French-speaking charm and North American energy. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival & Old Montreal; Mount Royal & the Plateau; Montreal → Quebec City; Old Quebec & departure.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Arrival & Old Montreal
10:00 — Arrival at Montréal-Trudeau
11:30 — Bus 747 → city centre — Aéroport → Centre-ville
13:00 — Hotel check-in — Vieux-Montréal
14:30 — Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal — Vieux-Montréal
16:00 — Old Port & Place Jacques-Cartier — Vieux-Montréal
Walk to Rue Saint-Paul — Vieux-Montréal → Rue Saint-Paul
19:30 — Poutine & Québécois bistro dinner — Rue Saint-Paul
Day 2 — Mount Royal & the Plateau
09:00 — Climb up Mount Royal — Parc du Mont-Royal
Taxi to the oratory — Parc du Mont-Royal → Westmount
11:00 — Saint Joseph's Oratory — Westmount
Taxi to Mile End — Westmount → Mile End
12:30 — Fairmount bagel lunch — Mile End
Walk to the Plateau — Mile End → Rue Saint-Denis
14:00 — Stroll through the Plateau Mont-Royal — Rue Saint-Denis
Taxi to the market — Rue Saint-Denis → Petite Italie
16:00 — Jean-Talon Market — Petite Italie
Taxi to the Boulevard — Petite Italie → Boulevard Saint-Laurent
20:00 — Smoked meat dinner at a legendary Montreal deli — Boulevard Saint-Laurent
Day 3 — Montreal → Quebec City
08:30 — VIA Rail train → Quebec City (3h) — Gare Centrale Montréal → Gare du Palais
12:30 — Hotel check-in — Vieux-Québec intra-muros
Walk to the crêperie — Vieux-Québec intra-muros → Rue Saint-Jean
13:30 — Crêperie lunch — Rue Saint-Jean
Walk to the château — Rue Saint-Jean → Vieux-Québec
15:00 — Château Frontenac & Dufferin Terrace — Vieux-Québec
17:00 — Quebec City ramparts — Vieux-Québec
Walk to dinner — Vieux-Québec → Rue du Petit-Champlain
20:00 — Québécois dinner — Rue du Petit-Champlain
Day 4 — Old Quebec & departure
09:00 — Petit-Champlain quarter — Basse-Ville
10:30 — Funicular & Place-Royale — Basse-Ville
Head to lunch — Basse-Ville → Vieux-Québec
12:00 — Tourtière lunch — Vieux-Québec
14:00 — Train back → Montreal (3h) — Québec → Montréal