Itinerary
- Day 1
Halifax
You'll arrive in Halifax and settle into your downtown hotel in this lively Atlantic coastal city. Later this evening, there's a Meet & Greet where you'll connect with your Tour Director and the other travelers on your trip.
Included Activities
- Meet and Greet Event
Optional Activities
- Add additional nights in Halifax to explore the city's culture and history
Landmarks Halifax - Day 2
Halifax to Moncton
Today takes you along the Bay of Fundy's dramatic coastline where you'll learn about the world's highest tides. In the morning, you'll visit Joggins Fossil Cliffs, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that displays 300 million years of fossil history. After crossing into New Brunswick, you'll enjoy a lobster dinner on a lobster boat before heading to Moncton for the night.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Continental Breakfast), Lunch, Dinner (Lobster Dinner)
Included Activities
- Explore Joggins Fossil Cliffs UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Lobster Dinner Cruise on Shediac Bay
Landmarks Joggins Fossil Cliffs Bay of Fundy - Day 3
Moncton to Saint John
You'll see the natural formations at Hopewell Rocks with their distinctive flower-pot shapes created by the Bay of Fundy's highest tides. From there, you'll travel through Fundy National Park to Saint John, Canada's first incorporated city, and tour the Reversing Falls where tides force the river to reverse direction twice daily.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
Included Activities
- Hopewell Rocks visit
- Fundy National Park travel
- Saint John city tour
- Reversing Falls viewing
Landmarks Hopewell Rocks Fundy National Park Reversing Falls - Day 4
Saint John to St. Andrews by-the-Sea
This day trip takes you to St. Andrews by-the-Sea for a whale watching boat tour, weather permitting. You'll spend the afternoon exploring this quaint coastal town at your own pace, checking out the friendly locals, nice architecture, and marine life you might spot from shore.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
Included Activities
- Whale Watching Boat Tour in St. Andrews by-the-Sea (weather permitting)
Landmarks St. Andrews by-the-Sea - Day 5
Saint John to Digby
You'll ferry back to Nova Scotia and arrive in Digby, known as the scallop capital of the world. This coastal town offers fresh sea air and a strong Acadian culture with plenty of historic character to explore and experience.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Ferry crossing from New Brunswick to Nova Scotia
Landmarks Digby Annapolis Basin - Day 6
Digby to Halifax
Today you'll travel through the lush Annapolis Valley where French Acadians first settled in the early 1600s. You'll learn about this UNESCO World Heritage landscape and the history that inspired the story of Evangeline. Before heading back to Halifax, you'll visit a local winery for a tour and tasting.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Annapolis Valley Winery Tour & Tasting
Landmarks Annapolis Valley Grand Pre - Day 7
Halifax to Lunenburg
Breakfast starts at Peggy's Cove overlooking one of the world's most photographed lighthouses. After that, you'll travel the South Shore to Lunenburg, a UNESCO World Heritage Town famous for its Grand Banks fishing schooners. You'll take a walking tour of this well-preserved colonial settlement and visit the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Breakfast at Peggy's Cove
- Peggy's Cove visit
- Walking tour of Lunenburg
- Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic visit
Landmarks Peggy's Cove Lighthouse Lunenburg Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic - Day 8
Halifax to Charlottetown
You'll start by learning about the Mi'kmaq people at Millbrook Cultural & Heritage Centre. Later you'll cross Confederation Bridge, the world's longest continuous multi-span bridge, to Prince Edward Island. After checking into Charlottetown, you'll enjoy a theatre performance by local entertainers at the Confederation Centre of the Arts.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Continental Breakfast)
Included Activities
- Millbrook Cultural & Heritage Centre visit
- Confederation Bridge crossing
- Theatre performance at Confederation Centre of the Arts
Landmarks Millbrook Cultural & Heritage Centre Confederation Bridge Confederation Centre of the Arts - Day 9
Charlottetown
This morning in Charlottetown, Canada's birthplace, you can either sleep in or join a complimentary walking tour of the city. In the afternoon, you'll explore the scenic North Shore of Prince Edward Island, driving past red cliffs, white beaches, sand dunes and green fields. You'll visit Anne of Green Gables Heritage Place and have a hall-style lobster supper with traditional Maritime hospitality.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Traditional hall-style lobster supper)
Included Activities
- Complimentary walking tour of Charlottetown (optional)
- Prince Edward Island National Park scenic tour
- Anne of Green Gables Heritage Place visit
- Traditional hall-style lobster supper
Landmarks Prince Edward Island National Park Anne of Green Gables Heritage Place - Day 10
Charlottetown to Baddeck
You'll ferry across the Northumberland Strait back to Nova Scotia, then proceed to Cape Breton Island via the Canso Causeway. After checking into Baddeck on the Bras d'Or Lake, you'll board a unique sightseeing boat tour to see the beautiful lake from the water.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Ferry crossing from Prince Edward Island to Nova Scotia
- Baddeck Sightseeing Boat Tour
Landmarks Cape Breton Island Canso Causeway Bras d'Or Lake - Day 11
Baddeck
Today features one of North America's most scenic drives along the Cabot Trail, which winds around Cape Breton's rocky northern shore. You'll ascend to the plateaus of Cape Breton Highlands National Park with great vistas along the way. Later, you'll visit Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site in Baddeck to learn about this inventor who made his home here.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- World Famous Cabot Trail drive
- Cape Breton Highlands National Park visit
- Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site visit
Landmarks Cabot Trail Cape Breton Highlands National Park Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site - Day 12
Baddeck to Port aux Basques
