Highlights of New France

Highlights of New France
Day 1: Depart for the Eastern Townships
• Travel through the day to your 4 star Resort Hotel
• Meet your Tour Guide and check in at Hôtel Chéribourg / Manoir des Sables
• Welcoming Cocktail and Dinner with your group
• Relax and enjoy the Hotel amenities
Day 2: Montreal
• Breakfast at the Resort
• Travel to Montreal the largest French Speaking city in North America and
second largest primary French speaking city in the world after Paris
• Enjoy a guided city tour and learn the history of this diverse city where
the old world meets the new
• Take a tour of Notre-Dame Basilica and marvel at its gothic revival
architecture
• Lunch on your own and free time to step back in time and stroll the
cobblestone streets on rue St-Paul
• This afternoon enjoy some fun at the Casino de Montreal located on
Île Notre-Dame which is also the sight of the Canadian Grand
Prix-Formula 1. It is the largest casino in Canada
• Return to the Resort for dinner with the group
Day 3: Quebec City
• Breakfast at the Resort
• Travel to Quebec City the only fortified city in North America
• Begin with a sightseeing tour through the walled city and to the Plains of
Abraham site of the 1759 Battle of Québec. Both the French and British
Generals were mortally wounded during the battle
• Lunch on your own and free time to enjoy the lower city. There is a
funicular cable car, which links the lower and upper city
• Enjoy the spectacular view from the Dufferin Terrace and the Château
Frontenac the most photographed hotel in the world
• Pass by the breathtaking Montmorency Falls that are higher than Niagara
and arrive at the Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Shrine
• Dinner in area and return to the Resort
Day 4: Magog and Region
• Breakfast at the Resort
• Departure St-Benoit-du-Lac Abbey and attend a Gregorian chant session
at a Benedictine Monastery
• Stop by Savon des Cantons for some "good clean fun" an artisanal soap
making studio and boutique that crafts hand-made, 100% natural products
• Lunch on your own and free time to discover the Lakeside Village of Magog
located on the shores of Lake Memphrémagog
• Tour & tasting of a Regional winery
• Farewell Cocktail and gala dinner at the Resort
Day 5: Depart for home
• Breakfast and check out
• Board your bus for the journey home