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Quebec City and Countryside Bus Tours; Same schedule everyday of the year.  Free pick-up service at your hotel ! For information only, DO NOT BOOK A TOUR . Private tours and step-on guides = $40+tax an hour   |   Ice Hotel

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TOUR 1     A visit of Old historical Quebec City. On this complete orientation tour of  Quebec City,  you will see: The Laval University Campus, The Old Walled Military City, The French and the Latin Quarters, The Notre-Dame Basilica, The Anglican Cathedral, The Dufferin Terrace and the Château Frontenac, The Martello Towers, The Battlefields of the Plains of Abraham, The Old Port, The National Assembly, The Ferry Québec-Lévis, The Museums, The Louis XIV Royal Square, The Coast Guard, the Ice Breakers, the Saint-Lawrence River and its Bridges.     Photos by Rey December 2005

Approximative duration: 2 hours Daily departures 9:00 am 12:00 pm 3:00 pm 6:00 pm Adults: $26.00 CDN Children: 6 to 12: $13.00  -  Under 6: free

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TOUR 2 SAINTE-ANNE-de-BEAUPRÉ, the ISLAND OF ORLEANS, and the MONTMORENCY FALLS. Relax along a leisurely 40 kilometres of scenic splendor and old charm through picturesque villages brushed with the history of French Canada, on your way to Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré.   This tour includes the visit of the tip of the Island of Orléans, a one-hour stop at the world famous Basilica and the Cyclorama in Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré;  also a 30-minute stop at the suspension footbridge, over the Montmorency Falls (35 meters higher than the Niagara Falls).

 

Photos by Rey January 2007

Approximative duration: 4 hours Daily departures: 9:00 am and 1:30 pm   Adults: $39.00 CDN Children 6  to 12: $19.50  -  Under 6: free

 

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TOUR 3   COMBINED TOUR ( Tour 1 + Tour 2 )   A delightful combination of Tour 1, plus Tour 2, plus a two-hour stop in Old Québec between the two tours;   a bonus saving of $13.00 per person.

Approximative duration: 6 hours   Daily departures 9:00 am 12:00 am 1:30 pm   Adults: $52.00 CDN Children 6 to 12: $26.00  -  Under 6: free

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TOUR 4 QUEBEC'S SOUTH SHORE   Discover a unique, new angle to admire the Quebec City skyline.  A tour of the south shore will open a new dimension to your Québec City experience; your tour will begin on the north shore St Michel church in Sillery where your guide will show you the panoramic view from across the St Lawrence river, explaining the destinations and stops you will enjoy on the other side.   A stop is planned at the Chaudiere water falls in Charny, to allow a walk on a boardwalk in the forest leading to a suspended bridge spanning a chasm providing an overview of the forest as well as the river below and the falls.   This is followed by a visit to a marina where we start to notice that the view of the north shore is becoming more and more spectacular.   A leisurely drive along the St Lawrence river will showcase a series of beautiful and quaint houses till the next stop which is across the river from the Sillery church where the the adventure began.   continue a relaxing drive always following the St Laurence river to the observation terrace in Levis which is directly across the river from Chateau Frontenac.

A pleasant drive thru picturesque villages brings us to the old Levis fort number one; this is a fort built in 1865 by the British in anticipation of an American invasion that never occurred...   a secluded spot that offers a majestic view of the Montmorency water falls, the island of Orleans and its bridge.

 

Approximative duration : 4 hours   Daily departure 1:30 pm   Adults: $41.60 CDN Children 6 to 12: $20.80  -  Under 6: free

All rates in Canadian Dollars; 10% less in U.S. currency.
 

Free pick-up service at your hotel !

Private tours and step-on guides available.

 

 

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Quebec is a native word (Algonquin) meaning where the river narrows; Quebec City is strategically situated on the narrowest part

of the 1000 kilometer long St. Lawrence river.  It was a site coveted for its ability to control maritime traffic.
No ship could sail towards the great lakes or to the Atlantic ocean without permission from whomever occupied Quebec city

and placed a few cannons on both shores of the St. Lawrence river.  If you controlled Quebec City, you "owned" the Great Lakes.

Quebec City is probably the most bombed city in America;  it was bombed by British, American and French forces.

 

Quebec City is home to the only preserved and maintained walled city in North America.
Other walled cities in North America are in St. Augustine, Florida and Charleston, South Carolina.

 

The Clarendon hotel was built in 1870  is in the heart of historical Old Quebec.  It is the oldest hotel in Quebec City.

