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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We did a week in QC last week and are going back this summer for a week, followed by a week heading up towards Tadoussac and stopping along the way in Baie St. Paul.

A few things to share about QC before I ask questions about the Charlevoix region. In QC we did the Falls, Ille d'orleans, the aquarium, walking around QC, the fort. We went to the public pool one day and meant to go to the plage and the public pool there but didn't make it. There was so much we didn't see while there. We never made it to the island/area across the river (I think there was a ferris wheel there). We stayed in an airbnb in old Town QC and will be staying there again. One of out favorite places to eat there was a restaurant called la buche. I highly recommend it.

Now on to Tadoussac.  We plan on staying in the hotel motel Beluga for a few days, in the cabin part of it. We also plan on staying in Baie St. Paul for a night or two as well as visiting Malbaie. I'd love suggestions on must do things in the area. Our boys are 7 and 10 years old. [/quote]

Op here- thanks for sharing about your experience and to the other posters! We decided Quebec it is!!! I don’t know if we will include Montreal or not. We didn’t love it last time (9 yr old was 2 though) and the biodome was blah.

We visited Malbaie back during our first Quebec road trip!!! We spent 1 night at a b&b that was “kid friendly” i don’t recommend, sooo stressful but la malbaie was gorgeous!!! We walked around a bit and went to a nice playground so not real helpful to you. I saw a beautiful town with lots of bikers on the way, I think Baie St. Paul. We stopped and grabbed lunch and tasted cider, cheese and icecream along the way (I’ll have to really dig to find the names) I might consider stopping there overnight though.

We want to bring our bikes. We all have good bikes but our 9 yr old has balance/coordination issues and cannot ride a bike but our 6 yr old is almost gifted with biking lol. We are looking into an option to attach our 9 yr olds bike to my husbands so we can all enjoy the trails.

We are also considering national park La mauricie for 1-2 nights or day tripping to Jacque Cartier national park.

We actually have been to La Buche and it’s also our favorite!!! 😬  we’ve not been to a ton of places in QC since there were still covid restrictions but I’m excited to explore!!!

Someone asked about QC at Christmas: we absolutely loved it!!! We rented a lovely airbnb right in the old city with parking- super important, especially in winter!!! Snow tires a MUST. Go before the markets close; 23rd is the last day i think. More is open now because there were covid restrictions so no indoor activities then but we still loved it!! Gorgeous, utterly magical and snowy. We went snow hiking in Jacque Cartier and it was also magical. It was extremely cold a few days and we had purchased super warm clothes and were fine. We brought a big thermos for hot chocolate with our mugs and it was perfect. 10/10 recommend. Probably not with babies very young toddlers though unless you have some good options to keep them warm.

I’m so excited everyone!!! Thanks for helping me get excited after losing our Colorado trip.

When we were in tadoussac in 2017, we tent camped at camping tadoussac overlooking the fjord!!! Gorgeous sunsets. Playground overlooking it too. I won’t pick that site again because 6 yr old is a major climber so we’ll have to pick a spot without a view..boo. I prefer ready-to-camp sites but they are all booked.

We are interested in going on a zodiac whale watching tour and maybe trying kayaking somewhere.

I’m [/quote]

I'm the poster who loves la buche as well :-). We are planning on doing the zodiac whale tour as well this summer with our 7 and 10 year olds. How old are your kids? I'm trying to determine if my kids are old enough to handle it. I love your idea of take your bikes. I'm hopefully We will be able to rent bikes somewhere, but perhaps we could take the kids bikes with us. [/quote]

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