Take your pick: adrenaline packed or slow and contemplative?
Updated on Oct 17, 2023
Do you have a lot of outdoor sports enthusiasts in your entourage? Offer a gift that will allow them to experience some unforgettable moments in contact with nature. Here are some of our suggestions.
The Sentiers de l’Estrie has 200 km of forest hiking trails throughout the Eastern Townships that will take you to our most important summits, from Kingsbury, to the north, all the way to Glen Sutton in the south. With the network membership card, you’ll be offering your hiking and snowshoeing enthusiasts unlimited access to this vast playground they’ll truly enjoy discovering.
Cost: Individual membership card $50 for one year │ family Membership (two adults) $80 for one year
The region counts four national parks offering a panoply of activities throughout the year: hiking, cross-country skiing, fatbike, kayaking, canoeing, swimming, cycling, nature observation… By offering an annual membership to the SÉPAQ, your Outdoor activity adepts will be able to practise their favourite pastimes in the four corners of the Townships without having to spend one dollar for their park pass!
Cost: Annual membership cards for Quebec’s National Parks $83,50 │ Annual Park pass (one park only) $46,25 │ Unlimited access for 12 months.
To the ski enthusiasts in your entourage, offer the L'Est GO card that will allow them to ski in the four major ski resorts of the Eastern Townships. Pre-load with two to eight days of skiing, the card is valid at Mont-Orford, Mont Sutton, Bromont, montagne d'experiences and Owl's Head and allows you to ski at any time for a reduced prices.
Cost: Starting at $39 per ski day
Your loved ones enjoy taking out-of-the-ordinary nature vacations? Have them experience an overnight stay (or longer) in one of our numerous special lodging offers. You can choose a refuge up in the trees, a troglodytic shelter, a zoobox, a yurt, a teepee or perhaps a pod; You’re sure to make them very happy!
Find the perfect special offer which will please all your outdoor enthusiasts. Some examples? An alpine skiing and overnight stay at the hotel, an all-inclusive stay in a chalet, a sports activity with a relaxation time and a gastronomical meal… You’ll find many options in our package section.
If you have cycling fanatics in your family or among your friends, Café-Vélo des Nations is where you should go. Bicycles, accessories, clothing and sports shoes, the boutique offers a fine selection of Quebec-made products. And you’ll be able to enjoy a warm beverage or a bite to eat, as you’re shopping, because here, you’ll also find a coffee bar!
Whether it’s an annual membership for the Mont-Ham regional park, a gift certificate for the Parc de la Gorge de Coaticook, a season ticket for Mont-Bellevue, a subscription for Plein Air Sutton, a membership card for the Parc d’environnement naturel de Sutton (P.E.N.S.), a season membership for the Station touristique Baie-des-sables, your loved ones will truly enjoy benefiting from the installations these outdoor activity centres for free.
The Quebec edition of the Banff Moutain Film Festival will be presented again at the Centre Culturel de l'Université de Sherbrooke on February 6, 2024 at 7:00 P.M. It’s the ideal opportunity to view short films and medium-length films, produced by our most daring adventurers. Cycling, skiing, hiking, climbing, kayaking and many other sports will be showcased.
Cost: $ 32.50
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