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Quebec Multi-Adventure Tour

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Whale Watch

Quebec City & Historic French Canada

From $3,299 - $3,549 pp dbl. occ. | 6 days / 5 nights

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It would have been easier for Quebec to abandon its European heritage. Fortunately, it didn't. Everything about Quebec says old-world charm. You'll experience it riding through farmland on idyllic islands. Taste it in every superb farm-to-table meal. The more you discover Quebec's culture, the more you'll appreciate why it has stayed true to its heart.

Highlights

Discover the impressive architecture, sophisticated cuisine and French heritage of historic Quebec City
Ride tranquil coastal roads and pause to visit artisans, vintners and farmers in charming towns along the way
Hike in the hills overlooking the pristine shores of the St. Lawrence River, whose banks teem with aquatic birds
Look for breaching beluga, minke and fin whales on a boating excursion with an expert local naturalist

Quebec

Start/End Quebec City

Start/End locations may vary. Do not book flights until your trip details are confirmed.

Itinerary

Days 1-2 Hike near the mighty St. Lawrence River and next to one of the most picturesque bays in the world | Explore Tadoussac, the first fur trading post in the New World | Today the town is considered the preeminent spot for whale-watching in eastern North America | Walk along the awe-inspiring Saguenay Fjord | Look for whales and other marine life during a Zodiac ride with a naturalist | Dine at charming restaurants where you can savor the famous Charlevoix gastronomy.

Days 3-4 Ferry to rural Isle-aux-Coudres and spin past old stone cottages, white steepled churches and farms selling cider | Stop at Les Moulins, an early 19th-century stone windmill and watermill that still churn out wheat and buckwheat flour | Walk through forests of conifer and yellow birch to stunning Lac Georges | Hike across the taiga, a rich tundra-like ecosystem, in beautiful Parc des Grands-Jardins.

Days 5-6 Ride bucolic roads stopping to visit artisans, vintners and organic farmers on Île d'Orléans, a little island with apple orchards, stone windmills and Normandy-style cottages | Stop for a self-guided tour at Manoir Mauvide-Genest, one of the best-preserved houses on the island | Enjoy sweeping vistas and pastoral roads before zipping to enchanting Quebec City | Bike to the Plains of Abraham, site of a famous 1759 battle | Meander through old Quebec City on a historical walking tour.

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10 or more Guests: from $3,299 pp dbl occ
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From $3,299 - $3,549 pp dbl. occ.
6 days / 5 nights

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Premiere Hotels

Fairmont Manoir Richelieu

La Malbaie (2 nights)

Le Germain Charlevoix

Baie-Saint-Paul (2 nights)

Auberge Saint-Antoine

Quebec City (1 night)

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Activity Level

This trip is rated Levels 1-3

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What's Included

Services and equipment are included.

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Why Backroads

Why Travel with Backroads in Quebec

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Premiere Hotels

Accommodations may vary based on departure date. Any difference from what is listed below can be found by clicking on your desired date on the View Scheduled Dates or Private Dates tabs.

Fairmont Manoir Richelieu

La Malbaie (2 nights)

Nestled majestically between sea and mountains, this "Castle on the Cliff" combines quiet countryside charm with five-star elegance. (pool, spa)

Le Germain Charlevoix

Baie-Saint-Paul (2 nights)

This modern hotel features an eco-friendly design and décor that pays tribute to the surrounding landscape and the region's cultural heritage. (spa)

Auberge Saint-Antoine

Quebec City (1 night)

A splendid property located in a former 17th-century warehouse blending history and modern style, with 300-year-old beams, slate floors and artifacts discovered during construction. A Relais & Châteaux member. (spa)

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This Trip Is Rated Levels 1-3

Every Backroads trip is designed to appeal to a wide variety of interests and fitness levels. We know your pace may vary from one day to the next—and your traveling companion's may differ somewhat from yours. So we present a range of mileage options, and each day you decide exactly what and how much you want to do.

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Day	Activity	EASYGOING				ACTIVE				AVID
Daily Route Options
		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Level 4		Level 5
		miles	feet gain	miles	feet gain	miles	feet gain	miles	feet gain	miles	feet gain
1	Walking/Hiking	3	200	4	700
2	Walking/Hiking			5	500
2	Other	Whale-Watching Excursion (Half Day)
3	Biking	8*	200	18*	500	29	2000
4	Walking/Hiking			4	1000	6	1400
5	Biking	17*	600	31*	1100	41	1400
6	Biking	7	500
6	Other	Historic Walking Tour of Old Quebec (2 Hours)

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* Includes shuttle.

Learn more about how we determine our activity level and fully support a range of abilities and interests.

Please note that our distance and elevation figures come from Ride with GPS. Other sources may give differing elevation figures due to different GPS and mapping technologies and other external factors.

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Meals

All breakfasts, 6 lunches, 4 dinners

Available Bike Options

The key to a stellar day’s ride is a bike that’s perfectly in tune with your cycling style… Backroads has you covered with the best bike fleet in the world! Read on for your available bike options for this trip.

Backroads Titanium Bikes (Included in your trip price)

Our custom-built titanium bikes are specially designed for you—and we offer different models for varied terrain so your bike is ideally suited to the region. Our custom-made bikes are included in your trip price.

