Historical Tours
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TayMac Tours
TayMac Tours
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Family owned and in business over 30 years of providing visitors to the Canadian Maritimes customized tour experiences. For individuals to large groups, TayMac Tours offers walking tours, cruise ship shore excursions, multi-lingual step-on guides, transportation, itinerary planning, and the ability to share our knowledge with the rest of the world.
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Tours and Tickets by TayMac Tours
Historical Tours
2–3 hours
Free cancellation
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4.5
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Laura D
5 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
Greg was a fantastic tour guide!! We learned so much about the city from him, and he clearly lives Halifax. He gave us lots of recommendations of places to go after the tour, too, which was great. There was one large incline up Citadel Hill that could be tough for some people, but very doable otherwise. We also got a nice sitting break in the park. Highly recommend this company.
Written August 27, 2023
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edge8400
Valrico, FL535 contributions
Great experience wandering through the area. The only detractor was the amount of road work occuring in the area. Still, we had a good time.
Written August 14, 2023
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Austin
Fairfax, VA4 contributions
Duncan was a great guide with a wealth of knowledge about Halifax. The tour had a nice mix of stops to gave you an excellent overview of the history of Halifax. They had an issue and were not able to operate the tour on the day I had scheduled but they texted me and were able to reschedule for the next day. When I showed up, to my surprise, I had a private tour. I imagine they do not do that often so I appreciate them still offering the tour even though I was the only one there. I highly recommend this tour for anyone visiting Halifax.
Written July 8, 2023
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Thank you for your review and we're glad you enjoyed your tour and learned a bit of our History.
Written July 10, 2023
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Cheryl R
York Springs, PA76 contributions
Sept 2022
Ian was a very knowledgeable guide! Being in a small group was great except that the other 3 members of our group of 5 were elderly, one had on unsupportive sandals, and 2 were hardly able to walk much less go up hills and steps! Ian was thoughtful in suggesting a cab on a couple of occasions but they declined. It was challenging to wait on these 3 almost every step of the way! I feel like my husband and I could have seen more if we had not been so encumbered. I wish there was a way to require an ability to walk at a moderate speed for one to take this tour.
Written September 4, 2022
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steveandjudy1994
Chatham, Canada232 contributions
Jul 2022 • Couples
I cannot begin to say the disappointment I had with this company. We were at the meet up location after driving over an hour from the other side of Peggy’s Cove and having booked this when we were at home in Ontario only to have our guide be a no show. Yes it just happened to be the day of the big Rogers outage and we had no way to call them, thank goodness for the service we received at the Museum of Immigration who used their personal phones to get in touch with the company. They also gave us tips on where to walk on our own, which we ended up doing. Yes mistakes do happen and we did get our money back but it just happened to be the owner of the company that was supposed to have been our guide and we feel like we were totally dismissed after planning this east coast trip for 3 years. One star was for the apology that he gave us but didn’t make up for the gas wasted and time wasted let alone the knowledge we would have gotten on the great city of Halifax.
Written August 2, 2022
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Nicole J
Ottawa, Canada26 contributions
My friend and I were visiting for a weekend and we did a fabulous 2.5 hour walking tour of the city with Duncan! He is so knowledgeable and full of facts about Halifax. We really enjoyed our tour with him and we learned so much! Thanks for the great time!
Written May 6, 2022
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Adventurer770393
Walnut Creek, CA8 contributions
Sept 2024 • Couples
Glenn was extremely knowledgeable and interesting. He also spoke very clearly (helpful for those of us with poor hearing). Halifax has a lot of interesting and picturesque spots. I recommend to tour.
Written September 9, 2024
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Lplinskey
Wall Township, NJ34 contributions
Knowledgeable friendly guide. Great tour!! Fair amount of walking with some inclines and stairs that could be challenging for folks with mobility issues.
Written September 7, 2024
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Vacation29099836971
1 contribution
Sept 2024 • Family
A fabulous tour of Halifax’s waterfront and surrounding historical buildings. Coming from the “Left” coast, I have a great appreciation for the long and storied maritime history for one of Canada’s beachheads to the new world. Fascinating to learn about the Halifax explosion and the city’s connection to the Titanic. Thank you Glenn!
Written September 3, 2024
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Brent B
1 contribution
Aug 2024 • Couples
Our guide was or at least appeared to be a little disorganized. Many of the details she provided were questionable and she seemed unsure of her own answers at times. She did what most guides do and recommended a couple of restaurants along the way, but she acknowledged she had never tried them. The biggest distractor was her ongoing issue with wasps which frequently interrupted the tour. Personal opinions about recent 'cancel culture' BS doesn't have a place in this kind of tour.
Written September 2, 2024
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