Land of the Blue Lobster: Gaspésie, Acadia and Prince Edward Island

Canada

Land of the Blue Lobster: Gaspésie, Acadia and Prince Edward Island

From the St Lawrence to the Maritime provinces, by the Bay of Fundy and its giant tides

Canada

Land of the Blue Lobster: Gaspésie, Acadia and Prince Edward Island

Maritime Canada: Montreal and Quebec City, Gaspésie with its national park, Forillon and Percé Rock, Acadian New Brunswick at Caraquet, Prince Edward Island, the Bay of Fundy and its Hopewell Rocks, Saint John, Saint Andrews and Fredericton. With a pre-tour in Ontario (Toronto, Niagara, the Thousand Islands, Ottawa) in 17 days from €4,155 per person.

When

May to October

Price

From 3 515€ excl. flights

(based on 2 people sharing)

How long

12 nights

Ideal length

Quebec City and Gaspésie

Days 1-5

The St Lawrence to Percé Rock.

Day 1

Arrival in Montreal

Flight to Montreal, welcome and transfer to the hotel.

Arrival in Montreal

Day 2

Montreal – Quebec City

Quebec City, the only walled city north of Mexico: the Château Frontenac, Dufferin Terrace, the Petit-Champlain district and the Plains of Abraham.

Montreal – Quebec City

Day 3

Quebec City – Rimouski

The south shore of the St Lawrence and its villages to Rimouski.

Quebec City – Rimouski

Day 4

Gaspésie park

Gaspésie national park and the Chic-Choc mountains, then Sainte-Anne-des-Monts.

Gaspésie park

Day 5

Forillon – Percé

Gaspésie: Percé Rock and Bonaventure Island with its gannets, Forillon park at the tip of the peninsula, and the Chic-Choc mountains.

Forillon – Percé
Quebec City and Gaspésie — photo 1
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Quebec City and Gaspésie — photo 4
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Acadia and the Maritimes

Days 6-14

Lobster, tides and the red island.

Day 6

Percé – Campbellton

Chaleur Bay to New Brunswick.

Percé – Campbellton

Day 7

Caraquet

Caraquet, heart of Acadia, and the Acadian Historical Village, which brings back the life of the returning deportees.

Caraquet

Day 8

Caraquet – Moncton

The Acadian coast, its dunes and boardwalks, to Moncton.

Caraquet – Moncton

Day 9

Prince Edward Island

The Confederation Bridge to Prince Edward Island, its red earth, lighthouses and lobsters.

Prince Edward Island

Day 10

Bay of Fundy – Saint John

The Bay of Fundy and its tides, the highest in the world, and the Hopewell Rocks at low tide.

Bay of Fundy – Saint John

Day 11

Saint Andrews – Fredericton

Saint Andrews, a Victorian seaside resort, then Fredericton, capital of New Brunswick, and Edmundston.

Saint Andrews – Fredericton

Day 12

Edmundston – Quebec City

Back to Quebec City through the Saint John valley.

Edmundston – Quebec City

Day 13

Quebec City – Montreal – flight home

Back to Montreal and fly to France.

Quebec City – Montreal – flight home

Day 14

Arrival in France

Arrival in France during the day.

Arrival in France
Acadia and the Maritimes — photo 1
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