If you're going to see Graffiti Alley, take the tour. I enjoy photographing street art. I learned a lot about the history, styles, and etiquette (yes, there's 'rules') of graffiti. Jennifer was a great guide. read more

Had a great tour with Jennifer covering the downtown business district. She was thoroughly knowledgeable, professional, and engaging. We were sorry the tour had to end! read more

Jason was a wonderful guide...really knowledgeable, helpful and enthusiastic about his city, its history and architecture. He really brings this tour to life with genuine stories and descriptions of key figures and events involved in this fascinating journey back in TO time. Would definitely do this tour again! read more

Old Town with Golshan was great. She was articulate and engaging. She even had an iPad to show us "before" pictures of some spots we visited. All her dining recommendations were spot-on. Downtown Toronto with Jackie was also great. She was funny and articulate and kept the attention of a very big group very well. They work on tips only. It's a fantastic way to get to know this beautiful city. read more

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Our tour was scheduled for two hours and it lasted 3, which wasn't good. We were supposed to have a meal which we paid for but Devin said we were out of time, no meal. We did stop for coffee but I had to pay for Devin's coffee. Not good at all. read more

Aaron was a fun and informative tour guide! The route was really interesting and I felt like we got to see a lot of the city in a short amount of time. He also did a great job fielding questions, telling interesting stories, and involving everyone in our group in the tour (even though there were 15 of us). I would definitely book another tour with them! (One note - the booking fee only covers the administrative side of things. You'll want to bring along cash for the tour guide as that is the only way he makes money!) read more

We did the Downtown Toronto Tour: "Power, Politics, & The PATH". The tour guide was very energetic, did a great job keeping us moving from space to space, and had interesting stories about each place. I feel like the majority of the tour focused on the banks - which was cool, but I would have liked more time walking in The Path, and hearing more about Canadian political issues. Because these tours are free, however, they don't limit the size of the groups, and as a result, our group of 30+ people was way too many for him to manage or organize. Half the time we couldn't even hear what story he was trying to tell, and I feel like we missed out because so much time was spent herding us from spot to spot. Also - afterwards we looked up some of the 'facts' we were told because they sounded so outrageous. For example, while yes, it's true that the 14,000 windows of the Royal Bank towers are coated with a layer of 24-karat gold - they are worth about $70 per window, not the astronomical sum of millions each like we were told! Also, when doing research afterwards on BCE Place Galleria and Heritage Square, I could find nothing that mentions it supports three skyscrapers like we were told. Nor could I find anything about replacing the floor regularly due to cracking from all the weight on it. I'm not saying that it isn't true - just that I can't find any article that confirms it. So, long story short - I was drawn in by the great reviews, and it's an easy walking tour to take, but next time I would rather spend money on a tour where the group size was limited, and the guide gave more accurate descriptions versus just trying to tell a good tale. read more

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I don't remember how I came across Tour Guys. I guess it was luck. Several free tours are offered, but I was most interested in the St Lawrence Market tour as it involves my favorite thing- food! When I first signed up, I thought 90 minutes was a long time. It ended up being just enough. Our tour guide was Aaron. He was personable and knowledgeable. We started outside the market and he told us the history of how it used to be city hall and a jailhouse. Then we visited several vendors including Carousal Bakery. Don't expect to get a full meal from the small samples like you're at a Costco. Try and buy if you like anything. And even though it's a free tour, make sure you have cash on hand to tip at the end! read more

Jason is a wonderful tour guide. I did around 15-20 walking tours in different cities and definitely, Jason was the best. Engaging, charming, positive, a bunch of urban legends. Very good mix of stories & history. We did 2 tours with Jason: The downtown tour and Old city. I would recommend it to a friend! read more

We always seem to do these types of tours in other cities so decided to get a little info on OUR city. Tour was awesome! Michele was adorable with her Toronto stories. Found the info regarding Nathan Phillip Sq so interesting. My only complaint is it wasn't long enough. I'm sure there must be way more info that could have been added to the area. read more

