Toronto Distillery District Walking Tour
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Toronto Distillery District Walking Tour
By Go Tours Canada
Recommended by 97% of travellers
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Get to know the hidden gems of Toronto’s Distillery District on this walking and tasting tour. As you explore the neighborhood’s cobblestone streets, which once housed a massive whiskey distillery, let your guide handle the navigation and see off-the-radar landmarks that many visitors miss.
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C$24.34
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C$24.34
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Ages 12-99, max of 8 per group
Duration: 1h
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English
Highlights
- Distillery District walking tour: Avoid the hassle of navigating on your own
- Guide ensures you see unmarked points of interest and architectural gems
- Learn about the neighborhood’s past tenant, a massive whiskey distillery
- Professional guide
- Local taxes
What's not included- Gratuities
- Meet your guide in the heart of Toronto’s Distillery District. As you walk through the cobblestone streets, listen to anecdotes about the area’s history, often missing in guidebooks. Your guide points out examples of the area’s Victorian Industrial style of architecture and other important landmarks, many of which are unmarked and easy to miss. Part ways with your guide with a new perspective on the neighborhood and enough time left in the day to explore further on your own.
- Departure details
- Go Tours Canada - Distillery District, 11 Gristmill Lane, Toronto, ON M5A 3C4, Canada Between the giant heart and Arvo Coffee Shop. Inside the Distillery District. Not on the side with the parking lot.
Return details- Returns to original departure point
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 5597P2- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Most travellers can participate
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travellers
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
- A note from Toronto Distillery District Walking Tour
- If you or anyone in your group has COVID-19 symptoms, we can reschedule or refund your tour. Visit the Go Tours Canada website for details & safety measures.
What you can expect during your visit- Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
- Contactless payment for gratuities and add-ons
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- Face masks provided for travellers
Community- Safety precautions are provided by the property and are not checked by Tripadvisor for accuracy.
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- Toronto Distillery District Walking Tour price starts from C$25.05. Discover and book Toronto Distillery District Walking Tour on Tripadvisor
- What is the Toronto Distillery District Walking Tour cancellation policy?
- Toronto Distillery District Walking Tour cancellation policy: For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience. Discover and book Toronto Distillery District Walking Tour on Tripadvisor
- Which company provides Toronto Distillery District Walking Tour?
- Toronto Distillery District Walking Tour is hosted by Go Tours Canada. Read reviews, discover additonal experiences or contact Go Tours Canada on Tripadvisor. Discover and book Toronto Distillery District Walking Tour on Tripadvisor
- If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 5597P2
Itinerary
- You'll start atGo Tours Canada - Distillery District11 Gristmill Lane, Toronto, ON M5A 3C4, CanadaBetween the giant heart and Arvo Coffee Shop. Inside the Distillery District. Not on the side with the parking lot.See address & details
- 1Go Tours Canada - Distillery DistrictStop: 1 minuteSee details
- 2Distillery Historic DistrictStop: 60 minutesSee details
- You'll return to the starting point
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peterwA3988TG
00Entertaining, educational, excellent
Thank you, Nicole, for a wonderful tour! We got to explore the Distillery District and discovered many facts and pl…
davidbU4953XX
00A good time!
Had the chance to have Nicole as a guide, very interresting tour and in addition with her knowledge, her humour add…
Jay1234557890
00Distillery district tour
Nicole was very nice and professional!! Very interesting to learn about!! The tasting of whisky at the end was awes…
T2789PHvaleriem
00Well worth the money.
Our walking tour of the Distillery Distric was amazing. Nicole was friendly, funny and very informative. She went a…
M6809IBdorothys
00Highly recommend
Great tour thank you again Nicole! Dave and I had a great time and learnt something we didn’t know about the dis…
DLC2023
00Excellent
It was not busy, being a Friday morning so tour guide gave lots of time for questions so it was an awesome learning…
kathyeO9376YR
00Waitress "Shar" at Cluny Restaurant in Distillery District
We had dinner last night at Cluny Restaurant in Toronto's Distillery District. The food and ambiance were terrific…
199oxanap
00Wonderful
Wonderful Experience with Go Tours Canada, such an amazing Tour in Distillery District Toronto! Thank you
corinnek727
00Nice way to spend half an hour
I had always wanted to try a segway, and this was a nice way to do it. Very cool old buildings and lots of charact…
N944VFjustinec
00Great tour
We had a great time on the tour with Isaac. He had good anecdotes and history to tell about this old part of Toront…
832djamilaa
00Distillery district tour
Nicole was very king and full off fun facts about the distillery district in Toronto. They are very arranging about…
nathalierG4880LK
00Segway - bucket list "check"
Our guide, Nicole, was very professionnal. The tour was very informative and interesting. As for the Segway it was …
Jen M
00Awesome Segway tour
Brilliant tour this morning under the guidance of David. We were shown the history of Ontario Place Toronto from it…
L5102UKangelam
00Great
Our trainer for the segways was approachable and made the training fun. This made you feel at ease and more relaxe…
44HADSON
00Great time
My son and I did this tour. Great time, super easy to learn and fabulous views of the area. This tour is for only 2…
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Abbie S
Leeds, UK184 contributions
Maryam was super informative and gave lots of interesting facts about the history of the distillery District.
Whilst there was lots of information, I felt at times maybe too much talking and standing around rather than seeing. I did like that we got to go into some of the buildings though.
