QUÉBEC Feature
QUÉBEC Top Selling Tips...
• Hotel Sacacomie is a luxury wilderness lodge located half-way between Montréal and Québec City. It's perfect for those who want to combine the cities and a lodge stay offering winter (or summer) outdoor activities.
• For skiers looking for something a bit different, book Manoir Victoria; it has a shuttle bus service to the ski resorts every day. Recommend Mont-Sainte- Anne in Québec City for night skiing until 22.00.
“Québec City has tremendous potential as a winter holiday hub. You can stay in the city, go skiing or dog-sledding by day and be back at your classy city hotel alongside vibrant nightlife and great restaurants for the evening”
sleigh rides and, of course, Bonhomme and his amazing ice castle. "To be able to ski and ice-skate in the middle of the city was amazing, too. I love wintersports so our time at Duchesnay trying ski hok was something new and enjoyable for me. However, Sacacomie, in Mauricie,
was my highlight – I loved the location, the snow-mobiling through beautiful forests and the dog-sledding. "I was very impressed with the Hôtel de Glace. It was far less commercialised than other ice hotels I have visited and really well set up for an ‘ice experience’ beyond just a visit to the hotel itself.”
AMY WALKINGTON- GRAY, Activities Abroad “I think Québec gets a raw deal and is a bit in
the shadow of BC when it comes to wintersports but it has so much to offer and the whole French connection makes it very cosmospolitan and interesting. Dog-sledding was my own highlight.
Being out in the vast wilderness surrounded by silence broken only by sleigh tracks was amazing. "Québec City was small enough to get to know quickly and had fascinating culture and history to explore." Combining the city with the wilderness is the perfect mix. Sacacomie, for example, was fabulous, with a lot to do and huge potential for families. Our guide, Gaspard, was an incredible character – I’ll never forget him singing to us by the fireside.”
JULIE MCNICHOLAS North America Travel Service & Key to America “Québec City is a
cultural enclave and maintaining its French character makes it unique – the heritage, gastronomy and museums are great and I had no idea that it was a UNESCO World Heritage site.
"The fact that it is so close to some
Agents on tour... clockwise (facing page): at the Hôtel de Glace; ready to board the heli-tour; tubing at Québec City's Carnival. Clockwise (above): sampling Sortilege, snowmobiling; dog- sledding and amazing views at Sacacomie
great activities means it has tremendous potential as a winter holiday hub. "You can stay in the city, go skiing or dog-sledding by day and be back at your classy city hotel and enjoy some vibrant city night life in the evening. "The trip to Wendake was also
fascinating; the Hotel Musée was very interesting and we learnt a lot about the First Nation people. Visiting the longhouse really brought the traditional lifestyle to life.”
CHARLENE EVEREST Discover the World “This was my first visit to Québec and there was
much more to it than I expected. I didn’t realise so many amazing activities would be so accessible from Québec City and I will definitely build more in to a city stay now. Previously I didn't think of it as a winter activities destination, just as a city break. Québec is a great option for clients who have already experienced winter adventure trips to places like Scandinavia. The food was superb, many of the activities were great and cheaper than elsewhere. As for Sortilege – the maple syrup whiskey – that was the discovery of the trip!”
MARIE COYLE Destination Québec “The helicopter flight over Québec City, the
frozen St Lawrence River and Montmorency Falls, was unforgettable and the views were so impressive. It was an amazing experience, something to sell in both summer and winter.”
• Recommend The Auberge Saint-Antoine in Québec City for foodies. It is a Relais Châteaux property with its own farm and roof-top garden and choices include a six- course taster menu. The hotel is really stylish and incorporates 5000 artefacts found on the site during its restoration.
• Book the Hilton Québec for the best views of Québec City – especially from fl oor 23, the executive fl oor, with its panoramic bar.
• Hôtel-Musée Premières Nations is a property full of character and insights – from the bear-fur rugs to the beaver cushions its boutique style makes for a very memorable stay.
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