English tour guide leading tourists across Millennium Bridge on the River Thames, London
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A guided city tour offers the ideal introduction to a new place with local insights and unique itineraries. Whether you’re wandering through historic streets, discovering hidden gems, or immersing yourself in local culture, these tours are designed to enhance your travel experience. Covering art, architecture, history, food and drink, here are some the best tours in cities around the world. These tours would also make excellent experiential holiday gifts.
1.Devour Tours, Lower East Side Food Tour, New York City, $79 USD
Katz”s Deli on Houston Street in the East Village, New York
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Dumplings, Delis, and History: Lower East Side Historical Food Tour offers a a vibrant look at the neighborhood’s rich history. Along the way, you’ll sample its classic staples like bagels and Jewish deli meats, as well as international foods introduced by immigrants to the neighborhood over the years. Meet local shop owners and learn about their family traditions passed down for generations. The tour includes seven delicious tastes across seven family-run businesses on the Lower East Side including a visit to the oldest and most famous delicatessen in New York, Katz’s.
If you want insider access to Vancouver’s favorite market, Vancouver Foodie Tours at Granville Island offers a tour and taste of fresh, local, seasonal produce, alongside a slice of local life. Granville Island is Canada’s second most-visited tourist attraction, behind Niagara Falls and essential for food-loving locals and tourists alike. It offers a range of delicious samples from independent farmers and food artisans from Vancouver and beyond, from duck confit and cheeses to locally-made charcuterie, melt-in-your-mouth donuts, and of course, BC smoked salmon. They also have tours in Gastown and one focusing on Asian food in Richmond that, according to the New York Times, has the best Chinese food in all of North America.
3.Spade and Palacio, Beyond the Market food tour, Montreal, $95 CAD
The main building of Jean Talon Market in Montreal, Canada, Quebec.
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To get a good overview of Montreal cuisine, especially if your time is limited, a food tour is a must. Far from a standard food tour, Beyond the Market led by Chris Erb from Spade & Palacio is one of the best food and culture tours in Montreal. The tour is filled with pleasant surprises from its starting point at the fantastic family-run Salvadoran restaurant Los Planes to the final stop at bean to bar chocolatier Etat de choc. Interesting (and very tasty) stops in between include Marche Jean Talon, one of the largest public markets in North America and one of the oldest (established in 1933), Montreal’s oldest Italian bakery (still in the same family) and much more.
St Lawrence Market, Old Toronto
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Former actor Bruce Bell leads a unique 90 minute tour through Toronto’s famed St Lawrence Market describing its fascinating 200 year history. Today, it features over 120 specialty vendors, known for the variety and freshness of their fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, grains, baked goods and dairy products. After learning about the Market and sampling some of its delicious treats, next is Old Town Toronto with stops at: St Lawrence Hall, King Edward Hotel, as well as various historical sites along the way. Bruce Bell conjures ghosts and resurrects historical buildings with his vivid storytelling.
5.London Walks, Jack the Ripper tour, £20
One of London’s most popular tours is the Jack the Ripper Walking Tour which takes place every evening, seven days a week. Be sure to go on the original, authentic tour. The bona fide London Walks guides for the Jack the Ripper Tour are easy to identify: they hold up copies of the famous white London Walks leaflet. The Jack the Ripper Tour begins at Tower Hill, right on the boundary between Scotland Yard territory and City of London Police territory. The Tower of London was the focal point for the earliest stirrings of the “Autumn of Terror” in 1888 when Jack the Ripper stalked the streets. Not for the faint of heart, this walking tour takes you back to Victorian London, to crime scenes and alleyways and the trail of the infamous serial killer.
Mouraria neighborhood, Lisbon, Portugal
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Combine an early dinner with a city tour in the Portuguese capital with Secret Food Tours where you’ll be given a great historical and cultural overview of the city. You’ll be taken to lesser known food destinations and neighborhoods to enjoy dishes loved by the locals, such as Portuguese cheeses, traditional fishes, delicious pork sandwiches and local desserts, accompanied by fine wines and local spirits. And as with all tours from this company, there’s a secret dish that in this case is a superb and satisfying way to end the tour. The tour is concentrated in the Mouraria district because of the area’s authentic restaurant scene, historical culture and charming ambiance. In the past, Mouraria was once a ghetto of Moors and the Mouraria neighbourhood is known as the birthplace of the traditional Portuguese music, Fado.
7.Who is Amsterdam, Hello Amsterdam tour, 25 euros
Old historic Dutch houses reflecting in the canal, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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A great introductory tour provides a chronological journey of Amsterdam’s past, present and future explained through wonderful storytelling. It takes in some of the canals and 1500 bridges which are a Unesco World Heritage site. Prinsengracht, Keizersgracht, Herengracht and Singel canals form what is referred to as the “canal ring”, built in the Golden Age of the 17th century. The grand houses that line the canals were once privately owned by wealthy lords and merchants when Amsterdam was the largest and most important port in Europe.
8.Tours By Locals, History Tour, Split, Croatia, $330 USD (up to 6 people)
The old town, with the bell tower of St Domnius cathedral. Split, Croatia.
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Dino Ivancic’s fantastic three hour history tour of the ancient Croatian city starts in the subterranean part of the Roman palace, followed by a stroll through the medieval city inside the ancient palace. You’ll also visit the Tower, worth the climb for stunning 360 views The entire tour can be customized in advance or in site according to your preferences.
Saint Servatius Basilica and Saint John’s church at the Vrijthof Square in the city of Maastricht in The Netherlands.
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Showcasing the Dutch city’s hidden gems, this tour starts at the Dinghuis, in the heart of the city. The route covers 2000 years of Maastricht, passing the most beautiful monuments, the coziest squares and the most atmospheric streets. You’ll see city walls and fortifications that are remnants from a distant Roman past, stately basilicas as well as the city’s fanciest shopping street that used to be a slum.
Galle Forte Sri Lanka
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A visit to Sri Lanka should include Galle Fort, a delightful fortified town on the south western coast that offers a fascinating glimpse into the country’s colonial past. The Unesco World Heritage Site was founded by the Portuguese in 1588, later run by the Dutch and the British until Ceylon gained its independence in 1948 and became Sri Lanka. All three countries’ influences are reflected in its charming cobblestone streets, grand colonial buildings, churches and ancient ramparts. History buffs will enjoy a tour starting at the Dutch reform church built in 1750, with heritage interpreter, booked through the excellent Sensory Indulgences, a tour company that offers customized experiences with local experts.
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