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112 | EASTERN CANADA ARRIVE & RELAX IN FRENCH CANADA Day 1. Arrive Montréal. Welcome to Montréal. On arrival you'll be met and transferred to your hotel. Two Night Stay: InterContinental Montréal. Day 2. Montréal. Meet your fellow travelling companions during a Welcome Breakfast this morning before exploring this charming, French- influenced city on a guided city tour. Enjoy the European atmosphere in Old Montréal as you stroll through the leafy Place d'Armes. Take a peek inside the Notre Dame Basilica, standing proudly next to 18th-century facades, then wander to the Kondiaronk lookout at Parc du Mont-Royal for stunning panoramic city views. The afternoon brings the chance to set out on your chosen activity. Perhaps learn about the culinary heritage of the city's main boulevard; meet a Montréaler; explore one of the world's largest underground complexes; or take a walking tour of Old Montréal. Sample the city's renowned French fare tonight with dinner at a French restaurant in Old Montréal. BD Day 3. Montréal, Québec City. Leaving Montréal this morning, stop at a Sugar Shack and learn how maple syrup is produced. Enjoy a tour then sit down to a hearty Québécois lunch with lashings of maple syrup and live entertainment. Later in Québec City, a guided tour will help you get your bearings. See how World Heritage-listed Old Québec sparkles with European charm, alive in its bistros, pavement cafes and lovely stone homes with gabled roofs and chimneys. Follow cobblestone lanes to the Petit Champlain district, a charming neighbourhood echoing that of a French riverside village. Wander along its oldest street, Rue du Petit-Champlain, and admire Place Royale, home to North America's oldest stone church, built in 1688. The afternoon has been left free for you to explore at your own pace. Make your way back to your hotel for dinner his evening. Two Night Stay: Québec City, Fairmont Le Château Frontenac. BLD Day 4. Québec City. Step out into the quiet streets outside the Fairmont Le Château Frontenac in Québec City and you'll find yourself in the heart of Old Québec. Church steeples rise up between a sea of mansard roofs, and quaint shops with candy-stripe awnings line streets that wend their way gently down towards the busy waterfront. Today, you may like to take in the city sights on a horse-drawn carriage ride, take off on a walking tour, cruise on the St Lawrence River or enjoy a culinary tour. The rest of the day is then yours at leisure. B CANADA'S HISTORIC CAPITAL Day 5. Québec City, Ottawa. Your journey continues today as you travel into the province of Ontario on the way to Ottawa, the Canadian capital. Arrive at your magnificent hotel, located next to the Parliament Buildings, and relax over dinner. Two Night Stay: Ottawa, The Fairmont Château Laurier. BD Day 6. Ottawa. Enjoy a guided city tour that includes a visit to Parliament Hill. Later, you might like to explore the Canadian Museum of History; embark on a gourmet culinary tour; or take a guided bicycle tour. Alternatively, take to the skies in a vintage open-cockpit biplane. B EASTERN CANADA & USA WITH NEW ENGLAND 25 DAYS – MONTRÉAL RETURN 17 Night Luxury Land Journey | 7 Night Premier New England Cruise YOUR INCLUDED SIGNATURE EXPERIENCES Learn how maple syrup is made at a traditional Sugar Shack Dine overlooking the brink of Niagara Falls and head to the illumination tower to create your very own light display right on the falls Tour The Breakers – one of the famous Newport Mansions on Rhode Island Enjoy a Sail Away Dinner at the renowned Pinnacle Grill on board your Holland America Line ship MONTRÉAL CANADA USA Ottawa Charlottetown Sydney Halifax Newport Philadelphia Bar Harbor Niagara Falls Washington DC Lancaster New York City Québec City Lake Ontario ONTARIO QUÉBEC Gulf of St Lawrence Boston Toronto 2 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 NOVA SCOTIA PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND Holland America Line's ms Veendam 7 MA RI NY PA MD ME Coach Cruise No. of Nights Stay 40 MAX. GUESTS G U A R A N TE E D S M A L L E R G R O U P S KEY SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE FREEDOM OF CHOICE TM – Sightseeing (B) Breakfast (L) Lunch (D) Dinner