Go West Tours

31 CANADA restaurants and cinemas. After discovering downtown, go to Mont Royal for a view of the city, looking out over the Saint Joseph Oratory , Notre Dame Basilica and the Olympic Park for the 1976 summer games. Lunch featuring smoked meat, a regional specialty. Continue to the town of Saint Marc des Carrières . An amicable, family-style evening awaits you where the locals are anxious to describe the colorful daily life of their ancestors. Wine cocktail and festive supper with the families and the group. Overnight with the families . Day 6 : Breakfast with the families before leaving for Trois Rivières . Lunch on the way. In the afternoon, continue to your overnight retreat, a lodge in the forest with sports activities and games. Check into the lodge at the end of the day, then spend an hour enjoying one of the activities proposed, such as kayaking, sailing or biking. Afterwards, a trapper dinner and evening await you. Day 7 : Early morning free to take advantage of this site dedicated to relaxation and other nature-related activities. Tour of the Val Jalbert ghost town, a typical old- time village. Lunch, then drive to the beautiful region of Saint Jean Lake and Saint Félicien with a stop at the zoo and train ride along the nature trail. This ride will give you a very good idea of Canada’s plant and animal life as well as the life of its first inhabitants. Dinner and overnight in Chicoutimi . Day 8 : This morning, leave for Tadoussac via the scenic Charlevoix route along the Saint Lawrence River . Make a stop in the attractive village of Baie Saint- Paul , a paradise for artists. Lunch, then embark on a 3-hour cruise that will give you the opportunity to observe whales and beluga that inhabit the waters of the Saint Lawrence. Dinner and night in the vicinity of Quebec City. Day 9 : Morning guided tour of Quebec City . Behind its high stonewalls, the capital of Quebec province gives you the impression of glimpsing France in some bygone era. Take advantage of your tour of the oldest city in Canada to admire the star- shaped citadel and impressive fortifications. Make a stop at the Parliament before going on to the Vieux Port, Place Royale and Petit-Champlain quarters . Then leave to discover a distinctive aspect of Canada: its American Indian heritage. Lunch in a traditional Huron village followed by a visit. In the evening, we will take you to dinner in a sugar shack. Here, the old-time atmosphere and savory dishes await you this evening for this festive meal remindful of days of yore. Overnight. Day 10 : This morning, you will start out with a drive to Sainte Anne de Beaupré to view the sanctuary, a superb basilica with 240 stain-glass windows. Then you will make a stop at impressive Montmorency Falls , 275 feet high and 98 feet higher than Niagara Falls. Lunch before continuing to Orleans Island for a visit of the center of an extensive property with an apple orchard of 4,000 trees as well as a duck and goose-breeding farm. While there, you will see the center’s ancestral home and its cider and vinegar plant, followed by the cider house where you will taste the famous Quebec specialty, ice cider, as well as other local products. Continue to Montreal for dinner and overnight. Day 11 : Free time before meeting at the hotel for your transfer to the airport and return flight.