Quebec Vacations

From the rich history of Quebec City to Montreal's gastronomic delights, the allures of French Canada are all-encompassing in the country's largest province, Quebec. Bordered by the St. Lawrence River and connected to neighboring regions and its own historic cities by train, Quebec is a popular destination for Eastern Canada rail tours and Eastern Canada rail and cruise vacations.

French Canada tours often highlight the province's two most popular destinations: Montreal and Quebec City. The city's diversity and French splendors are highlighted on a Montreal tour with visits to noteworthy sites from Notre Dame Basilica and Bonsecours Market to the Olympic Complex. Montreal's underground shopping district is perhaps one of the unique features of the city. Tour packages from Montreal may also venture out to the Laurentian Mountains, where quaint towns and sparkling lakes fill the landscape.

Train tours from Montreal often venture by rail to Canada's oldest city, Quebec City, brimming with 17th-century structures sprinkled amidst modern architecture. Visitors can walk along romantic cobbled streets and weave through buildings that look as though they were plucked right out of old-world Europe on a Quebec City tour. Ancient fortifications and preserved ramparts surround Old Quebec. A charming shopping district, Petit-Champlain, sits aside historic sites, such as the Plains of Abraham and the Citadel. Outside of the walled city, beautiful parks, modern museums, and fantastic restaurants await visitors' exploration. Scenic train tours can take travelers further afield, perhaps to Montmorency Fall- located in the countryside surrounding Quebec City and noted for being higher than Niagara Falls-or the stunning Charlevoix region, where whale watching is an ever-popular activity. Guests who travel to Quebec City from Montreal enjoy the best of Quebec's metropolises and experiences that can only be found in the heart of French Canada, Quebec.