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Capture the Moment Scenic Routes See & Feel Capture the moment WIN A DREAM VACATION! For details, see page 6 or visit www.seeandfeel.ca Scenic Routes The Gaspésie Tour The Whale Route Photos: U. Tscherter / ORES, J.-P. Huard / Sépaq, S. Larose / Tourisme Îles de la Madeleine, R. Baronet www.seeandfeel.ca Unforgettable moments Microclimate in Gaspésie IN QUÉBEC MARITIME National Park As I hiked the peaks of the Chic-Choc Mountains, I found myself immersed in the Benoit Legault has travelled in and written about wonders of a world normally reserved for hardier adventurers. Surrounded by spectacular scenery on every side, I fell under the spell of Gaspésie National Park, 56 countries, 20 American states and all 10 Canadian a mesmerizing boreal land of lichen and caribou. Québec © C. Bouchard provinces. Of all the places he’s visited, © É. St-Pierre / Tourisme Bas-Saint-Laurent ❯ Kamouraska ❯ Percé Rock A St. Lawrence cruise maritime remains one of his favourite destinations. A Leaving behind a succession of coastal panoramas—including Percé Rock from a superb vantage point—our CTMA ferry, en route from Montréal to the Îles de la bilingual Canadian travel writer, Benoit has contributed to Madeleine, headed out into the open sea. I still cherish the moment when the St Lawrence River became too wide to see both shores. French- and English-language Canadian publications as Why are the cliffs of the Îles de la Madeleine red? well as British and French travel guidebook series. His © G. Thériault / Tourisme Îles de la Madeleine To find out, visit www.seeandfeel.ca. work has been awarded numerous writing and photo- graphy prizes. Here are a few unforgettable moments from Discovering Entry Island his trips in Québec maritime. Twelve kilometres offshore from Cap-aux-Meules in the Îles de la Madeleine, I discovered a chunk of hiking bliss: a windswept green island rising out of the sea as if © J.-P. Huard / Sépaq © Marc Loiselle in a dream. Its name is Entry Island and it is home to fewer than two hundred English- ❯ Baie-Johan-Beetz ❯ Gaspésie National Park speaking descendants of long-ago shipwrecked Scottish mariners. Heading north For the love of Kamouraska While driving from Havre-Saint-Pierre to Natashquan, I counted only five cars travelling Of all the scenic seaside villages I’ve ever encountered, Kamouraska truly touched me. Standing in the opposite direction, one for every 30 kilometres on a ribbon of road suspended proudly on the shores of the St. Lawrence River, Kamouraska is set against a backdrop of country- over the tender green tundra of the emerging northland. I was moved almost to tears side and small offshore islands. Once owned by wealthy English-Canadians and Americans, its 1920s as I beheld this phenomenal linear monument to life in the Great White North. homes now house cosy inns and art galleries. Architectural grandeur at Trois-Pistoles At sunset, I watched as golden rays of light set aglow the spires of “Our Lady of the Snow,” the colossal, neo-Gothic church in Trois-Pistoles. Built in 1888 when the town was a mere hamlet, this church rivals contemporary French and Italian churches in size and interior ornamentation. It also Forillon, stands as a testament to Québec’s intensely devout Catholic past. heaven Kayaking on the Saguenay on earth! Another day, another campground. Midway across the kilometre-wide Saguenay Fjord, our kayak instructor calmly informed us that the icy Or so I thought before I experienced waters we were paddling through were some 300 metres deep. My heart and mind began to race as Forillon National Park of Canada. As I thought about all the unknown and mysterious sea life dwelling in the depths below... I slowly drove around scouting for a site, I realized that I had come Hinterland encounters at Ferme 5 Étoiles Whale magic upon one of the most picturesque campgrounds imaginable. A coastal Near Tadoussac I met a family I will never forget—three generations working a farm in Sacré-Coeur. All my life I’ve wanted to see whales. Not just in drawings or photos, but real paradise, Forillon features giant They introduced me to life in Québec’s hinterland, to the rugged splendour of the surrounding whales, up close. So when a group of minke whales leapt up to swallow limestone cliffs, sweeping views, countryside, to the marvels of nature in winter, to hearty Québec fare and to the highest form of thousands of fish right next to me, I felt I had truly experienced the civilization: genuine, heart-warming family hospitality.. wildflower meadows and wildlife St. Lawrence. Whatever happens, this will remain one of the top 10 in abundance. © L.