9D8N Historic Cities of Eastern Canada

At 6 pm, meet your travel companions for a welcome drink. Your Tour Director prepares you for your upcoming adventure.

This morning, explore Toronto on a sightseeing tour. Highlights include the Legislature Building, Nathan Phillips Square, the cultural neighborhoods, and University of Toronto. The tour concludes with lunch atop the 1,815-foot-tall CN Tower, where you’ll savor incredible views of the city and harbor below you. Enjoy the rest of the day at leisure for your own discoveries in the cosmopolitan city. Consider dinner at the historic Distillery District or Eaton Centre, the city’s number-one tourist attraction, with more than 300 stores for world-class shopping and dining.

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Leave bustling Toronto and travel along the shores of Lake Ontario to Niagara Falls. Board a cruise for a thrilling ride to view the thundering falls from river level. Continue to picturesque Niagara-on-the-Lake and browse the shops and sights of Main Street. Enjoy dinner tonight with a spectacular view of the falls including local icewine. Later, you may wish to see the illumination of the falls as they are lit in every color of the rainbow.

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Travel this morning to Rockport, where you’ll board a boat for a scenic cruise through the waterways of Thousand Islands National Park and enjoy lunch dockside on the St. Lawrence River. Continue to the nation’s capital of Ottawa, pleasantly framed by the banks of the Ottawa River and the Rideau Canal, for a 2-night stay.

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Enjoy guided sightseeing this morning through the legendary landmarks of the Canadian capital city of Ottawa, including the residence of the Governor General, the hexagonal National Arts Centre, Parliament Hill, and the historic Rideau Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Experience the sweeter side of Ottawa with a beloved local treat, a Canadian beavertail.

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Depart Ottawa for Cap-de-la-Madeleine, to visit the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, a national shrine famous for its fine stained-glass windows. Stroll through the grounds of the sanctuary and see the miraculous Madonna in the old chapel. Continue to romantic Québec City, one of the most historic and best-preserved cities in North America. This evening, enjoy regional French cuisine at a special dinner in Old Town Québec.

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Visit a locally owned Sugar Shack for a traditional sugar shack breakfast. Then, tour Canada’s only walled city with a Local Guide. Until the British victory of 1759, Old Québec was the center of New France. Within its walls are Place d’Armes, Laval Seminary, and ancient Place Royale. Also, see the old-world houses crowding the narrow streets in Lower Town by the St. Lawrence River and historic Plains of Abraham. The afternoon is free to explore the historic sites or stroll the streets of Old Québec City.

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On to Montréal, where sightseeing with a Local Guide includes Notre Dame Basilica, the Old Seminary of St. Sulpice, and a drive to the top of Mount Royal to enjoy a panorama of the city. Free time this afternoon before a farewell dinner in the heart of Old Montréal—the perfect ending to your vacation!

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Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. Want to explore more in Montréal? Additional nights are available for purchase.

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