MORNING:

Welcome to Montreal! After the check-in, we will be meeting up around a welcome cocktail at The Fairmont Hotel Queen Elizabeth (or similar). Your sommelier guide will present to you the tour and will answer any of your questions.

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AFTERNOON:

Immerse yourself in the vibrant downtown of Montreal through a complete sightseeing tour: The Old Montreal and the Old Port, Marché Bonsecours, Notre-Dame Cathedral, Jacques Cartier Bridge, Mount Royal lookout, McGill University. Stroll in the famous underground shopping galleries from Eaton Centre.​ Dinner and overnight at the hotel

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MORNING:

We depart to the Eastern Townships, stopping first at the Domaine des Cotes d’Ardoise in Dunham, the most ancient commercial vineyard in Quebec, created in 1980. Learn the history of this pioneer winery, discover the unique hybrid grape varietals able to resist the polar temperatures in the winter and taste the fruity and vibrant white, rosé, red and sweet wines.

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We continue to the winery’s neighbour a few hundred meters distance with Vignoble de l’Orpailleur, another pioneer winery founded in 1982. We will visit the vineyards, taste a selection of the Classic and Signature wines and we will have lunch the winery’s restaurant Le Tire-Bouchon.

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AFTERNOON:

We depart on another short ride to the Domaine du Ridge located in Saint-Armand just 10km distance. Created in 1996, the winery is one of the flagship family estate wineries in Quebec, offering craft wines from local varietals. We will attend “Le Curieux” tasting workshop for a full wine immersion.

Second winery of the afternoon, we head to a jewel of winery, Chateau Sainte-Agnès in Sutton, close to the Canada-US border. With a beautiful neo-Renaissance castle, the estate has a unique stone Roman chapel on site (Chapelle Sainte-Agnès). After a visit of the estate, we will taste the estate’s selection of very limited hand-crafted wines.

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Later in the afternoon we depart to Sherbrooke for a good hour scenic drive across the Eastern Townships. We will check-in at the Delta by Marriott Hotel & Conference Center in Sherbrooke (or similar) where will have dinner and enjoy a relaxing overnight.

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Meals: continental breakfast

MORNING:

After the breakfast at the hotel, we depart to Mount Orford (30km/16mi) to take the gondola up to the summit for a breath-taking panoramic view above the region and the countryside.

Down from the summit, we depart to Quebec City for a 2.5 hours road trip (257km/160mi)

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AFTERNOON:

We arrive at the Fairmont Chateau Frontenac Hotel (or similar) in Quebec City and check-in. After the road trip, a gourmet lunch is awaiting us at the restaurant Le Champlain. Then we spend a relaxing afternoon exploring the Old City by foot, the Terrasse Dufferin and its scenic views above the Saint-Lawrence River, The Citadel, Quartier du Petit Champlain.

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For a great view of Cape Diamant and the entire Old Quebec City, we take the ferry to the city of Levis across the St-Lawrence for a quick roundtrip.

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Enjoy some free time for the rest of the afternoon and early evening window shopping in the Old City and strolling along the Grande Allee. If you prefer relaxing at the Moment Spa of Chateau Frontenac (extra fees apply) or take a relaxing swim in the beautiful pool, you are welcome to do so.

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Dinner will take place in elevation at the Ciel! Bistro Bar, the revolving panoramic restaurant on the 28th floor of Hotel Le Concorde offering stunning views above Quebec City and its surroundings. The restaurant is located at walking distance from Chateau Frontenac through the streets of the Old City.

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Meals: Breakfast

MORNING:

After a gourmet breakfast at Chateau Frontenac, we head to the Montmorency Fall (12km) where we will take the gondola and have a breath-taking walk above the second most iconic fall in Canada and its 70m high fall (higher than the 55m of Niagara Falls). We head back down to the bus and continue to the Ile d’Orleans to start another local wine tour with Ile de Bacchus winery. We will have a guided visit of the winery, a private tasting session followed by the lunch at the winery.

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AFTERNOON:

We continue to the next winery, Vignoble & Distillerie de Sainte-Petronille where we will have a private tour and tasting.