Great tour! Adi our tour guide was very knowledgeable and entertaining. We loved every minute of it. read more

Tour Guys Toronto - Great tour today with our tour guide Adi.she was very knowledgeable and entertaining. - Food Tours Near Me

Beer makes history better! Awesome tour! Booked a surprise tour for my boyfriends birthday and had a killer time. Discovered new watering holes for future with friends, samples some tasty treats and met a really cool beer geek, Jason. Don't be on the fence about this one - just book it. You'll love the unique Toronto facts and the sweet samples! Incredible job, will def be booking another. Ps, don't let the winter discourage you! Didn't phase us read more

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Cal was absolutely phenomenal!! He was great at keeping our attention and making sure everyone was included in the tour. A wonderful experience! He was very knowledgeable about the city and his delivery of the tour was not only captivating but entertaining. read more

Thanks for a wonderfull tour of the city Bri! We didn't cover a lot of ground but we saw the major attractions of the city. Dus told us a lot of fun facts and was patient and funny. She knew how to captivate an audience and even helped people afterwards nu giving us tips tot lunch and free maps of the city. read more

My husband and I were just in Toronto for a week and did 3 different tours with Tour Guys. The Graffiti tour with Tim, the Old Town Toronto tour with Zack and the Downtown Toronto tour with Bri. We had an amazing time with each of these guides and learned so much about the history and culture of Toronto. We would definitely recommend Tour Guys for anyone looking for a fun and informative walking tour in Toronto. read more

Loved our morning with our tour guide Sam- she was gracious, knowledgeable, and had an easy and wonderful sense of humor. The tour made my family feel like we understood the city and the culture of the area so much better, and increased our enjoyment of the rest of our time in Toronto. Highly recommended! read more

We did the downtown tour with Cal today and really enjoyed it. Learned about the architecture and history of some downtown landmarks including Union Station , financial district, and The Path. Cal was a great guide and shared lots of fun facts. read more

Went on the Graffiti tour with Jacky and had a great time. It was informative and inspirational. She educated us on graffiti basics, local artists and graffiti's place in the grander context of society. I would happily take another one of the company's tours. read more

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i highly recommend their free walking tours! my family went on two tours in one day with these guys - the one that takes you to the sports arenas and cn tower, and the one that walks along the riverfront. both tours were free and super informative. the tour guides really know their stuff. the one we had in the morning had a lot of energy and definitely gave us a good tour. in the evening, we had jason, who i think is one of the owners of the company. he was really great, calmer, just as informative, and his passion was genuine and really showed. we were with a family who had a baby and he was really patient with them as they were going on and off the tour when she was fussy. he also extended the tour by a half hour so he could show us more stuff, but told us that of course we were free to leave. it was just a great entertaining tour with a really great tour guide. the tour is free, but tips are appreciated, which our first tour guide mentioned, and our second didn't (preferred this as it was less awkward, but i'm a waitress so i get that it probably needs to be said). if we're back in toronto, we do plan on checking out more of their tours - they have a lot of paid ones that look super interesting too! read more

My family did the Old Town History tour with Sam. She was awesome. The tour was fun and interesting! We especially loved learning about EJ Lennox, and the war of 1812 history was very interesting. read more

My sister an I did the Free Old Town Toronto Tour with Brie, and we were greatly surprised with the love and effort put into the tour. Ghosts and horror stories may seem a topic for teenagers but the twist that Brie added to it, made it a really deep dive into the history, costumes and culture of Toronto, from the perspective of its dark stories. You will learn not only about murders and executions but also about architecture, Canadian history, music and more. Brie is a very amusing and talented theatre talent, don't miss this one with her! read more

The tour was awesome. We learned a lot about Toronto and it's history. Very informative and amusing to see. I'm so glad I found this free tour and glad that there is people that volunteer to do them! read more

