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From the old-world style of Quebec City to the power of Niagara Falls, say bienvenue to Eastern Canada. Board a boat and experience Niagara Falls up close. Discover Niagara-on-the-Lake’s quaint local shops and charming atmosphere. Have a breakfast of regional specialties at a local sugar shack and learn about maple syrup-making. You choose how you explore Old Quebec – on foot with a local guide or on a panoramic coach tour. Walk the cobblestone streets of Old Montreal. An unforgettable experience awaits as you venture along picturesque countryside and glistening skyscrapers.
While in Quebec you have the choice between two ways to tour this charming city. First, you can choose to join a local guide on an immersive walking tour. Be transported back in time as you explore the streets of Old Quebec City on foot; stroll through historic squares and by impressive architecture, hearing stories of days gone by. Or, for your second option, you can choose to hop aboard your coach for a panoramic tour and experience the beauty and history of both Old and New Quebec. See the stately Chateau Frontenac, the provincial Parliament, the St. Louis Arch, and the site of the original settlement of the city of Quebec.
Walking tour of Quebec City
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Coach tour of Quebec City
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Hotel-Sheraton Centre Toronto
$265.00 pp
Post Night Stay
Hotel-Doubletree by Hilton Montreal - Post Night
$175.00 pp
Unique Experience
Must-See Inclusions
Witness the incredible power of Mother Nature at breathtaking Niagara Falls.
Become acquainted with Ottawa as you explore the city.
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Cultural Experiences
Discover Niagara-on-the-Lake with quaint local shops and a charming atmosphere.
Admire some of the 1864 islands of the Thousand Islands with a boat tour along St. Lawrence River.
On an Ottawa farm, make Bannock over a fire, sip traditional tea, and hear stories of Indigenous Peoples.
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Culinary Experiences
Savor breakfast at a local sugar shack nestled in the Quebec countryside.
Enjoy an evening out and sample the local cuisine at a lovely restaurant on Ile d’Orleans.
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Accommodations
Arrive Earlier
Pre Night: Sheraton Centre Toronto
From $265 per night
Sheraton Centre Toronto
Nights 1-2
Lord Elgin Hotel
Nights 3-4
Hilton Quebec
Nights 5-6
Doubletree by Hilton Montreal
Nights 7-8
Stay Longer
Post Night: Doubletree by Hilton Montreal
From $175 per night
The Eastern Canada trip was a fun filled trip. Our tour guide, Julie Rolleman went above and beyond to make sure our trip was memorable. She was knowledgeable, organized, cheerful, and friendly. The rest stop locations were timed perfectly and fun (The Big Apple), and Julie gave us our first taste of poutine, beaver tails, and Worthors Maple filled candies. Our tour guide's recommendations for dining and free time were very useful. Our bus driver, Eugene was friendly and safely drove us to all our destinations. The staff, accommodations, and itinerary would make me continue to chose my travels with Collette.
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Great trip! Every day was something new, interesting and fun! Best part was our lovely dinner at El Moulin St. Laurent … just amazing!!!
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This was everything and more...........lovely places to stay and dine along with a great guide crew and driver...........Thanks to them all !!!
Loraine Sufficool
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We learned so much about Eastern Canada. Our accommodations were good and always in great locations for easy access to restaurants, shopping and bars. The tour bus driver was amazing and our tour director was absolutely the best, so knowledgeable, entertaining and high energy!!!
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The whole tour was memorable to me. I had always wanted to go to Niagara Falls so it was even better than I imagined. Great tour. Tour host was outstanding,
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Loved Niagara Falls, Niagara on the Lake, Quebec City. The dinners were excellent.
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Our tour was great, our tour manager was very good, also our tour driver was awesome.
Michelle Kettler
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My first visit to Niagara Falls; seeing a lot of the area by bus and learning about the history, geology, including the historical relationships of countries involved in its evolution.
Melissa Horn
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Mr Gregory Roy was an exceptional tour guide. More time should be spent in the Niagara area, skip the boat ride on the big lake, that was the only boring part of the trip. The Sheraton hotel in Montreal had the absolute worst breakfast of all, you wanted $36 on each traveler, the other 3 hotels breakfast were exceptional. I would look for another hotel in Montreal.
Ronald and Carol Wagner
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Montréal walking
Cobble stone streets and church of my ancestors
Marie Ragan
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Niagara Falls is specular. The sights, the food and the traveling companions were all delightful. But be prepared to sit on the bus for far too long.
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Great tour manager
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Not fond of the Paris hôtel.. no coffee in room and coffee 9.50 à cup .. room small .. would not recommend.. also flight being late and having ro stay in Charlotte for the night in a motel in bad part of town and it had roaches.. Great service just not Nice location !!!
Robin Crabtree
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Great tour. Was laid back and enjoyable. Canada is absolutely beautiful. Tour guide was very knowledgeable and personal. Great job. Bus driver was very friendly and very knowledgeable also. Also great job. Would definitely recommend this tour. Great time.
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1000 Islands!
Phyllis Luckett
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all was good
Duane Becker
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I enjoyed all of the stops on the tour. I was especially impressed with the Niagra Falls experience, and I enjoyed the Quebec experience. The included dinners were excellent. The dinner setting in the former mill was special. The food in all 4 restaurant was outstanding.
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The bus driver was excellent. She was very accommodating. Explain things that we didn't understand. I would recommend her to everyone.
Carolyn Thomas
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Niagara Falls
Wilma Hendrix
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The tour was plagued with weather problems. We had rain for 6.5 days.
Weather was beyond anyone control. We had a grand hotel in Quebec but others were grand in their day but not now.
Harrison and Wilma
Adrian Krites
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The company had so many issues beforehand for our tour, transportation hotel accommodation & dining.
Memorable: Niagra Falls and Great driver from Premier Coach.
Catherine Carle
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- Sightseeing Highlights: Niagara Falls, Thousand Islands, Quebec, Sugar Shack, Dinner in "Le Moulin de Saint-Laurent".
- Service from our Tour Manager
Helmut Rost
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THis was a wonderful trip to Eastern Canada with Collette Travel. a nice blend of four different cities with exciting and interesting landscapes. We loved Niagara Falls and the small beautiful town, Niagara By the Falls. Wish we would have more time to spend there. Overall a great trip
Emile Bonneau
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Enjoyed the tour. The tour director and bus driver were both incredibly wonderful. There was a little too much time on the bus, I was grateful that the bus wasn’t completely full and we were able to spread out a little. The final dinner was by far and away the best in terms of food and ambiance.
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THE TOUR WAS THE GREATEST EVER AND THE GUIDE AND BUS DRIVER INCLUDED THANKS YOU JANIE THOMAS
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Enjoyed the tour tremendously. The highlight was seeing Niagara Falls & seeing it in the boat. Quebec City was beautiful.
Susan Currie
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This was my 4th trip with Collette. and I had a few problems. This is the first time the bus was very uncomfortable.I am 5’10” tall with very long legs and my knees were pressing on the seat in front of me making it very uncomfortable on the long bus rides. Also the hotels for most of the trip we’re great but the hotel in Montreal had problems. The tile bathroom floor was appx 1/2” higher than the carpet a very dangerous fall potential.Also the commode was very short and only had walls on each side.I recently had knee replacement surgery plus being tall found this VERY painful to get up. I enjoyed most of the trip and really enjoyed the wonderful meal at the old mill.The Suger shack was interesting but the food was not to my liking.Niagara falls and Niagara by the lake as well as Old Quebec were my favorites .Both the tour guide Leigh and the driver Val were great .
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We were happy with all of the tour. The tour director, Daniel, was excellent! Enjoyed all the cities and venues. Some of the meals could have been a little better but they were fine overall. The last hotel in Montreal needed updating. We would have preferred not sitting in the airport in Toronto for 4 hrs for our flight home. Did learn there was a direct flight from Montreal to St. Louis and that would have been nice!
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The tour was just as advertised. I had an amazing time. The tour guide was knowledgeable, friendly and always willing to help! Niagara Falls was my favorite experience on this trip, so awe inspiring.
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The Collette Tour Guide, Gail Bryant, was Excellent and very Caring as was the Bus Driver, Grant Flatworthy, as well!! DreamScapeTraveler.com Hostess and subsidiary Travel Agent, Jaime Thomas was Excellent in Her Pre-Planning Arrangements.
Everything went as planned!
James Thomas
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Niagara Falls was amazing. The unexpected side trips were fun because I learned interesting facts about Canada. The people of Canada were very welcoming and friendly. Quebec City was my favorite city because it had the old European feel.
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Great all around experience. Visited Niagra Falls and 3 Eastern Canadian cities.
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Niagara Falls, 100 Thousand Islands, and Quebec City were our highlights. There was a good mix of planned time and free time. Our Tour Manager, Laurie, filled the travel time between cities with fun facts, songs, and games. She was able to add a memorable stop at the Royal Canadian Mounties Riding Stables, home of the Muscial review. Our bus driver, Eugene, was friendly. He went out of his way to drop us for and pick us up at great places. He was a very safe driver.
Ralph Valliere
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Niagara Falls.
Quebec- liked Old & New Quebec areas. Shopping. Walking distance to the hotel.