-P. Delisle moments of my life. ❯ © Simon Turcotte / Sépaq FIND PACKAGES ONLINE AT WWW.SEEANDFEEL.CA Saguenay Fjord, Saguenay National Park © Marc Loiselle / Tourisme Manicouagan 3 TH ESCENERYCHANGESFROM uébec maritime is a vast tourist destination bordered by 3000 kilometres of coastline. It AGRICULTURAL TO FOREST TO SEA. Qis made up of the regions of Bas-Saint-Laurent, Gaspésie, Côte-Nord (Manicouagan and Duplessis) and the Îles de la Madeleine, which are united by a common asset: the sea. The region IT’S A BIG LAND, A LONG COAST A offers a variety of scenic routes that combine driving with sea, air and train linkages. The two main CONSTANT SERIES OF CONTRASTS... ones are the Gaspésie Tour and the Whale Route. Take the time to discover what Québec maritime has to offer—it’s a vacation destination to see and feel! © Bryan Stone ❯ Cap-Madeleine Lighthouse, Gaspésie © É. St-Pierre / Tourisme Bas-Saint-Laurent © Marie Malherbe / Tourisme Duplessis Scenic Routes ❯ Le Bic ❯ Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve of Canada © Michel Bonato / Tourisme Îles de la Madeleine ❯ Îles de la Madeleine © U. Tscherter / ORES The Gaspésie Tour The Whale Route For those who have experienced it, the Gaspésie Tour will Imagine following the whales along Route 138 and beyond, from forever be associated with vacation fun, scenic routes, the sea, Tadoussac to Natashquan and then by boat or plane all the way © VIA Rail Canada ❯ VIA Rail's train, the Chaleur, at Barachois, with Percé Rock in the background (Gaspésie) coastal villages and breathtaking mountain scenery, not to to the picturesque coastal villages on the Lower North Shore. mention the lilting accents of the region’s friendly inhabitants, Imagine that this route is dotted with the best whale-watching jagged cliffs that are home to thousands of seabirds and famous observation sites in the world as it crosses a land of extremes, Percé Rock that one never tires of admiring! Getting there where distances, rivers, forests and even the hearts of the is half the fun For us, the Gaspésie Tour is more than just a trip to Gaspésie. residents are larger than life... This is the Whale Route. In fact, it begins in Bas-Saint-Laurent, where the St. Lawrence The Whale Route starts in the majestic Saguenay Fjord, which The coastal and mountain roads of Québec maritime offer some already looks and feels like a sea—both in visitors’ eyes and in plunges into the St. Lawrence. You will be thrilled every time a enthralling views, but how about letting go of the steering wheel to the hearts of this region’s inhabitants. You will fall in love with whale leaps out of the water within metres of you, whether you appreciate this awesome geography from another perspective? Take Bas-Saint-Laurent, its islands and historical villages, its shoreline are on dry land or on water. Nearby, the village of Tadoussac your time reaching your destination and feast your eyes all along the and countryside, its lakes and forests... bustles with activity in anticipation of your arrival. way. Relax in VIA Rail comfort and enjoy the romance of the dining car. First and foremost, though, the Gaspésie Tour is a tour of the Go ferry hopping across the St. Lawrence, while keeping an eye out for From Tadoussac, the Whale Route heads east, towards the rest vast Gaspé Peninsula, a land of stunning landscapes and varied seals and whales in the waves. Take a CTMA cruise to the Îles de la of the region of Côte-Nord. Along the way, stop to visit the new flora and fauna. A network of national parks and wildlife reserves Madeleine and start unwinding the second your feet leave land. Join a and innovative Glacier Exploration Center in Baie-Comeau. both protects this unique natural environment and allows visitors Relais Nordik expedition along the Lower North Shore and explore Detour north where you can stand in awe before the largest to enjoy it. From the tip of the peninsula, if time permits, you can isolated villages not linked by any roads. See how many wonderful multiple-arch-and-buttress dam in the world. Further east, you also set off to visit the Îles de la Madeleine. Charming, exotic and ways we have to get you there without ever retracing your steps! will not want to miss the Sept-Îles Archipelago and are sure to bustling with activity, the Islands cast a spell over visitors, who be charmed by the strangely shaped monoliths in the Mingan then wish they never had to leave. The Islands are accessible via Archipelago. Immense and wild Anticosti Island is also worth a How many tonnes of rock does Percé Rock lose each year? Gaspésie by boat or plane; you can also fly there directly or drive Hint: Think big and then go to www.seeandfeel.ca for the answer. visit. Follow the whales and explore all this and more! to Prince Edward Island and take the ferry from there.
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