Quebec City Day Trips

Day Trips

With the great outdoors at your doorstep, it’s easy to hop in a car or bus and head for the hills. Specifically, there are snow-capped ski hills in winter and lush, green hiking and biking trails in the summertime just 25 miles from the city. Shuttle buses are available to take you from the city more to major ski resorts, while taxis often offer flat rates for such trips. Regardless of the season, you’ll always be treated to breathtaking scenery and magnificent natural beauty, not to mention good old-fashioned Quebecois hospitality.

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Montmorency Falls
Nearly a hundred feet higher than Niagara Falls, this powerful waterfall can be viewed from a suspension bridge, cable car, or an adjacent bluff accessible via 487 stairs.
7 miles northeast of Quebec City; Quebec City, QC; www.sepaq.com/ct/pcm/en
Tags: family | hiking | adventure
L’Ile d’Orleans
Rich in local history, this small island also boasts bike paths, golf courses, and dogsledding. Chowhounds will be pleased to find fruit picking, a fromagerie, two chocolatiers, and five cider houses.
6 miles southwest of Old Quebec; Quebec City, QC; www.iledorleans.com
Tags: golf | culinary | island | history | adventure
Wendake
Formerly known as Huron Village, this enclave within the city is home to the Huron-Wendat First Nations people. Experience native food, art and culture. A traditional meeting or powwow is held each summer.
6 miles northeast of downtown Quebec; Quebec City, QC; www.wendake.ca
Tags: international travel | culture | history | adventure
Mont Sainte-Anne
More than just the best ski resort in the area, it also features hiking, paragliding, mountain biking, and golf in the summertime.
25 miles northeast of Quebec City; Mont Sainte-Anne, QC; www.mont-sainte-anne.com
Tags: golf | biking | adventure | ski
Ice Hotel smart splurge
You needn’t spend the night to enjoy this enormous, luxurious igloo. Visit the courtyard spa, sip a drink “in” the rocks (in glasses made of ice) at the bar, or try ice fishing nearby.
40 miles northwest of Quebec City; 143 Route Duchesnay Pavillon Regie; Ste-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, QC; 418-875-4522; www.icehotel-canada.com
Tags: family | smart splurge | adventure
Côte-de-Beaupré
Take the Gourmet Route from l’Ange-Guardien to Saint-Joachim, sampling regional specialties along the way, such as fresh produce, ice wine, foie gras, duck confit, and honey.
10 miles northeast of Old Quebec; Quebec City, QC; www.parcoursgourmand.com
Tags: international travel | culture | culinary | road trip | wine tasting
Erablière du Lac-Beauport
Enjoy a maple syrup-soaked meal, tour the maple tree groves, and experience traditional Quebec folk dancing and lore at this full-service sugar shack. The mountain rising above it is a spectacular sea of orange in the fall.
15 miles north of Quebec City; 200 Chemin des Lacs; Lac-Beauport, QC; 418-849-0066; www.erabliere-lac-beauport.qc.ca
Tags: international travel | culture | culinary | history
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