4-Day Quebec Winter Itinerary: A Road Trip Through Quebec in the Winter

Wondering if you should do a winter road trip through Quebec? My friend and I visited Quebec (the province, not just Quebec City) in January and saw some of the most stunning sceneries. We not only toured Quebec City but also the surrounding national parks and other cool attractions. In this post, I will share with you everything we did around Quebec in 4 days and how you can plan a perfect winter road trip in the Quebec province.

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Quebec is the French speaking province in eastern Canada and it is actually the largest province in Canada (in terms of land mass). Many people think about Quebec City and Montreal when I mention Quebec and indeed those are two very large and perhaps the most well known cities there. But besides Montreal and Quebec City, there are actually a ton of other really fun things to do during winter there.

When you think of Quebec in the winter, I bet white landscapes and fluffy snows come to mind. My friend and I love winter sceneries so we decided to fly up to Quebec from New York City for a long-weekend trip in January. Cities are not really our thing (although we did visit Quebec City) and we really wanted to visit the lesser-known yet stunning spots outside of the cities.

In this 4-day Quebec winter itinerary I will share with you the unique things we did in and around Quebec City, my Quebec winter driving experience (and tips), where we stayed and what we ate (Quebec City has some really good food), and my ultimate Quebec packing list to keep you warm and toasty.

4 Days in Quebec: A Quick Itinerary Overview

• Day 1: Arrive in Montreal, Parc Omega
• Day 2: Parc Omega, drive to Quebec City and explore Quebec City at night
• Day 3: Parc national de la Jacques-Cartier, Ice Hotel, explore Quebec City at night
• Day 4: Quebec City, drive to Montreal and fly out

Is Quebec worth visiting in the winter?

Absolutely! Quebec is a beautiful destination all year round and it is especially stunning in the winter.

Think holiday markets, outdoor ice skating rink, spa in the snow, an ice hotel (yes, an hotel made of ice), frozen waterfalls, snowshoeing, hiking and sleeping with wolves, winter is absolutely amazing to have a Quebec road trip.

As Quebec does snow quite a bit in the winter, it may require a bit more preparation and planning as you plan your winter itinerary. You should be comfortable driving in snowy conditions, have the proper clothes and shoes, and expect that things may take longer. The great thing about visiting Quebec in the winter is that things are cheaper and there are way fewer tourists!

So, how cold is Quebec in the winter?

FREEZING and it would be a lie to say anything otherwise! In general you can expect a high of 20s and low of single digitals (Fahrenheit that is) or in other words, you can expect below freezing temperatures both day and night from December to February in Quebec.

Snow is expected during winter in Quebec, but it also depends on when you go. Certain years it can snow in December but in recent years, winter has been warmer. When we visited in early January, there was literally no snow when we landed, but a couple of days later there was a snow storm and turned everything into a winter wonderland.

What is it like to drive in Quebec in the winter?

Driving in the winter with a snowy condition can be challenging for someone (like myself) that’s not experienced in winter road conditions. We actually were caught off guard (as the forecast didn’t say it was going to snow) and we weren’t well prepared.

We rented a car from Montreal Airport using Discover Cars and our Toyota came with winter tires (no chains) by default. When we first arrived, there was no snow at all so everything was easy. However half way through our road trip, we encountered a snow storm and that’s where things became very interesting. I wish I had done more research about driving in the snow before the trip as that would’ve certainly helped with our situation (and anxiety).

While the roads in Quebec City (and on the highway) were constantly being plowed, Montreal was a completely different story. Snow covered all the lane markers, so it was impossible to know which lane we were driving in. On top of that, snow was piled on the highway, so multiple lanes sometimes became 1-2 lanes as cars had to navigate through the heavy (and calf deep) snow.

If you can, I would actually suggest renting an all wheel drive instead of front-wheel drive like we did and read up on driving in snowy weather before you arrive.

As we were driving, our windshield would constantly become frosty and the windshield wipers only made things worse. We cranked the heater/ defroster up hoping the warm window would prevent our windshield from freezing up but it did almost nothing.

The only thing that helped was using windshield fluid to clear the windshield. However, I was constantly paranoid about running out of fluid, since it was a rental car and we didn’t check how much fluid was left.

Packing list for a Quebec winter

Being warm is super important and since we are from New York City, we are pretty experienced in walking in the snow/ slushy weather, so here are some of the essential things you absolutely need to pack for Quebec winters.

