Ideas for Easter vacation activities

Head to New York for the long weekend to enjoy the Easter Parade. Here’s our four-day guide to getting there at your own pace, plus tips on how to get there without it costing too much.

By car, the trip takes 6 h from Montreal or 8 h 30 from Quebec City. While you’re there, don’t hesitate to visit activity booking platforms like Viator.

Immerse yourself in the history of this friendly town! In our guide, we suggest a host of activities to disconnect from everyday life.

Boston is about 6 h 15 by car from Quebec City, or 5 h from Montreal. If you want to fly there, this destination is still worth your Aeroplan points for a few days’ visit.

It’s time to treat yourself to some good maple products. If you want to stay well wrapped up, you can also bring some home with Ma Cabane à la maison.

Sugar shacks are mostly open in March and April. Here are a few addresses:

• A sugar shack and a slide in a flying saucer? You can see it all at the Cabane à sucre des sportifs in Saint-Esprit (Lanaudière);
• There’s always the ever-popular Cabane à sucre Constantin in Saint-Eustache ;
• Cabane à sucre Chabot in Neuville ;
• In Trois-Rivières, Cabane à sucre Chez Dany offers a traditional all-you-can-eat menu;
• In the Outaouais region, the succulent Sucrerie du Terroir in Val-des-Monts is one of the best in Quebec.

Want to understand how a sugar bush works? Become a maple syrup producer for a day at Aux petits plaisirs de Warwick.

Many establishments across the province offer Easter brunch. Here are some of them:

• Maggie Oakes‘ unique table d’hôte in Montreal;
• The decadent brunch-buffet at Champlain, Quebec City;
• Family brunch at Hôtel Le Montagnais in Saguenay ;
• Brunch and activities at Jouvence, Orford ;
• Brunch with a view at Le Saint-Laurent, La Malbaie ;
• The gourmet buffet at the Vieux-Port Steakhouse in Montreal ;
• Comfort food from Distillerie Arsenal in Quebec City;
• French and Quebec flavours at Gaspar‘s in Montreal;

Here are some suggestions for celebrating Easter in the warmth:

• A turnkey Commie hunt;
• Decorate eggs in a thousand ways;
• Preparing educational family activities;
• Make a large chocolate coconut;
• Do-it-yourself with the kids;
• Create your own brunch inspired by delicious recipes.

Here are a few ideas for Easter fun:

• Enjoy the waterslides and pools at JayPeak’s PumpHouse, about 2 hours from Montreal or 3.5 hours from Quebec City;
• Discover Tremblant’s pedestrian village and its many activities;
• Participate in a coconut hunt at Ferme Quinn in Notre-Dame-de-l’Île-Perrot. Reservations required;
• Walk and admire the butterflies in Brossard, thanks to Bfly ;
• Take a tropical trip to Valcartier’s Bora Parc , with its large wave pool and water slides.

Here are some excellent chocolate shops:

• At La Cabosse d’Or in Otterburn Park (Montérégie) ;
• La Chocolaterie de l’Île d’Orléans ;
• The deposit, Bistro-chocolaterie in Rouyn-Noranda ;
• Choco-Là in Sherbrooke ;
• Chocolaterie Le Cacaoyer in L’Assomption ;
• Mr. & Mrs. Chocolat in Montreal.

If you’re traveling this Easter, don’t forget the Marriott Bonvoy hotel promotion. You’ll have the chance to earn more points and elite nights.

Combined with a Marriott Bonvoy^® American Express^®* Card, you’ll earn points and free nights much faster.

Happy Easter!