We were so excited to experience La Grande Roue de Montréal during our recent visit to Old Montréal. Located right on Old Port where all the action is at, this was the perfect place to be. La Grande Roue is a climate-controlled as well as the tallest observation wheel in Canada. Allowing visitors to see the city and its beautiful surrounding in a 360 panoramic view from 60 meters in the air, which is equivalent to a 20 story building. On a clear day, visitors can see 28 km away.
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La Grande Roue de Montréal is equipped with 42 climate-controlled gondolas with ultra-clear tempered glass panes. This allows visitors to observe the beautiful landscape in detail while protecting them from the UV rays. Open year-round, visitors are assured to have a comfortable experience with air-conditioning in the summer and temperate in the winter. It made its debut to Old Montréal in 2017.
We had been exploring Old Port all morning and finally made our way to La Grande Roue de Montréal. Checking in was a breeze. The lines were pretty long but moved pretty swiftly as well. Once we checked in, we were directed to the security check-in for bag check and then a photo op.
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We then boarded our gondola and await for the ride to start.
The ride was really smooth and we were just amazed as to how gorgeous Montreal is from up above and at every angle.
We are just enjoying the view from here.
The boys spotted the zipline and aerial park and have already planned their next activity.
Gorgeous view all around. This is Old Port where are the merchants are. We made sure we stopped there for some souvenirs.
View of the Saint Lawrence River!
After the ride, we stopped at the bistro on-site for a quick bite to eat.
Vang was surprised at how delicious the hot dog was. The bun was toasted and hot dog was cooked just right. He rarely eats hot dog and mentioned that this was the best hot dog he has had.
We were surprised at the length of the ride. We have been on other observation wheels and this one was pretty long. It was approximately 20 minutes allowing us to relax and take in the views. What an amazing time we had taking in the breathtaking views of Old Montreal and Old Port on one side and the Saint Lawrence River on the other side.
Thank you Tourisme Montreal for showing us a great time!
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That looks so fun! And I love hot dogs hahaha thanks for sharing!
Jessie
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What a beautiful view! I love getting out with my family and trying new things. We often have a great time and take some fun pictures. Its perfect when we find great food, too! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Thank you for sharing your wonderful adventure with your family. This was such a sweet read and experience to enjoy. Thanks for the lovely visit into your life.
Thank you for stopping by and sharing such sweet words.
The views look absolutely stunning!!
Larissa x
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I had the pleasure of visiting last year. It was wonderful and your photography is beautiful!
Reminds me of the London Eye in the UK! I’ve been to Montreal but it was in the colder months so there wasn’t much to do. I’d like to go again when the weather is better 🙂
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Wow, it looks so beautiful there! I’d love to ride on the observation wheel. Glad you guys had fun!
Hannah the Mad Dog
Thank you! We sure did 🙂
Looks like so much fun! Will def check it out when we get to Canada!
I love this! I am ready to head north. Canada has been a long time goal. Thank you for the info!
Your welcome Tricia! It is so beautiful. We had an amazing time! Our boys are already talking about another trip to Canada! 🙂
Oh, those views! I would suck up my fear of heights to take see this. I love how the gondolas are climate controlled.
You would enjoy it Heather!
Wow! The views are amazing! I’m adding this to my list of must-see places! Thanks for sharing!
My son has been wanting to visit Montreal, so I’ll put this on our list! 20 minutes is a long time on such an attraction. I love that you really have time to soak in all of the views! Being fully enclosed would help me with my fear of heights 🙂
I was quite surprised with the length too but so appreciated it. It made it so much more enjoyable.
Beautiful pictures! It looks like the whole family had a great time! Thank you for sharing your experience…It is amazing!
Thank you! It was a pretty amazing experience.
Now that looks fun and like an amazing way to see a city! I’m not sure I could relax being that high off the ground, but I’d be willing to try. Thanks for taking us along on the ride!
It is such a cool experience!
Woah, my son would love this!
I am sure he would! Our boys sure loved it.
Climate controlled – I am sure that is must there Great views!
another fun trip in the books it looks like!
It was!
Beautiful. I would love to ride the observation wheel.
We’ve never been to Montreal but it looks amazing! We’ll have to add it to our list.
Wow that view! Awesome pictures!
Thank you!
That looks like so much fun! I love those types of rides where you get to see the entire city (or most of it)!!
We loved it too!
I’m afraid of heights but I’d have to get in that wheel just so I could enjoy that gorgeous view!
It is so beautiful from up there 🙂
Montreal is on my list – thanks for this, I’ll add this to my list, too!
Awesome!
This looks like a must see attraction in Montreal. Thanks for sharing and your pics added a lot to the post!
It is kind of like the London eye. I bet the kids loved it!
They did!
Wow! That looks like a perfect way to view the city! I love that it was a good 20 minute ride. I would love that!
I love all the views and the food looks awesome to eat. Would love to go there someday
I haven’t been to Canada since I was too little to remember. I can’t wait to go again. Montreal looks so beautiful! What better way to see it than on the big wheel!
Montreal is beautiful!
Montreal looks outstanding! Your pictures are wonderful, thank you for sharing.
This sounds like a fun experience, but I am afraid of heights! I imagine being inside the closed gondola helps a little with being so high.
It helps a lot! It was a fun experience 🙂
Wonderful photos! And your boys are SO cute!
Thank you!
How fun! I’ve seen these in other big cities, like London and Edinburgh, but I’ve never ridden on one. I thought the lines where so long but maybe they move faster that I think. Great views from that height!
thank you for sharing! been to Montreal few years ago – great memories! are you planning to head to Vancouver anytime soon? give me a shout!
Woah, what a view! I’ve always wanted to visit Montreal. Thanks for sharing another place to put on my list!
I love how fearless the boys looked on the gondola!!! Another great adventure in the books!
Wow this looks like quite an adventure to have in Montreal! Never knew this existed and was this popular, but good to know when visiting next!
We had an amazing time!