Touring Bike (Included)

Performance Road Bike (Included)

NEW! Backroads Custom Electric-Assist Bike (Included in your trip price – Available beginning 4/1 in North America, 5/1 in Europe and 11/1 outside of Europe and North America.)

Our newly redesigned Titanium Electric-Assist Bike is a lightweight yet powerful machine unique in the world of e-bikes. It provides plenty of power (and then some!) to flatten the hills and more than enough battery range to cover the distance. Other outstanding features include the same comfort as our Touring Bikes and lower top tubes for easier mounting and dismounting.

Backroads Custom Electric-Assist Bike (Included)

Also Included

Expertise and services of our experienced Trip Leaders
Snacks and beverages between meals
Additional guides and experts from the region on many trips
Van shuttles to support a variety of route options
Comprehensive Travel Planner with detailed pre-trip information
Private guided tours at museums, historic sites, wineries and other select attractions as noted in the Travel Planner
All gratuities at hotels and restaurants
Special events, including wine tastings and other select attractions as mentioned in the Travel Planner
On biking and multi-adventure trips, use of fully equipped Backroads titanium bike plus helmet and accessories
Trailercycles, carriers, and kid-sized helmets for Family Trips
Equipment and experienced guides for kayaking, rafting, snorkeling, sailing and canoeing as described
Park and other entry fees
Fares for trains, ferries and other modes of travel as listed in the Travel Planner
Select coach transfers
Baggage transfers and porterage

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Get the Straight Talk about This Trip

We want to make sure you're on the right trip and that you have the best experience possible. Every Backroads trip is unique and this one is no exception.

Traffic & Shuttle Time

To access the very best biking and hiking routes, we'll often bypass busy roads and traffic by starting and ending our bike rides with strategic shuttles via bus, van, boat and train. Expect shuttle times of 1–2 hours most days.

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Why Travel with Backroads in Quebec

The Best Leaders in Quebec

Backroads has the best-qualified people to lead your trip in Quebec, and our guests back that up, rating our Trip Leaders an average of 9.75 out of 10 for all-around quality of performance. Get the facts (and no fluff) on how we recruit and develop the very best people for your trip.

Everyone at Their Own Pace

We design and support our Quebec trips to suit mixed abilities and varied interests—so you can set your own pace, then change things up as the day unfolds. And all guests are free to do the same, traveling together or apart, with no one cramping anyone else's style. Which sounds easy in theory, but it's hard to pull off. Here's more on how we do it.

More Leaders to Support You

On our Quebec trips we have an extra leader supporting you along the road and trail—for a total of three, compared to the industry standard two. So we can be in more places at once, giving personal attention to guests traveling at their own pace. Here's more on our Trip Leaders.

We Know Our Neighbours Well

Backroads first headed up to Canada in 1980, when an older Trudeau was prime minister, and we've been exploring its spectacular landscapes ever since. Our leaders are Canadian and many are proud to make their homes in Quebec—where we offer more trips than any other active travel company and have spent many more years finding the best ones.

Our Superb Bikes Included

A great bike is obviously critical for a great multi-adventure trip; you don't want to gamble on one that's been sourced locally to trim costs. This trip features our acclaimed Backroads Custom Titanium bikes, expertly tuned and fitted, and included in your trip price. Learn why our titanium bikes are ideal for most riders.

Only the Best Hotels

On this trip featuring Premiere Hotels, you can count on the best lodgings Quebec has to offer. In fact, the hotels we've chosen in this region have higher retail room rates than those offered by any other active travel company—even when their trips cost more.

We've Set the Standard

For nearly four decades we've worked to earn and maintain our right to call Backroads the world's #1 active travel company. In pursuing that vision on behalf of our guests, we believe we've set the standard for our industry—captured in the Backroads Quality Guide, which clearly sets out the benchmarks of excellence, choice and support that we live by

Your Trip Will Run. Period.

Under our Book with Confidence policy, your Backroads trip will run even for one or two people (or a family of three or four), subject to a nominal extra fee. Or transfer to another trip, and we'll give you a credit. It's all part of our trademark commitment to treating guests with integrity, transparency and total accountability. Read all the details.

We Speak the Language

If we told you many companies' leaders can't actually speak the language where they lead trips, you'd say incroyable... ridicolo... không the tha thú. At Backroads, fluency in the local language is a given. Find out more on the best leader recruitment, training and development in the business. (And by the way, that was "unforgivable" in Vietnamese.)

Quality You Can Measure

Since 1979, Backroads Founder and President Tom Hale has shown that staying #1 means constantly evaluating our performance using the best possible source of information: our guests. As we systematically analyze your feedback on our trip consultants, leaders, hotels, meals and on-trip activities, we never stop working to make a great company even better.

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We want to make sure you're on the right trip and that you have the best experience possible. Every Backroads trip is unique and this one is no exception.

Days Prior to Trip Start	Scheduled Trips	Private & Custom Trips
156+ days	$200**	$600
126-155 days	$200**	30%
96-125 days	$200**	50%
61-95 days	30%	75%
31-60 days	60%	100%
0-30 days	100%	100%

Quebec Multi-Adventure Tour