Call of the Wild
A complete program which will help you discover the magic of Quebec in winter.
Our base along the river Mattawin Three banks is the ideal place to practice outdoor activities. Located along the Mauricie National Park and close to the Saint Maurice river, this remote place of mass tourism you will discover the joys of winter Canadian.
Program: 2 days of snowmobiling, 2 days of dog sledding raid, 1 day snowshoe Trapper.
Itinerary
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Day 1 Arrival to Montréal
Flight to Montreal, arriving the same day due to jet lag. Welcome at the airport by a member of our team, transfer to the Taureau Lake Regional Park, a wild region of Quebec. Installation at the hostel. First evening, dinner with local food.
- Transportation: Minibus
- Duration: 2h30 (230 km)
- Accommodation: Chalet -
Days 2 to 3 Trapper snowshoeing day
Day in Mauricie forest, land of great beauty.
On the program: snowshoe tour with a guide / trapper in modern times. On the menu, snowshoeing, discovery and fishing on lake and river frozen, etc ...
To discover this vast territory known for its rugged beauty you will traverse the most beautiful trails of the area. You will discover the same time the fascinating world of wildlife during an unforgettable snowshoeing. You will have the chance to experiment and trap techniques to snare before enjoying a hearty meal served in one of our shelters in the forest. Accompanied Trapper of modern times, then you will be introduced to a uniquely Canadian activities: ice fishing.- 4 to 6 hours of activities
- Accommodation: Chalet -
Days 4 to 5 Snowmobiling day
In the morning, you will go in the Lake Mékinac sector which means turtle in Native American language.
The cliché of the wild forests and lakes of Canada is reality here! Lunch will be taken in a typical snowmobile relay for the region. In the afternoon, you will gasp passing under tunnels of snowy pines and frozen lakes.- 4 to 6 hours of activities
- Accommodation: Chalet -
Day 6 Dog sledding Safari
After breakfast, depart for the mountain trails sleigh pourvoirie. Always by dog sled, you will cross mountains and streams in an increasingly picturesque landscape without sound but the hiss of the sled runners on the snow. Lunch in the forest and back to the kennel in the late afternoon. Transfer to Montreal late in the day.
- 4 to 6 hours of activities
- Accommodation: Hotel
- Transportation: Minibus to Montreal
- Duration: 2h30 (230km) -
Day 7 Journée cani-rando en forêt boréale
Aujourd'hui, vous partez en raquettes pour une journée en cani-rando. Comme les tribus de nomades du Grand Nord autrefois, un chien de traîneau vous tracte à la ceinture, pour une randonnée ludique. Une expérience unique de complicité et de détente entre l'homme et le chien ! La randonnée dans la forêt boréale surplombant les lacs vous offrira le cadre idéal pour profiter au mieux de cette journée riche en émotions. Pique-nique au feu de bois au bord du lac gelé. De retour au camp Taureau, nous terminons la journée dans une ambiance rustique et conviviale.
- 4 à 6 heures d'activités par jour
- Hébergement : Auberge
- Repas : Sur le feu -
Day 8 Montréal
A full day to discover Montreal, you can go to discover the views of the city from Mount Royal, visit Old Montreal, go to discover the Biodome and living museum or just wander the streets of this city cosmopolitan. Flights back to France in early evening.
- Accommodation: Plane
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Day 9 Arrivée en France
Arrivée en France en matinée, des souvenirs polaires plein la tête.
Dates & prices
Departures for French-speaking groups:
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Trip code: UCAMA1
Included
- Welcome at the Montreal Airport by a member of our team
- On-site transfers
- Activities mentioned in the program
- Accommodation: 3 nights in a Hostel, 1 night in an eco-tent, 1 night in a rustic chalet, 1 night in a hotel in Montreal
- Full board dinner from day 1 to lunch day 6
- Supervision by certified French speaking guides and specialists in the polar environment
- Winter clothing rental against low temperature for the week: wetsuit, boots, helmet and mittens. With a deposit that will be paid on the spot.
