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ONE WITH NATURE
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A U T H E N T I C I T Y
HÉBERGEMENT AUX CINQ SENS
Tiny-house • Eco-cottage • Yurt • Studio • Rustic Camping
Eco-friendly and sustainable 🌱🌎 Tourism for earth
Eco-friendly and sustainable 🌱🌎 Tourism for earth
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Kwe! A few steps away from lake Megantic, on ancestral aboriginal territories of the Waban-Aki and Huron-Wendat nations, live a unique stay in our ecological site of reconnection to nature for 16 years and older. Dive into a back-to-nature experience in a yurt, hammock-tent, rustic campsite or off-grid glamping in autonomous tiny-houses and cottages. A 20 acres land dedicated to nature for a deeply resourcing stay in Quebec (Canada) 18 km from the Maine border (USA) also located in the first International Dark Sky Reserve where stargazing enthusiasts come to enjoy the starry view. All guests have access to 2km of trails, creek, hammocks and sitting places to contemplate nature, common spaces and a wide range of green initiatives that inspire. All stays include the «Encounter with forest-spirit» immersive audio experience about nature and ancestral aboriginal wisdom with storytelling, presentation of our ecoresponsible actions together with a drum and flute performance (30 to 40min duration). Welcome to a cared land all season long!
Your hosts, Paula and Benoit |
UNIQUENESS
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What makes us different is the combination of our site features and offers that creates a unique experience off the beaten paths of tourism.
🌲 20 acres natural preserve site ⭐️ International Dark Sky Reserve ⛺️ Few lodgings among wilderness spaces 🌱 Applied sustainable tourism 🦋 Immersive audio experience included 🍁 Indigenous ethics and ancestral values 🌎 Eco-responsible charter protecting nature 🙏 Minimum age of 16, break place for parents, couples, friends and singles 🐾 No pets for fauna/flora conservation ⛰ Non-smoking site in a heaven of pure air 430 meters above sea level |
EXPERIENCES
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Enjoy many onsite experiences such as stargazing evenings with teachings, immersive audio experiences like the aboriginal medicine plant trail, storytelling, drum and flute performance, private infrared sauna in a passive 4 seasons solar greenhouse and more! Guided activities are given by experienced group leaders/teachers who shares with enthusiasm their knowledge and vision of a world where humans and nature are in balance and harmony - an heritage from the ancestral aboriginal wisdom.
Close by is the picturesque village of Piopolis, canoe/kayak activities, cross-country skiing, hiking and snowshoeing to several peaks over 1000m including the mountains of Mont-Megantic National Park and Mont Gosford. |
360° VIRTUAL VISITS
P R E S E N T A T I O N
VIDEOS
In french, not translated
Summer
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Encounter with forest spirit
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Winter
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Y O U R H O S T S
TOGETHER WITH YOU!
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Paule Rochette
Owner and manager of Hébergement aux Cinq Sens
Paule Rochette (or Paula) has eco-responsibility at heart. Strong from many years of experience in ecotourism and recreology, Paula is the perfect host for a lodging site in nature. Eager to share her passion for her region, she knows how to create the space for an authentic experience out of the beaten paths with generosity and enthusiasm.
Paula is a member of the Huron-Wendat first nation of Quebec and is ready to welcome you with her heritage of a tradition respectful towards nature and all its relations. «It is with pleasure that I welcome you at my place in nature's hearth. Come and live precious moments filled with simplicity, connection and joy» |
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Benoit Paquette
Co-manager, teacher and group leader
Benoit Paquette is a biologist, teacher and group leader here in Quebec and abroad. It is with enthusiasm that he shares his knowledge in an simple, entertaining and passionate way. Also knowledgeable in ancestral aboriginal traditions, he has the talent of creating magical moments and experiences where earth-mother is in the forefront of a living tapestry with all things related in beauty and harmony.
Flute and drum playing and sometimes singing are also a way for him to communicate what words can't describe because music and silence are often natures bests ambassadors. «It is with enthusiasm that I will share with you the unique beauty of nature so that together we journey on her magnificent wings rediscovering her mystery» |
