Getting to Gaspé

The pandemic has drastically altered public transport (plane, train, bus) to get from Montréal/Quebec city to Gaspé. Montréal and Québec city are well served by Canadian and American airlines, but getting to Gaspé by plane has proven difficult in the last two years.

As a result, we have explored many avenues to offer different options to the participants to facilitate reaching Gaspé. The more practical option is to organise a roadtrip from Quebec City to Gaspé by bus (700 km). Other options such as flying from Montreal to Gaspé using local airlines (Pascan Aviation : pascan.com) or renting a car from Quebec city will still be possible but will have to be organised by yourself –  we can help with local information.

The bus tour to Gaspé

The bus tour from Québec to Gaspé takes a full day, but it is well worth it! Indeed, to cite the Lonely Planet, which ranked the Tour de la Gaspésie as one of the five seaside road tours to discover around the globe, “there’s nowhere quite like La Gaspésie, a peninsula of pine forests and looming cliffs that pokes into the chilly Gulf of St Lawrence”. A 2009 issue of Traveler, published by the renowned National Geographic, also listed the Gaspé Peninsula as one of the « 50 destinations to see in a lifetime ». The region is the only place in Quebec to make the list, and one of only three in Canada. It is also home to some of the world’s most spectacular rivers.  At WWR5, we offer you the chance to take a unique bus road trip from Quebec City to Gaspé with fluvial geomorphologists as your guides!

The plan is to leave Quebec City on Monday, June 10, at 8:00 and get to enjoy the spectacular view of road 132 on the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence up to L’Anse Pleureuse, stopping in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts to see the beautiful Sainte-Anne River. From l’Anse Pleureuse, the road trip will take you through the heart of the Gaspé forests on road 198, skirting the magnificent York River before arriving at our final destination of Gaspé just in time for dinner!

For info, fees for the bus tour Gaspé-Québec return is set to be 350$ including two lunch boxes.

It will be possible to use the bus tour only one way (175$) if attendant wants to return by plane or with the post-conference field trip (More information coming soon).

More information

This webpage is available (https://colloques.uqac.ca/wwr5-gaspe2024/) to keep you informed on the latest concerning the conference time stamps, the post-conference field trip as well as on lodging facilities in Gaspé.

The conference will be held at the Baker hotel in Gaspé (https://www.hotelbaker.ca/) where rooms will be available (special rates between 180$can and 200$can per night), but other lodging at a walking distance are also available (Auberge sous les arbres; Hôtel Plante; Rodeway Inn…). We invite you to take a look at the webpage from time to time to obtain the latest information.

The organizing committee will secure agreements with local hotels for helping you to choose the best option.

Thank you for considering a participation to WWR5. We greatly appreciate your contributions to the field of wood in rivers and look forward to welcoming you as a speaker or as a participant to contribute to the success of the conference. We sincerely hope that you will be able to join us at the WWR5.

Should you have any questions or require further information, please do not hesitate to contact us : wwr5-gaspe2024@uqac.ca