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Welcome to Matapedia!
Welcome to the cosy village of Matapédia, Nature-Adventure's headquarter, located in the tourist region of Gaspésie, within the province of Québec.
Matapédia kingdom, where the salmon is king and the mountain is queen. In native Micmac language, Matapédia means: 'Where the rivers meet'...
This charming and welcoming place is located at the crossroad between the Matapédia Valley, the Baie des Chaleurs and the canadian province of New-Brunswick.So what do you want to do?
- Canoeing or Kayaking on one of our 6 different rivers to experience one of nature's beauties... there will be one for every level!
- Hiking on the International Appalachian Trail and take your breath away with its magnificent sceneries...
Who are we?
Geneviève Labonté et Jesse Allain, two guides that graduated from an Adventure Tourism and Ecotourism program at the college Mérici of Quebec in 2006. Our love for the outdoors grew greatly during that year of school.
Summer of 2006 was our first job as guides; Jesse worked for a canoe
outfitting company in New Brunswick, where canoeing became a great
passion for him. Geneviève was on the other side of the St. Lawrence
River as a sea kayakist spending all summer kayaking with whales. She
has great memories from her experiences and improved her kayak skills
quite a bit.
In the fall, we crossed Canada to work
a full winter season for a dog sled company in Lake Louise, Alberta. We
got the offer from Nature Adventure at the beginning of the winter
2006; having the chance to think about it through the winter. We decide
to take the challenge. It is not every day that an opportunity like
this is offered to you.
To know more about us and Nature Adventure... Click here!
History of Nature Adventure !
Matapedia Nature Adventure was created in 1997 by David Leblanc, a passionate outdoor man who had just finished school and came back to settle in his native region. After graduating from biology and a lot of travelling, he returned to Matapedia to start his very own business (Matapedia Nature Adventure).Because he was offered a job as the new director of the Restigouche River Watershed Management Council and also for family reasons, David decided to recruit new promoters to take nature Adventure in hand. It was in fall 2006 that David did put Nature adventure for sale.
It’s not long after that Jesse Allain and Geneviève Labonté received the sale offer of Nature Adventure. Working in the Canadian Rockies for a dogsled adventure company, they took the offer into consideration, having the season to think about it. They gathered a list of advantages and thought it over. Since Nature Adventure was already well-established, they decided to give it a shot.
To know more about Nature Adventure's history... Click here !
New 2010 photo contest!
This year at Nature Adventure, we propose to you a photo contest. We invite you all to participate by sending us your best photos taken while on outdoor activities with us. Prizes will be handed out to the winners who has taken this year's most beautiful photos. Check are Photo contest page to know more...
Job opportunity
We are looking for an outdoor guide for the 2010 summer season in order to: - Guide different packages in a canoe and kayak on the rivers we offer
- Drive guests at the start of the river and pick them up at the end
- Clean and ensure the maintenance of the equipment
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