I did the dark history tour of Toronto with Neil. I always like to do a walking tour of a city to get the know it better. This is actually my first walking tour in North America! I was stuck in a little traffic and emailed my guide Neil. He emailed me back and even gave me directions on where they would be if I arrived late and also gave me his cell number so I could call him to find out where they were. Neil was a really great guide who had an extensive history of doing tours in South America so he was experienced. You could tell that he was a history buff and he had an almost uncanny enthusiasm to him which shown through every story he told. I won't spoil the tour for you, but I learned a lot of stuff about Toronto that I wouldn't have known if I hadn't gone on this tour. There's quite a "dark history" involving prostitutes and murderers in this clean and friendly city Toronto! Will definitely try and do some of the other tours...the beer tour looked fun =p Cheers! read more

Julian was an amazing tour guide during the Old Town tour. We learned about Toronto's history and saw some sights off the normal beaten path of TripAdvisor. He goes rain or shine! Ends up at an indoor market that has the infamous "Canadian bacon sandwich" which is completely different from what Kentuckians think Canadian bacon is.. totally worth checking out read more

My wife and I signed up for two walking tours. As our luck would have it there was a marathon going on that day and one of the tour guides actually reached out ahead of time to make sure we allowed extra time to get there which was really appreciated. I'd recommend this for folks to help get their bearings in town and to give some context to any other adventures you have in town. In the morning Neil took us on the Downtown Toronto tour. It was a great tour with historical and modern information about the city. He kept the group together even as we had to negotiate around the marathon and the spectators. In the afternoon, we did the Dark History tour with Natalie. She was able to re-route our tour to work around the road closures for the marathon. Her stops included interesting history for places you would otherwise walk past and miss out on their significance. Both of our guides were very willing to answer our questions about Toronto and help us with getting to restaurants and other points of interest after the tour. You'll get the most out of these if you do them at the beginning of your visit, but they are still worth doing if you have been in town for a while already. read more

Arrived in T-town in hopes for some reasonable options to get an overall feel of the city. So many attractions felt like tourist traps and then I remembered I did Free Tours By Foot in New Orleans back in January. I went to their site, which redirected me to Tour Guys Toronto. Needless to say, I (again) made the right decision. Our guide Laurel was so sweet, informative, and prideful in the best way about her city. Took us through the most important landmarks, patiently telling us facts and even personalized some of the sites with her own experiences. First tour ended at the Brewery for a free tasting, which is the GENIUS idea (other tours better notes -- and no, I'm not a habitual drunk). Gave her $25 for two tours because she did such a fantastic job. Highly recommend for everyone. You won't regret it. read more

Two of my friends and I did a Ghost tour with the Tour Guys Toronto on Saturday just past. Bri was our guide and she was wonderful. She was warm, friendly and had a really great sense of humour. It was not really scary for which I must say I was grateful, but more fun tour. Bri was very knowledgeable about the history of the places she took us to. It is really nice being a tourist in our city which we live. People do not do this enough and they should. It makes you appreciate your city's architectural history. I will look into doing other tours with this group. Thank you, Sakina read more

Excellent and great fun! Our guide was Brie and she did a wonderful job! The theme was 'death, disease and destruction!' Highly recommend! It's free but guides do not get paid other than tips. Good to give a tip if you enjoyed the tour. read more

My husband and I went on the Old Town tour with Jacky. The tour started in front of the old city building. You can reserve you spot on the tour online beforehand. Although our tour guide didn't check that information at the beginning of the tour. As a result the number of people on our tour was outrageous. There were probably 50+ people on our tour and it effected the experience. We couldn't hear a lot of the tour information because of the size and choice of stopping points. Also you locate your tour guide at the beginning by the land yard they wear. It would be nice if they had a visible sign. The parts of the tour we could the tour guide was knowledgeable and entertaining. Our tour ended at St. Lawrence Market. At the end you can pay what you think the tour guide deserves. read more

