DECEMBER 27 - QUEBEC AIRPORT
ACTIVITIES: EXPLORE THE CITY & SHOPPING

Welcome to the birthplace of French culture in North America, Quebec City. For your accommodation tonight we have chosen a charming downtown hotel, the Chateau Laurier***, where you will receive a warm welcome and spend a comfortable night adjusting to the time difference. There you will find your Authentik travel book, with all the details of your adventure including a road map indicating your route, as well as a personalised roadbook, a host of practical tourist information, a toll-free assistance number, vouchers, etc.

Take advantage of your time in the Capital City to do some last-minute shopping for winter gear - the prices are much lower here in Canada than in Europe.

DECEMBER 28 - QUEBEC/APPALACHIANS (147 KM)
ACTIVITIES: WELCOME AND LOCAL CUISINE

After breakfast, you pick up your rental car (or board your private transport, if that is the option you have chosen) and set out for the beautiful Appalachian region with its majestic winter landscapes, located 147 km south of Quebec (1.5 hrs). The scenery is picture-postcard perfect as you approach the mountains.

You arrive at Daaquam Outfitter and get settled into your typical wood cabin.

For the next few days, you will be staying at a typical Canadian Outfitter huddled in the heart of one of the flatlands of the Appalachians. In a warm and welcoming atmosphere, you will enjoy the comfort of your own wood cabin with full bathroom, hot water, lounge with fireplace, electric heating...

Not far from your cabin, you will sample the specialties of the chef in the main hotel dining room: smoked bear with maple, wild game pâté, smoked salmon, beaver pie... Why not have before-dinner drinks at the hotel bar, with its fireplace, big-screen TV and pool table?

And then unwind in the spa in the outfitter's health centre... after all, you are on holiday!

DECEMBER 29 - APPALACHIANS
ACTIVITY: SNOWMOBILE ADVENTURE

This morning, you set out with your Quebec snowmobile guide for a snowmobile adventure in the heart of the Appalachians, where you will discover winter landscapes of a singular beauty.

To take full advantage of your visit, we suggest that you extend the adventure and spend a whole day snowmobiling, or even take a 2- or 3-day excursion.

* EXTEND YOUR SNOWMOBILE ADVENTURE

DECEMBER 30 - APPALACHIANS
ACTIVITIES: SNOWSHOEING AND SPA

Today you explore the snowy trails of the New World on snowshoes. And why not enjoy lunch out in the open air, like in the time of the "coureurs de bois"?

Finish off this day of adventures by relaxing in the outfitter's outdoor Jacuzzi: spa therapy, Canadian style!

Night in your Canadian Cabin.

DECEMBER 31 - APPALACHIANS
ACTIVITIES: DOG SLEDDING AND SKATING ON THE FROZEN LAKE

Live an adventure with a capital "A" this morning as you explore the natural wonders of winter by dog sled. With your team of Huskies, you will discover a world of unexpected beauty. You will appreciate the passion of your "musher" (dogsled guide) for these affectionate and impressive animals. During this winter excursion you will travel to the Canada-US border and will visit an Appalachian peat bog. Lunch at Daaquam Outfitter.

You will spend the afternoon skating on the frozen lake.

TYPICAL NEW YEAR'S EVE
To celebrate this Christmas Eve, you will be served a 5-course dinner inspired by French-Canadian cuisine featuring local specialties such as caribou pâté, dishes using smoked salmon, ice cider and/or local woodsy flavours, cream of vegetable soup, etc. This festive meal will be followed by an evening of dancing and fireworks; your Canadian New Year's Eve is sure to be an unforgettable experience.

We wish you a Happy New Year 2010!

JANUARY 1st - APPALACHIANS
ACTIVITIES: ICE FISHING, TOBOGGANING AND CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING


This morning, you will "tickle the trout" through a hole in the ice - an Inuit tradition going back thousands of years. Enjoy your catch for lunch.

In the afternoon, rediscover the joy of tobogganing - magical moments await you on the nearby slopes! You may also choose to follow the winding trails of this mythical forest on cross-country skis and let yourself to be soothed by the songs of the birds.

Dinner and one last night in the heart of our wide open spaces.

JANUARY 2 - APPALACHIANS / QUEBEC AIRPORT (147 KM)

One last breakfast at the outfitter before departing for the Quebec airport, where you board your return flight.

And you leave the land of lakes and rivers, full of lasting memories and plenty of stories to tell your friends.