Tourisme Wendake

Located just outside Québec City, Wendake is the land of a fascinating people. Stay at the Hôtel-Musée Première Nations and discover the rich ancestral culture of the Huron-Wendat – a people long known for their hospitality. Let us be your guide on an exceptional heritage tour featuring:

  • The Musée Huron-Wendat adjoining the hotel, whose exhibits open a window on the land, the memory and the know-how of a people proud of its roots
  • The Kabir Kouba falls and 42-meter deep canyon. Going back 455 million years, this site shelters a rich array of plants and fossils.
  • The Notre-Dame-de-Lorette chapel, rebuilt after a fire in 1862 that spared the fine collection of antique silver and liturgical objects
  • Tsawenhohi House, built in the early 1800s for Grand Chief Nicolas “Tsawenhohi” Vincent, today housing an interpretation centre of traditional knowledge
  • Decorative flowerbeds depicting the animal totems for the eight clans of the Nation along the bike trail called “Le Corridor des Cheminots”
  • Authentic cuisine, inspired by the culinary traditions of the First Nations
  • Handicrafts shops featuring hand-made snowshoes, moccasins, jewellery, baskets and canoes
  • An open-air amphitheatre where colorful shows are performed in season

Wendake bustles with activities throughout the year, as major holidays such as Christmas are celebrated along with many ancestral traditions. Every summer, the great Pow Wow is a time for ritual dancing and traditional dress. The generosity of Mother Earth is also celebrated at a big outdoor market where visitors can taste typical Huron meals.

Wendake moves in rhythm with the seasons to perpetuate the vibrant culture of the First Nations.

To plan your unforgettable stay in Wendake, go to: www.tourismewendake.com