The navigators' route and the tour of the Gaspé Peninsula
2024
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage, Faune and flora, Discovery, Adventure / Sports & Leisure.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Eté.
Petit Futé
Where to stay - Saint-Jean-Port-Joli ?
The map of your stay "The navigators' route and the tour of the Gaspé Peninsula"
Detail of the stay : The navigators' route and the tour of the Gaspé Peninsula
How to get there - Saint-Jean-Port-Joli
Day 1. The South Shore
Steps: Québec
Departure for the Chaudière-Appalaches region on the south shore of Quebec City. Depending on your interests, you can make several discoveries along the way: the Grosse-Île historic site and the Irish Memorial,Isle-aux-Grues or the Musée maritime du Québec in L'Islet. The villages of the Côte-du-Sud are among the most beautiful in the province, especially the one where you will spend the night, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, which is also full of good restaurants and points of interest.
Places of interest : GROSSE-ÎLE-ET-LE-MÉMORIAL-DES-IRLANDAIS L'ISLE-AUX-GRUES ET SON ARCHIPEL MUSÉE MARITIME DU QUÉBEC
Day 2. Rimouski
Steps: Îles Du Bas-Saint-Laurent
Departure for Rimouski in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region. Along the way, you can take a sea excursion to the Lower St. Lawrence Islands, discover the natural wonders of Bic National Park or delve into maritime history at Pointe-au-Père.
Places of interest : PARC NATIONAL DU BIC SITE HISTORIQUE MARITIME DE LA POINTE-AU-PÈRE
Day 3. The Coast
Steps: Sainte-Flavie
In the morning, head for the Gaspé Peninsula and stop off at Sainte-Flavie, if only for its art center, meadery and seafood canteens. Then head for Grand-Métis to visit the Jardins de Métis, one of the region's star attractions. Then head back to Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, where you'll find Exploramer (to discover the different marine ecosystems of the St. Lawrence) and a number of fine inns where you can spend the night.
Places of interest : CENTRE D'ART MARCEL GAGNON VIEUX MOULIN JARDINS DE MÉTIS
Day 4. Gaspesie National Park
Steps: Sainte-Anne-Des-Monts
Full day of exploration of the Gaspesie National Park (the park service center is about 40 km south of Sainte-Anne-des-Monts via route 299).
Places of interest : PARC NATIONAL DE LA GASPÉSIE
Day 5. Gaspé
Steps: L'Anse-À-Valleau
Drive to Gaspé with a few possible stops along the coast, notably the historic site of Pointe-à-la-Renommée, L'Anse-au-Griffon and Cap-des-Rosiers. Once in Gaspé, visit the Micmac Interpretation Site of Gespeg and/or the Musée de la Gaspésie.
Places of interest : MUSÉE DE LA GASPÉSIE SITE D'INTERPRÉTATION MICMAC DE GESPEG POINTE-À-LA-RENOMMÉE
Day 6. Forillon and Percé National Park
Steps: Grande-Grave
Visit Forillon National Park (possibility of a whale watching cruise at Grande-Grave) and drive to Percé in the late afternoon. Accommodations, gourmet addresses and boutiques follow one another without a break on route 132, in the heart of the village.
Places of interest : PARC NATIONAL FORILLON
Day 7. Perce
Steps: L'Anse-À-Beaufils
Two must-do activities are on the program: a boat trip to visit the Bonaventure Island and Percé Rock National Park and the discovery of the Percé Geopark, a member of the UNESCO World Geoparks. For the evening, we recommend taking a look at the program of shows at La Vieille Usine de L'Anse-à-Beaufils.
Places of interest : PARC NATIONAL DE L'ÎLE-BONAVENTURE-ET-DU-ROCHER-PERCÉ GÉOPARC MONDIAL UNESCO DE PERCÉ
Day 8. Baie des Chaleurs
Steps: L'Anse-À-Beaufils
Departure for the Baie des Chaleurs. En route, stop at L'Anse-à-Beaufils for the Authentic Historical General Store, at Paspébiac for the Paspébiac National Historic Site and at New Carlisle for theEspace René-Lévesque dedicated to the founder of the Parti Québécois. Drive to Bonaventure where you will spend the night.
Places of interest : MAGASIN GÉNÉRAL HISTORIQUE AUTHENTIQUE 1928 SITE HISTORIQUE NATIONAL DE PASPÉBIAC ESPACE RENÉ-LÉVESQUE
Day 9. Baie des Chaleurs
Steps: Nouvelle
Visit the Bioparc de la Gaspésie or the Musée acadien du Québec. Another option: outdoor activities at CIME Aventures. Don't miss a canoe trip on the clear waters of the Bonaventure River. Depart for Nouvelle and visit Parc national de Miguasha and its fossil site, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Evening and overnight in Carleton-sur-Mer.
Places of interest : BIOPARC DE LA GASPÉSIE MUSÉE ACADIEN DU QUÉBEC PARC NATIONAL DE MIGUASHA
Day 10. Matapedia Valley and Rivière-du-Loup
Steps: Riviere-Du-Loup
The loop of the Gaspe tour ends today by crossing the Matapedia valley. You will then head for Rivière-du-Loup in the Lower St. Lawrence region (as you will be going back in the opposite direction, this is the perfect opportunity to visit some of the points of interest you didn't have time for on the way).
