Why not add wine and diamonds to your enjoyment of the countryside?
This package starts with a visit to the diamond cutting plant and setting centre of Diarough Canada. Learn about the discovery of diamond deposits, the first stages of exploration in Canada’s Far North, cutting and setting of stones.
Then move on to the Vignoble Carpinteri for a wine tasting. This vineyard, located at Saint-Ulric, represents the dream of an Italian who made the region his adopted land. Taste a little of Tuscany in Gaspésie!
Complete your tour by visiting the windmill discovery centre at Saint-Ulric, known as “Dieux des vents” (The Wind Gods). Learn about the amazing power of this increasingly important energy form and see how these amazing devices actually work.
Package includes:
- 2 nights’ accommodation at the Riôtel Matane
- 2 table d’hôte dinners at Le Grand Bleu (in season, one of the two dinners will be served at La Table du Capitaine)
- 2 breakfasts
- Gratuities
- Admission to Diarough Canada
- Visit and tasting at Vignoble Carpinteri
- Visit to windmill discovery centre in Saint-Ulric or in Cap-Chat
From June to September 2008
Visits to Diarough Canada are from Monday to Thursday only.
This package is available from Sunday to Friday only. The discovery centre in Saint-Ulric is open from Wednesday to Sunday.