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| Greater Montréal Tram Tour | |||
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| Cycling Tour of Montréal |
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© Tourisme Montréal, Stéphan Poulin Discover a beautiful city while cycling! This ½-day tour will introduce you to the history of Montréal. It's a good way to visit this picturesque and charming city, and at the same time enjoy a little workout on easy cycling paths. Your tour guide will greet you at Centre Mont-Royal and take you by motor coach to the departure point in Old Montréal. From the Old Port, you will cross over the Lachine Canal heading towards Notre-Dame Island, then ride by the Habitat 67, the famous housing units of Montréal Expo 67, with a stop at Cité du Havre Park for a superb view of Montréal. Next, you will head towards the Jean Drapeau Park via the Concorde Bridge for an excursion on Notre-Dame Island. Just as Michael Schumacher, David Coulthard, Juan Pablo Montoya, the Villeneuves father and son, and other stars of the Formula 1 have done, you will ride on the Gilles Villeneuve motor-racing circuit. You will then pass by the Montréal Casino, cross over to St. Hélène Island to visit the Biosphere, and stop at the Calder Statue for another splendid view of the city. Your return to Montréal will be made via Nuns' Island and the Lachine Canal, with a stop at the Atwater Market. Each bicycle rental includes a hybrid type bicycle (with seat suspension, front pouch for storage and rear baggage holder) helmet, bottle of water and your bicycle path map. Tour Details To book this tour, contact Tourbec Info Centre at:
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| Program 1 - Shopping Tour in the Museum Quarter |
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Thursday, May 20, 2004 If high fashion, style, design and haute couture are of interest, then this tour is for you! Nestled in the heart of downtown, a Quarter of charm and tradition. A unique environment where art, fashion, culture and creativity come together. Your guide will greet you at Centre Mont-Royal, and lead you on foot to the Museum Quarter. The Museum Quarter owes its name to the Montréal Museum of Fine Arts, but it is easy to see, while admiring the superb facades of its houses and the rich architecture of each street, that the entire quarter is something of a museum. These beautiful residences, which draw their architectural roots from Italy, England and Scotland, began to appear in 1840 on approximately one square mile of land, where the country's richest families built their homes. This was called the Golden Square Mile and the Museum Quarter is located at the heart of it. Free time for lunch. Tour Details To book this tour, contact Tourbec Info Centre at:
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| Program 2 - Montréal Museum of Fine Arts |
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Thursday, May 20, 2004 
Exterior: © Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Continue your discovery of the Museum Quarter and its boutiques with a visit to the Montréal Museum of Fine Arts. Meet your tour guide at the Museum of Fine Arts on the corner of Sherbrooke and Crescent streets to visit the Museum's vast collections. The Montréal Museum of Fine Arts, true to its vocation of acquiring and promoting the work of Canadian and international artists past and present, was one of the first museums in North America to amass an encyclopedic collection worthy of the name. Over the past 142 years, the Museum has built up a collection of over 30,000 objects - paintings, sculptures, works on paper, prints and drawings, photographs and decorative art objects - from Antiquity to today. Tour Details To book this tour, contact Tourbec Info Centre at:
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| Program 2B - Spa Eastman |
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Thursday, May 20, 2004 Just imagine an oasis of well being in the hustle and bustle of downtown Montréal. A place where you can relax and take a magical, stimulating break, treating yourself to baths, massages and beauty treatments. Details
To book, please contact Spa Eastman at:
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| Program 3 - Tea at the Ritz Carlton Hotel | |||
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Thursday, May 20, 2004
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Prices for the programs offered by Tourbec Info Centre for Thursday, May 20, 2004
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Program #1 Program #2A Program #3 Program # 1 Program # 1 Program # 2A Program # 1, 2A |
Shopping Museum of Fine Arts Tea at the Ritz Carlton Hotel Shopping and Museum of Fine Arts
Shopping, Museum of Fine Arts and Tea at the Ritz Carlton Hotel |
$30 $30 $50 $50
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Full Day Tours
| Montréal Deluxe Tour |
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A guided tour of Montréal, which starts with the Greater Montréal Tram Tour (C1R) above, followed in the afternoon by visits to these four major attractions:
Tour Details To book this tour (C2R), contact Gray Line at:
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| Richelieu Valley |