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A relaxing walk on the Saint-Lawrence River shore contemplating Cape Diamant and the Old City of Quebec City in the far background will lead us to make a stop at the Chocolaterie de l’Ile d’Orleans, a local artisanal chocolate factory that will awaken your sweet tooth. If time allows, we will make a short stop for a local cider tasting at the Ile d’Orleans cidery, we will then head back to Quebec City

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We will have a fine dining dinner experience at Le Champlain restaurant inside Chateau Frontenac before we spend a second night at the Chateau.

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Meals: continental breakfast and lunch

MORNING:

After the gourmet continental breakfast, we will depart to Jean Lesage Airport from where we will take off on a 1.20 hours flight to Toronto Pearson airport. Upon arrival, we get in our new private minibus and head to downtown Toronto.

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What better view can we get than going up 360m high to the top of the CN Tower to contemplate this impressive metropolis from above. We will visit the CN Tower museum before we get to the panoramic restaurant for lunch.

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AFTERNOON:

If time and weather allow, we can have a short walk along Lake Ontario promenade before we depart to the Niagara Peninsula. We will have a 1.5 hours drive before we arrive in the jewel of a town, Niagara-on-the-Lake and we check-in at the Queen’s Landing Hotel (or similar). From the hotel, your guide will take you for a nice walk along the Niagara River and the historical village of Niagara-on-the-Lake. Exploring and shopping will be on the program until dinner time. We will have a casual gourmet dinner at The Old Winery Restaurant before we head back to the hotel.

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Meals: Continental breakfast

MORNING:

After a good continental breakfast, we will drive a few minutes to one of the first and most famous wineries in the Niagara wine history, Inniskillin Vineyards. A private tour and tasting will await us. Created in 1975, Inniskillin Vineyards is the “birth place” of the famous Ontario icewine. Our guide will provide you with a wealth of historical facts and icewine making technics.

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We then continue to a neighbour winery still in the heart of the Niagara Peninsula, another pioneer and flagship winery created in 1969, Peller Estate Winery, a family estate winery that became an important actor in the Canadian wine industry. A private guided tour and tasting will await us before we have a delicious fine dining lunch prepared by Chef Jason Parson at Peller’s Winery Restaurant.

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AFTERNOON:

After lunch we head to Jackson Triggs Winery, another pioneer winery in the province. Their multiple times awarded Reserve Shiraz wines will make you fall in love with this grape varietal. We will also taste their sinfully delicious famous Riesling and Reserve Cabernet Franc icewines.

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To relax after this intense agenda, we will head to Niagara Falls (20 min drive) and stroll along the Falls on the Canadian side (the most impressive side!). After a good stroll on the Niagara Falls promenade we will walk towards The Fallsview Restaurant at the Hilton Hotel for a spectacular dinner above the Falls illuminated at night. An unforgettable experience!

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After dinner we will drive back to The Queens Landing Hotel.

MORNING:

After a delicious continental breakfast at the hotel, this last day in the Niagara Pensinsula is reserving you another great thrill. First we depart towards Chateau des Charmes in St-David’s on a short 20 minute drive. A private guided tour & tasting will await us in this magnificent property.

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We will head then towards Vineland Estate Winery on a 25 minute drive where a private tour of the vineyards and the property will be offered along with a wine tasting lunch on their scenic patio with Lake Ontario on the background and vineyards at your feet.

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AFTERNOON:

After lunch it will be time to take off from the winery’s grounds on an amazing 30 minute helicopter tour over the Niagara Falls and the Niagara wine region. You will enter the American airspace to fly above both falls, American and Canadian. The famous Horseshoe Fall will surround you a couple of thousand feet below.

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Back to Vineland on helicopter, we will depart to Domaine Queylus in Saint Anns, less than 10 minutes drive where famous and multi awarded Canadian Chief winemaker Thomas Bachelder will welcome us and offer us a private tour and tasting. Thomas Bachelder is considered as one of the greatest specialist of Burgundian varietals such as Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. With Thomas you will taste mouth-blowing Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs which are ranked among the top wines in their category in North America.

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We will end this rich day with a gourmet dinner on the shore of Lake Ontario at the Lake House Restaurant in Saint-Catharines before we head back to the Queen’s Landing for our last night in Niagara.

MORNING:

An early morning check out before we drive a 1.5 hours back to Toronto Pearson Airport for a drop off at the airport that will mark the end of the tour.