Sam was an amazing tour guide! Very informative and detailed. She made everyone feel welcomed, took the time to explain every site, was open and receptive to questions. Highly recommend her as a tour guide! read more

My friend and I did two tours, the old town and the graffiti tour, both were led by Tim and really great! The graffiti one seemed a little long and drawn out (but that could be because it was later in the day). Tim is funny and very good with his stories and history of Toronto, it made the old town stories really exciting even for me as someone who isn't very excited about history all the time. The old town is also great to just learn about Canada's history as a nation as well. read more

Just writing to tell you how much we loved our walking tour of downtown Toronto. The agenda was great (What's a Canadian? Where is Suits filmed? What's the history of Toronto? What movies were filmed here? What is Toronto's main religion? There was also art, architecture, hockey, the PATH and so much more!) and Julian was charming, interesting and thoroughly knowledgeable. We fell in love with the city and will definitely come back. read more

My boyfriend and I took the Power, Politics, and The Path tour for our first full day in Toronto. The tour was easy to find in Union station, and it didn't feel like 90 minutes at all! Tim gave a solid overview of some of the main downtown Toronto highlights. He was informative and I left knowing a few interesting tidbits that I don't think I would have picked up otherwise! My reason for four stars isn't major, but I definitely think that limiting the number of people on the tour could be beneficial. There were almost 40 people in our group, and that seemed like a bit much and it could get claustrophobic in the smaller spaces and didn't feel very personal (although a more personal tour is my personal preference). Overall, it was wonderful and for free, you can't get much better! read more

Jackie led a terrific tour of downtown Toronto, the financial district, and City Hall. Her knowledge and insight were helpful, and she has the driest, funniest sense of humour. A+ all around. read more

The tour would get a 4 star rating if it had cost $10, and not $47. What do you get for your $47, you ask? Let me tell you...1. Taken to 3 different pubs where you have to buy all your own beer. Yes that's right - the cost does not include any beer whatsoever - except the free dixie cup samples at Mill Street Brew Pub, which are available to everyone. 2. A free butter tart at the St. Lawrence Market. More precisely, half of a butter tart, as there weren't enough for everyone to go around. 3. Pemeal bacon, mustard and wine samples at the St. Lawrence Market - the same bite size samples available to the general public. 4. Nachos at one pub. Considering you can go on a free walking tour of Toronto, I have no idea how this company has the nerve to charge $47 to bring people to well known pubs in Toronto. You'd be way better off just taking that cash and buying beer with it. read more

Our family took the Old Town Toronto and Downtown Toronto tours with Michele in one day, and enjoyed both immensely! Michele is a knowledgeable and animated guide who kept our family of four engaged with interesting stories and the occasional joke. She also made sure that whenever we stopped, we were standing in a shady area, as it was very hot and humid out. Excellent tour! read more

Went on two tours with Jackie. The Downtown/financial district/path history one and the dark side of Toronto one. Jackie was great and very informative. She had a lot of good energy. The downtown tour was pretty interesting, the dark history of Toronto one not so much. Guess Toronto's history just isn't that dark or gory. Other than that we had a great time. I wish I knew about the graffiti one beforehand, seems like a better choice. Maybe next time I'm in town. read more

We had a great tour with Eli! He was knowledgeable and funny. He made sure the group stayed together! If I was staying in Toronto longer I would definitely book the other tours. I definitely recommend this!! read more

Least enjoyable city tour I have been on in 20 years in 15+ different cities. Short on historical facts, lack of content; long on progressive interpretation. Nothing on your beautiful churches or rich multi-racial harmony. Very disappointing. read more

Went on their graffiti tour. Our tour guide Jason kept the tour upbeat with his anecdotes. I found his tour super informative and interesting and would recommend it to anybody interested in learning a little about street art! I thought this was a nice, unconventional way to learn about Toronto's history. read more