Canada
A 10-day trip to Gaspé Peninsula (Gaspésie), Quebec
End-of-the-world sea cliffs, ancient Appalachian spines, and winding coastal highways.
Jutting into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the Gaspé Peninsula (Gaspésie) delivers some of Eastern Canada's rawest topography: jagged marine stacks, sheer headlands where whales breach offshore, and subalpine tundra home to caribou and moose. Circling Route 132 links quiet Acadian and Québécois fishing outposts with dramatic national parks like Forillon and the alpine interior of Parc national de la Gaspésie. It is an expansive, windswept wilderness escape defined by slow travel, coastal light, and maritime seafood.
Trip length
10 days
Best time to go
Mid-July through early September for full trail and water access, or mid-September to early October for autumn color without the crowds.
What your 10-day plan includes
- A day-by-day itinerary with neighborhoods clustered so you spend less time in transit.
- Real budget awareness — a target, an estimate, and a status you can dial up or down.
- Recommendations shaped by your pace, food priorities, group, and must-dos.
- Swap anything, improve any day, refine in any direction without starting over.
How to plan 10 days in Gaspé Peninsula (Gaspésie), Quebec
- Stay at least two consecutive nights in Percé to ensure weather flexibility for the Bonaventure Island boat crossing.
- Do not attempt to drive from Sainte-Anne-des-Monts through Forillon to Percé in one day; split the journey with a base near Gaspé.
- Reserve your summit hiking pass for Mont Jacques-Cartier through the Sépaq portal weeks ahead during peak summer to manage caribou conservation access.
- Pair your coastal driving route with an interior crossing on Route 299 to experience the Chic-Choc alpine tundra rather than staying purely on the shoreline.
- Book sea-kayaking excursions at Cap-Bon-Ami in Forillon National Park for morning slots when coastal winds are typically calmest.
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