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Wednesday, May 19, 2004 Your tour leader will greet you at Centre Mont-Royal, where you will board a motor coach that will take you to the south-shore of Montréal for a lovely drive along the Richelieu River on the Patriots Road, le Chemin des Patriotes. An essential part of Canada's history took place on the shores of the Richelieu River. In the first years of the colony, this river was the only communication route from Lake Champlain to the St. Lawrence River. Your first stop will be in St-Denis-sur-Richelieu, a tiny historic village on the Patriots Road. Next will be a visit to Clos Saint-Denis, an orchard and wine yard in Saint-Denis, right by the Richelieu River. The terroir characterized by the rich clayey soil, a vestige of the long-gone Champlain sea, a careful selection of different varieties of apples, and temperatures ranging from hot summers to spells of well below zero in the winter explain the uniqueness of Pomme de Glace, an apple version of ice wine produced here. After a tour of the grounds, you will be invited to taste some home products, after which lunch will be served. This will include several of Québec's terroir products and a glass of Pomme de Glace. On you way back to Montréal, there will be a last stop at the Unibroue Micro-Brewery in Chambly. Your guide will describe to you each step of the brewing process, familiarizing you with the mysteries of traditional beer making. A tasting of several of their beers will conclude the visit. Tour Details To book this tour, contact Tourbec Info Centre at:
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| Québec City |
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Perry Mastrovito © Tourisme Québec On July 3, 2008, Québec City will celebrate its 400th anniversary since its foundation by French explorer Samuel de Champlain. When Champlain chose the location of his settlement he named "Kébec" (a word from an Amerindian language meaning "place where the river becomes narrow"), did he suspect that he was establishing the roots of French civilization in the Americas? During the 17th and 18th centuries, Québec City was the centre of New France and its enormous territory. At the time, this "empire" covered all of what is known today as Eastern Canada and half of the Eastern United States as we now know them. From its origin as a fur trading post to its present status as Québec's provincial capital, Québec City has restored and celebrates elements from its past. Old Québec was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985. The best way to explore this historic neighbourhood is to stroll along its narrow streets lined with stone houses. While in Québec, the only walled city on the continent, your guide will take you on a three-hour tour of its historical treasures. Place Royale - Birthplace of French civilization in North America. The architecture of its homes and its narrow streets attract visitors worldwide (stop). Petit Champlain district - Shop and lunch in the oldest quarter in North America (free time). Escalier Casse-Cou - Translated as "break neck staircase" not nearly as dangerous as its name implies. Funicular - Board an elevator that descends a cliff linking Upper and Lower Old Québec, giving you a magnificent view of the river and its surroundings. Montmorency Falls - Impressive 83 metre (272 feet) high waterfalls that are 1.5 times that of Niagara Falls (stop). Notre-Dame Basilica - Originally a chapel built in 1633 by Champlain, the founder of Québec. Your tour will also include a view of the following attractions:
Tour Details To book this tour (C7R), contact Gray Line at:
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| Ottawa, Canada's Capital |
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One-day excursion to Ottawa to introduce you to the popular attractions of Canada's Capital and Cultural Centres. View the residences of the Prime Minister of Canada and stroll through the grounds of the Governor General where you will witness the mini "Changing of the Guards" at the entrance gates. Cross the bridge to Hull, the home of the Canadian Museum of Civilization, where a stopover includes a spectacular view of the Parliament Buildings and cliffs across the Ottawa River. Delight in the architecture of this museum, which displays such items as an Indian facemask, igloos, mountains, and oars. Includes a brief visit inside to view the totem poles of the Grand Hall (a 20-minute stop-over). Tour along Parliament Hill (stop), the Supreme Court of Canada, National Arts Center, Rideau Canal, the Rockcliffe Lookout and Dow's Lake to see the international colors of the flowers during the Tulip Festival (stop). The tour ends at the quaint and bustling Farmer's Byward Market in the heart of Ottawa where one can shop in quaint boutiques, stroll through cobblestone courtyards, dine in one of over a hundred restaurants and enjoy the street entertainers (leisure time). Tour Details To book this tour (C5R), contact Gray Line at:
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| The Laurentians |
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Spend a memorable day in the magnificent Laurentians, just north of Montréal. From plains and valleys to hills and mountains, the Laurentians present a diversified and pleasant landscape. Come discover the great outdoors, a land of forest and lakes, where nature is beautiful and breathtaking. Cruise for 50 minutes on the lovely Lac des Sables in Ste-Agathe. Along the shoreline, sights include a splendid view of several islands and homes dating back to 1890. Enjoy an extravagant buffet luncheon at Le Chanteclerc Resort in the village of Ste-Adèle, overlooking the lake in an atrium style dining room. Saint-Sauveur Village is a resort municipality nestled in the mountains. The distinctive shops, boutiques, cafes, restaurants, and attractions will charm you. The main street of the village come alive with entertainment and activities (one hour stop). Tour Details To book this tour (C6AR), contact Gray Line at:
