Day 1 Arrive Halifax, NS
Arrive in Halifax and check in to your accommodations in the downtown core. You're going to love this vibrant, cosmopolitan centre on the Atlantic Ocean! Meet your tour director or driver/guide and fellow travelers this evening at a meet & greet.
Day 2 Halifax to Moncton, NB
Explore the Bay of Fundy and the world’s highest tides as you meander its colorful coastline to New Brunswick. En route, explore the Joggins Fossil Cliffs, a UNESCO World Heritage Site where you will see exposed layers of rock revealing the world’s most complete fossil record of life in the “Coal Age” of 300 million years ago. After crossing into New Brunswick, an unforgettable culinary experience awaits as you enjoy a scrumptious lobster dinner on a lobster boat. Continue to Moncton and check into your downtown hotel for the night. (Continental breakfast, lunch & dinner are included today)
Day 3 Moncton to Saint John, NB
Experience a true natural wonder this morning at Hopewell Rocks on the Bay of Fundy. Marvel at the massive flower-pot shaped formations sculpted by the highest tides on the planet. Travel through Fundy National Park to Canada’s first incorporated city, Saint John, on the southern New Brunswick coast. Check into your Saint John accommodations for a two-night stay. (Breakfast & lunch is included today)
Day 4 St. Andrews by-the-Sea
Venture to picturesque St. Andrews by-the Sea where the quaint charm of this coastal town is sure to captivate. After a Whale Watching Boat Tour, the afternoon is yours to experience the friendly people, beautiful architecture and rich marine life of this seaside gem at your own pace. (Breakfast & Lunch is included today)
Day 5 Saint John to Digby, NS
Ferry back to Nova Scotia this morning and arrive in Digby, the scallop capital of the world. Here, fresh sea air and passionate Acadian culture combine to form an enchanting and historically rich town. Check into the Digby Pines Golf Resort & Spa overlooking the Annapolis Basin on the Bay of Fundy. (Breakfast & dinner is included today)
Day 6 Digby to Halifax
Travel the lush Annapolis Valley where the French Acadians of Grand Pre made their first settlement in the early 1600’s. Learn about this landscape’s designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as fact and fiction blend to reveal the romance of the Land of Evangeline. Visit a local winery for a tour and tasting before returning to Halifax for a two-night stay. (Breakfast is included today)
Day 7 South Shore Touring
Discover rustic charm at the renowned fishing village Peggy’s Cove where you will enjoy breakfast overlooking one of the most photographed lighthouses in the world. Travel the south shore and on to the UNESCO World Heritage Town of Lunenburg, renowned for her fleets of Grand Banks’ fishing schooners. Take a walking tour to fully experience one of the most remarkably preserved colonial settlements in the New World and visit the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic to learn about the town’s famous seafaring heritage. (Breakfast is included today)
Day 8 Halifax to Charlottetown
Learn about the Mi'kmaq people at Millbrook Cultural & Heritage Centre before crossing Confederation Bridge – the world’s longest continuous multi-span bridge – to Prince Edward Island. Check into your Charlottetown accommodations for a two-night stay and enjoy a theatre performance by professional Canadian actors at the Confederation Centre of the Arts (a substitution may be necessary due to the theatre schedule). (Continental breakfast is included today)
Day 9 Prince Edward Island
Enjoy a free morning in Charlottetown, Canada's birthplace, or join a complimentary walking tour of the city. This afternoon, tour the scenic north shore of the island. Drive by red cliffs, white beaches, gently sloping sand dunes and green fields of Prince Edward Island National Park. You'll even have a chance to visit Green Gables Heritage Place, the alluring inspiration of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s classic books. Experience true Maritime hospitality this evening at a traditional hall-style lobster supper. (Breakfast & dinner are included today)
Day 10 Charlottetown, PEI to Baddeck
Ferry over the Northumberland Strait back to Nova Scotia and proceed to Cape Breton Island, the Scotland of North America, via the Canso Causeway. See the beautiful Bras d’Or Lake from the water as you board a unique sightseeing boat tour. Spend the next
two nights in the charming village of Baddeck. (Breakfast & dinner are included today)
Day 11 Cabot Trail Touring
Experience one of the most stunningly picturesque drives in North America today as you tour the Cabot Trail which winds around the rocky splendor of Cape Breton’s northern shore, ascending to the incredible plateaus of Cape Breton Highlands National Park.
Look-offs offer unforgettable vistas of Cape Breton’s rugged coastline so be sure to have your camera on hand. Also, visit Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site to learn of the many accomplishments of this genius who made his home on the island. (Breakfast, boxed lunch & dinner are included today)
Day 12 Baddeck to Halifax | Small Group Touring
Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site awaits today, a depiction of one fifth of the settlement of 1744 New France. Roam the streets and chat with authentically costumed guides to learn what life was like in the day. After, proceed along the shore of Bras d’Or Lake to the mainland and back to Halifax for one last night in the Maritimes. (Breakfast is included today)
Day 13 Halifax | Departure
Arrangements end upon check out from your hotel. (Continental breakfast is included today)
