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📍 Gaspé Peninsula, located at the easternmost tip of Quebec, offers a breathtaking drive along its stunning coastline. 🌳🌳 With the whispers of ocean waves in your ears, you’ll be greeted by magnificent cliffs and endless seas 🌊.😃 📆 Best travel period: May to October🌈 🚗 Transportation: 👉 Approximately 5 hours by car from Quebec City🏖️ 👉 About 8 hours by car from Montreal, or 16 hours and 50 minutes by VIA Rail. Sleeper tickets are extremely hard to get, so plan well in advance.🍏 📃 Recommended attractions🏡 ❶ Gaspé National Park🌳🌳 Hike the Chic-Choc Mountains Trail in this national park to experience majestic mountain ranges and rich ecosystems.🌲 ❷ Percé Rock This iconic rock formation stands in the sea, making it a perfect spot to photograph sunsets. You can take a boat tour for an up-close view and feel the (awe) of nature 🚤.🌸 💰 Cost: Boat tour tickets are approximately $25 per person. ❸ Forillon National Park🌳 Its coastal scenery is exquisite, ideal for hiking and birdwatching. 🌷 The Cap des Rosiers trail comes highly recommended, where you can enjoy the perfect blend of ocean and nature 🏞️. ❹ Mont Saint-Pierre🌾 Suitable for paragliding and hiking, the panoramic views from here are exhilarating. Even if you don’t paraglide, the scenery along the way) will leave you reluctant to leave ✨. 💰 Cost: Paragliding experience is approximately $150 per person.🍧 ❺ Chaleur Bay🍞 Known as one of "the most beautiful bays in the world," Chaleur Bay boasts calm waters and a beautiful coastline, making it an ideal spot for swimming, boating, and relaxing.🍉 Its beauty is particularly enchanting at sunset 🌅. 🎉 Recommended activities🥮🥮 🐋 Whale watching: Summer is the best time for whale watching. Forillon National Park and Bonaventure Island are ideal locations.🥝 🦢 Bird watching: Each spring and autumn, a large number of migratory birds pass through Gaspé’s coastline. Pointe St. Pierre and Cap-Blanc cliffs offer close-up views of various bird species.🥘 🪂 Paragliding: Experience paragliding at Mont Saint-Pierre and overlook the stunning coastline and mountains.🚰 🍁 After October, the peninsula enters its prime maple leaf season, with the entire area covered in golden-red maple leaves—truly breathtaking. 📸 Recommended photo spots:👣👣 📍 Mont Jacques-Cartier Summit: Panoramic views from the top, where maple leaves contrast with mountain ranges. The best shooting time is during the soft morning light.🤲 📍 Chic-Choc Mountains Lookout: Overlook the valley from above, where autumn colors spread like a carpet—perfect for wide-angle lenses.✊✊ 📍 Percé Rock Sunset Point: Capture the rock and coastline at sunset, with maple leaves framing the magnificent backdrop.✌️✌️ 📍 Mont Saint-Pierre Cliffside: The paragliding launch point at the top, overlooking the entire line and valley.💕 📍 Chaleur Bay Coastal Trail: A trail alongside the bay, where maple leaves intertwine with the water’s surface.💓💓💓 #AroundQuebec#CanadaTravel