• Water-proof snow boots: you need something warm and waterproof with good friction. I am super glad I brought this to Quebec since we had to walk in deep snow in the city and in the national park. I wear a North Face pair and they are super comfy and warm in the snow. Sorel snow boots are also very popular.
  
• Thick and long winter jacket: A parka would be my first choice as it is windproof, semi-waterproof and thick. If you have a fur coat or a teddy coat that may work too, but they could get wet if you are in the snow for too long. You also want something that ideally goes to your ankle to keep your legs warm.
  
• Thermals & sweater: I had two layers under my coat, a base layer of Uniqlo heat tech thermal and another layer of thick sweater.
  
• Body Warmer Sticky Pads: If you want to be extra warm (and look less bulky), I would suggest having these body warmers on your back and legs. They actually lasted almost the whole day for me, and they are really warm!
  
• Fleece lined pants + snow pants: I wore two layers of pants, one inner layer of thermals and another layer of fleece lined tights. I saw many people in snow pants.
  
• Gloves, hats and scarfs: Your hands will become red and painful quickly if you don’t have gloves. I really liked these fur hats (for photos) but I actually used my parka hood when I was walking around in the snow.
  
• Phone external battery: Your phone battery dies quickly when it’s cold, so be sure to bring extra. I have this one and love it.

Where we stayed for this Quebec winter trip

We stayed at a couple of different hotels since we were moving around.

We stayed at Parc Omega on the first night we arrived. We booked one of the wolf lodges which allowed us to have wolves as neighbors.

We spent 2 nights in Quebec City and stayed at Monsieur Jean in Old Quebec. We picked this hotel specifically because it is super centrally located and there is a parking garage next door. The hotel lobby is really colorful and it came with free breakfast.

We had also considered staying at the historical Fairmont Le Château Frontenac due to its location and architecture but ultimately decided to go with Monsieur Jean since it was cheaper.

Best 4 Day Quebec Winter Itinerary in Detail

A few quick note regarding this itinerary:

• We flew into Montreal from New York City on day 1. There were a lot more (and cheaper) flights from New York City to Montreal than to Quebec City. We had looked for a flight out of Quebec City but there was no direct flight, so we had to drive back to Montreal in order to fly out late at night.

• We did NOT need an international driving permit to rent a car in Canada. Having a US license was enough to drive in Canada.

• We did NOT visit Montreal on this Quebec itinerary, since we both had been to Montreal before. We had intended to spend a few hours in Montreal before our flight, but the road condition was so bad in the snow that I decided to just relax at the airport instead of driving more in that condition.

Quebec Winter Itinerary Day 1: Arrival & Parc Omega

We flew into Montreal around 11am in the morning but if you are able to fly in early, I would highly recommend that, so you can have a full day in Quebec for this short itinerary.

After landing, we immediately got our rental car and started our road trip to Parc Omega. Since we landed right before noon, we picked up some food from a local supermarket on our day to Parc Omega.

Parc Omega (Open from 9am to 5pm)

Parc Omega is a self-drive safari park located about an hour and half from Montreal airport. It is popular for families in Eastern Canada all year round, but winter is when people from all over North America travel there, for a particular reason!

To be honest I had never heard of Parc Omega before we decided to travel to Quebec in the winter. Actually, besides Montreal and Quebec City, I literally didn’t know what there was to do in Quebec in January.

My friend Jess, however, is well researched on anything north of New York City and she sent me a couple of viral Instagram reels about Parc Omega before I was convinced we had to go. Parc Omega is super popular in the winter for its viral wolf cabins, where you can literally see a pack of wolves playing in the snow and walking by your cabin. All that separates you from the wolves is your floor to ceiling glass.

Unfortunately the best cabins to see the wolves get booked up a year in advance, but we were able to book their newer built 2 story wolf lodge which also allowed us to see the wolves, just doesn’t look as cozy as the IG-viral cabins.

Since we booked one night there, we were able to visit the park for two days for free (the day of arrival and the day of departure).

Besides the wolves, another major attraction at Parc Omega is to feed deer with carrots from your vehicle in the first section of the park. We stopped by the park store and purchased some of the most expensive carrots of our lives (CAD$4 for a 2lb bag). The deers ate the carrots so fast that we had to drive back for a refill.