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| Eastern Townships |
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Tuesday, May 18, 2004 Escape to the Eastern Townships, a gentle countryside with green hills. The Eastern Townships, south of Montréal, is a real Garden of Eden for nature lovers! Here and there, long rivers flow under old covered bridges. Picturesque villages with Anglo-Saxon and Québécois charm flourish with theatre, art galleries and antique shops. Victorian-style houses have been converted into quaint inns. Country-style restaurants, sugar shacks, vineyards and cider houses pepper this land blessed by nature, offering tourists pastoral getaways! Meet your tour guide at Centre Mont-Royal where you will board a motor coach that will take you to the Dunham region where the Appalachian landscape provides pure inspiration and exhilaration. This hospitable region has captivated many artists and you will have the opportunity to meet them in their studios. Your first stop will be Bedford to visit an art textile studio boutique, followed by a stop in Pigeon Hill to discover ceramic pieces and sculptures in a studio-gallery. Then, on to Frelighsburg, considered one of the most beautiful villages in Quebec: its old windmill, beautiful buildings and general store that is well known for it famous maple pie… You will have lunch in Frelighsburg and visit a studio-gallery of prints and homemade paper. Finally, a last stop in Dunham to enjoy a tour of a vineyard and discover an area of the province where most Québec wines are produced. Tour Details To book this tour, contact Coriolis Arts & Holidays at:
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Evening Tours
Tuesday, May 18, 2004 or Wednesday, May 19, 2004
Explore Montréal and its surrounding areas - perhaps one of the following activities might interest you:
| Sucrerie de la Montagne (Sugar Shack) in Rigaud |
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© Sucrerie de la Montagne A visit to the Sucrerie de la Montagne is a return to Québec's roots. In an enchanting forest setting, enjoy a visit to this traditionally operated sugar shack. Learn about the lives of the colonists as you visit the log cabin and the wood-fired bakery, where you can see bread being baked for your meal, and explore a logger's camp such as those built in the early 1900s. Finally, enjoy a traditional Québécois feast in the rustic dining hall, where you will be invited to join in the festive folkloric songs and dances provided for your entertainment. All specialties are prepared from time-tested recipes and cooked in wood-burning ovens. From the freshly baked bread to the maple syrup desserts, it will be a feast to remember. Tour Details To book this tour (C9R), contact Gray Line at:
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| AML Dinner Cruise Tour |
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Cast off for fine dining aboard the Cavalier Maxim, Montréal's unique cruising restaurant! Your tour guide will greet you at Centre Mont-Royal to describe the night's tour, after which you will be transferred to Montréal's Old Port for the cruise departure. As the sun goes down, take in all the magic of Montréal by night. The fabulous view from the comfort of the glassed-in deck sets the stage for a very special evening. After enjoying a refreshing cocktail on deck, savour a three-course table d'hôte as you glide past the ever-changing skyline. The meal will end with the Chef's Delight, always a favourite for dessert. The wine steward will recommend selections to complement your gourmet meal, and no dinner cruise would be complete without music. Dancing under the stars - a fitting end to a great evening. Tour Details To book this tour, contact Tourbec Info Centre at:
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| Dinner at Fourquet Fourchette in Chambly |
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After greeting you at Centre Mont-Royal, your tour leader will escort you by motorcar to Chambly, situated along the Richelieu River on Montreal's south shore. Your evening will start with a beer tasting in one of Fourquet Fourchette's halls. Fourquet Fourchette immerses you in an atmosphere evocative of the 17th century: the building, the décor, the costumes, and the entertainment are all typical of this era, when the first beers of New France were produced. Beer is the central theme here, found in all the menu offerings, some of which you will have an opportunity to sample as you enjoy dinner. The restaurant overlooks the Richelieu River's Chambly Basin, offering a spectacular view. Tour Details To book this tour, contact Tourbec Info Centre at:
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Additional Resources
| Tourism Montréal |
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For those who prefer to explore Montréal on their own, enjoying its fine restaurants and casino, please visit the Tourism Montréal booth at Centre Mont-Royal on the second level, where they will be happy to help you plan your stay in the city. You can also visit their website at www.tourism-montreal.org. 
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Last Updated: 18/03/2004 |