Îles de la Madeleine has an abundance of outdoor pursuits — and local tour operators that share your enthusiasm. You can book cycling and hiking tours, horseback riding, golfing, paddling, boating and sailing, fishing and marine wildlife-watching tours. The lagoons are perfect for learning all the wind sports, high speed and otherwise, if that’s on your bucket list.
Wildlife reserves lure naturalists on the lookout for the more than 300 species of seabirds, shorebirds and waterfowl on the islands. Birders head to the Pointe-de-l’Est National Wildlife Area, the cliffs of Île d’Entrée and the trails of Parc des Buck, among others. And the monumental, pastoral beauty of each quadrant of the archipelago is icing on the cake. Summer is beach season, of course, with plenty of sand to go around.
