Canada
Île d'Anticosti
Waterfalls, canyons and fossil-rich shores spread across a Gulf island with one village and few humans.
The forest road runs empty between limestone canyons and white-tailed deer. At Port-Menier, the bay opens in front of the island's only streets.
Anticosti is vast, UNESCO-listed for its fossil record, and reached by air or seasonal ship to Port-Menier. Stays run through the Sépaq's all-inclusive lodge model: meals at the inn, packed lunches for excursion days, e-bikes and rented vehicles for the long distances. Vaureal falls, Observation canyon and the fossil shores set the days.
Solo
The all-inclusive lodge model removes every logistics problem except distance.
Friends
Splitting the vehicle rental turns the island's distances into shared excursion days.
- Anticosti's fossil record carries UNESCO listing across a nearly empty island.
- The Sépaq lodge model includes meals, packed lunches and the means to cover huge distances.
- Waterfalls, canyons and deer-filled forest roads set the excursion days.
Meals are included at the Port-Menier inn, in a fireplace dining room with a terrace over the bay.
Packed lunches travel out on the excursion days; the island itself sells little else.
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