I felt we had too much free time - maybe extra excursions would have be helpful
I do not like to walk around cities that I do not know
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Far far far too much time spent on the bus
Louis Lifson
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Everything was great. I particularly enjoyed Roger, our tour guide, and many sites and events that captured my interest. I enjoyed the Thousand Island cruise and of course old Quebec City.
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The meals were poorly done for the most part. Especially the first two dinners.
The first bus driver was ill....probably COVID .... Which exposed everybody. And after he was removed from our trip, he was assigned to another tour, as I understand it! We both came home with COVID.
Too many hours traveling from one town to another. Not my cup if tea!!
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I purchase magnets for my refridgerator to commemorate places I've been. As I am a slow walker (there were 2 of us), I didn't always get a chance to check out gift shops the first several stops. I had to go on Amazon to get one for Niagara Falls!.
Also, I would have appreciated, in Quebec City, knowing that the walk I was taking for ice cream was not "just around the corner" and uphill: I guess I would rather have gone to Chateau Frontenac if I had known that.
But, overall, the trip was excellent!
The breakfast at the Omni Hotel (a great place) was abysmal; otherwise, the breakfasts were very good; moderate at the Sugar Shack, but it was an interesting place.
It was good to spend time at Niagara Falls, and the boat trip will always be a super memory.
Micky was great on providing detail and funny videos on the bus, but not much time to "chill" in the chill section of the bus. Grant was fantastic as our bus driver - had some time to chat with him - very interesting guy.
Micky recommended a First Nations restaurant in Montreal (?) - any way, 3 of us went, and it was fantastic!
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I appreciated that our tour manager went out of his way to prepare interesting information to share with us during long bus rides between attractions.
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Believe it or not, the different bus rides between cities & attractions along the way. Our excellent guide, Scott Robertson, entertained us with video clips of historical events, tips of things to be seen at the next place we were stopping, celebrities everyone thought were from the US who were actually Canadian, little quizzes on info already given (& already forgotten by many of us), and answering questions with humor that made the miles fly by.
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Visiting the three communities of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Kingston and Trois Rivieres.
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Visiting the National Gallery in Ottawa, the Musee de Beaux -Arts in Quebec, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Montreal, along with the Biodome, there were high points that we ferreted out ourselves.
Kelly Laslie
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Meals provided were far below expatiations based on four previous Collette tours. Many more details could be given about food but that was already provided in tour survey. No City Tour included of Toronto. Tour length should be one day longer to include Toronto. City tours included ended early in the day with no tours in the afternoons. Too much "FREE TIME" (again comparing with four other Collette tours we have Been on.
Overall Tour not a good value for cost of tour
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This tour was exactly what we hoped for and more. Some of the inclusions (e.g.1000 islands boat tour) that I was "Ho Hum" about were brilliant. Plus out Tour Director and Driver did everything they could to add to the experience. It was perfect.
Brian Lang
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Enjoyed the Falls and Montreal the most. But the entire trip was fun!
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The Tulips were beautiful!
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Audible place in Niagara Falls was so amazing. One of the most memorable events I’ve seen in my life on the tour. It was simply beautiful.
Joy Sims Pigeon
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Niagara Falls was amazing. I am not a big city person so my favorite city was Quebec City. Loved the architecture and old buildings. I felt there was to much down time and time on our own that could have been spent seeing other places and things.
Donna Weber
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Didn’t compare favorably to other tour companies I have used. Tour Manager read information about Canada to us on the bus from his tablet, gave us far too little time to find meals and be back on the bus, made no attempt to get to know people, and started and finished tour with a letter escalating what his tip should be, above and beyond what Colette said pre-tour. Local guides were exceptional but only had two. And tour manager was a complete no show last day so we were totally on our own getting to the airport in shifts for travel home. He did he had a squirrel brain and he was right. No innate organizational skills. One morning we had to have luggage outside doors by 6:15, then we sat and waited for breakfast 7-8:30, and bus left at 9. Why not breakfast and take our own luggage to the bus? Avoid all the sit and wait time and we *know* the luggage is on the bus!
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just my opinion -wrong time of year
Charles Cler
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The accommodations could have been better.
The tour guide mostly read info.
Bruce Yarbrough
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It was great, saw wonderful Eastern Canada in all of it's fall colors. Mikey was great. Brian and Eugene were supermen when it came to getting through the busy traffic.
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The included meals were okay, but some left a lot to be desired. One of the accommodations was okay but certainly not as good as the the other three locations we stayed. In all it was a good trip and we were able to see and experience many things in a short period of time that we wouldn't have done on our own.
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I have no criticism. It was an excellent experience for my wife and I.
Edward Palumbo
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Too much free time was allotted during this tour.
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This was a great trip! Sight seeing was great ! Tour director was awesome, coach driver was experienced, I would highly recommend this trip! Overall- awesome!
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overall great experience.
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Great tour director Great driver
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just the way it is, just a good trip.
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just the type of trip it was, just a goog trip
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This tour was excellent with Daniel Boghen being the best tour guide ever. The carpet was wet in one of our hotel rooms and Daniel immediately got someone to help us move to another room. I will definitely travel again with Collette.
Lynda Griffin
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The tour was great but our travel to get home was a nightmare!
Gary Goff
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The tour was wonderful. We really enjoyed Quebec City. Our tour guide even managed to include a visit to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Stables in Ottawa. Air Canada was awful in trying to fly back home.
Lawana Goff
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The highlight of Eastern Canada was Niagara Falls. I have always wanted to see magnificent creation, but to experience the Falls first hand in a boats was fantastic !
Gerri Ferguson
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First, I already answered one of the surveys. We felt there was too much free time daily but not enough time in each city.
John Pricci
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Best tour guide, bus driver, sites. Enjoyed every bit. Daniel Boghen was so knowledgeable, funny, entertaining and obsessively committed to detail. Would like to have more time in underground Montreal.
Nancy Slicner
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Favorite sites were the history, old town tours, river views, cathedrals, and culture.
Airline problems, delays, communication was difficult, lots of wasted time, few actual tours or museums, too much bus time.
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The tour manager did a very good job.
Edward Akerley
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Overall tour was very good. Tour manager was excellent, other guests on motorcoach were fun; everyone connected well and all were punctual. Have visited most places on itinerary before. Sugar shack was great!!
Rated 4 stars because breakfast at Delta Hotel in Quebec was awful and air itinerary arrival and departure times were not the most desirable for my group from Los Angeles.
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Being with friends on the trip was the best part.
Jimmie Parkhill
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Loved going to Niagra Falls. However, wish it would not have been the next morning when we didn't get to our hotel til after midnight!
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I loved the cities, locations and hotels. Collette was excellent at planning our trip and tour sites. Our hotels were centrally located and within walking distance of many good restaurants and shops. Our tour manager was very nice, but I personally think he got confused and frustrated a few times.
Vicki Cranford
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The tour was thoughtfully planned with many surprise experiences that truly showed what Eastern Canada was like. The accommodations were excellent. The entire trip was smooth and stress free.
William Rice
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Seeing Canada for the first time and touring with a group run by a wonderful, Canadian tour guide, native of Montreal, made for a most memorable experience. Visiting these 4 major cities and learning about their 400 year old history including Old Quebec and the little Notre Dame was unforgettable.
EB
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This trip was frustrating to say the least. We spent most of the time on the bus, backing tracking in Montreal and just frustrating.
Jane Jacobson
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A lot more time on the bus than expected.
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I love the sugar shack and Niagara’s falls. The country side while driving was wonderful
Tammy Waters
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the places to see, stay and visit were all more than what the description was so it was an even better trip than I had hoped for.
The Sugar Shak breakfast and maple in the snow was right up there with seeing Niagara Falls.
Lois Munoz
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Quebec City
Steven Loth
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Me pareció excelente. Aunque me hubiera gustado un día más en Quebec
Me gustaría regresar
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Great tour guide I felt his info was knowledgeable not just well guessed
Susan Breneman
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Excellent tour director, great knowledge of area and a great personality. Maybe a little more time for shopping, we were pretty rushed.
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The boat tour into the Horseshoe Falls at Niagara Falls and free time in Niagara on the Lake.
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Quebec and Montreal are great places to take the time to tour on your own. Information provided by Kelly (Tour Mgr) helped us to really experience the beautiful and historic nature of these two cities.
Jerry Gradisnik
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The accommodations and flights
Michael Mahony
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Quebec City tour was an awesome experience. The rich French history and historical sights as well as the restaurants were nostalgic.
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Montreal our walking excursion. Also getting to know all the people on our tour.
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Had never been to Niagara Falls, that was a highlight. Also loved Quebec and Montreal was very good. Needed more time in Ottawa,it seems like a lovely city. Would have preferred more time at Niagara Falls. Niagara on the Lake was beautiful but no time to see it after grabbing lunch.
Harriet Bonds
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Both my husband and I loved Niagara Falls, we thought that was an amazing way to end the trip.
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Tour manager was not organized nor was he knowledgeable of the area. Further, no attempt was made to provide alternate activities when scheduled events were canceled.
Joseph Sleek
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Tour Guide lacked knowledge and expertise.