This hotel also houses the Charles Baillairgé restaurant,  the first fine cuisine dining room in Canada.

 

The World's Biggest Winter Carnival. The Québec Winter Carnival is a unique and exciting event that offers up a dazzling array of world-class sporting, artistic and cultural activities that provide an opportunity to rediscover the wonders of winter.

 

Ile d’Orléans - The Island of Orleans is one of the earliest French settlements; more than 300 families settled on the island. It has long been known for its fertile farmlands, the quality of the island produce is still among Québec’s best.

 

The Quebec City Bridge.
Opened to traffic in 1917, a major engineering feat in its day, the bridge still stands as one of the world's great bridges.
 Le pont de Québec, in Quebec City is the longest cantilever type bridge in the world.

 

Quebec History

 

Mural of Quebecers or Quebec mural is a five story three dimensional painting that displays a very successful

trompe-l'oeil (to trick the eye) effect.  It depicts several notable people in Quebec history such as:

François de Montmorency-Laval, Louis-Joseph Papineau, François-Xavier Garneau, Jacques Cartier, Jean Talon,

Comte de Frontenac, Louis Jolliet, Samuel de Champlain, Lord Dufferin, Felix Leclerc ...

 

Founded in 1639, by  Marie Guyart de l'Incarnation of the Ursuline order of nuns, le couvent des Ursulines - the Ursulines convent in Quebec City is the oldest still running school for girls in North America.  French general Montcalm who was defeated by British general Wolfe and who died at the battle of the plains of Abraham in 1759 is buried in the chapel of the convent; General Wolfe who was also killed during this historic battle is buried in England.

 

Of all the hotels in Quebec City, the hotel that really stands out is a magnificent castle-like structure with

copper turrets and stone towers:  Le Chateau Frontenac is over 100 years old and is the landmark of Quebec City.
It is probably the most photographed hotel in the world.  It was named for the Comte de Frontenac,

the governor between 1672 and 1698.
It is very luxurious; many rich and famous people have stayed in one of the 605 rooms at the Chateau Frontenac including

King George the 6th and Queen Elizabeth.  Some others are Princess Grace of Monaco, Charles De Gaulle, Ronald Reagan,

Lady Sarah Ferguson, Prince Andrew, Edith Piaf, Alfred Hitchcock, Boris Karloff,  Elizabeth Taylor, Winston Churchill,

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Prince Philip, Richard Nixon, Nancy Lyon and many more.

The Chateau Frontenac was designed by New York architect Bruce Price for William Van Horne, President of Canadian Pacific Railways and was inaugurated on December 20, 1893.  Travel & Leisure Magazine ranks the Chateau Frontenac Hotel as one

of world's 100 grandest, Condé Nast Traveller as one of the top 500 hotels in the world, and Gourmet Magazine as

Canada's Number One hotel.

 

Laval University
Université Laval traces its origins back to 1663, when Monseigneur François de Laval, the first bishop of New France,

founded the Séminaire de Québec.  Laval University was the very first institution in North America to offer higher education in French;

it is the source of all French-speaking higher education on the American continent.

 

A few kilometers from Quebec City Canada, the Montmorency Water Falls are 106 feet taller than the Niagara Falls.

 

A few kilometers from old Quebec City you will also find the only Ice Hotel in America, the first one was built in

December 2000 and is reconstructed every year.

 

The Funicular is a slanted at 45 degree elevator that travels from upper town to lower town.  Work began on the Funicular in April 1879.

 

Museums :  A nice list of Quebec City Region Museums from museocapitale.qc.ca | Museum of Arts Quebec | Musée de la civilisation

 

A visit of Old historical Quebec City. On this complete orientation tour of  Quebec City, you will see: The Laval University Campus The Battlefields of the Plains of Abraham The Museum of Québec The Château Frontenac The French and Latin Quarters Place Royale Upper and lower town The National Assembly The Coast Guard, the St-Laurent River and its 2 bridges.

SAINTE-ANNE-de-BEAUPRÉ, the ISLAND OF ORLEANS, and the MONTMORENCY FALLS. Relax along a leisurely 40 kilometres (25 miles) of scenic  splendor and old charm through picturesque villages brushed with the history of French Canada on your way to Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré.   This tour includes the visit of the tip of the Island of Orléans, a one-hour stop at the world famous Basilica and the Cyclorama in Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré.   Also a 30-minute stop at the suspended footbridge over the Montmorency Falls (106 feet higher than the Niagara Falls)

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