8 Day Trips from Canada Worth the Early Start

1.Half-Day Trip to Montmorency Falls and Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré from Quebec city

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 2,718 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $70Our pick

See Montmorency Falls, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Île d’Orléans, and copper art on a practical half-day trip from Quebec City.

“We were disappointed because we were only at the falls for 30 minutes and did not have time to walk up and we thought we would be taking the enclosed lift that we saw on the website. Instead we wasted time going to a chocolate shop and a copper museum which only left us 30 minutes at the falls.”

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2.Quebec City and Montmorency Falls Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,669 reviews · 12 hours · from $36Best value

Review of the Montreal to Quebec City and Montmorency Falls day trip, with itinerary details, value advice, guide tips, and practical planning help.

“Excellent trip if you only have one day to see Quebec. We'll organised trip and communication from driver throughout was top-notch.”

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3.Quebec City and Montmorency Falls Day Trip from Montreal

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 2,437 reviews · 12 hours (approx.) · from $36

Review of the Montreal to Quebec City day trip, with Montmorency Falls, Old Quebec, timing, value, pickup tips, and honest drawbacks.

“The tour is really good, the driver is very helpful and friendly. The guide also very informative and friendly. They manage time quite efficiently and on time. It might be a bit of a shot time spending at the waterfall, but that’s reasonable and we got a lots of time to look around in the old quebec area. It’s a wonderful day in quebec with this tour.”

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4.Victoria and Butchart Gardens Day Trip from Vancouver

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,242 reviews · 13 hours (approx.) · from $232

Review of Vancouver’s Victoria and Butchart Gardens day trip, with ferry views, guided sightseeing, garden highlights, costs, timing, and practical tips.

“Our guide, Sam, was very professional, had a great sense of humor and gave us great information. Visiting Victoria first, we had a wonderful lunch, then explored the town before going to Butchart Gardens was great. We all had a wonderful time. We recommend this tour.”

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5.Whistler, Sea to Sky Gondola, and Shannon Falls Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,134 reviews · 10 hours · from $141Top rated

Review of a 10-hour Vancouver day trip to Whistler, Shannon Falls, and the Sea to Sky Gondola, with practical advice on timing, value, and stops.

“A wonderful day out. Leslie gave us so much information about the area, the sun came out in Whistler and the gondola trip is truly an amazing experience. Enough time at all stops, bus was comfortable and the hotel pickup a bonus.”

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6.Quebec City & Montmorency Falls Full Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 1,056 reviews · 13 hours · from $72

Spend a full day from Montreal visiting Montmorency Falls, Old Quebec, Château Frontenac, Petit-Champlain, and seasonal Quebec attractions.

“We absolutely loved our tour leader Joyce. She was extremely helpful and very kind. The tour was very nice and we had a lot of time to spend in Quebec city.”

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7.Whale Watching Excursion Full-Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 863 reviews · 11 hours · from $186

Review of Quebec City’s 11-hour whale-watching trip, with boat or Zodiac choices, Charlevoix scenery, practical tips, and honest value advice.

“In general it was great and really worth it! - I chose the zodiac because you can have a better 360° sight and probably see the whale closer than the at the small cruse boat. - it depends on your driver and guide. Our driver was crazily awesome, and respectful to the whales’ space. Our boat guide was great, she knew everything about the whales. - the drive takes 3h but is okay, really worthy than renting a car or going by yourself. Points to get more attention: - the zodiac goes almost at 50km/h so you really get wet. The water suit is great but when wet it gets…”

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8.Laurentian Mountains Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 823 reviews · 10 hours · from $91

Review the Montreal Laurentian Mountains day trip, with stops in Saint-Sauveur, Saint-Adolphe-d’Howard, and Mont-Tremblant.

“It was great the tour guide and driver we had were very nice made the trip exactly on time and no delays! Great way to spend one day get away from MTL if you are visiting.”

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