You'll visit Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site, a reconstruction showing one-fifth of the 1744 New France settlement. From there, you'll travel to North Sydney and board the Marine Atlantic ferry for an overnight crossing to Port aux Basques, your entry point to Newfoundland.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site visit
- Ferry crossing to Port-Aux-Basques Newfoundland
Landmarks Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site - Day 13
Port aux Basques to Port au Choix
You'll drive through the Codroy Valley and through Gros Morne National Park to the fishing community of Port au Choix. Here you'll learn about ancient cultures in a location where people have lived for 5,500 years on a peninsula jutting into the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Gros Morne National Park travel
Landmarks Codroy Valley Gros Morne National Park Port au Choix - Day 14
Port au Choix to Labrador
You'll board the ferry from St. Barbe to cross the Strait of Belle Isle to Labrador. After crossing, you'll continue to Red Bay National Historic Site, a UNESCO World Heritage Site where the Basques had a whaling station in the 16th century. This mystical place captures the essence of Labrador coastal living.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Ferry crossing to/from Labrador
- Red Bay National Historic Site visit
Landmarks Red Bay National Historic Site Strait of Belle Isle - Day 15
Labrador to St. Anthony
You'll return to Newfoundland and travel to L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site, the first cultural site to receive UNESCO World Heritage recognition. You'll learn about the Vikings who walked here over a thousand years ago and see the evidence of their presence.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site visit
Landmarks L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site - Day 16
St. Anthony to Cow Head
This morning you'll have a whale watching boat tour in St. Anthony, weather permitting. You'll then travel to Cow Head in Gros Morne National Park for a two-night stay in this beautiful area.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Whale Watching Boat Tour in St. Anthony (weather permitting)
Landmarks Gros Morne National Park - Day 17
Cow Head
You'll discover why Gros Morne National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, stands out as a highlight of your trip. You'll take a scenic boat tour on Bonne Bay looking for bald eagles in the deep fjord waters. Later, you'll visit the Tablelands, a mountain of flat-topped rock usually found only deep in the earth's mantle.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Boxed Lunch), Dinner
Included Activities
- Gros Morne National Park - UNESCO World Heritage Site tour
- Bonne Bay scenic boat tour (weather permitting)
- The Tablelands visit
Optional Activities
- Western Brook Pond scenic boat tour and Broom Point Fishing Premises visit (alternative to Bonne Bay and Tablelands - requires 45-minute walk each way from parking lot, must be requested at booking)
Landmarks Gros Morne National Park Bonne Bay The Tablelands Western Brook Pond Broom Point Fishing Premises - Day 18
Cow Head to Gander
You'll travel through Central Newfoundland to Gander, famous as the setting for the hit Broadway musical 'Come From Away.' You'll learn about the hospitality and generosity of local residents during the aftermath of September 11, 2001 when 38 airplanes unexpectedly landed here. You'll visit the North Atlantic Aviation Museum to learn more about that remarkable story.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- North Atlantic Aviation Museum visit
Landmarks North Atlantic Aviation Museum - Day 19
Gander to Clarenville
A scenic drive along the rocky coast of Notre Dame Bay leads to the beautiful outport of Twillingate. You'll visit Long Point Lighthouse and the Prime Berth Fishery & Heritage Centre. Keep your camera ready as you drive through Terra Nova National Park on to Clarenville.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Twillingate visit
- Long Point Lighthouse visit
- Prime Berth Fishery & Heritage Centre visit
- Terra Nova National Park drive-through
Landmarks Twillingate Long Point Lighthouse Prime Berth Fishery & Heritage Centre Terra Nova National Park - Day 20
Clarenville to Trinity
You'll experience two quaint, historic towns today. First comes Bonavista where John Cabot first arrived in North America in 1497. You'll learn about the hard life of light keepers at Cape Bonavista Lighthouse Provincial Historic Site. Then you'll continue to charming Trinity and stroll its lanes exploring many historic buildings preserved from the 18th century.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
Included Activities
- Bonavista visit
- Cape Bonavista Lighthouse Provincial Historic Site visit
- Trinity walking tour
Landmarks Bonavista Cape Bonavista Lighthouse Trinity - Day 21
Clarenville to St. John's
You'll continue to St. John's, North America's oldest city and Newfoundland's capital. Located dramatically in granite cliffs and slopes of the Avalon Peninsula, you'll get a city tour featuring Victorian downtown architecture, the busy modern waterfront, the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Confederation Building, and panoramic views from Signal Hill.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided Tour of St. John's
- Cathedral of St. John the Baptist visit
- Confederation Building visit
- Signal Hill visit
Landmarks St. John's Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Confederation Building Signal Hill - Day 22
St. John's
You'll head to Bay Bulls for one of the highlights of your trip, a boat tour in the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve to search for puffins and other seabirds, weather permitting. Next you'll visit Cape Spear National Historic Site, the most easterly point in North America. The afternoon is yours to explore St. John's at your own pace.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Sea Bird Watching Boat Tour in Witless Bay Ecological Reserve (weather permitting)
- Cape Spear National Historic Site visit
Landmarks Bay Bulls Witless Bay Ecological Reserve Cape Spear National Historic Site - Day 23
St. John's
You'll depart St. John's for your flight home. Atlantic Tours' arrangements end when you check out from your hotel.
- Meals
- Breakfast
