Spring in Québec City
Our Concierge's recommendations
Tour Options
Private tours
Taking a private historical walking tour is a fantastic way to start your stay and get a personal introduction to the city's rich history. We highly recommend reserving a private tour for a more customized experience. We work with the best guides in town, and guest feedback has been excellent. The tour last approximtely two hours and an half and cost 250CAD + tip at your discretion, we tipically reserve departures at 10am or 1:30pm. Contact us directly to reserve with our best contacts.
Here are other walking tour options that our team can reserve on your behalf:
HQ Services - A fantastic company offering friendly and passionate guides. They specialize in gourmet food tours both in the city and countryside. They also provide historical walking tours, art galleries tours, and cycling tours.
Les Tours Voir Québec - Join these professional and enthusiastic guides for historic walking group tours available every day, and explore the wonders of Quebec City.
Cicerone - The only company offering Château Frontenac tours and historical walking tours with a costumed guide. Perfect for small families looking for a fun and educational experience.
Quebec City Food Tours – Dive into Quebec’s vibrant food scene with a gourmet lunch tour through five local stops in the Old City. A fun and friendly way to taste the best of Quebec’s culinary delights.
Motorized Tours
Reserve an excellent and passionate driver-guide with us to make the most of the City and its beautiful countryside including the Montmorency Falls, the Orleans Island and so much more (see descriptions in the Discover the countryside section). Allow 90 minutes to three hours for a City Tour, and three hours to a full day for a countryside tour. Rate starts at 125$++ hourly.
Bus tours are a nice alternative if you prefer to join a group. Reservations can easily be made the day before with our concierge team to ensure appropriate weather. Unitours and HQ Services offers them.
Spas & Thermal Experience
Strom Spa - Located at only a 10-minute taxi ride from our property, treat yourself with a thermal experience, Nordic baths, outdoor whirlpools, eucalyptus steam bath and more… with scenic views on the Saint Lawrence River. Concierge tip: Try their unique flotation bath for an optimal moment of relaxation. $$
Siberia Spa – Located at a 30-minute drive from the hotel. Enjoy a thermal experience, Nordic baths, and more in a wonderful setting surrounded by trees.
Museums & Cultural Visits
Musée de la Civilisation - Our neighbor offers excellent exhibits on our rich culture, First Nations and other relevant topics, always linking past, future and present. It takes a fresh, attentive and dynamic look at the human experience as a whole and at civilizations elsewhere while remaining firmly rooted in Québec reality.
Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec - Located in the heart of the Plains of Abraham, the Fine Arts Museum presents exhibitions featuring Québec artists, past and present, and prestigious international art exhibitions.
Monastère des Augustines – Open since 2015, this brilliant museum introduces you to the evolution of the spiritual and social engagement of the Augustinian Sisters of Québec through their history and the 40 000 artifacts drawn from 12 monastery hospitals. By visiting the permanent exhibition, you will discover their way of life, their work caring for the sick and how they balanced their traditional vocations by action and contemplation. Concierge tip: make the most of your visit by having a healthy lunch on site or joining one of the daily classes given on site such as yoga and meditation.
Saint-Louis Forts and Châteaux National Historic Site - For over 200 years in Québec City under both the French and English regimes, the Saint-Louis forts and Châteaux served as the official residence and seat of power for most of the governors.
Aquarium - 10,000 marine animals inhabit the Aquarium: fish, reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates, and sea mammals. Among them polar bears, walruses and seals will provide you with unique moments. Watch them when they're feeding or being trained.
Plains of Abraham (Battlefields Park) - Wonderful historic park enjoyable all year round which offers pretty views overlooking the river. This park is one of Canada’s most important historical parks as well as one of its most prestigious city parks. This is where the historical battle between the French and the English troops took place in 1759.
Sugar Shacks
From the beginning of March until the end of April, this is the number one traditional Québec experience! Here are some sugar shacks where you can enjoy the Maple sugar season, eat, dance and celebrate the last days of winter ... or the first days of spring.
Cabane à sucre Familiale (Sainte-Famille, Île d'Orléans): Discover the traditional sugar shack of the Létourneau family, offering a stunning view of the river. Enjoy a typical sugar shack meal, accompanied by dancing and folk music. Experience the authentic atmosphere of the past, with a wood-fired evaporator, boilers, and tubes. Maple taffy on snow is also available to complete your experience.
Érablière du Lac Beauport (Lac Beauport): Enjoy a sugar shack meal with traditional music, followed by delicious maple taffy on snow, either after the meal or on weekends (even without a meal). On-site, explore the boutique offering a range of maple products and captivating exhibits.
Sucrerie Blouin (Saint-Jean, Ile d’Orléans): Come savor a sugar shack meal with traditional music, mainly on weekends, and indulge in maple taffy on snow after your meal. Enjoy a beautiful view of the river while you're there, and don’t miss a carriage ride if it’s available during your visit.
Le Chemin du Roy (Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures): Treat yourself to a complete experience with a sugar shack meal, traditional music, and maple taffy on snow at the end of the meal. Also, learn about the maple syrup production process through a detailed explanation while exploring the on-site boutique to take home delicious maple products.
Discover the Countryside
Jacques Cartier National Park – Located at 30 minutes driving distance from Québec City, Jacques-Cartier National Park features a remarkable landscape characterized by contrasts: mountainous uplands fractured by steep-sided valleys. A river winds through the most spectacular of them, the Valley de la Jacques-Cartier, a trench more than 550 m deep. Activities including paddling down-river and calm water excursions are available upon reservation (48 hours prior).
Montmorency Falls - Located between the river and the cliffs, the Montmorency Falls (83 m) dominates the landscape. It can be visited on foot, by cable car or admired from the gourmet restaurant. This park is a few minutes from Québec City ($).
Canyon Ste-Anne - At 45 minutes driving distance from Québec City, explore the imposing 74m high Sainte-Anne waterfall rumbling into its 1.2-billion-year-old notch. Go across the highest pedestrian bridge in Québec (55 meters high). Thrilling via ferratas and giant zipline.
Sainte-Anne de Beaupré Basilica - This world pilgrimage basilica can be visited all year long. superb visit!
Orléans Island - From early summer to late fall, the Orléans Island offers a charming half-day trip with its small typical villages. Local crafts and products, vineyards, cider houses, farms to visit or where to enjoy picking your own fruits (apples, strawberries, raspberries according to the season). Specialties to look for: apple products, maple syrup, duck products, local wines and ice ciders.
To organize your stay, make your bookings, request other suggestions or tailor-made itineraries feel free to ask our concierge team, we will be happy to introduce you to our wonderful city and its surroundings!
Geneviève, Jade, Marjorie & Jason
Your Concierge Team
