TROIS RIVIERES, CITY, SAGUENAY/LAC SAINT JEAN, QUEBEC

QUEBEC’S AND FIRST SETTLERS HIGHLIGHTS ■ Quebec is home pass through old villages where the land grants and to 11 linguistically many actual buildings date to the earliest history of and culturally distinct Quebec. We’ll visit Ile d’Orleans for a historic tour and Aboriginal nations lunch. Continuing along the St. Lawrence, we’ll stop in some 55 villages at the Maritime Museum and Chauvin Fur Trader spread throughout Museum. We’ll overnight in , with time for the province whale spotting during a sunset walk along the pier. ■ Enhance your visit DAY Saguenay – Lac Saint Jean to the First Nations Interpreters will take you back to the lifestyles communities by 4 and traditions of early Quebec at the New scheduling your visit France Site. In the afternoon, we’ll explore to include a pow the life of the Pekuakamiulnuatsh, where for 1,000 years wow – see www. the shores of Lac Saint Jean was the gathering place of QuebecOriginal.com Quebec’s First Nations. We’ll visit the center for archeology, for a list of special the AmerIndian Museum and the present day village. events We’ll overnight in Saguenay, perhaps with a visit to the colorful Fabulous Histoire du Royaume stage show. ■ Learn more about the First Nations of Wendat Quebec at: www. DAY We travel through parks’ open areas to the QuebecAboriginal.com 5 Wendat-Huron village of Wendake. We’ll ■ Through Dec. 28, visit the Traditional Huron Site, Premier 2014, the Cathedral Nations Museum and the old Wendake Village. We’ll Notre Dame of participate in hands-on activities typical of the region.

Quebec is celebrating TQ: Jean-Francois Hamelin Lunch will be either at the award-winning La Traite its 350th anniversary Restaurant, or more traditional fare from our local hosts. – plan to visit the DAY-TO-DAY ITINERARY In , we’ll hear an overview of this historic only Holy Door out- city where the walls have four centuries of stories. Dinner side Europe and the will be at one of the oldest restaurants in North America. only one open to DAY Odanak, Trois Rivieres We’ll start at the Amerindian House in pilgrims this year. DAY Quebec City 1 Trois Rivieres for an overview of the art A tour of Quebec City and guided tour ■ Quebec City’s and culture of the First Nations in Quebec. 6 of the Museum of Civilization will tie Festival of Nouvelle After an authentic lunch, we’ll proceed to Vercheres, together all we’ve seen this week. During France is celebrated established in 1672. Our walking tour will include the your free afternoon you might want to visit the Plaines every August Banal Mill, constructed in 1730, and the statue of of Abraham, historic churches, Petit Champlain or Madeleine, who defended the village from the Parliament. Our final dinner in the Old City will be ■ Trois Rivieres’ in 1690. Later we’ll visit the Museum of the followed by an optional ghost tour. Heritage Trail offers at Odanak, on the south shore of the St. Lawrence. Our welcome dinner will be in Trois Rivieres. 70 self-guided stops DAY Quebec City in the historic central Take time this morning for a breathtaking Trois Rivieres walk of the fortifications and see sunrise district. DAY 7 Trois Rivieres (1634) is the second oldest over the St. Lawrence. We’ll have a guided OTHER 2 city in Quebec. We will explore its historic tour of the Plaines of Abraham, the site of many clashes ITINERARIES sites, including the Ursuline Museum, for supremacy of North American history. Then, we bid Forge, Fresco and Heritage Trail. We’ll visit a local Quebec farewell. ■ Art and Architecture of sugar shack for dinner and a demonstration of traditional Quebec's Churches maple syrup production. ■ Quebec's St. Lawrence CONTACT: Tourisme Quebec and the Gaspe ➤ Debra Ruzbasan DAY Tadoussac ■ Quebec's Wine Route We’ll drive along the Chemin du Roy (King’s www.quebecoriginal.com 2158 45th Ave., #218, Highland, IN 46322 ■ Quebec's 3 Route), the first road to link and Phone: 877-BONJOUR (266-5687) Countryman's Tour Quebec City, completed in 1737. You’ll Email: [email protected]

