2023 Montreal > Quebec City

Nature’s masterpiece

In the winter, North America is painted in subdued tones, as if dabbed in watercolours. In summer, it’s as bright and breezy as warm pastel pigments. However, it’s in the autumn that you’ll see it at its most beautiful.

Autumn is painted in an entirely different palette. With its mauve browns and rusty reds, this season has a more textured look, as if it has been created in oils, with the rough brushstrokes of an impressionistic masterpiece. At every point in this itinerary, starting in Montréal, progressing through Québec City and on to Pennsylvania and New York, you’ll get to witness nature’s magic at work, painted on every tree, every mountain, river and city.

Tour Code:: TTEU
Duration:: 24 days
Departure City:: Montreal
Return City:: Quebec City

Selected Itinerary

2023 Montreal > Quebec City

24 Day Itinerary

Day 1 - Montréal

Welcome to eastern Canada. Your journey into wonder begins with a two night stay at the Montréal Marriott Château Champlain.
Day 2 - Montréal

Visit the exquisite Notre-Dame Basilica in Old Montréal, with its imposing Gothic Revival architecture. Later, take a guided tour through the city. This evening you can look forward to dinner with your Tour Director and fellow travellers.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 3 - Montréal > Québec City:

Enrich

Learn how maple syrup is made and dine on traditional Québécois fare at a local Sugar Shack while listening to live, local music.

Discover the fascinating history, architecture and culture of Québec City as you stroll through the cobblestone streets of North America’s only walled city on a tour of the old town. Enjoy a two night stay at the Le Germain Hotel, located in the picturesque heart of Old Québec.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 4 - Québec City

Freechoice

Choose to tour Québec City on foot or take a culinary tour to taste the finest produce from local artisans who have created a gourmet buzz in Québec. Alternatively discover the beauty of Montmorency Falls and Isle D’Orléans

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 5 - Parc Oméga > Ottawa

Enrich

Parc Oméga is home to bears, wolves, wapitis, red deer, beavers and more. Thrill in the opportunity to get up close and personal with the residents on a wildlife safari through the unique 1,500 acres.

Enjoy a two night stay at the Westin Ottawa conveniently located in downtown Ottawa.

Enrich

This evening savour the finest in Ottawa cuisine through a progressive dining experience featuring the city’s well known established restaurants.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 6 - Ottawa

Unearth the charm of Canada’s capital on a guided tour.

Freechoice

Choose from a range of activities.

Meals Included: Breakfast
Day 7 - Ottawa > Toronto

Visit M-adahòkì Farms, an authentic cultural experience from an Indigenous perspective. Prepare and cook your own Bannock over an oplen fire and sip on traditional teas while your Cultural Ambassador shares their cultural teachings through songs and stories.
A warm welcome awaits you at the St. Regis and a two night special stay.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 8 - Toronto

Be treated to stunning views of the city and Lake Ontario from Toronto’s CN Tower. Later, enjoy a brief city tour of this cosmopolitan city.

Meals Included: Breakfast
Day 9 - Toronto > Niagara Falls

Experience one of the most dramatic and powerful natural displays anywhere in the world, with a cruise to the base of Niagara Falls. On a guided tour, uncover fascinating stories hidden within the historic Niagara Parks Power Station. After the exhilarant Journey Behind the Falls experience, enjoy a season farm to table dinner. This evening you’ll get to relive the natural wonder of Niagara from your prviate Fallsview room at the Marriott Niagara Falls Hotel Fallsview & Spa.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 10 - Niagara Falls > Lancaster

After a traditional Amish feast, settle into the Lancaster Arts Hotel.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 11 - Lancaster > Washington D.C.

Visit an Amish farm as a local guide explains Amish culture, before venturing to the nation’s capital. The elegant Fairmont Washington D.C. welcomes you for the next two nights.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 12 - Washington D.C.

Enjoy a guided tour of Washington D.C. and gain greater insight into the city’s history and influence.

Meals Included: Breakfast
Day 13 - Philadelphia > New York City

Explore the historic city of Philadelphia before journeying to cosmopolitan New York City. Stay two nights at the Renaissance New York Times Square.

Meals Included: Breakfast
Day 14 - New York City

Explore New York during a hop-on hop-off double decker bus tour.

Enrich

A special treat awaits – a Broadway production.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 15 - New York City > Boston

Board Amtrak’s Acela Express and enjoy superior comfort in Business Class. Arrive in Boston for a two night stay at the Westin Copley Place.

Meals Included: Breakfast
Day 16 - Boston

Board a hop-on hop-off bus and tour the sites that interest you most.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 17 - Boston > Canada New England Cruise

Farewell your Tour director as you board Holland America Line’s ms Zuiderdam# for a 7 night Canada New England Discovery Cruise and check into your Verandah Stateroom.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 18 - Bar Harbor, Maine

Arrive into picturesque Bar Harbor and prepare to be charmed by this truly quintessential New England coastal town. Explore the idyllic natural surrounds, including Mount Desert Island’s coast and Acadia National Park.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 19 - Halifax, Nova Scotia

Explore the seaside capital of Nova Scotia. Maritime lovers will delight in the nautical-themed museums and the charming fishing village of Peggy’s Cove, complete with picturesque lighthouse on a rocky outcropping.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 20 - Sydney, Cape Breton Island

A hundred thousand Gaelic welcomes await you in Nova Scotia. At the northeast end of the province sits Cape Breton Island, whose wild and lovely topography includes Cape Breton Highlands National park, Bras d’Or Lake, and miles of rugged coastline. Sydney is the gateway to it all. Spend the day in Sydney or take an optional sightseeing tour (shore excursions are at own expense).

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 21 - Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Visit Charlottetown, the largest city on Prince Edward Island and the inspiration for ‘Anne of Green Gables’. The charming Victorian architecture, cobblestone streets, abundance of parks and wild shores will inspire you as well

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 22 - Gulf of Saint Lawrence

Cruise the mighty Gulf of Saint Lawrence.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 23 - Québec City

Dock in Québec City and enjoy time exploring its classical architecture and distinctive European feel. Relish in some extra time in one of the world’s most beautiful cities with a wide range of shore excursions available (at your own expense).

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 24 - Québec City

Disembark this morning in Québec City where your journey ends. Fortunately, however, the memories won’t.

Meals Included: Breakfast

Tour inclusions

Highlights

Feast on traditional Québécois fare accompanied by live music at a Sugar Shack
Unwind on a leisurely 8 day cruise, allowing for a deeper exploration of the picturesque New England coast and Canadian Maritimes
Be awed by the majesty of nature as you cruise to the base of Niagara Falls
Discover the eclectic appeal of Boston
Enjoy a memorable night on the town with a fabulous Broadway show in New York City

5-star luxury inclusions