French Immersion

Québec City

A walled UNESCO city where every shopkeeper answers in French. Fastest immersion in North America, and the only one you can reach by motorcoach.

Students order lunch in French on day one. By day three they stop translating in their heads.
Itineraries
6
Cost to plan
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Québec City
A large, historic hotel with steep green roofs and red brick walls stands against a clear blue sky, featuring many windows and ornate architectural details.
A large group of people in winter clothing poses and smiles on a snowy deck with large frozen waterfalls and snow-covered hills in the background.

Québec City at a glance

  • Closest true French immersion reachable by coach from the Northeast
  • UNESCO Old City keeps the group on foot: more contact hours, fewer transfers
  • Winter Carnival dates sell the seats parents actually want to photograph
  • Language and history share one zip code. One trip, two departments.

On the ground

  • Château Frontenac
  • Montmorency Falls
  • Winter Carnival
  • Ice Hotel
  • Dog sledding
  • Plains of Abraham

A walled UNESCO city where every shopkeeper answers in French. Fastest immersion in North America, and the only one you can reach by motorcoach.

Why we recommend it

  • Closest true French immersion reachable by coach from the Northeast
  • UNESCO Old City keeps the group on foot: more contact hours, fewer transfers
  • Winter Carnival dates sell the seats parents actually want to photograph
  • Language and history share one zip code. One trip, two departments.

What groups see

  • Château Frontenac
  • Montmorency Falls
  • Winter Carnival
  • Ice Hotel
  • Dog sledding
  • Plains of Abraham
Trips

Trips in Québec City

6 itineraries