A Family Adventure in Eastern Canada: Snowy Panormas from Montreal to Quebec

Included in the itinerary - Breakfast and a visit to the original Montreal with a resident. Before exploring the city, you will enjoy a hearty breakfast of smoothies, homemade muffins and jams, scrambled eggs, toast and hot drinks. You'll then walk down St. Denis and Duluth streets to meet your guide's favourite merchants before heading to Laval Street and its Victorian homes. The tour ends with St. Louis square, Lafontaine park and with a sense of having discovered a more personal Montreal.

Pick up the rental car and drive to La Mauricie and Saint-Alexis-des-Monts. Two-night stay at a guesthouse on the banks of the immense Lac-a-l'Eau-Claire. The estate is dotted with cabins, lodges, condos and, in the centre, there is a restaurant, a lake view lounge and a small lookout. On site: there are many activities to do as a family, in the forest or on the lake - completely immersed in nature.

Included in the itinerary - Flying over the Lac-a-l'Eau-Claire area in a seaplane. By gaining height aboard a seaplane (that can take off on a frozen lake), it is possible to measure the vastness of the territory in a unique way and observe nature cloaked in white.

Drive to La Malbaie and stay for three nights in a cabin in the middle of the forest. Enjoy complete comfort at the foot of the slopes of the Mont Grands-Fonds resort. The decoration is neat, the spaces are bright and the tranquillity is special: it's good to find yourselves here, all together.

Included in the itinerary - A private dog sled ride. This tour in the heart of the forest, in the Charlevoix Biosphere Reserve, offers a fairytale setting and unique views of the St. Lawrence River and the Laurentian mountain range. It is also an opportunity to observe the tracks of animals that inhabit the region: coyotes, foxes, beavers, hares and perhaps even wolves.
To do - A day of skiing at Mont Grands-Fonds.

Drive to Quebec City and stay for two nights in a modern hotel in the heart of Old Quebec. This Victorian-style hotel blends in with the neighbourhood's typical architecture. The interiors have been refurbished, as have the simple and elegant rooms. Of particular note is the indoor swimming pool.

Things to see and do - Located 15 minutes from Old Quebec, Parc de la Chute-Montmorency is one of the province's most spectacular sites. Between rivers and cliffs, it is an extraordinary place to discover on foot, by cable car or from the Manoir Montmorency. The majestic waterfall dominates the landscape. At 272ft high, it is 98ft higher than the Niagara Falls. In very cold weather, the fine splashes projected by the waterfall freeze and eventually form the famous Sugarloaf, an impressive ice cone, at the foot of the waterfall. The trails and lookouts offer excellent views of the St. Lawrence River, Ile d'Orleans and Quebec City.