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Fortune’s Aerial Experience
The latest in adventure activities. Your group will be thrilled as they make their way along a course of suspended walkways, rope bridges and net gangways, finishing with the ultimate thrill of the zip line! Group rates are available for groups of
20 persons or more. This activity can also be combined with a semi-private meeting area and catering. Our facilitators will be able to customize a program to the dynamic of your group including the option of our orienteering adventure
and motivational speaker program.
www.campfortune.com
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H.C.W. Steam Train
Hands on steam—Gather a group of 5 to 10 people, slip on a pair of coveralls and become a crewmember for the day. Along with the fireman, the engineer and the conductor, you will participate in the daily train preparation routine. You will also take part in switching maneuvers, car coupling and brake test. After everything is ready, sit back, relax and enjoy the trip with our tour guides. In Wakefield, you will impress every one by turning the 93 tons steam locomotive on Canada‘s last operating manual turntable. Finally, fill the tender at the old time water tower and prepare the train for the return trip. Live a learning adventure like no other! Morning departures: The train now offers morning departures at
10 a.m. Thus, passengers visit Wakefield along with it’s restaurants and stores, from 11:30 to 1:30. This change permits guests to charter the entire train or a single car in the evening for all kinds of private or business events.
www.steamtrain.ca
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Canadian War Museum
This world-class museum opened its doors on May 8, 2005 in downtown Ottawa. It presents Canada’s rich military history and reveals the human side of war, telling the stories of men, women and children who have lived through periods of conflict. Discover the Museum’s breathtaking architecture, as well as its thousands of artifacts, large and small, including magnificent paintings from the Museum’s Beaverbrook Collection of War Art. Historical combination! Visit both the Canadian Museum of Civilization and the new Canadian War Museum and take advantage of reduced admission fees! No need to rush and take it all in one day. The 2 + 2 Special Entry Package allows you two extra days to visit both museums at one great price (some conditions apply). Now, Canada’s most visited museum and Canada’s newest national museum are combined, and ready to welcome your groups!
www.civilization.ca ; www.warmuseum.ca
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L’Écho d’un peuple
A huge outdoor show featuring 400 years of French history in North America and Ontario. Over 200 actors, dancers and jugglers, 1,000 characters, beautiful costumes, huge decor and an exceptional soundtrack! Presented at the Théâtre Desjardins on the Ferme Drouin, 45 minutes from Gatineau, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings. Packages available.
www.echodunpeuple.ca
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A Relaxation Centre on
the Edge of Gatineau Park
Located in the heart of nature in Chelsea, Le Nordik is a relaxation centre that highlights Scandinavian relaxation techniques. Take the time to stop everything for a few hours to relax and reenergize thanks to various services: outdoor whirlpool, Finnish sauna, steam bath, Nordic waterfalls, ice and tempered bath, Swedish and volcanic-rock massage therapy. www.lenordik.com
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Magical and Fantastic Medieval Legends…
In Montebello, come and explore L’Enchanteur, a mysterious site filled with fairy-tale decors that holds the best-kept secrets of a one-of-a-kind mythical druid. You’ll witness strange phenomenon and dazzling visual effects with illusionist Frédéric Clément. A breathtaking two-hour show! www.enchanteur.ca
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Flyovers above Ottawa and the Outaouais region
DécouvAIRte Aviation is a new company specializing in the marketing of tourist packages and flyovers above the Outaouais region, Ottawa, Montréal and other regions in Canada. Flights take place aboard a Cessna C172 and departures are from the Gatineau-
Ottawa airport. DécouvAIRte Aviation also offers professional and amateur aerial photography services, as well as leisure and business trips.
www.decouvairte.com
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A new trail at Parc Oméga
Parc Oméga is one of the most important attractions in the Outaouais region with 155,000 visitors in 2004. It covers a vast 1,500-acre territory where people can observe North American wildlife in their natural habitat including animals such as wolves, bears, buffalos, wapitis, etc. A New way to visit Parc Omega this year is by electric and environment-friendly golf carts along the recently inaugurated Trout Lake Trail. Accessible also to hikers, this 3-km trail leads to Trout Lake where children can have fun feeding the fish. Also to discover along the Trail, a few of many animal sculptures still to come.
www.parc-omega.com
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Renoir’s Landscapes
June-September 2007
One of the best-loved of all the impressionists, Renoir simultaneously developed the ability to paint joyous, shimmering colours and flickering lights in outdoor scenes. Come see the fusion of his impressionistic figures with their landscapes.
www.national.gallery.ca
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