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Anonymous wrote: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.

What is the Airbnb you recommend in the old town? I’ve looked at several and haven’t found one yet without a lot of complaints!

The one we stayed in and love is this one: https://air.tl/tsAWGc9H

The location cannot be beat. It's a block or so from the stairs that go up to the top of the city near the fort, and maybe a 10-12 minute walk from lower city. It's across the street from a local pool and a short car ride or long walk to the new plage that has an infinity public pool

There's another one in the same area. I will try and post later.

Here are two others I've looked at and really liked, but we didn't stay in:

https://air.tl/MTfi1B8v

https://air.tl/mMyCjjim

Thank you for posting specific recommendations! I’m so excited to go to Quebec this summer. Fun to see others are planning similar trips.

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Anonymous wrote: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.

What is the Airbnb you recommend in the old town? I’ve looked at several and haven’t found one yet without a lot of complaints!

The one we stayed in and love is this one: https://air.tl/tsAWGc9H

The location cannot be beat. It's a block or so from the stairs that go up to the top of the city near the fort, and maybe a 10-12 minute walk from lower city. It's across the street from a local pool and a short car ride or long walk to the new plage that has an infinity public pool

There's another one in the same area. I will try and post later.

Here are two others I've looked at and really liked, but we didn't stay in:

https://air.tl/MTfi1B8v

https://air.tl/mMyCjjim

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Anonymous wrote: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.

What is the Airbnb you recommend in the old town? I’ve looked at several and haven’t found one yet without a lot of complaints!

The one we stayed in and love is this one: https://air.tl/tsAWGc9H

The location cannot be beat. It's a block or so from the stairs that go up to the top of the city near the fort, and maybe a 10-12 minute walk from lower city. It's across the street from a local pool and a short car ride or long walk to the new plage that has an infinity public pool

There's another one in the same area. I will try and post later.

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Anonymous wrote: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.

What is the Airbnb you recommend in the old town? I’ve looked at several and haven’t found one yet without a lot of complaints!

Anonymous wrote:OP here- I've gone down a rabbit hole lol. I could EASILY plan a 3 week trip with a mix of camping and other lodging but alas, my husband only has about 12 days but could *possibly* add 2 days onto the beginning of the trip for a full 2 weeks. I have 6 straight weeks off this summer and starting next summer will have 8 but we don't have unlimited funds.

My 9-year-old is interested in a mix of city life and the outdoors (30/70 mix) and my 6-year-old will be super happy to be on a boat, play on beaches, short, hikes, biking, and food. (I think about 4-5 flat miles in cooler weather is all he can do right now until he learns how to not stop-go and conserve energy).

Here's one rough itinerary I've got.
1 night Lake George or Burlington, VT
3 nights QC
2 nights baie-st-paul
2 night Tadoussac
1 night Rimouski or National Park du Bic
2 nights gaspespie
2 night Perce
1 nights somewhere return

I'm not sure about the Gaspe region part....

After reading more about the Zodiak tours, my kids are not ready so we have to stick with a regular tour, preferably late afternoon. We also want to do hiking, beach play (yes it will be cold), eat seafood, maybe some kayaking, and I'd love to go into Gaspesie National Park to look for Caribou.

If we do this, we may try to make our way back down through Maine with at least 1 overnight (in Maine), maybe 2.

My sis did a similar camping road trip with her kids so I'll def check with her too but if anyone has done something like this, I'd love suggestions. I also considered just going to National Park du Bic for 2 nights and turning around but at that point...you might as well keep going and see some other spectacular sites lol.

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Anonymous wrote: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.

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

What was the kid friendly bnb that was too stressful?? I’m planning a similar trip!

We stayed in Auberge La Mansarde in La Malbaie. It was lovely, the owners were very polite and hospitable and the garden area was great (we spent most of our short time out there). What was challenging for us was that we were on the 2nd floor of an older home with wood, creaky floors and the host asked to be please be very mindful of the noise we make with our feet because the floors are loud. Our son had JUST turned 2 and so using "quiet feet" was REALLY hard. I think a child that can use a quiet voice and soft feet inside would be fine for a night. They NEVER complained about us but I just was really stressed trying to keep him quiet.

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Anonymous wrote: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.

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

What was the kid friendly bnb that was too stressful?? I’m planning a similar trip!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

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

Anonymous wrote:OP here- I've gone down a rabbit hole lol. I could EASILY plan a 3 week trip with a mix of camping and other lodging but alas, my husband only has about 12 days but could *possibly* add 2 days onto the beginning of the trip for a full 2 weeks. I have 6 straight weeks off this summer and starting next summer will have 8 but we don't have unlimited funds.

My 9-year-old is interested in a mix of city life and the outdoors (30/70 mix) and my 6-year-old will be super happy to be on a boat, play on beaches, short, hikes, biking, and food. (I think about 4-5 flat miles in cooler weather is all he can do right now until he learns how to not stop-go and conserve energy).

Here's one rough itinerary I've got.
1 night Lake George or Burlington, VT
3 nights QC
2 nights baie-st-paul
2 night Tadoussac
1 night Rimouski or National Park du Bic
2 nights gaspespie
2 night Perce
1 nights somewhere return

I'm not sure about the Gaspe region part....

After reading more about the Zodiak tours, my kids are not ready so we have to stick with a regular tour, preferably late afternoon. We also want to do hiking, beach play (yes it will be cold), eat seafood, maybe some kayaking, and I'd love to go into Gaspesie National Park to look for Caribou.

If we do this, we may try to make our way back down through Maine with at least 1 overnight (in Maine), maybe 2.

My sis did a similar camping road trip with her kids so I'll def check with her too but if anyone has done something like this, I'd love suggestions. I also considered just going to National Park du Bic for 2 nights and turning around but at that point...you might as well keep going and see some other spectacular sites lol.

Twelve days is a lot. You're lucky.

Anonymous wrote: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.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

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

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.