- Applicable taxes
Not included
- Air transport (Available on request)
- Personal expenses
- Drinks (except tea and coffee for meals included)
- The credit card deposit (snowmobile: $ 2000 / snowmobile equipment: $ 50 /broken item)
- Tips for the guide
Notes
* What is a deductible: The deductible is the amount of liability of the customer in case of damage of the snowmobile.
** What is a deposit: This is the amount that the customer will have to leave as a guarantee on his credit card before the start of the raid.
International flights
Upon request, ask your advisor at canada@altaibasecamp.com
Terms and conditions
Booking conditions
By registering for one of our travel, the customer bindingly accepts the General Terms and Conditions of Sale. Each customer must complete a registration form. The booking is definitively recorded when the customer has settled the payment of a deposit of 30 % of the total travel price (subject to availability at the time of registration). In case of short term bookings – within 30 days prior to the travel departure – the full travel price is due immediately. Payments can be settled via bank transfer (SWIFT code/IBAN number) or online, directly from our website (soon available). You will receive an email with a booking confirmation as quickly as possible
Invoice procedure
Once your booking is registered, we send you an email with the invoice. Full payment is required at least 30 days before your arrival. If the customer does not settle the payment of the travel price within the period agreed upon, Altaï Canada reserves the right to cancel the booking free of charge.
Cancellation policy
If for any reason, you decide to withdraw from a journey, the amount already paid will be refunded subject to the following exceptions:
- Cancellation up to 45 days prior to the agreed beginning of the journey: You will be charged 20 % of the travel price, in addition with every non-refundable expense for additional services booked on request (internal flights, site entrance tickets, activities…)
- Cancellation between the 44th and 15th day prior to the agreed beginning of the journey: You will be charged 50 % of the travel price, in addition with every non-refundable expense for additional services booked on request (internal flights, site entrance tickets, activities…)
- Cancellation less than 14 days to the agreed beginning of the journey: You will be charged 100 % of the travel price, in addition with every non-refundable expense for additional services booked on request (internal flights, site entrance tickets, activities…)
Any cancellation shall be notified in writing (email, letter or fax). Notice of cancellation will be effective upon receipt by us of your written communication.
If it comes apparent at an earlier point in time that the minimum number of participants cannot be reached for a travel, Altaï Canada is to exercise his right of withdrawal immediately. In such a situation, you will be informed of the cancellation of your travel no later than 21 days prior to the agreed beginning of the journey. Altaï Canada can also cancel a travel in case of circumstances amounting to "force majeure": volcanic eruption, civil disturbances, strikes, weather and climate conditions, travellers’ security… In such cases, you are immediately refunded any payments on the travel price; however, you shall not be entitled to any compensation.
Changes to travel contract
If a change to travel contract is made at the customer’s request, any fee that might arise from this change shall be paid by the customer. In any cases, every request for changes shall be notified in writing. In case of external events that could not be foreseen, Altaï Canada might change some aspects of the travel contract. We will endeavour to advise you of any changes as quickly as possible.
Pricing
All group travel prices on our website have been calculated for the indicated number of participants for each trip. The price list is confirmed after the booking. If the number of participants is lower than expected, an additional payment charge might be applied. For each travel and program, we mention the price per person – valid for the minimum number of participants – and we provide you with detailed explanations about the services included or not. Any change in the exchange rates or in the price of travel services in particular regarding the cost of the fuel, might entail price revision.
Contract transfer
In case of transfer of the contract by the customer to an assignee, modification and cancellation conditions apply.
Insurance
Upon request, ask your advisor at canada@altaibasecamp.com
Practical info
Staff
Supervision by French-speaking guides specializing in the polar environment. (snowmobile guide, musher ...)
Food
At the hostel the meals are buffet style with a hearty breakfast and dinners with local food.
During activities: at noon we will most often have a picnic on the campfire.
For the snowmobile days, the lunch will be typical food.
For the dinner: the meal is prepared by the guide, your help will be welcome during the preparation of meals. kitchen equipment and cutlery are provided.
Accommodation
1 night in a hotel with breakfast based double or triple room in Montreal.
