Travel tips
Take concrete action for the future
When you travel with Vélo Québec Voyages, you are choosing a travel agency whose profits enable Vélo Québec to pursue its mission: to develop and promote cycling, in particular by creating educational programs and lobbying decision-makers to improve cyclist safety and increase the number of high-quality bike lanes.
Enjoy a dream vacation while directly contributing to cycling in Quebec. Whether your dream vacation is in Quebec, Canada, the United States, or even Europe, you'll be giving back to Quebec's cycling culture!
Thanks to your travels, we can:
Educating cyclists of today and tomorrow
Through programs such as Cycliste averti (Safe Cyclist) and the Cyclomini educational course, Vélo Québec encourages Quebec youth and all cyclists in the province to learn how to ride a bike and adopt good road safety habits.
Encouraging and providing access to cycling
Through initiatives such as Toutes à vélo (All Women Cycling) and VÉLOSYMPATHIQUE, Vélo Québec is working to encourage as many Quebecers as possible to consider cycling as a viable option for transportation, recreation, and tourism.
Defending and protecting the interests of cyclists
Vélo Québec works with numerous municipal and provincial stakeholders to promote safe environments that take cyclists' needs into account, whether in terms of street design, bike lanes, or general consultations.
Embracing the shift toward sustainable mobility
Cycling is a simple solution to many complex issues, whether it's the ecological crisis, rising inflation, or traffic problems. By traveling with Vélo Québec Voyages, you're helping to support a host of initiatives that put sustainable mobility at the heart of Quebec's transportation network planning and development projects.
Improving cycling facilities
Our consulting department works with Quebec municipalities to help them review shared road and bicycle facilities in order to prioritize the safety and well-being of Quebec cyclists.
By choosing Vélo Québec Voyages for your cycling vacation, you are contributing to the development and promotion of programs and events such as:
All on bikes
A bike learning programby and for womencreated by Vélo Québec to make cycling accessible to women who have never had the opportunity to learn, allowing them to discover the joys of cycling, both as a leisure activity and as a mode of transportation.
Experienced cyclist
The Cycliste averti program teachesfifthandsixth graders how to ride a bike safely and independently. It combines theoretical and practical learning, and allows students to experience cycling on the road in complete safety, under the supervision of specially trained instructors.
BIKE-FRIENDLY
Launched in 2015 by Vélo Québec, the VÉLOSYMPATHIQUE movement encourages communities, organizations, and post-secondary educational institutions to make cycling a real option for transportation and recreation for everyone. Through a rigorous certification process, it offers tools and support services to communities and organizations working to promote cycling.
Go Bike Montreal Festival
The Go Bike Montreal Festival is THE big cycling celebration in the city. Discover Montreal in a whole new way during the Night Tour, ride through car-free streets in broad daylight during the Tour de l'Île de Montréal, attend conferences, events, and training sessions on the theme of cycling—all during a week when Montreal is completely bike-crazy!
