Visit Saguenay
- Family
- Hiking / Trekking
- River
Saguenay: How to get there?
Two and a half hours from Quebec by car
Saguenay: When to go?
From June to September
Saguenay: For how long?
One day
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Saguenay Vacations
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Saguenay's blueberries, the singsong accent of the region's inhabitants, the fjord and the Little White House are the principal attractions of this town in French Canada.
Saguenay: What to see in the surroundings?
What our travelers think about their stay
The city of Saguenay is divided into the boroughs of Chicoutimi, Jonquière and La Baie and benefits from an ideal location surrounded by rivers, lakes and mountains. Chicoutimi, with a population of 60,000, is the city's liveliest borough in summer.
My suggestion
Whether it's at Saguenay Fjord National Park or the area around Lake Saint-Jean, the city of Saguenay is surrounded by the kind of magnificent scenery that really has to be seen and experienced for yourself.
The river of Saguenay rises in Lake Saint-Jean and then flows into the Saint Laurent river 160 kilometres down stream. It's unmissable during your trip to Canada!
My suggestion
If you have the time take a complete tour of the fjord, rather than just going directly from Baie Sainte Catherine to Tadoussac. The villages along the two river banks are really worth visiting.
Saguenay's blueberries, the singsong accent of the region's inhabitants, the fjord and the Little White House are the principal attractions of this town in French Canada.
My suggestion
For 60 years the Trappist monks have been producing a traditional delicacy of the region. Chocolate covered blueberries. They are sold nearly everywhere in the region and finance the monks' activities.
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