Tip: buy a few bags of carrots from a local supermarket before you visit, you can save yourselves a lot of money!

As we followed the car trail and drove further into the park, we saw more animals and even stopped to see a wolf feeding. But since the park was closing we decided to follow all the other cars out. Little did we know that we were going to be stuck in animal traffic for a good 20 minutes. There were suddenly so many animals walking on the road that we had to wait and maneuver the car to get through.

Dinner & Wolf Sighting

After we finally left the main park, we checked into our accommodation. Since all the accommodations are spread out through the park, we were given a map and instructions on how to drive to our cabin.

Parc Omega has one major restaurant and little did we know that we needed a reservation to dine in the on-site restaurant. What was more shocking was that the restaurant did not offer takeouts, so we had to drive to the nearest town of Montebello for dinner.

Montebello is a small town near Ottawa River and it is only about a 6 minute drive from Parc Omega. The park recommended a couple of restaurants to us, one of which was Restaurant Le Bistro Montebello. It turned out the restaurant also required a reservation, but thankfully we could do takeouts!

It was actually an adventure trying to find our cabin but we finally managed to find it in the dark after circling a couple of times. The cabin we booked was very spacious and modern, and just as we were having dinner, we saw the wolves walk by (a few times).

If you don’t know wolves, one thing they do is howling at night. The howling actually lasted all night and woke me up a few times, but hey, there is nothing more unique than sleeping next to wolves!

Quebec Winter Itinerary Day 2: Parc Omega & Quebec City

Parc Omega in the morning

One of the reasons we stayed at Parc Omega is to capture the photos of wolves walking by our window. We both got up around 7am in the morning, moved around all the furniture and camped by the window waiting for the wolves.

Well, we ended up waiting for 3 hours and actually started moving things back before they finally showed up. After capturing a few photos (finally), we were ready to leave and explore Parc Omega again since we missed a few things the day before.

Driving around Parc Omega again actually brought a whole new different experience this time. To our surprise, it started snowing lightly and we were also able to see more animals in the morning. We saw horses playing in the snow as well as a ton of bison, caribou, and even a bear (we were told it’s rare to see bears in the winter since they hibernate).

We also had more time to stop by one of the cafe areas (near where the wolf feeding happened) and this time we were able to interact with deers outside of the car safely. After grabbing a quick bite at the cafe, it was time to head out to Quebec City.

Quebec City at night

Omega Park is between Ottawa and Montreal, so to get to Quebec City I had to drive about 3 hours straight.

By the time we arrived at Quebec City it was already about 4:30pm. Since we were staying in Old Quebec, we had to drive up the cobblestone roads and park in the garage next to our hotel.

I had never been to Quebec City and Old Quebec is all I had imagined what a fairytale winter wonderland would be like. From snow covered churches to narrow cobbled roads to Christmas decorations on stone houses, I felt like I stepped into an old European town described in a Disney movie. However as dreamy as Old Quebec was, it was also one of the coldest places I had ever been to.

Our hotel gave us a list of recommendations for restaurants and we were fortunate enough to be able to grab a last minute reservation at one of them. It probably helped that we visited in early January so all the Christmas crowds already left (but sucks that the holiday market also finished).

Rue Saint-Jean

Since we had some time before dinner, we began to wander around Old Quebec and walked down Rue Saint-Jean to check out the stores and the Christmas decorations the stores and restaurants still had. Rue Saint-Jean is a very commercial street and there are bars, restaurants, a milk tea spot, and different shops.

St. Jean Gate

Slowly we wandered to St. Jean Gate, one of the four gates just outside of Old Quebec’s Upper Town. The gate itself was built in the late 17th century and it is one of the most photographed places in Old Quebec, as it is a fort with a tower). You can actually climb up the stairs to the top of St. Jean Gate but we didn’t since it was late (also I don’t know if it’s open for climbing in the winter).

Place D’Youville

Right outside of St. Jean Gate was Place D’Youville, a public square that turned into a free ice skating rink in the winter (which reminded me of Bryant Park in NYC). The surrounding structures included a concert hall and several hotels. The entire area was beautifully decorated by holiday lights and decorations, making it delightful to visit even on the coldest of days.