3 nights at the hostel (our hostel is secluded far from any civilization for a unique experience with all modern comforts). Electricity, heating.
1 night in a rustic chalet (standard comfort, collective sleeping, wood stove and dry toilets). No electricity.
1 night in eco-tent (between the chalet with a wooden structure, and the tent with canvas walls, collective sleeping, wood stove, sanitary block a few meters)
Transportation
Transfers by bus from Montreal to the Base Camp.
Budget & exchange
Visa and Mastercard are accepted almost everywhere. You can also change euros. 1 Euro = CAN $ 1.50 to 11/04/2019
Tips
In the United States and Canada, the service is never included in the price. In bars, restaurants and all places where a service is provided, it is expected that you leave a tip between 15 and 20% of the total amount. Know that many employees in the service trades are paid only with tips. It would be very badly perceived to give nothing, or not to give enough. Even when paying by credit card, you will indicate the amount of the tip you want to leave. On this type of trip, it is customary to leave $ 6 per person per day for the driver guide and $ 20 per group for city guides.
Supplied equipment
Equipment included in the circuits for the whole week: cold boots (Sorel type), cold jacket, over-mittens. <
For the snowmobile activity: helmet.
When the booking will be done, you will be asked for your size, your size and your weight in order to reserve the appropriate equipment in advance.
Luggage
Provide :
A flexible travel bag with side zipper giving easier access to its contents than a clasic bag. During the trip, it will contain the things you will not use during the day a small backpack (capacity about 40L) for your day's business sweater, spare tee shirt, gourd, glasses, lunch picnic etc. In case, please to foresee in cabin of what to "survive" the first days in the event of delay of your luggage in the hold (toothbrush, T-shirt, footwear etc).
Passport
Consular formalities for
Europeans and Swiss nationals:
Upon your registration,
please transmit your passport information (name, first name, passport number,
date of issues and expiration). Currently, to stay as a tourist for less than
six months, a visa is not mandatory and a valid passport is sufficient with a
validity exceeding by one day your stay in Canada.
Travelers must imperatively
have an electronic travel authorization (eTA) to enter Canada. You will have to
fill the form online and individually (one application per person) on http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/ave.aspIt is essential that you
have a valid email address. The 7 CAD fees are payable by Visa, Mastercard or
American Express credit cards. The eTA is granted in just a few minutes but we
advise you to apply for it as soon as your trip is confirmed. The eTA is an
electronic document linked to your passport and stays valid for 5 years or
until the expiration of the passport, depending on the first of these
eventualities to occur. You must then travel with the passport used to apply
for it.
CAREFUL: for French women, the eTA must be filled with your maiden name.
Hence, to facilitate the check-in at the airport, we ask travelers in Canada to
indicate their maiden name for the booking of their tickets.
You
travel with children:
Children and adults are
submitted to the same obligations regarding passports and visa described above.
Registration of minors on parents’ passports is now impossible; children must
hold an individual passport. It is compulsory to apply for an eTA for each
child individually.
CAREFUL,
from January 15th 2017 onwards, for all French minors traveling
abroad alone, an authorization to leave the country is compulsory.
The child will have to
submit the three following documents:
- The minor’s valid
passport
- A photocopy of the
signatory’s identity card, valid or expired for less than 5 years and the birth
certificate
- The form, signed by one
of the legal guardians, available online on https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F1359
Concerning other
nationalities, seek the Canadian consular authority of your country.
ARRIVAL IN
CANADA VIA A TRANSIT THROUGH THE UNITED STATES :
CAREFUL, we can
exceptionally use American airlines for travels bound for the American
continent (North and South).
They stop over in the US:
you must possess an electronic or biometric passport which is still valid 6
months after your departure from the US (under ‘’passport’’, a rectangle under
a circle meaning a secure symbol).
You must also apply for an
electronic travel authorization (ESTA) on the official website https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov. Valid for a duration of two years or until the
expiration of the passport, this authorization must be requested at the latest
72h before your departure: we advise you to apply to it as soon as your trip is
confirmed. It has to be paid for (14 USD online by credit card). The name you
put on the form must be the same as the one that figures on your plane tickets
and must of course appears on your passport. If the name used on the ESTA form
is different from the one on your tickets, the airline can deny your boarding.
