Circuits

The new Saguenay Tourist Bus takes you through the tourist spots and attractions of the city. Two non stop guided tours in the districts of La Baie, Chicoutimi and Jonquière are offered from Wednesday to Sunday. So you can make your visit at your own pace!

Schedule : from june 25 to september 5 2010 (subject to change)
From Wednesday to Sunday, from 9h30 AM to 5h30 PM. Departures and arrivals at the tourist information office on Racine St. (but users may start their tour from all the stops of both circuits)

Cost : 10 $ per person, free for children under 10 years. Valid for a 48 hours period. Outlets :

• Holiday Inn Saguenay – Centre de congrès
• Hôtel Chicoutimi
• Le Montagnais hôtel et centre de congrès
• Tickets available in all the Tourist information offices and on the Tourist bus.

• Auberge des 21
• Auberge le Parasol
• Centre de congrès et hôtel la Saguenéenne
• Comfort Inn Chicoutimi

• Article published in Cyberpresse, comparing our tourist service with one similar in London
  (French only)
• Hop-on / Hop-off Tourist bus brochure 2009 (2 000 ko)

Want to experience original and educational adventures? With Tours aventures fjord et monde, take the Route du Fjord and the Whale Route running through the magnificent Parc marin du Saguenay-Saint-Laurent. Explore the sites and inevitable attractions of these circuits with an experienced guide. Have a good trip !

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The people of Saguenay -Lac-Saint-Jean invite you to explore the most impressive and sacred treasures of their Realm. From Lac Saint-Jean to the Saguenay Fjord, ancestral traditions, spiritual heritage, original patrimonial buildings and an assortment of inspired artistic masterpieces can be explored and experienced against a grandiose natural background

Some absolute musts: Notre-Dame-du-Saguenay statue, Notre-dame-du-Bon-Conseil Sisters'Historical Center, Saint-Antoine Ermitage... and much more !

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In Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean, Notre-Dame, Kapatakan trail is our own version of the famous Spanish Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage. The 215 km trail takes you from Notre-Dame-du-Saguenay in Rivière-Éternité to Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes at the Ermitage Saint-Antoine in Lac-Bouchette, a national Sanctuary. There are 12 sections along the way where you can experience spirituality, culture and nature. Winding its way through hills and valleys, towns and villages, lakes and rivers, Kapatakan, Native American word meaning trail, is accessible to everyone.

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• List of services (456 ko)

This summer, take Route du Fjord, a marked out and documented circuit which invites you around the Saguenay fjord. Discover the villages which nest around its shores and treat yourself to their most magnificent viewpoints. Some of them are officially listed among the nicest villages in Quebec. From Petit-Saguenay to Sacré-Coeur, through Saguenay National Park, follow the rhythms of Route du Fjord! This circuit takes you through exceptional land, marine and faunal environment. You are invited to the Valley of Biodiversity... a breathtaking experience to enjoy!

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• Download the map | jpg | pdf | (11 662 ko)

On foot, bicycle or by car, come and explore Chicoutimi's Croissant Culturel. Located on the shores of the Saguenay river and shaped as an amphiteatre, the south downtown district is a place brimming with treasures and animated by the business community where a plentiful cultural and artistic life takes place. Take the time to discover history, rest at outdoor cafés, take a look around in the boutiques, visit the various expositions and just enjoy life. You will find plenty to sharpen your senses and, thus, you will uncover the most charming aspects of the Croissant Culturel. Good findings!

Chicoutimi, a regional destiny is a brochure presenting 30 points of interest in downtown Chicoutimi where both the modern and ancient characters of the district are highlighted. A fisrt circuit around the Bassin mkes one discover the historical origin of the neighbourhood, the city and the rigion. The second circuit explores the architecture on Racine Street as well as its important role. Finally, a third circuit puts the emphasis on the institutional aspect of chicoutimi as a regional capital by visiting the great institutions located around the cathedral and the old seminary.

ces of departure for the circuits : The Price House (110 Price Street West) for the Bassin circuit; the Chicoutimi Port for the commercial circuit and Saint-François-Xavier Cathedral for the circuit in the Eastern sector.

Time needed : About two hours for each circuit.

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N.B. The brochure is also available in all of Ville de Saguenay tourist information offices and libraries.

Let yourself fall under the spell of this matchless historical place, among the century-old trees and funerary monuments to the founders of our city and region. Welcome to St-François-Xavier cemetery and discover a really execptional memorial park which will open your mind to life, memories, calm and relaxation.

• A map of the historical circuit, Homage to the pioneers, is available at the Mausoleum/Columbarium.
• Guided visits available for groups of 15 or more, reserve a week ahead of time.

Explore one of the world's most beautiful bays, La Baie des Ha! Ha!, through interpretation circuits covering both the history and the patrimony. The three different circuits cover 30 items: Grande-Baie, the founding site, Port-Alfred, the company town and Bagotville, the resort.

Start of the circuit : Saint-Alexis church (Grande-Baie circuit), Saint-Édouard church (Port-Alfred circuit) and Saint-Alphonse church (Bagotville circuit).

Distance : About 10 kilometers for the whole visit.
Time needed : About two hours for each circuit.

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N.B. The brochure is also available in all of Ville de Saguenay tourist information offices and libraries.

With the help of a booklet containing texts, photographs and a map, explore Arvida, a model city in America. From Place Davis to suptous Manoir du Saguenay, the pedestrian circuit interprets 24 different items. They make possible the discovery of the patrimony, history and public art of Sainte-Thérèse, the first-established district of this company town built in 1926 which distinguishes features of the Alcan Company across the world.

Start of the circuit : Carré Davis in the Arvida sector of Jonquière (the circuitous route brings you back to Carré Davis).

Distance : 4,5 kilomèters.
Time needed : About two hours walking

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N.B. The brochure is also available in all of Ville de Saguenay tourist information offices and libraries.

Jonquière and Kénogami, from pulp to paper opens the way, on foot or bicycle, to the discovery of two sectors of Saguenay. The brochure interprets 15 points or zones of interest in each one of these sectors. In Jonquière, the circuit links the Saint-Dominique commercial street to Rivière-aux-Sables, a natural patrimony in the middle of downtown. In Kénogami, the second circuit covers the quarters for managerial staff and for workers as well as the institutional and commercial zone of this company town erected in 1911.

Points of departure: Saint-Dominique Church (corner of Saint-Dominique and de la Fabrique Streets) for the Jonquière circuit, and Centre d'histoire Sir-William-Price (1994 Price Street) for the Kénogami circuit.

Time needed : About two hours for each circuit.

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N.B. The brochure is also available in all of Ville de Saguenay tourist information offices and libraries.