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Charlevoix UNESCO Biosphere Reserve: Private Food & Farm Immersion

Venture into the breathtaking Charlevoix highlands — a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and Québec's premier culinary terroir — for an intimate farm-to-table journey with the region's artisan producers and award-winning chefs.

What to expect

Your private car and English-speaking culinary guide collect you at the pier and wind up through the Laurentian highlands. Visit a heritage duck farm producing award-winning foie gras, a raw-milk cheese cave, and a cider house overlooking the St. Lawrence. Lunch is served at a farm table using ingredients harvested that morning. The drive itself — through valleys ablaze with autumn colour — is worth the trip alone.

Book it with
Saveurs du Bas-Saint-Laurent / Bienvenue Québec Regional Terroir Tours
CAD 350–CAD 550 per person for full-day private terroir circuit (transport, tastings, and lunch included)
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Good to know

Departs from Baie-Saint-Paul or La Malbaie pier; confirm your ship's port of call in Charlevoix when booking. Full-day tours run approximately 7–8 hours — verify all-aboard time. Reserve 3–4 weeks ahead; private circuits are limited to 6 guests.

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