Program Cost: $989
On this four day tour of Québec City, students will be able to practice French language skills and learn about French Canadian history and culture. Jumpstreet, a respected tour operator based in Montréal, will provide a private tour guide who will spend the entire long weekend with the group. Students will have the opportunity to sightsee around the city, visit Old Québec, learn about the earliest French settlements in the area, taste a variety of French and Canadian foods, and participate in winter sports—all while learning French!
Friday, January 15, 2010: DEPART from PCD and travel by motorcoach to Québec City. Upon arrival, meet with tour leader and check into hotel to relax. Dinner at a delicious French restaurant with an explosive dessert! After dinner, take in the view from the top of the city’s tallest building, L’Observatoire de la Capitale.
Saturday, January 16, 2010: SCENIC AND HISTORIC QUEBEC Breakfast and a guided tour of the traditional settlement at Le Village Huron is followed by sightseeing around the city, including the Plains of Abraham, Parliament, Grande Allée, Château Frontenac, Quartier Petit Champlain, and Place Royale. After lunch in Old Québec, visit the Ice Hotel and walk across the suspended bridge spanning the Montmorency Falls. Spend the evening meal at an authentic Cabane à Sucre Québécoise. Partake in a 17th century meal, dancing, a taffy pull, make your own maple butter, and more. End the night with a dog sled ride through the maple grove.
Sunday, January 17, 2010: WINTER FUN Visit a quaint cafe for chocolate chaud and croissants before a morning snowshoe trek through the forest, with a break to enjoy a chocolate or caramel fondue in a snow kitchen. Spend the afternoon in Old Québec, learning about the social settings of the 19th century at a British tea ceremony at the Parc de L’Artillerie. Head to the Village des Sports for snow tubing before dinner.
Monday, January 18, 2010: LANGUAGE LESSONS Breakfast in the hotel is followed by a scavenger hunt in a local grocery store. Head to a shopping center with an indoor amusement park to practice French on your own before departing for PCD after lunch.
Program Details
• Program fees include all transportation, lodging, and breakfasts and dinners for 4 days and 3 nights and admission to all special events and services.
• A tour leader will travel with the group 24 hours a day.
• Hotel is supervised by Jumpstreet’s security team.