Length of Trip : Depending on conditions, you’ll spend about an hour on the water, with training, gear-ups and rest breaks taking another two.

Cost: Visit Quebec Ice Canoeing for the latest pricing.

Best time to go : Usually starts in mid-December and ends at the beginning of March. Time your visit with Winter Carnaval in February to see the pros in action.

Wheelchair friendly : No

Family friendly : Best suited for older kids.

Where to eat :
High end
Initiale – Relais & Châteaux
Restaurant Panache
L’Échaudé
La Fenouillière

Medium
Café de la Paix inc.
Côtes-à-Côtes Resto-Grill
Rôtisserie St-Hubert

Budget Chez Ashton
Vieille maison du Spaghetti

Official Site :
Quebec Ice Canoeing

Where to Stay : We recommend staying with our trusted partner, Holiday Inn Express in Quebec City.

Getting There :
The departure and arrival location is at Anse Brown basin (bassin de l’Anse Brown). There is a heated area to gear up, have your briefing, and use bathrooms.

Note from Robin : Nothing to ice canoeing if we were on an ice rink, but it’s painfully obvious from the get-go that the St Lawrence River has never seen a Zamboni. Ice sheets are erratic and sharp, about as unpredictable as a jackal juggling sushi knives. Our canoe tilted and dropped with no warning. Legs sink into dead-cold waters.You wade forward until reaching the next patch of ice where you’ll have to haul the canoe up, only to quickly receive instructions to get back into rowing position. Definitely strenuous, but much of that depends on the abilities of your group.