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All four nights are booked ✅ — one thing left that can't wait:
Québec City → Rimouski
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Old Québec & Petit-Champlain
Château Frontenac, Terrasse Dufferin, the murals — knock out the classic shots before rolling out.
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212:00
Montmorency Falls
Higher than Niagara, 10 min out of the city and already on your route east. Suspension-bridge shot on top.
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314:30
Kamouraska
Prettiest village on the south shore. Quick photo + snack stop — try the boulangerie or the poissonnerie.
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Parc national du Bic
Islands, capes and seals at golden hour. No hiking needed: Belvédère Raoul-Roy is a drive-up lookout right off the 132 (free), the Pic Champlain shuttle takes you to the summit view (~$9.50), and the seal spot at Pointe-aux-Épinettes is a flat stroll — best at high tide.
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520:30
Hôtel Rimouski — check in ✅
Booked. Rimouski's river sunsets are famous — catch it from the waterfront promenade.
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Route 132 — the famous coast
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109:00
Pointe-au-Père lighthouse
Canada's 2nd-tallest lighthouse + the Empress of Ireland shipwreck museum. It's basically next to your hotel.
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210:30
Route 132 north coast
The road hugs the cliffs the entire way. Stop whenever it's pretty — which is constantly. Fill up in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts.
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313:00
Gaspésie National Park (detour)
Lac aux Américains short hike or the Mont-Albert viewpoint (~2–3 hrs total). Skippable if you're dragging — the coast alone is worth the day.
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416:30
La Martre red lighthouse
Wooden, red, on a cliff. One of the most photographed spots on the peninsula.
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517:30
Mont-Saint-Pierre lookout
Huge bay view straight from the roadside. Roll down the windows.
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619:30
Rodeway Inn, Gaspé — check in ✅
Booked. 20 rue Adams, right in town — restaurant on site, and 45 min from Percé, beside Forillon for tomorrow's early start.
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Forillon → Percé
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108:30
Cap-Bon-Ami
Morning light hitting the cliffs — the single best photo spot in Forillon. Watch for seals below.
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210:00
Mont-Saint-Alban tower
2–3 hr hike up to a lookout tower with 360° views over the whole tip of the peninsula. Bring water.
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313:30
Land's End / Cap-Gaspé (optional)
Flat walk to the lighthouse where the Appalachian mountains literally end in the sea.
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416:30
Manoir de Percé — check in ✅
Booked. 45 min drive from Forillon. Drop bags, shower, golden hour is coming.
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518:30
Percé Rock at golden hour
Rue du Quai, the wharf, then the Geopark's suspended glass platform for sunset over THE rock. This is the money shot of the whole trip.
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Bonaventure → back home
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108:30
Bonaventure Island boat
First departure out. 110,000 northern gannets — one of the biggest colonies on Earth — and the boat circles Percé Rock up close on the way. Two 5-star items, one ticket.
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212:30
Low-tide walk to the Rock
Only if the tide chart cooperates that day — ask at the wharf in the morning. Standing at the base of it is unreal.
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313:30
Hit the road — south shore
Baie-des-Chaleurs route back. Quick Carleton-sur-Mer stop (Mont Saint-Joseph view) only if you're pacing well.
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