PLANNING YOUR TRIP

An outfitter in Adventure Tourism and Ecotourism is an entrepreneur that specializes in offering one or more tourism or ecotourism activities in a natural setting. This professional and his guides offer safe adventures in the great outdoors and will supply high-quality equipment in order to make your activity completely safe and enjoyable. Using a professional’s services is the assurance that your outdoor activity will comply with all environmental guidelines, and this, in all safety.

Trip cancellation

Ask your outfitter about reimbursement conditions should you have to cancel your trip.

Outfitter's responsibility

Please be aware that the outfitter cannot be held responsible for damage, loss, delays, illness, injury or inconvenience arising from:

Errors, omissions or negligence on the part of other suppliers (airline, hotel, etc.)
Strikes, mechanical failure, quarantine or other restrictive action by the government, weather conditions or any factor beyond the outfitter's control, such as forest fires.
Client oversight with regard to necessary travel documents.
Airport delays for any reason whatsoever.
Any material damage, loss or theft.
Illness, injury or death.

Insurance

Many insurance companies offer coverage for lost luggage, trip cancellation, medical expenses or hospitalization expenses. Contact an insurance company for more information.

Method of payment

If you have not paid for your entire trip prior to your departure and you do not wish to pay the outstanding balance in cash, ask if your outfitter accepts travellers' cheques, personal cheques or the type of credit card you wish to use.

Driving in Quebec

Speed limits are indicated in kilometres per hour. The usual speed limits are 50 km/h (approx. 30 mi/h) in cities and towns, 90 km/h (approx. 55 mi/h) on major roads and 100 km/h (approx. 60 mi/h) on highways.
You may turn right at a red light in most places across Quebec, but certain restrictions apply. You are required to wear a seatbelt. Radar detectors are strictly forbidden.

Visitors holding a driver’s licence from their country of origin can drive on Québec’s roads for a maximum period of six months. This means you don’t have to obtain an international driving permit, although if your papers are in a language other than French or English, it is highly recommended that you do so.

Consuming alcohol or having alcoholic beverages present in a moving vehicle is strictly prohibited under Québec’s Highway Safety Code. Furthermore, a person suspected of driving under the influence will have to submit to a breathalyzer test. If the test reveals a concentration of alcohol in that person’s blood of 80 or more milligrams per 100 millilitres of blood, his or her driver’s permit will be immediately revoked for a 30-day period.

Although the minimum age for driving a car is 16, some car rental companies require that the driver be at least 25, while others charge higher rates for drivers under the age of 21. For more information about driving in Québec, visit the section entitled Getting around Québec.