Dinner: Aux Anciens Canadiens

One of the restaurants our hotel recommended was Aux Anciens Canadiens, known for its Quebec cuisine. They offered 3 course meals but you can also order individual dishes if you want to. We got the famous meat pie and maple syrup pie and it was pretty good. However I did feel the food was on the saltier and pricey side.

Walking around Old Quebec at night in the snow

After dinner we decided to walk around a bit to burn off the heavy meal we had. It was lightly snowing still, which made the walk a lot more magical despite the cold.

One thing I noticed about Old Quebec was that the alleyways are quiet and dark, which reminded me of old villages in France. But there were a couple of streets full of lights and restaurants and a hotel as we wandered aimlessly. A few things we checked out while walking included:

• City Hall of Quebec City, which still had holiday lights and decorations in the front
• Monument Cardinal-Taschereau, a statue in a public square right across from the City Hall
• Rue de Buade, a cute street with restaurants and bars and a beautiful decorated gift shop called La Boutique de Noel de Quebec
• Rue Sainte-Anne, a cute cobblestone pedestrian street with restaurants and a hotel on one side, leading up to a small public park and UNESCO monument
• Fountain Monument of Faith, a famous monument of the park with a view of the Fairmont Le Chateau
• Dufferin Terrace: the pubic terrace on the other side of the Fairmont hotel, where you can do the Toboggan Slide, take the funicular down to the lower level or simply just have a nice view of St. Lawrence River and the other side of the river

Quebec Winter Itinerary Day 3: Parc National de la Jacques-Cartier & Ice Hotel

On the third day of our 4 days in Quebec, we explored a couple of snowy and icy places outside of Quebec City. If you have read my blogs before, then you know I am very big on nature, so anything with a view attracts me. I’m also not a big city person, despite living in New York City (I guess I get enough of a city vibe from NYC that I don’t really need it from anywhere, besides Tokyo I suppose).

There are a couple of national parks near Quebec City, one being Parc national de la Jacques-Cartier. This park is actually only about a 45 minute drive north of Old Quebec so our plan for the day was to go there for a short hike and take some photos in the morning.

Fun fact: when we got there, we realized that my friend had a different national/ regional park in mind which was 2 hours away.

Parc National de la Jacques-Cartier

Parc National de la Jacques-Cartier is a popular national park to visit in the summer since it is so close to Quebec City. There are a ton of amazing trails you can do in the summer, but some are open in the winter as well.

When I was researching for more information online, there was barely anything in English for this national park. I guess it is not surprising that most English speakers probably go to Banff or Jasper when they go to a national park in Canada and almost everything about la Jacques-Cartier was in French.

Entrance Fee

There is an entrance fee (free for anyone 17 years old and under) and you should buy this one day pass online before you visit. After you pay, you will get the passes emailed to you, which you need to present upon entering the park. When we visited, we paid CAD$38.20 for two people but it seems like the pass is cheaper in the summer.

Things to do at Parc National de la Jacques-Cartier in the winter

It was really hard to find much information in English online, so we just drove to the tourist information center in the morning and spoke with one of the staff there. The ranger gave us a map and showed us a couple of easy/ intermediate trails near the visitor center with a viewpoint. There are also maps outside of the visitor center that shows you which trails are open/ closed on that day.

Out of the two trails he showed up, the easiest and shortest one was the Les Cascades trail, a 4km loop trail that walks near the river and loops back in the hills. Even though it was an easy hike, you still needed crampons, which I was able to rent for about CAD$10. The “viewpoint” was a spot next to the river, which wasn’t super impressive (I thought the view from the area near the visitor center was way better).

After that viewpoint, the trail mostly took us into the woods where we came across a bridge above a nice little stream. The latter half of the trail was mostly walking in the snow in the woods without too much to see. Since it was my first time hiking in the snow so it was still pretty fun!

If you are interested in doing some winter hiking at Parc National de la Jacques-Cartier, you can reference the list of winter hikes on their official website. Some of the hikes are actually way south of the visitor center and seem pretty popular.

Besides hiking, a lot of people come to Parc National de la Jacques-Cartier for fatbiking. The park has over 10km of biking trails for this activity. You can also do Nordic skiing, ski-snowshoeing and snow scooter in the winter there.

If you don’t feel comfortable driving to the national park or hiking there but still want to explore, you can do this snowshoe tour with a guide and transportation.