Carmen Roselli
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Loved old Quebec city. And the boat ride at Niagra Falls
Stanley Randall
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I think the top of my list was being at Niagara Falls! However Quebec and Ottawa were full of history and beauty wherever we went. People in Canada were very friendly and welcoming. Our tour guide Daniel and Gate on our bus driver we’re both friendly courteous and very engaging in conversation. Things were meticulously planned out to make our trip a very memorable experience, which is greatly appreciated. I would truly consider making plans for more trips with Colette if this is the quality of service Throughout your organization. Yours truly Fran Bates
Frances Bates
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The Pur hotel was not the great. The bath tube was very high and had no safety features. The food was not that good either. Really enjoyed the tour of 1000 Islands in Rockport. There should have a second day in Ottawa as we had two days back to back with long bus rides and we didn’t have much time to see all the interesting places their
Lorance Holmes
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2 memorable experiences - The Sugar Shack in Quebec and the Niagara Falls boat cruise.
Glenn Bradd
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The Falls were worth the whole trip. My parents were there on their honeymoon, and I could see what they experienced. Precious memories.
Melanie Nichols
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Loved Ottowa. And sad we only got one night there.
Lucy Rhodes
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The laser show at Parliament. Very interesting way of showing the history of the Canadian government.
Julie Bailey
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The tour was everything we could have imagined and more. Details were taken care of and everything ran smoothly. The other guests were delightful!
Barbara Miller
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Niagara Falls great. The cities we visited were beautiful.
Robert Miller
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The Hotel PUR was my least favorite accommodation. I would have preferred a hotel in or closer to Old Quebec City.
I would have liked to have more time in Ottowa. A tour of one or two of the government buildings would have been very informative.
I would have also wanted more time in Toronto which would have included a tour of the CNN Tower.
Victoria Mack
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The whole trip! A little more time at Niagara Falls would have been nice but then it would take away from something else! Loved the whole trip!
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Overall the tour was as anticipated. Loved the "sugar shack" experience. Niagara Falls was spectacular, and I could have spent 30 more minutes just absorbing the grandeur.
John Brookshire
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Collette know how to do great trips. Highly recommended throughout.
David Peynado
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They were all great but Quebec was the best.
Matthew Ford
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The absolute best was approaching Niagara Falls from the river as it roared into nothingness. Then walking up to the cascades themselves. To say it was Grand doesn't adequately express the splendor of seeing, hearing, and feeling the Falls.
Sandra Bankes
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Niagara Falls never fails to be awe inspiring!
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The Tour Guide made a tour that could have been great, less than stellar. Very disappointing. Further, Collette requested information regarding food allergies, but none of the restaurants were able to accommodate my wife or my own special dietary needs. Why does Collette ask for this information if you aren't going to do anything with it?
Ralph Joseph
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Too much time on our own. Had to find our own way around. Many of us were not able to explore the cities alone. We would have appreciated more guided tours with transportation provided.
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TO much bus time. I would have preferred less cites and more time in some.
Phyllis Transue
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Niagara Falls boat ride was my favorite but loved everything
Janice Crane
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Great places and great food.
Thomas Raines
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Absolutely wonderful! Loved our guide and bus driver.
Great locations. Just a great experience.
Frances Raines
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Niagara Falls and Niagara-on-The-Lake were beautiful!
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Loved Niagara Falls and the capital city Ottawa. Enjoyed the harbor tour in Toronto
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Niagara Falls. Beautiful! Also, Sugar Shack, Quebec City. Every town was a highlight and provided a memorable experience.
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Niagara Falls was beautiful
Lynn Zdanis Sullivan
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Suited my specific needs ie the 4 eastern Canadian cities at a reasonable price and duration .
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The tour was well-scheduled, allowing plenty of time for trips, meals, tours. Our Tour director was really friendly and knew her stuff, and truly fun to travel with. I would travel again with Collette. The hotels were beautiful and quite well-located for individual side trips/meals, and my handicap was fully appreciated, except at two dinners, where there were stairs to negotiate. The tour director and restaurant staffs were wonderful in helping me up the stairs, and I didn't miss a moment of this great tour of Canada.
Carol Laferriere
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Niagara Falls and Quebec City.
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Niagra falls was the highlight of the trip.
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Tour guide and coach driver did an excellent Jon.
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Tour of Quebec city & Niagara Falls
Eric Steckler
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My favorite memorable experience was when we were in Old Quebec. It reminded me of Europe with the cobblestone sidewalks. We also loved Montreal.
Irene Lattimer
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All of the tour was good.
Ruby Struble
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Great activities included.
Kathryn Strozyk
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Most memorable... N. Falls boat trip at the base of the falls.
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Exceeded expectations.xxxxxxcxxxxxxxxxxxxdd
Jack Wood
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Julie Rolleman, our tour guide, set a welcoming, upbeat tone for the trip. She made the bus rides interesting by sharing what makes Canada unique through its history, music, food, language and more. If an upcoming stop needed context, she provided it.
I enjoyed the opportunity to tour the Basilica of Notre Dame in Montreal and our time at St. Anne's later in the tour, but for pure fun, the trip to see how maple water is drawn from trees and made into maple sugar was hard to beat. The combination of a delicious breakfast and Canadian music performed live was a winner!
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I enjoyed Quebec City most. Also, several of the stops along the way were interesting.
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Wish we had more time to explore Quebec City. Very picturesque and old world.
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Luxury lunch on the optional coach tour great up market experience
Sandra Tranter
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Really enjoyed the walking tour of Quebec , glad there was an alternative on bus if needed. The sugar shack experience was great. I enjoyed the alternate activity visited the Copper museum and studio .
Disappointed that 2 activities, Niagara and *1000 Island boat cruises were understandably cancelled because of weather. However , inclement weather was not unexpected , so I did not understand why an alternate activity had not been planned. (*The underground tunnel at the falls did not suffice. It was cold , flooded and quick!!)
Please note we arrived at hotel because of the 1000 island cancellation and although the accommodations were very nice many did not want to spend from 3:00 on in our rooms...and many local restaurants were closed. ) Perhaps a dinner voucher for the hotel could have been provided.
Again we enjoyed our tour, but I think some of the activities should have had ‘fall back’
activities planned.
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Best value for the price.
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good tour good tour guide
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Wonderful tour guide on the trip
Maureen Johnson
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The Sugar Shack and tour of Canadian Niagra Falls. I still look at my pictures of those two visits and laugh.
Janet Schaffner
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Places visited tour manager
Lanny Chasteen
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Everything was great and memorable!
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Loved being out of the bus in Montreal. Would have liked another day there. Also a day in Ottawa would have been nice.
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Weather was less than ideal.
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The churches were amazing. Niagara Falls was nice but the weather was not so nice. I would have enjoyed the Falls better had it been better weather.
The only negative was the dinner at the steakhouse. My steak was tough and grizzly. Otherwise all the meals were great.
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Everything about the tour was wonderful. Kelly was a great tour director. Fun folks made the tour delightful!
Sue Rose
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As previously stated,good organisation,excellent content and a competent and friendly tour guide added up to a fabulous holiday.
All the destinations were well planned and any potential pitfalls were accounted for and soved
Pamela Baruah
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Daniel was an OUTSTANDING tour manager on a wonderful Best of Eastern Canada tour.
Nathan Tieman
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We visited 4 interesting and different cities. We were shown as much of each one as was possible in the time allowed.
John Stevens
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Niagra falls was well worth the visit.
Samuel Martin
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I enjoyed traveling on the bus to see Eastern Canada as I had never been there before.
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Cruise on the St. Lawrence
Montmorency Falls
boat ride to base of Niagara Falls.
Rachel Marsh
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The tour was ok, but nothing special. Really too much riding around and not enough impact visits.
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loved all of it. Niagara falls was amazing of course, I also really like the smaller towns of Quebec city and Ottawa.
Yolandra Hensley
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St Joseph Oratory, Quebec City, Niagra Falls Optional tours in Quebec and Toronto
Barbara Kicherer
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Niagara Falls and Quebec City were great . But some trips were poorly planned. The optional tours did not live up to the description and were expensive and they could have been done easily on your own. Boat ride around Toranto was silly and short. Although you were transported to a beautiful park you could not get off the ferry if you wanted to eat the dinner that you paid extra for. Dinner was advertised to be at a “popular restaurant in the heart of the city” which in reality was in our hotel, disappointing
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Niagara Falls and Niagara on the Lake were great. Quebec city beautiful. Wanted more of Ottowa, and Toronto
Roy Friedman
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.Both tour manager and the drivers (two) were excellent. The tour could have been extended to include more time in Ottawa.
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Beyond expectations - itinerary, accommodations, tour guide
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Overall enjoyment! Very caring and professional.
Peter Schessler
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I had never been on a tour and at first purchase i thought it was expensive-----as the trip begins and you see all the amazing things and experience the opportunities you would NEVER have done on your own planning you see it is worth every penny. The guides know so much that as a tourist you would never be aware of----
Kar-ron Wood
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Excellent tour visiting all the interesting places en route. Especially enjoyed Quebec, Niagara Falls, Niagara on the Lake and the Sugar Shack trip
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For the first couple of days the tour guide seemed very disinterested she provided no information on any of the trips or the cities we were going to finally midweek she perked up. I thought we had gotten a new tour guide by that time. The meals were very mediocre
Patricia Bialecki
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Excellent itinerary; the best driver and tour guide!
Mary Hinchliffe
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“Rioting in Quebec City”
Most scary, and our tour manager Daniel Bog hen, he was simply amazing, funny, knowledgeable and entertaining he made the trip in every way. Just loved the guy!