22 June 2014 special section LeisureGroupTravel.com GALWAY, KILLARNEY & DUBLIN, IRELAND

HEART OF IRELAND

Connemara Marble Factory and the HIGHLIGHTS Celtic Crystal Factory. Return to Galway ■ Excellent hotels where we have some free time before with private bath or dinner at our hotel. Overnight in Galway, shower for six nights where we can find excellent pub entertainment! ■ Full Irish break- fasts daily, except DAY Galway - day of arrival Cliffs of Moher 4 - Killarney ■ Dinners daily, In the morning, we depart to except in Dublin Galway. Travel south to Ardrahan, where we pause for tea/coffee and scones at ■ Tea/coffee and Rathbaun Farms. Here, we will see a Irish Farmhouse farming family carry out everyday chores scones at an actual including sheep shearing and watch as the Irish working farm sheepdogs maneuver the flock. Continue on to the Cliffs of Moher, which rise 700 feet ■ Daily sightseeing above the Atlantic Ocean. Then, we travel to Killarney for by luxury coach DAY-TO-DAY ITINERARY dinner and an overnight. with the services of a Celtic Tours Celtic Tours World Vacations has been providing high Killarney - DAY driver/guide quality vacations since 1972. The Heart of Ireland tour is Dingle Peninsula a great tour at a great price. A new and updated itinerary A delightful day takes us along the Kerry 5 ■ Visits to Cliffs of gives you a more relaxing getaway (2 consecutive coast to the Dingle Peninsula, which offers Moher, Kylemore overnights in Galway, Killarney and Dublin) with more magnificent coastal scenery. Beyond Slea Head, we see Abbey, Dingle historic and scenic tours. This tour is excellent for groups! the Blasket Islands, the last outpost of Europe. After a Peninsula, Trinity full day tour, we return to Killarney for dinner and College, Guinness U.S. to Ireland overnight. DAY Brewery and more There will be an evening departure for our overnight flight from the U.S. to Ireland. Killarney - Cashel - Dublin 1 DAY ■ As always, no Dinner is served shortly after take-off. Leaving Killarney, we travel over the 6 mountains to Blarney where we pause for hidden extras when optional visits to Blarney Woollen Mills you choose Celtic DAY Arrive Dublin We have a morning arrival at Dublin Airport. and Blarney Castle, perhaps to kiss the famed Blarney Tours! 2 Then, we depart Dublin and travel the short Stone or visit the amazing gardens around the castle. As journey to Galway for check-in at our hotel. we leave Blarney, we travel through Tipperary and Cashel, There will be free time to rest. In the afternoon, we enjoy where we pause for a photo-op at the historic Rock of a local panoramic sightseeing tour of Galway City. We Cashel, an ancient castle fortress of the Kings of Ireland. have dinner and stay overnight in Galway. When we arrive in Dublin, the evening is free to dine on your own. We stay overnight in Dublin. Note: Dinner, Irish DAY Galway - Connemara - Galway cabaret can be optionally arranged tonight. Today we enjoy a scenic tour of OTHER Connemara. Travel along Galway Bay to Dublin ITINERARIES 3 DAY Maam Cross and Clifden. Continue on Morning sightseeing in Dublin includes a ■ Elegant Ireland via Kylemore Abbey and stop briefly for a photo visit to Guinness Storehouse, Whitefriars 7 ■ opportunity. We continue via scenic countryside; keep Church and Trinity College to view the 8th Amalfi Coast and Rome an eye out for sheep en-route to Moycullen, the century Book of Kells. You have the afternoon and ■ Celtic Discovery; evening free in Dublin. 10 day / 8 Night Tour of Ireland CONTACT: Celtic Tours World Vacations DAY Dublin - U.S. ■ Italian Flavors; ➤ Kathy Gordon We travel early morning to Dublin Airport Rome, Tuscany and www.celtictours.com for your return flight home. Arrive home the Cinque Terra 1860 Western Ave., Albany, NY 12203 8 Phone: 518-862-0042 same day. Email: [email protected]

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