After spending about 3 hours at the park, we decided to grab some lunch at a nearby McDonald’s before driving to our second stop, the Ice Hotel.

Hôtel de Glace (Ice Hotel)

Hôtel de Glace is a tourist attraction (and an actual hotel) located about 45 minutes drive from Parc National de la Jacques-Cartier. If you are visiting from Quebec City, it is about a 35 minute drive north west of Old Quebec.

The first time I had heard about the ice hotel was when we were planning this Quebec winter itinerary. All the photos I had seen online were these igloo looking ice buildings made entirely of ice. So I had thought this was probably a hotel located in a super isolated area. But nope, I was wrong.

The navigation took us to a large parking lot at a huge hotel resort, and that was the first clue that the Ice Hotel wasn’t in some desolate area, but rather it is a part of the Valcartier Vacation Village, a large resort with snow tubing, ice skating and other activities in the winter.

Ice hotel cost

You can get tickets outside of the resort at its ticket booth to visit the Ice hotel. It costs about $25 (USD) per person to visit, which was quite pricey!

You can actually book one night to stay at the Ice Hotel for about $400 USD and you would be sleeping in a room made of ice (and on a bed made of ice)! We didn’t think it would be very comfortable given the room temperature is below freezing so we opted for just a visit.

If you want to do the other winter activities at the resort, you can also pay for those at the outside ticket booth.

Visiting the Ice hotel

We walked through the resort in order to access the door to the Ice Hotels. There was a worker checking tickets and gave us an invisible stamp on our hand so we could go in and out as we pleased. The resort itself is huge so you can always visit the other parts of the resort after seeing the Ice hotels.

After walking outside, the ice hotel was right there in front of us. There were at least 2 buildings that were next to each other for us to visit (we could not visit the actual hotel rooms where people were staying).

The largest and the main igloo was where everyone went. Inside the igloo were different large rooms with beautifully carved ice wall arts, some featuring a music keyboard and other shapes and patterns. There were ice benches (with leather hides on top) that you could sit and enjoy the lights and carvings.

The most popular “attraction” inside the igloo was the bar, where you could order a cocktail drink (cost between CAD$10-15) and drink it in an ice cup.

Overall it was pretty cool to see the Ice Hotel and how every year they would have to build it from scratch and make all new carvings inside. When we visited they were still building one of the rooms.

After seeing the Ice Hotel, we went to explore the other parts of the resort. Since we didn’t have tickets for any of the winter activities, we could just look and not participate. If you are visiting Quebec in the winter with kids, I think this resort would be a good destination for a day for the kids.

Exploring Lower Old Quebec City

After a full day of exploring, we went back to Old Quebec around 5 o’clock to continue our third portion of the day.

The night before we explored the upper Old Quebec City so today we decided to explore the lower part. When we explored the upper part, I was already impressed by all the fairytale-like buildings and holiday decorations, but my friend who had been to Quebec City before told me to wait till we explored Lower Old Quebec.

When we arrived at Rue du Petit-Champlain, my jaw dropped. Rue du Petit-Champlain is the main street in the Quartier Petit-Champlain area and probably the most famous and photogenic street in Old Quebec.

It was such a gorgeous area with all the cobble stoned streets, old European styled stone buildings and beautiful holiday decorations. Along this street there were a ton of cafes, restaurants, shops, and art galleries. We simply walked around and took a ton of photos and decided we would explore more the next morning when there’s less people.

Dinner in Old Quebec at Night

On our second night in Quebec City, we decided to check out a french restaurant based on our hotel’s recommendation. I had made the reservation the evening before for this meal.

The restaurant we went to was Chez Temporel, a small French restaurant a few blocks away from our hotel on a quiet street. The menu is small as there were only 4 main dishes and 4 starters on the menu and it changes seasonally.

We got the French onion soup, the cod and the duck caesar salad to share and it was just enough. I had read reviews that the caesar salad was good and indeed it was unique and delicious (it has roasted broccoli which is not a usual ingredient of a Caesar salad). The cod was super flavorful as well. I would highly recommend that you try this place if you go to Quebec City.

Quebec Winter Itinerary Day 4: Old Quebec City and Driving back to Montreal

On the last day of our 4 day Quebec winter road trip, we decided to spend the morning taking photos around Quartier Petit-Champlain and drive back to Montreal to explore. However we woke up to a city blanked in snow and there was no sign of the snow storm stopping.

