Private Jewish Heritage Walking Tour of Kensington Market

Voyzo's Private Jewish Heritage Walking Tour of Kensington Market is a private walking tour of 2 hours for your group only, with a private guide. It covers the early 20th-century Jewish immigrant history of the neighbourhood, including Beverley and D'Arcy Streets and the Anshei Minsk Synagogue. It costs US$1,499 in total for 1 to 4 guests and meets near the Art Gallery of Ontario.

Prices are totals in US dollars for the whole group, with no added taxes: US$1,499 for 1 to 4 guests, US$1,799 for 5 to 6, US$1,999 for 7 to 10, US$2,499 for 11 to 14, US$2,999 for 15 to 28, US$3,499 for 29 to 34 and US$3,999 for 35 to 56 guests. Each price covers the tour of 2 hours; gratuities, food and admission are not included. For 21 to 56 guests, choose “> 20” in the calendar and type your group size.

The tour is booked as a private walking tour of 2 hours. The booking calendar shows one price per group size and has no length option. If you would like a longer tour, tell us by email to info@voyzo.com or in the quote form on this page, and we confirm whether it is possible and the total. Your exact start time is confirmed by email once your booking is confirmed.

The tour meets near the Art Gallery of Ontario, at 317 Dundas Street West in Toronto. We arrange your transport to the meeting point and from the finish, and we confirm the exact meeting spot, the finish point and the transport details by email once your booking is confirmed. This page does not list the gallery as a stop.

The tour names Beverley and D'Arcy Streets and the Anshei Minsk Synagogue at 10-12 St. Andrews Street among its stops, and your guide sets the order and pace. Parks Canada also names the Kiever Synagogue among the neighbourhood's institutions; whether it fits your route is confirmed by email. We confirm the full route when we confirm your booking.

This page does not promise a visit inside any synagogue. Whether a stop can be entered depends on the congregation, the day and its hours, and we confirm what is possible for your date by email. The Ontario Jewish Archives describes Anshei Minsk as still in use, with weekday services. Doors Open Toronto returns on 29 and 30 May 2027 (checked 29 October 2026), but no list of 2027 buildings is published yet.

Parks Canada says that in the early 20th century an influx of Jewish immigrants, mostly from Russia and eastern and south-central Europe, converted the Victorian houses into small family-run stores, so the area was known for decades as the Jewish market. The Canadian Encyclopedia says Toronto had approximately 3,000 Jews in 1900 and 45,305 Jewish people by 1931.

The Canadian Encyclopedia says the Jewish population of the Market began drifting north up Bathurst Street in the 1950s and fell from 2,685 to 780 between 1951 and 1961. It says the Market once had more than 30 synagogues and that two from that era still operate. The tour is a walk at street level through the surviving streets.

Parks Canada's directory lists Kensington Market as a National Historic Site of Canada, and the recognition covers the neighbourhood west of Spadina Avenue. Parks Canada describes a network of narrow streets and alleyways fronted by closely built rows of small, narrow houses, and names the synagogues and parks among its nodes of interest (checked 29 October 2026).

Yes: the tour is for your group only, with a private guide. Its focus is Jewish heritage, and it is separate from a general Kensington food-and-shopping walk; no food is included. Voyzo's separate Private Toronto Kensington Market & Chinatown Walking Tour starts at Campbell House Museum and covers the wider neighbourhood.

Whether the tour runs on a Saturday or on a Jewish holiday is confirmed by email when you request your date. This page states no rule for those days and lists no holiday dates, so ask before you plan around one. The Ontario Jewish Archives describes Anshei Minsk as still in use, with weekday services.

This page states no age limit and no verified information on kerbs or step-free routes; Parks Canada describes a network of narrow streets and alleyways. Tell us your children's ages and any mobility needs when you book, by email to info@voyzo.com or in the quote form, and we confirm what can be arranged for your group. We do not state whether the transport is wheelchair accessible.

This page states no walking distance and no timings for the stops, so we cannot give a figure. The tour is booked as a private walking tour of 2 hours, and your guide sets the pace with your group. Tell us your children's ages, any mobility needs and how far your group likes to walk when you book, and we confirm what suits your date.

Tell us which language you would like when you request your date, and we confirm what we can arrange. This page does not list the languages available, so please ask before you book, using the quote form on this page or an email to info@voyzo.com.

The price covers a private walking tour of 2 hours with a private guide for your group, with transport to the start and from the finish arranged by us. Food and drink, admission (including the Art Gallery of Ontario) and gratuities are not included. Time beyond the 2 hours is charged additionally; we confirm the rate by email.

The tour is a walk on city streets in every season, so dress for the weather. Environment and Climate Change Canada's 1991 to 2020 normals for Toronto (City) give a daily maximum of 2.6 degrees Celsius in December and -0.3 in January, with daily minimums of -2.7 and -6.7. This page states no separate weather policy; the standard cancellation terms apply.

The Canadian Encyclopedia says the actor Al Waxman, who played Larry King in the CBC sitcom King of Kensington, grew up in Kensington Market, and that the series ran until 1980. A life-size bronze of Waxman by the sculptor Ruth Abernethy, commissioned by the Merchants of Kensington Market, stands in Bellevue Square Park. Whether the statue fits your route is confirmed by email.

Choose your group size, date and preferred start time in the booking calendar, at least 24 hours before your tour. Your booking is a request until we confirm availability by email, as soon as possible after we receive it. We then email your exact time and meeting details before the tour. Prefer to ask first? Use the quote form on this page or email info@voyzo.com.

You can cancel up to 24 hours before your tour date. A cancellation made less than 24 hours before your tour date is not refunded, and the cancellation terms that apply are provided with your booking confirmation (section 7 of our Terms and Conditions). To change your date, email info@voyzo.com before the 24-hour cutoff and we will try to reschedule, subject to availability.