William Hakos
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very enjoyable... makes me more proud to be Canadian
Jeanne Polich
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Nigrana falls is the high lite of the tour
Josephine Zimmerman
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All of it, great side tours and over all I got to see everything I was interested in seeing.
Catherine Ingalls
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Good attention to detail.
Marilyn Gnekow
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Niagra falls was the highlight although 1000 islands was great too
Elizabeth Garrido
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great tour guide great local experirence
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So much was included in this tour it is very difficult to pick just one special experience. I loved ALL the places we visited and would love to return to each of them. It really made me appreciate my Canadian neighbors - and they are such great cooks! The French Canadian food was the best I have ever had, and the service was outstanding. I also learned so much. The cities are beautiful, with such interesting history. I also loved all the gorgeous nature and scenery we passed while in the bus. Canada is so beautiful! It still amazes me how much was included in this tour and how much we were able to see - the planning by Collette was outstanding!
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Niagara Falls was the wonderful
Must complain about the first optional tour in Montreal. We missed seeing the inside of the Notre Dame Cathedral and the underground shopping experience by taking this food tour that walked the same streets as the city tour.
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Loved spending downtime in Montreal; Quebec & Old Q. City were my favorites; the stops in between cities on the way to Toronto were enlightening; changing of the guards is not to be forgotten...alll the hotels were comfortable; meals outstanding; shopping fun.
Gladys Zitelli
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Loved Quebec City, would have liked more time there!
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Great restaurants. Loved Le Moulin de St. Laurent and Le Saint Amour. Need listening devices for walking tours! Good hotels except for Chateau Laurier Hotel in Quebec City- small & old rooms, outdated furniture, awful bathrooms, and a maze to get to the room. No tour of Ottawa- only about a 45 minute bus tour. Need to add a day for Ottawa. Only about 30 minutes to see Niagara Falls from the Visitor's Center after making a mad dash to the restrooms. Needed a full hour there. Enjoyed the boat to the base of the falls.
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The local tour guides were excellent and gave us an interesting overview of the region and history. My most memorable experience was visiting Niagara Falls. It was beautiful.
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I would rather the tour have begun in Toronto and ended in Montreal. It makes more sense!
Patricia Parker
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The Thousand Island boat cruise. I think. The whole Quebec City segment was tops.
Barbara Heldridge
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The time spent in Quebec and Ottawa were too short and longer was required. The highlight was Niagara Falls
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Living one mile from Canada and having a cabin in Ontario for 35 years gave us some background on the country. The four cities we visited made us feel more like we were in Europe. Canada takes great pride in keeping their history alive with constant reconstruction. They provide OUTSTANDING flowers, parks, and public spaces for all to enjoy and visit. Love traveling in Canada!
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This part of the country was so very beautiful, the Tour manager was very knowledgeable and provided excellent
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Quebec City. Very enjoyable and unique.
Niagara Falls of course. Never was there and it did not dissappoint.
Ellyn Scholl Losse
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This was covered in the first section?
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Ottawa but could do with a second day!
Bruce Proudfoot
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Montreal, Quebec City, Niagara Falls...because we had time to truly enjoy the cities and sights. Toronto was not toured at all.
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Niagara Falls boat tour was fun!
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restaurants were nothing special and waits long to serve a large group
maid of mists niagra falls big plus
stop at apple pie place very pleasant and apple pie was delicious
Steven Riemer
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The tour was well organized, the guide was wonderful and you provided good experiences.
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Good overview tour of each city showing its personality:
-Montreal very cosmopolitan with sculptures and old town too
-Quebec City more old Europe charm and great food - Saint Amour was fantastic
- Ottawa was a very brief visit but enjoyed the embassies & the Weston
- Toronto was more modern & reminded us of New York - enjoyed the harbor tour and loved the falls!
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Tour manager and all tour guides were knowledgeable of the region. My favorite of this tour was Old Montreal and Old Quebec City.
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Locations visited were excellent.
Robert Stanfield
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The extra $700+ paid for hotels was not expected and necessay..
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It was OK, I enjoyed Niagra Falls.
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Sugar shack and Niagra Falls were awesome!
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Too many hours in the bus seat. Also, seats in the bus not comfortable with too little leg room and the air conditioning not working properly many days. Best times were in Quebec City and Niagra Falls. Forget Toronto.
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Didn't get to see much of Ottawa.
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I felt we needed 2 days in Ottawa.
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Already have reviewed. Memorable experience was meeting up with old friends..
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Quebec City, Chateau Frontenac. The hotel dog there. Shopping there at the Chateau Frontenac. The flowers on the whole tour. The fireworks. The excursion on the boat of the 1000 Islands. The local tour guides at Montreal and Quebec City. The French speaking people and getting some French perfume.
Kathy Hageman
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Tours in Montreal, Quebec City, Ottawa, Niagara Falls and Niagara on the Lake were fantastic. The churches were breathtaking. The cruise in Toronto and the boat ride on the falls were Great!!! A fantastic excursion from beginning to end.
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Visiting Niagara Falls and the boat trip up to the falls.
Patricia D'innocenzo
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The tour was very rushed and tiring, it wasn't billed that way. While on the tour there was no effort to encourage people to get to know each other. I feel our tour manager was not helpful at all with any of our personal struggles, like my wife having to eat gluten free. This was our 4th tour, had it been our first I would never go on another.
Brian Hageman
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Because of the tour guide. My most favorable was going to Quebec and seeing the other cities we visited
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Food was the downside. Other than that good trip. Sugar Shack was memorable experience.
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Enjoying the good job Montreal has done with the blending of their
new architecture with the old. It was a wonderful surprise as I had
expected to enjoy the history of Quebec and sight of Niagara Falls - which I did. But the outstanding memory I have is the great skyline of
Montreal.
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One could do a tour or not. So had some free time
Sarah Duyck
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Excellent, enjoyed the tour very much.
Gerald Pecinovsky
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Niagara Falls was truly beautiful. The area around it is a little touristy, but the waterfall is worth visiting....
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Best experience Niagara Falls
Francis Naughtin
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Quebec City & surrounding area were spectacular!
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I think my favorite was Niagara Falls.
Geraldine Pirman
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From start to finish, tour was seamless. Airplane connection was too tight. I almost missed the plane. Most memorable experience was going on the boat at the base of Niagara Falls.
Kathie Paaso
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We enjoyed the Niagara Falls adventure.
Allan Kostyniuk
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I enjoyed what I did on my own the most.
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Please check your records because I've already written to you about the numerous problems that occurred due to the unorganized tour guide, Richard.
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I loved historic Quebec City, the 1000 Island Cruise and the Maid of the Mist tour at Nigirara Falls.
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Our tour manager was awesome. It was a large group and she handled the different needs and personalities professionally. The accommodations in Montreal were excellent; beyond that they were just okay as the rooms got smaller and smaller. It was very nice to find our luggage already delivered to our room at each hotel.The hotels were well located and very central to many sights. It would have been lovely to spend an extra day in Ottawa since it is the capitol and there was a lot to see and do.
The connecting transportation was very good with the exception of the last connection from our Toronto hotel to the airport. That driver was late and expected a tip at the airport. Also, the listed average cost of meals for those not included in the itinerary was way too low as we were in high tourist areas. We spent a lot of time commuting by bus, which quickly got tiresome. Several of the halfway point/bathroom breaks were at truck stops.
I had many favorites during the trip, but if I had to pick just one it would be Niagra Falls. It is one spectacular sight to behold.
As a vegetarian, our Tour Manager made us feel included and offered meal suggestions. I felt safe and protected the entire journey and met some lovely people. I would definitely travel with Collette again.
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Make no mistake, this a bus tour and you will be riding for extended periods of time, living out of a suitcase and on Collette's schedule. You fly into Monreal, ride to Quebec and then backtrack to Montreal and then on to Ottowa, about a 4.5 hour ride. The tour guide said Quebec has less flights than Montreal and that's why the trip is scheduled in this manner. The tour guide was good and knowledgeable. Breakfast included with the package are in the hotels and that was OK. The dinners included were very predictable, chicken, salmon and another meat. The additional excursions were good and provided the best dinners and sights. Our farewell dinner was re-scheduled from a nice restaurant to the Sheraton in Toronto (final nights stay) and was very disappointing. The food was low end banquet type and we were offered a choice of wine after everyone had finished eating entrees. We would not do this kind of trip again, by the end of the week, we were ready to get off that bus and discontinue being herded like cattle. If you choose to do this trip, be sure your luggage is checked thru to your final destination as Collette screwed up our outbound flights and subsequently caused our luggage to lag behind us for one day.
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I was thrilled to watch fireworks over the Chateaux from my hotel room window.
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Loved seeing so much in a shirt time. Would have like to spend more time in Ottawa.
Russ was great, very funny and engaging. Pierre oue driver was great as well. It was sad to say goodbye as we seemed like a family by the end of the week.
Sheryl
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Loved exploring the quaint old walled Quebec City- felt like I had been transported to ancient Europe.
Deborah
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The trip was awesome!
The only thing on the Eastern Canada tour I would change is to have an extra day at Toronto & a longer time at Niagara Falls. This was the main reason for our trip to begin with. We would have liked more time to see the aquarium and tower in Toronto. Also the gift shop at the Falls was better than any other shop we were at and we had NO time to shop there.
