Saguenay Fjord, Canada Cruises

Saguenay Fjord, Canada Cruise Port

• The Saguenay Fjord is the fourth largest in the world. Your first introduction to it will likely be on the cruise ship, but take a tour even closer (especially by Zodiac raft) to get the full impact of the towering cliffs that reach to the sky and plummet far below the river's surface.
   
• The area highlight is the Saguenay Fjord National Park, which extends to both sides of the St. Lawrence River. There are plenty of hiking trails, dunes, whale-watching spots, and encounters with flora and fauna (including wolves, black bears, lynx, beavers, and moose).
   
• There are three regions to the park, which can be explored on your own or with a guide. For a challenge, tackle Via Ferrata (with the assistance of a professional guide), where you'll climb steep rocks comprising three circuits that cover the cliffs of Baie Eternite and give you amazing views from the top.
   
• About half an hour north of Saguenay is Zoo de Falardeau; a Wildlife Observation Center that not only displays animals, but rescues and rehabilitates them. Footpaths get you close to the animals, the guides are knowledgeable, and the petting zoo (which once had a baby tiger) is hugely popular.