Magdalen Island Adventure Tours – Iles-de-la-Madeleine Adventure Tours.

The Magdalen Islands were evolved by nature and built by man for adventure. Water, wind and land activities abound on the islands whether it is on the north, east, south, west or right down the center.

There are no large amusement theme parks, with funny costumed comic characters parading around and making children laugh. But we do have quaint storytellers at every corner who are willing to pull your leg a bit, if you allow it.

There are no zoos with exotic animals basking in the warmth of a summer sun. But we do have Mother Nature, who is always willing to welcome a visitor to enjoy her bounty of tranquil beaches, moors and lagoons.

There are no tall skyscrapers where you can reach the sky and look down on insect sized cars moving ant-like along a highway grid. But there are hills to climb, high enough to touch the sky and a horizon as wide as the earth itself.

There are no white water rapids to wildly churn and toss on…. But there are boat and zodiacs excursions to cause white-sea froth to fly up and cause your lips to taste salty, while hopping wildly from wave crest to wave crest.

There are no large concerts with big ticket rock band and hundreds of thousands of spectators. But there are fiddle, guitar and organ players livening up warm evenings and welcoming visitors to quaint little pubs for an enjoyable evening on the town.

The Magdalen offers bus tours, boat tours, cycling tours, walking tours into all of her corners. Shopping tours is not a problem and since the selection is of high quality locally hand-crafted items, the difficult decision of choosing becomes less difficult. An item made from natural wood, or sand, shell or sea glass makes a lovely gift or a treasured keepsake.

With your itinerary in hand, spend two hours or two days at the historical La Grave site in Amherst, exploring all the Acadian culture has to offer. Another couple hours at Site d’autre fois (Place of Another Time) in the Bassin is time to learn of how the people of yesteryear settled and survived on isolated Gulf islands. Don’t forget to go to La Cote either. It is a must for those of you who have an artistic nature.

Grindstone (Cap-aux-Meules) is the islands bustling metropolitan center and the place that offers the most of civilized services. House Harbour (Havre-aux-Maisons) offers spectacular views of the sea and the surrounding lands, while Pointe-aux-Loups (Wolf Point, probably named for sea wolves or seal (loups marine)) has products harvested from the seal hunt.

Grosse Isle has all the islands natural parks and is abound in eco-tourism. Old Harry is rich in islands history from its name to the walrus hunt which went extinct centuries ago. And at the far end of the islands, Grand Entry Point is calling to visitors to come, sit, relax and watch the beautiful sun setting on peaceful and calm sea waters.