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We ate our way through Canada with different types/experiences of food. Top notch restaurants that I would not have even known about if I had planned my own trip. The food, the sugar shack, and Niagara Falls was the best part of the tour. Our tour manager was very friendly and showed good humor with everyone.
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All experiences were excellent
Martha
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Dinner out at the fish restaurant in the fish market was the worst meal I have ever had and the restaurant should be dropped from the tour. One day in Ottawa is not enough.
Excellent Tour Manager
Michael
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The food and restaurant choices were better than our iaat Collette tour. The hotels were very nice and well located. Seems like some time on the bus could be shortened by not backtrackung.
Linda
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Nadine provided the perfect tour. She guided all 44 of us to where we were suppose to be, when we were suppose to be there - graciously. She went out of her way to provide a very special time. Such a great variety of places visited - too hard to pin down one favorite memorable experience.
Marilynn
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I liked the boat at the base of Niagara Falls.
James
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Tour was fast paced 7 interesting places were visited. Favorite place was of course Niagara Falls
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Too many to list. Quebec City and Niagara Falls of course.
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I absolutely loved our tour of Quebec City. What a beautiful city!
Mark Massoglia
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Only problem needed another day in Quebec and Ottawa.
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Toured many cities and lakes. Favorite was the boat ride around Niagara Falls.
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Tour guide and bus driver were excellent. Most tours were informative and enjoyable. Didn’t care for the trip to the indigenous farm - lots of talking in a room with poor acoustics. Enjoyed Niagara Falls but walk was more vigorous than we expected. Really liked the maple syrup farm and our group dinners.
Cherie Quarles
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Some of the tours were kind of ho hum. Others were very good. The native homestead tour was below par. There is potential there but needs development. The speaker was very good.
Hotels were excellent to average. Breakfasts were all good except at the Lord Elgin Hotel. Very average and fruit way below average there.
City tours, Niagara Falls, and the Maple Syrup Sugar Shack excursions were very good.
Roger the tour guide was excellent. I liked the assigned rotating seats arrangement he used as did others on the tour.
Jerry Young
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I, like many other would liked to have spent more time at Niagara Falls.
That was the highlight of the tour for me. We spent only a few hours there. I would have liked to have seen the falls at night.
Too much time on the bus. Too much free time. I knew the Blue Jays were playing a baseball game and we had to pass the stadium 2 times (on the bus) It would have been fun to have had that option to go to a game.
I did enjoy all the greenery especially since I live in the desert.
The churches were beautiful. Would have liked to see more older parts of the country.
Compared to other trips for the cost, and all free time, and traveling this trip rates on the lower side.
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The Falls and the RMCP horse training grounds were special to me .
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Kelly was fantastic. The tour of the RCMP horses was great. Niagara Falls was breathtaking. Just a lovely trip
Karen Greene
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We had bad weather the whole tour (cold, cloudy, and misty). Our tour manager had to fill in for someone else and knew very little about Canada. Fortunately, our bus driver who was a native of Canada and knowledgeable about this particular tour, helped her immensely. It was not her fault, and under the circumstances, she did great!
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The Eastern Canada trip was a fun filled trip. Our tour guide, Julie Rolleman went above and beyond to make sure our trip was memorable. She was knowledgeable, organized, cheerful, and friendly. The rest stop locations were timed perfectly and fun (The Big Apple), and Julie gave us our first taste of poutine, beaver tails, and Worthors Maple filled candies. Our tour guide's recommendations for dining and free time were very useful. Our bus driver, Eugene was friendly and safely drove us to all our destinations. The staff, accommodations, and itinerary would make me continue to chose my travels with Collette.
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This was everything and more...........lovely places to stay and dine along with a great guide crew and driver...........Thanks to them all !!!
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Great trip! Every day was something new, interesting and fun! Best part was our lovely dinner at El Moulin St. Laurent … just amazing!!!
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We learned so much about Eastern Canada. Our accommodations were good and always in great locations for easy access to restaurants, shopping and bars. The tour bus driver was amazing and our tour director was absolutely the best, so knowledgeable, entertaining and high energy!!!
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The whole tour was memorable to me. I had always wanted to go to Niagara Falls so it was even better than I imagined. Great tour. Tour host was outstanding,
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Montréal walking
Cobble stone streets and church of my ancestors
Marie Ragan
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Niagara Falls is specular. The sights, the food and the traveling companions were all delightful. But be prepared to sit on the bus for far too long.
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Mr Gregory Roy was an exceptional tour guide. More time should be spent in the Niagara area, skip the boat ride on the big lake, that was the only boring part of the trip. The Sheraton hotel in Montreal had the absolute worst breakfast of all, you wanted $36 on each traveler, the other 3 hotels breakfast were exceptional. I would look for another hotel in Montreal.
Ronald and Carol Wagner
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My first visit to Niagara Falls; seeing a lot of the area by bus and learning about the history, geology, including the historical relationships of countries involved in its evolution.
Melissa Horn
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Loved Niagara Falls, Niagara on the Lake, Quebec City. The dinners were excellent.
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Our tour was great, our tour manager was very good, also our tour driver was awesome.
Michelle Kettler
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Great tour manager
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Not fond of the Paris hôtel.. no coffee in room and coffee 9.50 à cup .. room small .. would not recommend.. also flight being late and having ro stay in Charlotte for the night in a motel in bad part of town and it had roaches.. Great service just not Nice location !!!
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The bus driver was excellent. She was very accommodating. Explain things that we didn't understand. I would recommend her to everyone.
Carolyn Thomas
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I enjoyed all of the stops on the tour. I was especially impressed with the Niagra Falls experience, and I enjoyed the Quebec experience. The included dinners were excellent. The dinner setting in the former mill was special. The food in all 4 restaurant was outstanding.
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all was good
Duane Becker
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1000 Islands!
Phyllis Luckett
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Great tour. Was laid back and enjoyable. Canada is absolutely beautiful. Tour guide was very knowledgeable and personal. Great job. Bus driver was very friendly and very knowledgeable also. Also great job. Would definitely recommend this tour. Great time.
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Wilma Hendrix
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The tour was plagued with weather problems. We had rain for 6.5 days.
Weather was beyond anyone control. We had a grand hotel in Quebec but others were grand in their day but not now.
Harrison and Wilma
Adrian Krites
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The company had so many issues beforehand for our tour, transportation hotel accommodation & dining.
Memorable: Niagra Falls and Great driver from Premier Coach.
Catherine Carle
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- Sightseeing Highlights: Niagara Falls, Thousand Islands, Quebec, Sugar Shack, Dinner in "Le Moulin de Saint-Laurent".
- Service from our Tour Manager
Helmut Rost
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THis was a wonderful trip to Eastern Canada with Collette Travel. a nice blend of four different cities with exciting and interesting landscapes. We loved Niagara Falls and the small beautiful town, Niagara By the Falls. Wish we would have more time to spend there. Overall a great trip
Emile Bonneau
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Enjoyed the tour. The tour director and bus driver were both incredibly wonderful. There was a little too much time on the bus, I was grateful that the bus wasn’t completely full and we were able to spread out a little. The final dinner was by far and away the best in terms of food and ambiance.
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This was my 4th trip with Collette. and I had a few problems. This is the first time the bus was very uncomfortable.I am 5’10” tall with very long legs and my knees were pressing on the seat in front of me making it very uncomfortable on the long bus rides. Also the hotels for most of the trip we’re great but the hotel in Montreal had problems. The tile bathroom floor was appx 1/2” higher than the carpet a very dangerous fall potential.Also the commode was very short and only had walls on each side.I recently had knee replacement surgery plus being tall found this VERY painful to get up. I enjoyed most of the trip and really enjoyed the wonderful meal at the old mill.The Suger shack was interesting but the food was not to my liking.Niagara falls and Niagara by the lake as well as Old Quebec were my favorites .Both the tour guide Leigh and the driver Val were great .
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Enjoyed the tour tremendously. The highlight was seeing Niagara Falls & seeing it in the boat. Quebec City was beautiful.
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THE TOUR WAS THE GREATEST EVER AND THE GUIDE AND BUS DRIVER INCLUDED THANKS YOU JANIE THOMAS
Sylvia Thomas
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We were happy with all of the tour. The tour director, Daniel, was excellent! Enjoyed all the cities and venues. Some of the meals could have been a little better but they were fine overall. The last hotel in Montreal needed updating. We would have preferred not sitting in the airport in Toronto for 4 hrs for our flight home. Did learn there was a direct flight from Montreal to St. Louis and that would have been nice!
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The Collette Tour Guide, Gail Bryant, was Excellent and very Caring as was the Bus Driver, Grant Flatworthy, as well!! DreamScapeTraveler.com Hostess and subsidiary Travel Agent, Jaime Thomas was Excellent in Her Pre-Planning Arrangements.
Everything went as planned!
James Thomas
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The tour was just as advertised. I had an amazing time. The tour guide was knowledgeable, friendly and always willing to help! Niagara Falls was my favorite experience on this trip, so awe inspiring.
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Niagara Falls.
Quebec- liked Old & New Quebec areas. Shopping. Walking distance to the hotel.
I felt we had too much free time - maybe extra excursions would have be helpful
I do not like to walk around cities that I do not know
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Niagara Falls was amazing. The unexpected side trips were fun because I learned interesting facts about Canada. The people of Canada were very welcoming and friendly. Quebec City was my favorite city because it had the old European feel.
