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Via ferratas provide a challenging way to access the mountainous environment, with a minimum impact and the least visual pollution. The trails are carefully designed to make the cables and beams almost invisible.

For most people, a via ferrata is their first encounter with a rock-face. This is why a via ferrata activity in Québec starts on a short learning trail to ensure you are able to complete the activity safely. In Québec, safety is a top priority and non-negotiable. Therefore, the participants who do not pass the test are taken back to the starting point and refunded. In general you don’t need any specific experience or skill, but obviously a certain level of fitness and agility are required. There are circuits for beginners, intermediate and advanced. You’re accompanied by an experienced guide, safety equipment is provided and you travel in small groups. You’ll finish with a wonderful sense of achievement!

Nose to the wind, camping equipment tied to the back, yes it is possible to go on a motorcycle adventure in Quebec! All the tips to get ready for it, choose the appropriate circuit and have a successful road trip.

In an era where you travel with your house on your back, here is a great alternative between sporty cycling and comfortable vanlife. New darling of two-wheeled enthusiasts, the adventure motorcycle is the ideal compromise for those who want to explore vast territories, feed their desire for freedom and cultivate their taste for nature.

Getting ready to conquer a trail with your dog? Do you dream of hiking in harmony with nature and other hikers? Did you know that you can combine hiking and cohabitation with wildlife and humans perfectly, along with your four-legged best friend, even in an environment that might first appear to be foreign to Rover?

Here are a few tips that will make you the best dog owner on your block.

When you’re out enjoying the great outdoors, it’s not always easy to recognize which food packaging and containers are recyclable.

If we don’t want garbage cans to overflow and disturb our natural environments, then we all have our part to play, starting with sound waste management when hitting the road. To help you see things more clearly and act more responsibly, we turned to Tricentris for the latest facts and figures to create this infographic that just about summarizes everything.

Did you know that 60% of the 17,000 tons of waste that is buried every day in Quebec is organic matter? Fortunately, we are all getting used to recycling and putting more and more of the organic waste we produce at home into the compost bin. And thankfully, this is waste that will not end up in landfills to produce biogas that contribute to the greenhouse effect and global warming.

When travelling or out in the great outdoors, how do we provide a useful second life to our organic waste? How is one supposed to do this in the absence of a three-way collection system? What’s the best way to implement a Bring, Return and Recuperate approach to protecting our ecosystems and biodiversity?

Since 2020, Quebecers have been travelling on home turf like never before! The current context offers us an unprecedented opportunity to discover our province’s natural, cultural and social resources. But we can’t pretend that they are inexhaustible. Fortunately, we are developing a growing understanding of how to preserve them.

Here are a few simple things you can do to minimize the impact of your travels and increase the benefits for the areas that welcome you. They are largely inspired by an interview with Olivier Côté Vaillancourt, general manager of Parc régional du Mont-Saint-Joseph, located in Carleton-sur-Mer, in Gaspésie.

The Rimouski region, in the Bas-Saint-Laurent, is not much quoted in comparison with the resources it has. The presence of the river is soothing while the presence of the Appalachian Mountains and the rocky reliefs of the Parc National du Bic are indisputable witnesses of the geological forces that sculpted the landscape of this region.

“I am of lakes and rivers”, sang Quebec singer-songwriter Claude Gauthier in expressing his love of his province.

Quebec’s bodies of water are a real treasure for all those who want to get in touch with nature, whether it be through swimming, fishing or water sports. However, our love for our lakes and rivers has become so widespread that it is now necessary for everyone to learn how to protect them. Heat waves, which are becoming more and more common due to global warming, will give even more people a taste for water.

What can you, as an outdoor enthusiast, do to take care of our lakes and rivers?

Nature offers new delights, from one season to the next. Who can resist pulling out their phone to capture snapshot of a magical moment in a dreamy landscape? It’s not uncommon these days to take a photo, even before actually enjoying the view. After all, isn’t it easy to share your joys of being in nature on social media?

We sometimes tend to forget it, but the Mont-Tremblant region in Laurentians is a 4-season destination with a huge potential for year-round fun! And yes, it offers a wide range of attractions other than skiing, making summer a great time to come and try new experiences with your family, your partner or your friends!

Here is a selection of wildly entertaining activities to enjoy in beautiful wilderness environments, and what’s more, very easily accessible. At a time when Quebecers are looking for moments of outdoor adventure and disconnection, there is no doubt that anyone will find happiness in our beautiful region.

While it appears that the pandemic will have transformed our travel landscape over the past several months and in the coming years, there is still a long way to go before we see the same tourism as before. After a one-year hiatus, what will the return of tourism look like? Or rather: what should it look like? And do we want it?

As a traveller, you need to be part of the solution. As tourism recovers from COVID-19, we have an unprecedented opportunity to make a fresh start and choose a more sustainable path. There has never been a better time to rethink past habits and reshape the way we travel!

As you can imagine, the life of a sled dog is not limited to the winter season. At what age can he start pulling a sled? What does he do in the summer or what happens when he gets too old? This is what we asked Paméla Turcotte-Boutin, a specialist and musher from Kinadapt.

There are sometimes huge misunderstandings surrounding the activity of dog sledding and the well-being of dogs. To help you to see more clearly and to better understand the practice of the activity, we asked Paméla Turcotte-Boutin, a specialist, to speak to us about dogsledding and what the life of a musher at Kinadapt consists of.

Although summer is coming to an end, fall is slowly taking hold. As nature’s palettes of yellow and red blaze, the fall season also brings new vacation opportunities… all in color and with the perfect weather to enjoy outdoor activities.

No need to spend a fortune on equipment, travel and trail fees to access nature. Even the smallest purse can enjoy nature’s bounty…

Here is a selection of regional parks in Quebec where you can hike and/or bike for FREE in summer and snowshoe, fatbike or cross-country skiing in winter!

Other services can be offered within the regional parks for a fee ($).

Or how to (re)visit Quebec safely.

For weeks now, we have all been dreaming of getting back to a semblance of normal life and going outside to enjoy the benefits of nature and the joys of the outdoors. Now that we are gradually regaining access to our natural spaces and outdoor activities, it’s even more time to be civic-minded and think about other users.

At a time when a serious public health crisis is unfolding at home and around the world, we would like to offer you some guidelines on how to get out as responsibly as possible.

For many of us, outdoor recreation is an important aspect of daily life that, like many other things, will require serious adjustments.