There were only 5 in our group and that was really good as it felt quite intimate and you could hear everything being said. The tour lasted about an hour and 10 minutes and I felt the price was reasonable for the content.
The chocolate tasting at the end is novelty but doesn't really link to the tour. Maybe a shot of whiskey would make more sense!
Whilst there was lots of information, I felt at times maybe too much talking and standing around rather than seeing. I did like that we got to go into some of the buildings though.
There were only 5 in our group and that was really good as it felt quite intimate and you could hear everything being said. The tour lasted about an hour and 10 minutes and I felt the price was reasonable for the content.
The chocolate tasting at the end is novelty but doesn't really link to the tour. Maybe a shot of whiskey would make more sense!
Written September 19, 2022
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ajeremic13
Toronto, Canada5 contributions
Oct. 2022
I loved my experience of the Distillery District Walking Tour. Even though I have lived in the area for years I found the tour valuable to learn more about the history of this part of Toronto. I would recommend this tour to someone visiting the city or to those living in the area that want to learn more about their neighbourhood.
Written October 23, 2022
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Huhubunnies
Toronto, Ontario62 contributions
Apr. 2022
We live in the GTA, but wanted to do something fun and touristy on Easter weekend. Traveling with my parents who are seniors as well as my 2 tween children, we were taken back to the beginnings of Toronto. Isaac did an amazing job, educating us on history with good humour: informative and entertaining! The tour was both indoors and outdoors. I’ve been to Distilleries District so many times, but never really knew the history. With this new knowledge, the flat iron building and area names now take on a new meaning . We really enjoyed this experience. Would recommend to both tourists and locals, alike!
Written April 17, 2022
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tweeting24j7
3 contributions
Oct. 2022
It was a beautiful location but we couldn't hear the tour guide, even when I was standing right next to her. We enjoyed 60% of it but there was 40% of it where we we just looking at paintings and the guide was talking about some details of those paintings (most of which were on plaques). For the price tag and location, expected more.
Written October 24, 2022
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Jason R
Thank you for joining our walking tour and providing feedback. We're sorry this didn't live up to our standard 5-star experience. We use visuals to help illustrate the history and development of the site from the early years to present day.
We'll work with this Tour Guide and use your feedback to improve the overall experience for other guests.
Best Wishes,
Go Tours Canada
Written October 25, 2022
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Carly
1 contribution
Nov. 2021 • Couples
Just took this tour today and it was absolutely lovely! Our tour guide Erik Bell was not only friendly and witty but EXTREMELY knowledgeable of Toronto's history. Pointing out things in the bricks and walls around the distillery, telling in depth story's of the artwork. Even hooking us up with some sweets and the history of them at the end!!!
Bonus for you if you go around this time because you get a bit of Xmas history too.
Bonus for you if you go around this time because you get a bit of Xmas history too.
Written November 20, 2021
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Vishesh D
2 contributions
Dec. 2021 • Couples
The tour was very informative and fun. Our tour guide David made the tour very explanatory and interactive and also made sure we were not bored at all. The way he explained the history of the district in a flow without any hesitation was quite impressive. Overall, I would highly recommend this tour.
The company was also very nice, I couldn’t make it on my first reservation and was provided with a refund which I think was really nice of the company. And I was welcomed to my second reservation well!
The company was also very nice, I couldn’t make it on my first reservation and was provided with a refund which I think was really nice of the company. And I was welcomed to my second reservation well!
Written December 30, 2021
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Liz W
1 contribution
Aug. 2022
We had a great time on the Distillery District Walking Tour! Erik was an excellent guide — his enthusiasm and sense of humor made the tour extremely enjoyable. We learned a lot of interesting tidbits about Toronto history and the history of the Distillery District. I'd recommend this tour to anyone wanting to learn more about history in a fun and unique way!
Written September 5, 2022
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bbcraig
Cambridge, Canada8 contributions
Sep. 2022
Nicole was our guide. She was very knowledgable and interesting. She answered all of our questions. She accommodated the pace that we needed. We brought friends along and you’re never sure when you recommend something to someone else what the experience is going to be like. All four of us enjoyed this very much.
Written September 18, 2022
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Patti L
1 contribution
Aug. 2022 • Friends
We celebrated a friend's birthday by a group of us having lattes and pastries in The Distillery followed by this walking tour. The tour was great - from the extremely knowledgeable and fun guide who is obviously very passionate and enthusiastic with what he's doing ... to the sites we saw ... to the special treat at the end. I would - and already have - highly recommend this for anyone to experience!
Written August 22, 2022
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Patricia V
Chicago, IL34 contributions
We took a number of walking tours during our short stay in Toronto and this was, by far, the most interesting. Our guide Nicole was informative and provided a vivid picture of the historical background and relevance of this district to the growth of Toronto.
Highly Recommended
Highly Recommended
Written September 28, 2021
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Is there parking near the tour meet up spot?
Lunafey
New York City, NY15 contributions
Yes.
ninnabr
Miami, FL2 contributions
Hello
We are traveling with a toddler can we take him on this tour?
Claireymayne
Chichester, UK7 contributions
Hello I would say not particularly toddler friendly- a bit boring for an hour, not interactive enough for a young child:)
Pat W
West Palm Beach, FL15 contributions
How long in distance and time
sharonflichel
Pickering, Canada2 contributions
The distance covered was probably no more than 4 city blocks within 2 hours. I don't know if there are are tours on Sundays but if you check the Viator website it might have that information.
