Just 15 minutes from city centre Québec City, opposite Montmorency Falls, drive across the bridge to L'Île d'Orléans, an island where farming and all forms of agriculture thrive year-round. The island is the craddle of the french presence in North America (1658). One of the best kept secret in Canadian Tourism - you will be immerse in an authentik experience on the realty and the history of farming in Canada
In this 3hours, farm / food tour you will get the very best of Ile d’Orléans flavour and landscape. As we walk in the fields of two ancestral farms from the beginning of the colony, you will learn about the rich history and the modern reality of agriculture on the island.
La FermeFrancois Gosselin is a leader in berry production, strawberries, raspberries and blackberries next to none.
La Ferme le Bunker / Alain Plante is also a 5th generation family own farm producing a wide variety of squash, pumpkins, maple products, corn, bets etc . The site also has a anti –nuclear bunker from the cold war in 1964.
We will finish the tour on the highest point of view of the island; the rooftop terasse of the Motel Ile d’Orléans – there you will taste more unique products
from the amazing island; black garlic, blackcurrant jam, 2 cheeses, wine and
beer !! All that with a full panoramic view over Quebec City and the St
Lawrence River
Maybe you will want more … if that is the case we rent; ebikes, scooters, etandem, regular bikes,
efatbike, regular tandem or we offer also an ebike tour at 13h30 !!! Book online or take a chance