from $43

Meet a private Lokafyer near central Toronto and shape a two to eight-hour walk around your interests. Guides such as Chris, Adrian, Alex, and Mahreen have helped visitors find street art, Chinatown, local food, city stories, and easy transit routes. You can request English, Spanish, or Portuguese.

“Chris was a wonderful guide for our visit to Toronto! He was very personable and totally geared our day to match our interests! We are so glad we chose this type of tour and highly recommend it to everyone! You can't go wrong with this!!”

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9.2-Hour Downtown Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 101 reviews · 2 hours · from $28

Walk from Yonge-Dundas Square through Toronto’s civic, financial, and historic core with an English-speaking guide. See City Hall, Bay Street, Union Station, the CN Tower, and more before ending at St. Lawrence Market. Small groups and private departures are available.

“Amazing guide and lots of fun facts about the history of Toronto!”

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