Tour Dates

Friday, September 13th, 2024 – Tuesday, September 17th, 2024

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We will begin booking this tour with the release of our 50th-anniversary edition of Québec, 1759 in early 2024. To join our e-mail list about this trip, click here to send us a message.

This tour has been carefully curated with the military history fan in mind. We will arrive in Québec on September 13th, 265 years to the day after the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in 1759.  Spend four days with Grant and Jennifer exploring the history of Québec City, including guided tours of several historic battlefields, museums, and buildings. In the evenings, explore on your own, relax in your luxurious room, take a dip in the rooftop pool, or join other tour participants in a game of Québec 1759 (or any of our other wonderful games!).

The tentative itinerary includes:

• VIP tour of the Citadelle de Québec, the active garrison occupied by the Canadian Royal 22nd Regiment, as well as access to the exhibits in the Regiment’s museum.

• Guided visit to the Plains of Abraham with a visit to the 1759-1760 Exhibit, a tour of the park, and a join in a friendly clash between Generals Wolfe and Montcalm.

• Guided tour of Place Royale, where Samuel de Champlain founded the City of Québec in 1608.

• Experience Immersion Québec – a virtual reality 3D movie that allows you to relive key moments in the founding of Québec City.

• Guided tour of the Château Frontenac highlighting 400 years of history.

• Half Day trip to Montmorency Falls and the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré.

• Day trip to the Ile d’Orleans, where the British first landed in 1759.

Add-on option: Cruise to Canada and New England aboard the Norwegian Gem!

The estimated price for the cruise is $1759/per person based on double occupancy and includes:

Arrive in Québec following the same route as the British, up the St. Lawrence River. Immerse yourself in the natural beauty and history of Canada and New England on a cruise aboard the Norwegian Gem. Visit Acadia National Park, with its rugged coastline and stunning views, or stroll along the idyllic streets of Bar Harbor. From Sydney, travel back in time to the 18th century at the Fortress of Louisbourg, the largest fortified city outside of Europe.

We depart Boston on Friday, September 6th with the following itinerary:

September 6th: Depart Boston

September 7th: Bar Harbor

September 8th: Halifax

September 9th: Sydney

September 10th: Charlottetown

September 11th: At Sea / Private Group History Lecture on Battle of Québec and Québec City Tour

September 12th: Saguenay

September 13th: Arrive in Québec City and meet up with the Québec Tour