Quebec City to Baie Sainte Catherine or Tadoussau

[Hoofhearted+1]

We will be docked in Quebec City for 2 days. I would like to rent a car and drive to Baie Sainte Catherine or Tadoussau to take a boat ride and see the whales and the fjord. Is this doable?  Anyone have any suggestions for boat tours?

thanks. 

[laverendrye]

Your best bet would be a cruise from Baie Sainte-Catherine as it is a bit closer to Québec City than Tadoussac and you don't have to take the ferry across the Saguenay. As well,  cruises from Tadoussac stop in Baie Sainte-Catherine to pick up passengers so there is nothing gained by going to Tadoussac unless you want to visit the town and the Marine Mammal Interpretation Centre there.

 

The main operator in the area is Croisières AML and you can find schedules and fees on their website. You'll see a bit of the fiord on their cruises, mainly to see the belugas, but I think that a full cruise of the Saguenay might be a bit too much for a day trip from Québec City. It's about a 2.5 hour drive to Baie Ste. Catherine and if you don't want to rent a car and drive, AML has package bus-cruise tours to pick up passengers in Québec City and return them at the end of the day.

[Hoofhearted+1]

this is excellent information!  Thankyou very much.

[p_mori7]

https://www.croisieresaml.com/en/