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Sample Itinerary
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Day 1: Depart to Montreal (Quebec)
Board your flight Montreal. At
arrival in Montreal (French Canada) you will be greeted by your bilingual guide
that will stay with the group for the entire time. Transfer to the hotel in
Montreal. Rest of the afternoon at your leisure. Dinner and overnight Montreal.
(D)
Day 2: Montreal
1st
performance
After breakfast embark on a city tour
of Montreal.
“May 1642. A group of French settlers,
men and women both, founded Montréal on the banks of the St. Lawrence River, on
a tip of land that is now part of Old Montréal. This little 17th-century French
settlement, initially baptized Ville-Marie, would grow and change quickly.”
Free time in the city. In
the afternoon we travel to meet a local choir. Dinner with them followed by a
concert with both choirs in the evening. Back to Montreal for the night.
Overnight Montreal (B, D)
Day 3: Magog, St, Benoit du Lac
We travel to
St-Benoit du Lac to visit the
Abbey of Saint-Benoit
(Benedict)
located on lake Memphremagog.
I've never seen
monks pick a bad location, but they outdid themselves at Saint-Benoit.
Enjoy the Gregorian song by the Benedictine monks, where
they raise their voices in chant. The
abbey stands on high ground along the western fork of the lake, surrounded by
forest, meadows, and its own apple orchards. On to
Magog, free time for lunch and
visit of this cute city on Memphremagog lake (close to Vermont). Visit of a
local winery with wine tasting. Dinner and lodging in a resort at Mont Orford
area. (B,D)
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Day 4: Magog, Quebec City
2nd
Performance
After
breakfast we continue to Quebec City thru the old road. Stop in Black lake at
the largest open sky mine (asbestos) in the world. Free time for lunch at the
arrival in Quebec
City. In the afternoon enjoy a city tour of Quebec city. Dinner with a local
choral (pending confirmation) followed by concert of both choirs. Dinner and
overnight Quebec City. (B, D)
Day 5: Quebec City
3rd & 4th Performance
Visit of Cote de Beaupré
including Ste-Anne Basilica;
the most important catholic
pilgrimage place in North America (more than 1.5 million visitors per year).
You will have the opportunity to
give a concert followed by mass at 11:30AM (pending confirmation). Continue to
Orleans Island and have a traditional Quebec Sugar shack lunch. Stop at
Montmorency Falls,
a large waterfall in Quebec, at 275 ft high the highest in the province of
Quebec and 98 ft higher than Niagara Falls.
Evening concert
(pending confirmation). Free time for dinner in the old city.
Overnight Quebec City. (B, L)
Day
6: Quebec City, Ottawa
Scenic ride to
Ottawa with a stop en route for a lunch in a special inn: a log house
overlooking St-Maurice River.
Follow along the river on a panoramic road. At the arrival in Ottawa, visit of
Canadian civilization museum
based on Canadian history from the First communities to today Canada. Overnight
Ottawa. (B, L)
Day 7: Ottawa
Embark on a
city tour
of this fascinating city. Afternoon at your own leisure. Dinner and overnight
Ottawa. (B, D)
Day 8:
Depart for home
Transfer to
airport in Montreal for flight home. (B)
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