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Far far far too much time spent on the bus
Louis Lifson
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Great all around experience. Visited Niagra Falls and 3 Eastern Canadian cities.
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Niagara Falls, 100 Thousand Islands, and Quebec City were our highlights. There was a good mix of planned time and free time. Our Tour Manager, Laurie, filled the travel time between cities with fun facts, songs, and games. She was able to add a memorable stop at the Royal Canadian Mounties Riding Stables, home of the Muscial review. Our bus driver, Eugene, was friendly. He went out of his way to drop us for and pick us up at great places. He was a very safe driver.
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The meals were poorly done for the most part. Especially the first two dinners.
The first bus driver was ill....probably COVID .... Which exposed everybody. And after he was removed from our trip, he was assigned to another tour, as I understand it! We both came home with COVID.
Too many hours traveling from one town to another. Not my cup if tea!!
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Everything was great. I particularly enjoyed Roger, our tour guide, and many sites and events that captured my interest. I enjoyed the Thousand Island cruise and of course old Quebec City.
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I purchase magnets for my refridgerator to commemorate places I've been. As I am a slow walker (there were 2 of us), I didn't always get a chance to check out gift shops the first several stops. I had to go on Amazon to get one for Niagara Falls!.
Also, I would have appreciated, in Quebec City, knowing that the walk I was taking for ice cream was not "just around the corner" and uphill: I guess I would rather have gone to Chateau Frontenac if I had known that.
But, overall, the trip was excellent!
The breakfast at the Omni Hotel (a great place) was abysmal; otherwise, the breakfasts were very good; moderate at the Sugar Shack, but it was an interesting place.
It was good to spend time at Niagara Falls, and the boat trip will always be a super memory.
Micky was great on providing detail and funny videos on the bus, but not much time to "chill" in the chill section of the bus. Grant was fantastic as our bus driver - had some time to chat with him - very interesting guy.
Micky recommended a First Nations restaurant in Montreal (?) - any way, 3 of us went, and it was fantastic!
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I appreciated that our tour manager went out of his way to prepare interesting information to share with us during long bus rides between attractions.
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Believe it or not, the different bus rides between cities & attractions along the way. Our excellent guide, Scott Robertson, entertained us with video clips of historical events, tips of things to be seen at the next place we were stopping, celebrities everyone thought were from the US who were actually Canadian, little quizzes on info already given (& already forgotten by many of us), and answering questions with humor that made the miles fly by.
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Meals provided were far below expatiations based on four previous Collette tours. Many more details could be given about food but that was already provided in tour survey. No City Tour included of Toronto. Tour length should be one day longer to include Toronto. City tours included ended early in the day with no tours in the afternoons. Too much "FREE TIME" (again comparing with four other Collette tours we have Been on.
Overall Tour not a good value for cost of tour
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Visiting the National Gallery in Ottawa, the Musee de Beaux -Arts in Quebec, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Montreal, along with the Biodome, there were high points that we ferreted out ourselves.
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Visiting the three communities of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Kingston and Trois Rivieres.
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The Tulips were beautiful!
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Enjoyed the Falls and Montreal the most. But the entire trip was fun!
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This tour was exactly what we hoped for and more. Some of the inclusions (e.g.1000 islands boat tour) that I was "Ho Hum" about were brilliant. Plus out Tour Director and Driver did everything they could to add to the experience. It was perfect.
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Audible place in Niagara Falls was so amazing. One of the most memorable events I’ve seen in my life on the tour. It was simply beautiful.
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Niagara Falls was amazing. I am not a big city person so my favorite city was Quebec City. Loved the architecture and old buildings. I felt there was to much down time and time on our own that could have been spent seeing other places and things.
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Didn’t compare favorably to other tour companies I have used. Tour Manager read information about Canada to us on the bus from his tablet, gave us far too little time to find meals and be back on the bus, made no attempt to get to know people, and started and finished tour with a letter escalating what his tip should be, above and beyond what Colette said pre-tour. Local guides were exceptional but only had two. And tour manager was a complete no show last day so we were totally on our own getting to the airport in shifts for travel home. He did he had a squirrel brain and he was right. No innate organizational skills. One morning we had to have luggage outside doors by 6:15, then we sat and waited for breakfast 7-8:30, and bus left at 9. Why not breakfast and take our own luggage to the bus? Avoid all the sit and wait time and we *know* the luggage is on the bus!
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It was great, saw wonderful Eastern Canada in all of it's fall colors. Mikey was great. Brian and Eugene were supermen when it came to getting through the busy traffic.
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The accommodations could have been better.
The tour guide mostly read info.
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just my opinion -wrong time of year
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I have no criticism. It was an excellent experience for my wife and I.
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The included meals were okay, but some left a lot to be desired. One of the accommodations was okay but certainly not as good as the the other three locations we stayed. In all it was a good trip and we were able to see and experience many things in a short period of time that we wouldn't have done on our own.
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This was a great trip! Sight seeing was great ! Tour director was awesome, coach driver was experienced, I would highly recommend this trip! Overall- awesome!
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Too much free time was allotted during this tour.
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overall great experience.
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Great tour director Great driver
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just the type of trip it was, just a goog trip
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just the way it is, just a good trip.
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This tour was excellent with Daniel Boghen being the best tour guide ever. The carpet was wet in one of our hotel rooms and Daniel immediately got someone to help us move to another room. I will definitely travel again with Collette.
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The tour was wonderful. We really enjoyed Quebec City. Our tour guide even managed to include a visit to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Stables in Ottawa. Air Canada was awful in trying to fly back home.
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The tour was great but our travel to get home was a nightmare!
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Best tour guide, bus driver, sites. Enjoyed every bit. Daniel Boghen was so knowledgeable, funny, entertaining and obsessively committed to detail. Would like to have more time in underground Montreal.
Nancy Slicner
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First, I already answered one of the surveys. We felt there was too much free time daily but not enough time in each city.
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The highlight of Eastern Canada was Niagara Falls. I have always wanted to see magnificent creation, but to experience the Falls first hand in a boats was fantastic !
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Favorite sites were the history, old town tours, river views, cathedrals, and culture.
Airline problems, delays, communication was difficult, lots of wasted time, few actual tours or museums, too much bus time.
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I loved the cities, locations and hotels. Collette was excellent at planning our trip and tour sites. Our hotels were centrally located and within walking distance of many good restaurants and shops. Our tour manager was very nice, but I personally think he got confused and frustrated a few times.
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Loved going to Niagra Falls. However, wish it would not have been the next morning when we didn't get to our hotel til after midnight!
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Being with friends on the trip was the best part.
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The tour manager did a very good job.
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Overall tour was very good. Tour manager was excellent, other guests on motorcoach were fun; everyone connected well and all were punctual. Have visited most places on itinerary before. Sugar shack was great!!
Rated 4 stars because breakfast at Delta Hotel in Quebec was awful and air itinerary arrival and departure times were not the most desirable for my group from Los Angeles.
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The tour was thoughtfully planned with many surprise experiences that truly showed what Eastern Canada was like. The accommodations were excellent. The entire trip was smooth and stress free.
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Seeing Canada for the first time and touring with a group run by a wonderful, Canadian tour guide, native of Montreal, made for a most memorable experience. Visiting these 4 major cities and learning about their 400 year old history including Old Quebec and the little Notre Dame was unforgettable.
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This trip was frustrating to say the least. We spent most of the time on the bus, backing tracking in Montreal and just frustrating.
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A lot more time on the bus than expected.
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I love the sugar shack and Niagara’s falls. The country side while driving was wonderful
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the places to see, stay and visit were all more than what the description was so it was an even better trip than I had hoped for.
The Sugar Shak breakfast and maple in the snow was right up there with seeing Niagara Falls.
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Quebec City
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Me pareció excelente. Aunque me hubiera gustado un día más en Quebec
Me gustaría regresar
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Great tour guide I felt his info was knowledgeable not just well guessed
Susan Breneman
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Excellent tour director, great knowledge of area and a great personality. Maybe a little more time for shopping, we were pretty rushed.
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The boat tour into the Horseshoe Falls at Niagara Falls and free time in Niagara on the Lake.
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Quebec and Montreal are great places to take the time to tour on your own. Information provided by Kelly (Tour Mgr) helped us to really experience the beautiful and historic nature of these two cities.
Jerry Gradisnik
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The accommodations and flights
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Quebec City tour was an awesome experience. The rich French history and historical sights as well as the restaurants were nostalgic.
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Montreal our walking excursion. Also getting to know all the people on our tour.
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Had never been to Niagara Falls, that was a highlight. Also loved Quebec and Montreal was very good. Needed more time in Ottawa,it seems like a lovely city. Would have preferred more time at Niagara Falls. Niagara on the Lake was beautiful but no time to see it after grabbing lunch.
Harriet Bonds
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Both my husband and I loved Niagara Falls, we thought that was an amazing way to end the trip.
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Tour manager was not organized nor was he knowledgeable of the area. Further, no attempt was made to provide alternate activities when scheduled events were canceled.
Joseph Sleek
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Tour Guide lacked knowledge and expertise.