Minors must also fill out an ESTA authorization.
The Visa Waiver Program
allows French nationals to enter the American territory without a visa, either
via transit or for a stay of 90 days to the maximum. A visa is nevertheless
necessary if you only have an emergency passport. Furthermore, travelers who
went to Iran, Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Yemen or Soudan since March 11th
2011 and people who are national of Iran, Iraq, Syria or Soudan cannot benefit
from the Visa Waiver program anymore: more information on http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/conseils-aux-voyageurs/conseils-par-pays/etats-unis/
ARRIVAL
IN THE US OR TRANSIT THROUGHT THE US :
Upon your arrival, the
immigration service will take your photo and fingerprints. You’ll have to wait
behind the yellow line and not cross it unless you’re told to, it can take some
time. Customs controls will take place at the first access point to the territory
(in case of a transit through a Canadian airport, it will be considered as a
first access point to the US and the following process must be applied). Once
you’ve been through the immigration service, you’ll get your luggage back from
the conveyer belt and go to the customs. In case of a continuation of your
trip, you’ll have to get your luggage back and bring them the baggage conveyer
which serves.
Weather
In Quebec, in summer, weather conditions are very changeable and unpredictable and they considerably influence the level of the circuits. On average, in winter, the temperature is -10 degrees and -19 at night. A trip indicated as easy will require more commitment if good weather conditions are good. You have to be ready to face the snow, the wind and even the hot sun, ... Some activity could be modified due to the conditions and the lack of snow .. Spirit of the trip: This trip is participative: your help will be solicited to load and unload the equipment necessary for the smooth running of the journey as well as for its cleaning; on the itinerant circuits, it is necessary to regularly assemble and dismount the camp. All this will not take much time on your entire trip. Your guide is a master of the area but your involvement helps to create a climate of mutual help and establish links between you and your guide for a friendly atmosphere..
Electricity
As everywhere in North America, the electric current is 110 volts (60 cycles). New electrical devices are often able to adapt themselves to 110 volts. It is best to check before departure if your electrical appliance is equipped with a current transformer. In general, this is a black box that is located between the electrical outlet and your device. If your device does not support 110 volts, you will need to have a current transformer sold separately. The plugs are flat, you will need an adapter to connect your device. You can easily find it on site or before going to a travel goods shop. A waterproof Zip Lock bag is a good way to keep your electronics dry.
Sustainable tourism
Since the outset, Altai
works for an eco-tourism and an organization of trips that respects equitable
and sustainable principles.
The harmonization of
practices assures:
- A fair economical repartition
- The improvement of local teams’ working conditions and their awareness of the protection of the environment
- The information of travelers about respecting the local population and environment and the collection of their feelings at their return.
You can also act in favor
of an eco-tourism by adopting simple green gestures during your trips:
- Avoid letting waste out, throw it in the trash can or bring it with you
- Use potable water sparingly (take a shower instead of a bath and report any leaks) and avoid wasting it (use biodegradable soap to wash yourself)
- Avoid damaging cultural sites: don’t touch the statues, don’t move the stones and objects
- Exchange instead of giving (too Important gifts can destabilize the local economic stability of the country depending on their living standards)
- When taking a walk, especially in some fragile ecosystems, observe the fauna from afar, do not go beyond beaten roads, limit stamping and do not bring any souvenirs: give up picking rare flowers picking fossils...
- In some hotels, you can have individual air conditioning. It is advised to systematically switching it off when you’re out of the room to avoid energetical overconsumption and greenhouse gas emission.
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- Region
- Eastern Canada
- Activity
- MULTI-ACTIVITÉS HIVER Nature - Adventure Winter
- Duration
- 9 days
- Group
- 2 to 10 people
- Code
- UCAMA1
- Price
- From €2,595
- Level
- 3/5
- Comfort
- 3/5
- Language(s)
- French
Strengths
- A Wilderness
- A wide range of activities.
- The comfort of your cottage.
- The Quebec hospitality.
