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QUEBEC CITY AND WHALE WATCHING CRUISE: TOUR FROM TORONTOJune 14–17, 2024
$1250 (included: travel in a comfortable minibus, excursion service, three nights in a hotel; whale watching cruise; Montmorency Falls and St. Anne Canyon tickets; one signature Goldfinch breakfast)
Single supplement $380.
Comfortable high passenger van. Group of 10-12 people
Departure 7:00, Yummy Market Plaza (Major Mackenzie & Dufferin, Vaughan)
Stops at intersections with Bathurst St. 7:40 – Bathurst Sheppard Station
Luggage: one suitcase for two people, one carry-on suitcase for one person
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Day 1
Departure from Toronto.
Picnic lunch on the way.
Arrival in Quebec City and check-in at the hotel.
Spare time in Quebec City downtown.
Day 2
Sightseeing tour of Quebec City, the most European city in North America.
We will walk through the old town, the fabulously magical Petit Champlain Street. We will see the Ursulines of Quebec, the City Hall and Notre Dame Basilica, one of the oldest and most grandiose churches in the Americas. We will admire the breathtaking architecture of the Grande Allee on the hill of Quebec, with its inimitable sidewalk cafes, we will examine the grandiose Quebec castle of Frontenac, the most photographed hotel in the world, which is one of the symbols not only of the city, but of the entire province of Quebec. Let's walk along the embankment of the St. Lawrence River.
We will visit the historic Battlefield Park, the place where the Battle of Abraham's Plains took place in 1759 at the zenith of the Anglo-French Seven Years' War. Let's look at the Quebec Parliament building, located inside the fortification walls of Old Quebec City.
Let's go to the Montmorency Falls park and see the striking beauty and power of the Montmorency Falls, the highest in the province of Quebec.
Then we will visit another natural attraction of rare beauty - St. Anne's Canyon on the Sainte-Anne-du-Nor River. Cutting through the rocky walls of the gorge, the river rushes down in a powerful stream in several cascades from a height of seventy-four meters.
Not far from the canyon in the town of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré is the Basilica of St. Anne, striking in its splendor. This is one of the most famous Catholic shrines in Canada and the second largest temple in the province of Quebec.
Free time in Quebec City.
Day 3
This day will be devoted to an exciting trip to Saguenay Harbor on a whale watching cruise. The harbor is one of the best places in the world for whale watching. During the three-hour cruise, passengers often see not only whales, but also other marine life, including dolphins and seals.
Let's also get acquainted with the picturesque and attractive tiny town of Tadoussac, which is the oldest settlement in Quebec. It houses the oldest wooden church in North America that we will see.
After returning to Quebec City - free time.
Day 4
Departure from Quebec City.
Stop in Brockville and visit the historic railway tunnel, which offers a half-kilometer route with a colorful light and sound show.
Arrival in Toronto
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Quebec City, Quebec, 99 Oldhill St, Richmond Hill, ON L4C, Canada,Richmond Hill, Ontario