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Loved old Quebec city. And the boat ride at Niagra Falls
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I think the top of my list was being at Niagara Falls! However Quebec and Ottawa were full of history and beauty wherever we went. People in Canada were very friendly and welcoming. Our tour guide Daniel and Gate on our bus driver we’re both friendly courteous and very engaging in conversation. Things were meticulously planned out to make our trip a very memorable experience, which is greatly appreciated. I would truly consider making plans for more trips with Colette if this is the quality of service Throughout your organization. Yours truly Fran Bates
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The Pur hotel was not the great. The bath tube was very high and had no safety features. The food was not that good either. Really enjoyed the tour of 1000 Islands in Rockport. There should have a second day in Ottawa as we had two days back to back with long bus rides and we didn’t have much time to see all the interesting places their
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2 memorable experiences - The Sugar Shack in Quebec and the Niagara Falls boat cruise.
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The Falls were worth the whole trip. My parents were there on their honeymoon, and I could see what they experienced. Precious memories.
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Loved Ottowa. And sad we only got one night there.
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The laser show at Parliament. Very interesting way of showing the history of the Canadian government.
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The tour was everything we could have imagined and more. Details were taken care of and everything ran smoothly. The other guests were delightful!
Barbara Miller
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Niagara Falls great. The cities we visited were beautiful.
Robert Miller
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The Hotel PUR was my least favorite accommodation. I would have preferred a hotel in or closer to Old Quebec City.
I would have liked to have more time in Ottowa. A tour of one or two of the government buildings would have been very informative.
I would have also wanted more time in Toronto which would have included a tour of the CNN Tower.
Victoria Mack
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The whole trip! A little more time at Niagara Falls would have been nice but then it would take away from something else! Loved the whole trip!
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Overall the tour was as anticipated. Loved the "sugar shack" experience. Niagara Falls was spectacular, and I could have spent 30 more minutes just absorbing the grandeur.
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Collette know how to do great trips. Highly recommended throughout.
David Peynado
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They were all great but Quebec was the best.
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The absolute best was approaching Niagara Falls from the river as it roared into nothingness. Then walking up to the cascades themselves. To say it was Grand doesn't adequately express the splendor of seeing, hearing, and feeling the Falls.
Sandra Bankes
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Niagara Falls never fails to be awe inspiring!
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The Tour Guide made a tour that could have been great, less than stellar. Very disappointing. Further, Collette requested information regarding food allergies, but none of the restaurants were able to accommodate my wife or my own special dietary needs. Why does Collette ask for this information if you aren't going to do anything with it?
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Too much time on our own. Had to find our own way around. Many of us were not able to explore the cities alone. We would have appreciated more guided tours with transportation provided.
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TO much bus time. I would have preferred less cites and more time in some.
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Niagara Falls boat ride was my favorite but loved everything
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Great places and great food.
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Absolutely wonderful! Loved our guide and bus driver.
Great locations. Just a great experience.
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Niagara Falls and Niagara-on-The-Lake were beautiful!
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Loved Niagara Falls and the capital city Ottawa. Enjoyed the harbor tour in Toronto
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Niagara Falls. Beautiful! Also, Sugar Shack, Quebec City. Every town was a highlight and provided a memorable experience.
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Niagara Falls was beautiful
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Suited my specific needs ie the 4 eastern Canadian cities at a reasonable price and duration .
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The tour was well-scheduled, allowing plenty of time for trips, meals, tours. Our Tour director was really friendly and knew her stuff, and truly fun to travel with. I would travel again with Collette. The hotels were beautiful and quite well-located for individual side trips/meals, and my handicap was fully appreciated, except at two dinners, where there were stairs to negotiate. The tour director and restaurant staffs were wonderful in helping me up the stairs, and I didn't miss a moment of this great tour of Canada.
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Niagara Falls and Quebec City.
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Niagra falls was the highlight of the trip.
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Tour guide and coach driver did an excellent Jon.
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Tour of Quebec city & Niagara Falls
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My favorite memorable experience was when we were in Old Quebec. It reminded me of Europe with the cobblestone sidewalks. We also loved Montreal.
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All of the tour was good.
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Great activities included.
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Most memorable... N. Falls boat trip at the base of the falls.
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Exceeded expectations.xxxxxxcxxxxxxxxxxxxdd
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Julie Rolleman, our tour guide, set a welcoming, upbeat tone for the trip. She made the bus rides interesting by sharing what makes Canada unique through its history, music, food, language and more. If an upcoming stop needed context, she provided it.
I enjoyed the opportunity to tour the Basilica of Notre Dame in Montreal and our time at St. Anne's later in the tour, but for pure fun, the trip to see how maple water is drawn from trees and made into maple sugar was hard to beat. The combination of a delicious breakfast and Canadian music performed live was a winner!
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I enjoyed Quebec City most. Also, several of the stops along the way were interesting.
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Wish we had more time to explore Quebec City. Very picturesque and old world.
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Luxury lunch on the optional coach tour great up market experience
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Really enjoyed the walking tour of Quebec , glad there was an alternative on bus if needed. The sugar shack experience was great. I enjoyed the alternate activity visited the Copper museum and studio .
Disappointed that 2 activities, Niagara and *1000 Island boat cruises were understandably cancelled because of weather. However , inclement weather was not unexpected , so I did not understand why an alternate activity had not been planned. (*The underground tunnel at the falls did not suffice. It was cold , flooded and quick!!)
Please note we arrived at hotel because of the 1000 island cancellation and although the accommodations were very nice many did not want to spend from 3:00 on in our rooms...and many local restaurants were closed. ) Perhaps a dinner voucher for the hotel could have been provided.
Again we enjoyed our tour, but I think some of the activities should have had ‘fall back’
activities planned.
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Best value for the price.
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good tour good tour guide
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Wonderful tour guide on the trip
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The Sugar Shack and tour of Canadian Niagra Falls. I still look at my pictures of those two visits and laugh.
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Places visited tour manager
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Everything was great and memorable!
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Loved being out of the bus in Montreal. Would have liked another day there. Also a day in Ottawa would have been nice.
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Weather was less than ideal.
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The churches were amazing. Niagara Falls was nice but the weather was not so nice. I would have enjoyed the Falls better had it been better weather.
The only negative was the dinner at the steakhouse. My steak was tough and grizzly. Otherwise all the meals were great.
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Everything about the tour was wonderful. Kelly was a great tour director. Fun folks made the tour delightful!
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As previously stated,good organisation,excellent content and a competent and friendly tour guide added up to a fabulous holiday.
All the destinations were well planned and any potential pitfalls were accounted for and soved
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Daniel was an OUTSTANDING tour manager on a wonderful Best of Eastern Canada tour.
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We visited 4 interesting and different cities. We were shown as much of each one as was possible in the time allowed.
John Stevens
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Niagra falls was well worth the visit.
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I enjoyed traveling on the bus to see Eastern Canada as I had never been there before.
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Cruise on the St. Lawrence
Montmorency Falls
boat ride to base of Niagara Falls.
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The tour was ok, but nothing special. Really too much riding around and not enough impact visits.
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loved all of it. Niagara falls was amazing of course, I also really like the smaller towns of Quebec city and Ottawa.
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St Joseph Oratory, Quebec City, Niagra Falls Optional tours in Quebec and Toronto
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Niagara Falls and Quebec City were great . But some trips were poorly planned. The optional tours did not live up to the description and were expensive and they could have been done easily on your own. Boat ride around Toranto was silly and short. Although you were transported to a beautiful park you could not get off the ferry if you wanted to eat the dinner that you paid extra for. Dinner was advertised to be at a “popular restaurant in the heart of the city” which in reality was in our hotel, disappointing
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Niagara Falls and Niagara on the Lake were great. Quebec city beautiful. Wanted more of Ottowa, and Toronto
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.Both tour manager and the drivers (two) were excellent. The tour could have been extended to include more time in Ottawa.
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Beyond expectations - itinerary, accommodations, tour guide
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Overall enjoyment! Very caring and professional.
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I had never been on a tour and at first purchase i thought it was expensive-----as the trip begins and you see all the amazing things and experience the opportunities you would NEVER have done on your own planning you see it is worth every penny. The guides know so much that as a tourist you would never be aware of----
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Excellent tour visiting all the interesting places en route. Especially enjoyed Quebec, Niagara Falls, Niagara on the Lake and the Sugar Shack trip
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For the first couple of days the tour guide seemed very disinterested she provided no information on any of the trips or the cities we were going to finally midweek she perked up. I thought we had gotten a new tour guide by that time. The meals were very mediocre
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Excellent itinerary; the best driver and tour guide!
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“Rioting in Quebec City”
Most scary, and our tour manager Daniel Bog hen, he was simply amazing, funny, knowledgeable and entertaining he made the trip in every way. Just loved the guy!
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very enjoyable... makes me more proud to be Canadian
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Nigrana falls is the high lite of the tour
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All of it, great side tours and over all I got to see everything I was interested in seeing.
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Good attention to detail.
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Niagra falls was the highlight although 1000 islands was great too
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great tour guide great local experirence
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So much was included in this tour it is very difficult to pick just one special experience. I loved ALL the places we visited and would love to return to each of them. It really made me appreciate my Canadian neighbors - and they are such great cooks! The French Canadian food was the best I have ever had, and the service was outstanding. I also learned so much. The cities are beautiful, with such interesting history. I also loved all the gorgeous nature and scenery we passed while in the bus. Canada is so beautiful! It still amazes me how much was included in this tour and how much we were able to see - the planning by Collette was outstanding!