Escalier Casse-Cou (Breakneck Steps)

There are two main ways people access Quartier Petit-Champlain on the lower level from the upper level, by funicular or by stairs. Since the funicular wasn’t open yet when we arrived, we decided to walk down the stairs named breakneck steps.

On a regular day the steps would’ve been nothing since it usually takes no more than a couple of minutes to walk down. However since it was snowing, the stairs were potentially slippery so we took our time there. The walk itself was a treacherous walk with the blizzard blowing from all directions but the view was worth it.

Even though it was already 9 something in the morning, there was barely anyone outside (I mean what crazy people go outside in a storm for photos). But the view of Rue du Petit-Champlain from the Breakneck Steps was incredible. The evening before there was barely any snow on the ground but now the entire street (and the buildings) were covered in snow.

Place Royale

A few minutes walk from Rue du Petit-Champlain was Place Royale, a cobblestoned square surrounded by cafes, restaurants and Notre-Dame-des-Victoires Catholic Church.

When we visited in early January, there was still a large Christmas tree in the middle of the square and the restaurants nearby still had their holiday decorations up, making the square a lot cuter and more festive.

A popular cafe at Place Royale is Cafe La Maison Smith, a popular chain cafe in Quebec City. This one is noteworthy since it is the first Cafe La Maison Smith in the city. I, however, ended up grabbing coffee and croissant from a different branch in upper Old Quebec city before we headed out to Montreal.

Funiculaire du Vieux-Québec

One attraction in Old Quebec is to take the funicular from Quartier Petit-Champlain to the Upper Town (and vice versa). The funicular was built in 1879 and it has 2 cars, each can carry up to 60 people.

It costs CAD $5 cash only. When we were there a Korean couple asked us if we had changed since they only had a credit card so they couldn’t ride it.

The funicular is open from 9am to 10:30pm and it takes about 30 seconds to go up/ down one way. It is a fun way to see the city and the views especially if you don’t want to walk up and down the breakneck steps.

Other things to do in Quebec City

If you are interested in seeing Quebec City with a tour, there are several different tours you can take, such as this one that shows you not only the different spots but also the history and story behind each place.

Another popular thing to do in Quebec City is to visit the Strøm Nordic Spa by the St. Lawrence River. It is the perfect way to unwind and enjoy the snowy scenery (while staying warm).

Another option we had considered was to visit Montmorency Falls near Quebec City. In the winter this waterfall is frozen over and you can go on the cable car to have a beautiful view of the fall.

Driving to Montreal (3 hours)

Our initial plan was to get to Montreal by 2pm to grab a late lunch and walk around Old Montreal, such as visiting the beautiful Notre-Dame Basilica.

But since the snow storm was raging and we had a relatively nerve wrecking drive back to Montreal (and the road condition was so bad in Montreal since nobody plowed the snow like they did in Quebec City), we decided to just go to the airport early and relax there.

Other questions you may have about visiting Quebec in the winter

Do you need to speak French in Quebec?

Although French is the official language in Quebec, we had no issues getting around speaking English. Almost everyone spoke English, especially the waitstaff at restaurants and at the hotel.

Is there still a Christmas market in Quebec City?

Unfortunately when we visited Quebec City in early January, the Christmas market was already over. The Christmas market usually starts around the last week of November and finishes on December 23rd.

Are there Christmas decorations in Quebec City in January?

Yes! The holiday decorations and Christmas tree were still up in early January. So if you are visiting Quebec the during first week of January you can still see them (while avoiding the holiday crowd).

Do US phones work in Canada?

If you have a T mobile then it works perfectly fine in Canada. We could use our internet as usual.

Is it worth visiting Quebec City in winter?

Quebec City is beautiful in the winter, with all the snowy scenery and holiday decorations. While it may be sub-freezing, there are still plenty of things to do both indoors and outdoors. From fatbiking to frozen waterfalls to thermal spas to indoor museums, Quebec City has plenty to offer in the winter.

Is 4 days enough for Quebec?

Nope! You can spend 2-3 days in Quebec City alone and another 2 days in Montreal. If you are interested in doing some of the attractions we did on this Quebec winter itinerary, you will need another 3 days. One week is ideal to visit Quebec to hit up all the spots. We only went for 4 days since that’s all the time we could afford.

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