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Niagara Falls was the wonderful
Must complain about the first optional tour in Montreal. We missed seeing the inside of the Notre Dame Cathedral and the underground shopping experience by taking this food tour that walked the same streets as the city tour.
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Loved spending downtime in Montreal; Quebec & Old Q. City were my favorites; the stops in between cities on the way to Toronto were enlightening; changing of the guards is not to be forgotten...alll the hotels were comfortable; meals outstanding; shopping fun.
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Loved Quebec City, would have liked more time there!
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Great restaurants. Loved Le Moulin de St. Laurent and Le Saint Amour. Need listening devices for walking tours! Good hotels except for Chateau Laurier Hotel in Quebec City- small & old rooms, outdated furniture, awful bathrooms, and a maze to get to the room. No tour of Ottawa- only about a 45 minute bus tour. Need to add a day for Ottawa. Only about 30 minutes to see Niagara Falls from the Visitor's Center after making a mad dash to the restrooms. Needed a full hour there. Enjoyed the boat to the base of the falls.
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The local tour guides were excellent and gave us an interesting overview of the region and history. My most memorable experience was visiting Niagara Falls. It was beautiful.
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I would rather the tour have begun in Toronto and ended in Montreal. It makes more sense!
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The Thousand Island boat cruise. I think. The whole Quebec City segment was tops.
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Living one mile from Canada and having a cabin in Ontario for 35 years gave us some background on the country. The four cities we visited made us feel more like we were in Europe. Canada takes great pride in keeping their history alive with constant reconstruction. They provide OUTSTANDING flowers, parks, and public spaces for all to enjoy and visit. Love traveling in Canada!
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The time spent in Quebec and Ottawa were too short and longer was required. The highlight was Niagara Falls
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This part of the country was so very beautiful, the Tour manager was very knowledgeable and provided excellent
Opportunities
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Quebec City. Very enjoyable and unique.
Niagara Falls of course. Never was there and it did not dissappoint.
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This was covered in the first section?
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Montreal, Quebec City, Niagara Falls...because we had time to truly enjoy the cities and sights. Toronto was not toured at all.
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Ottawa but could do with a second day!
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Niagara Falls boat tour was fun!
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restaurants were nothing special and waits long to serve a large group
maid of mists niagra falls big plus
stop at apple pie place very pleasant and apple pie was delicious
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The tour was well organized, the guide was wonderful and you provided good experiences.
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Good overview tour of each city showing its personality:
-Montreal very cosmopolitan with sculptures and old town too
-Quebec City more old Europe charm and great food - Saint Amour was fantastic
- Ottawa was a very brief visit but enjoyed the embassies & the Weston
- Toronto was more modern & reminded us of New York - enjoyed the harbor tour and loved the falls!
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Tour manager and all tour guides were knowledgeable of the region. My favorite of this tour was Old Montreal and Old Quebec City.
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Locations visited were excellent.
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The extra $700+ paid for hotels was not expected and necessay..
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It was OK, I enjoyed Niagra Falls.
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Sugar shack and Niagra Falls were awesome!
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Too many hours in the bus seat. Also, seats in the bus not comfortable with too little leg room and the air conditioning not working properly many days. Best times were in Quebec City and Niagra Falls. Forget Toronto.
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Didn't get to see much of Ottawa.
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I felt we needed 2 days in Ottawa.
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Already have reviewed. Memorable experience was meeting up with old friends..
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Quebec City, Chateau Frontenac. The hotel dog there. Shopping there at the Chateau Frontenac. The flowers on the whole tour. The fireworks. The excursion on the boat of the 1000 Islands. The local tour guides at Montreal and Quebec City. The French speaking people and getting some French perfume.
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Tours in Montreal, Quebec City, Ottawa, Niagara Falls and Niagara on the Lake were fantastic. The churches were breathtaking. The cruise in Toronto and the boat ride on the falls were Great!!! A fantastic excursion from beginning to end.
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Visiting Niagara Falls and the boat trip up to the falls.
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The tour was very rushed and tiring, it wasn't billed that way. While on the tour there was no effort to encourage people to get to know each other. I feel our tour manager was not helpful at all with any of our personal struggles, like my wife having to eat gluten free. This was our 4th tour, had it been our first I would never go on another.
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Because of the tour guide. My most favorable was going to Quebec and seeing the other cities we visited
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Food was the downside. Other than that good trip. Sugar Shack was memorable experience.
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Enjoying the good job Montreal has done with the blending of their
new architecture with the old. It was a wonderful surprise as I had
expected to enjoy the history of Quebec and sight of Niagara Falls - which I did. But the outstanding memory I have is the great skyline of
Montreal.
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One could do a tour or not. So had some free time
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Niagara Falls was truly beautiful. The area around it is a little touristy, but the waterfall is worth visiting....
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Excellent, enjoyed the tour very much.
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Best experience Niagara Falls
Francis Naughtin
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Quebec City & surrounding area were spectacular!
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All experiences were excellent
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From start to finish, tour was seamless. Airplane connection was too tight. I almost missed the plane. Most memorable experience was going on the boat at the base of Niagara Falls.
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I think my favorite was Niagara Falls.
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We enjoyed the Niagara Falls adventure.
Allan Kostyniuk
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I enjoyed what I did on my own the most.
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Please check your records because I've already written to you about the numerous problems that occurred due to the unorganized tour guide, Richard.
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I loved historic Quebec City, the 1000 Island Cruise and the Maid of the Mist tour at Nigirara Falls.
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Our tour manager was awesome. It was a large group and she handled the different needs and personalities professionally. The accommodations in Montreal were excellent; beyond that they were just okay as the rooms got smaller and smaller. It was very nice to find our luggage already delivered to our room at each hotel.The hotels were well located and very central to many sights. It would have been lovely to spend an extra day in Ottawa since it is the capitol and there was a lot to see and do.
The connecting transportation was very good with the exception of the last connection from our Toronto hotel to the airport. That driver was late and expected a tip at the airport. Also, the listed average cost of meals for those not included in the itinerary was way too low as we were in high tourist areas. We spent a lot of time commuting by bus, which quickly got tiresome. Several of the halfway point/bathroom breaks were at truck stops.
I had many favorites during the trip, but if I had to pick just one it would be Niagra Falls. It is one spectacular sight to behold.
As a vegetarian, our Tour Manager made us feel included and offered meal suggestions. I felt safe and protected the entire journey and met some lovely people. I would definitely travel with Collette again.
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Make no mistake, this a bus tour and you will be riding for extended periods of time, living out of a suitcase and on Collette's schedule. You fly into Monreal, ride to Quebec and then backtrack to Montreal and then on to Ottowa, about a 4.5 hour ride. The tour guide said Quebec has less flights than Montreal and that's why the trip is scheduled in this manner. The tour guide was good and knowledgeable. Breakfast included with the package are in the hotels and that was OK. The dinners included were very predictable, chicken, salmon and another meat. The additional excursions were good and provided the best dinners and sights. Our farewell dinner was re-scheduled from a nice restaurant to the Sheraton in Toronto (final nights stay) and was very disappointing. The food was low end banquet type and we were offered a choice of wine after everyone had finished eating entrees. We would not do this kind of trip again, by the end of the week, we were ready to get off that bus and discontinue being herded like cattle. If you choose to do this trip, be sure your luggage is checked thru to your final destination as Collette screwed up our outbound flights and subsequently caused our luggage to lag behind us for one day.
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I was thrilled to watch fireworks over the Chateaux from my hotel room window.
Clare Fay
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Loved seeing so much in a shirt time. Would have like to spend more time in Ottawa.
Russ was great, very funny and engaging. Pierre oue driver was great as well. It was sad to say goodbye as we seemed like a family by the end of the week.
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Loved exploring the quaint old walled Quebec City- felt like I had been transported to ancient Europe.
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The trip was awesome!
The only thing on the Eastern Canada tour I would change is to have an extra day at Toronto & a longer time at Niagara Falls. This was the main reason for our trip to begin with. We would have liked more time to see the aquarium and tower in Toronto. Also the gift shop at the Falls was better than any other shop we were at and we had NO time to shop there.
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We ate our way through Canada with different types/experiences of food. Top notch restaurants that I would not have even known about if I had planned my own trip. The food, the sugar shack, and Niagara Falls was the best part of the tour. Our tour manager was very friendly and showed good humor with everyone.
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Dinner out at the fish restaurant in the fish market was the worst meal I have ever had and the restaurant should be dropped from the tour. One day in Ottawa is not enough.
Excellent Tour Manager
Michael
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The food and restaurant choices were better than our iaat Collette tour. The hotels were very nice and well located. Seems like some time on the bus could be shortened by not backtrackung.
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Nadine provided the perfect tour. She guided all 44 of us to where we were suppose to be, when we were suppose to be there - graciously. She went out of her way to provide a very special time. Such a great variety of places visited - too hard to pin down one favorite memorable experience.
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I liked the boat at the base of Niagara Falls.
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Tour was fast paced 7 interesting places were visited. Favorite place was of course Niagara Falls
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Too many to list. Quebec City and Niagara Falls of course.
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I absolutely loved our tour of Quebec City. What a beautiful city!
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Only problem needed another day in Quebec and Ottawa.
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Toured many cities and lakes. Favorite was the boat ride around Niagara Falls.
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