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10 days / 9 nights
Fresh salt air, sandy beaches, rocky coves, cosmopolitan cities, remote lighthouses,
rich history, warm hospitality, rustic fishing villages, succulent seafood, unspoiled
nature, varied activities, first-rate facilities and travel routes...all of these
things and more make Canada’s Maritime Provinces one of the world’s
most popular destinations. Get a taste of the Maritimes on this delightful tour
of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.
Arrival in Halifax, Nova Scotia on Fridays
19 Guaranteed Arrivals:
Value Season: May 18: June
1, and October 5, 2007
Tourist Season: June 15*,
22, 29; July 6, 13, 20*, 27; August 3, 10, 17, 24*, 31; September 7*, 14, 21, 28*, 2007
* bilingual English/German tour departures
• Gray Line Deluxe Historic Halifax City Tour
• Peggy’s Cove
• Grand Pre National Historic Site
• Port Royal National Historic Site
• Stay at The Pines Resort
• Bay of Fundy - “Highest Tides in the World”
• Saint John, New Brunswick
• Fundy National Park
• Hopewell Rocks Ocean Tidal Exploration Site
• Confederation Bridge to Prince Edward Island
• 2 Nights on Prince Edward Island
• Lobster Supper
• Anne of Green Gables
• Ferry from Prince Edward Island
• 2 Nights on Cape Breton Island
• Whale Watching Boat Tour (weather permitting)
• World Famous Cabot Trail
• Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site
• Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site
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1: Arrive Halifax |
| Arrive
in Halifax and check in at the Citadel Halifax Hotel for a two-night
stay. Your vacation begins at a hotel that is ideally located
in the downtown core. |
| DAY
2: Halifax Touring |
| Enjoy a
Gray Line Deluxe Historic Halifax City Tour this morning. The
afternoon is free to further explore this delightful seaside
city. |
| DAY
3: Halifax
- Digby |
Discover the rustic charm of the
famous fishing village of Peggy’s Cove. It’s then on
to Grand Pre and the lush Annapolis Valley where fact and fiction
blend to reveal the romance of the Land of Evangeline. This afternoon
you visit Champlain’s Habitation, Canada’s oldest permanent
settlement. In Digby you will overnight at The Pines Resort over
looking the Bay of Fundy - home of the world’s highest tides.
(Breakfast, Dinner)
(Tour of July 7th will stay at the Old Orchard Inn.) |
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4: Digby
- Saint John |
| The morning is at leisure to enjoy
the resort. Board the “Princess of Acadia” to sail
across the Bay of Fundy to New Brunswick. Arrive in Canada’s
fascinating “Loyalist City”, Saint John, to visit Reversing
Falls Rapids and see a few sights before checking in to the Delta
Brunswick Hotel, downtown. (Breakfast) |
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DAY
5: Saint
John – Charlottetown
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| Your guided
tour continues through Fundy National Park to Hopewell Rocks
where you can walk on the ocean floor at low tide. After lunch,
cross to Prince Edward Island on Confederation Bridge, the world’s
longest continuous multi-span bridge, and enjoy a delicious lobster
supper (meat alternative available) before checking in to the
Rodd Charlottetown Hotel for the next two nights. (Breakfast,
Lunch, Dinner) |
| DAY
6: Prince
Edward Island Touring |
Enjoy a free morning in Charlottetown. (If
you prefer not to join us on this afternoon tour, enjoy a free
day at leisure or perhaps play a local golf course.) Your
included afternoon tour begins with a tour of Charlottetown,
Canada’s Birthplace, then visiting the red sandstone cliffs,
white beaches, gently sloping sand dunes and green fields of
Prince Edward Island National Park. Lucy Maud Montgomery describes
the scenery in her “Anne of Green Gables” books.
Visit the home of “Green Gables”, a Mecca for people
from around the globe. (Breakfast)
*Arrivals in June, July, August and September (where schedule permits) enjoy
a bonus…this evening attend the musical “Anne” at the Charlottetown
Festival (Included). Otherwise, enjoy local entertainment and dinner at the
Mariner’s Feast (Included). |
| DAY
7: Charlottetown - Baddeck |
| Take the
ferry to Nova Scotia, and then proceed to Cape Breton Island
- “the Scotland of North America.” Visit the Alexander
Graham Bell National Historic Site in Baddeck to marvel at the
many accomplishments of this genius. Spend two nights at the
charming Inverary Resort. The resort offers a short Eagle Watching
Boat Tour (weather permitting). (Breakfast, Dinner) |
| DAY
8: Cabot Trail touring |
| (If
you prefer not to join us on this day-tour, enjoy a free day
at leisure or perhaps play a local golf course.) You’re
off to experience one of the prettiest drives in North America,
the Cabot Trail. Cape Breton Highlands National Park is next,
as you wind along this ribbon of highway, where the mountains
meet the sea. The vistas abound as you travel over the flat-topped
mountains. In Pleasant Bay, enjoy a whale watching boat tour
(weather permitting). Tonight there is a “Farewell” dinner.
(Breakfast, Picnic Lunch, Dinner) |
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9: Baddeck – Halifax |
| The Fortress
of Louisbourg National Historic Site awaits you. This reconstruction
recreates one-fifth of the town of 1744 - words will not do justice
to the scope of this tribute to New France. Roam the streets
talking with some of the costumed guides who remain in character,
or sample the sustenance of the era. Your tour continues along
the shores of Bras d’Or to the mainland. The last night
is at the Citadel Halifax Hotel. (Breakfast) |
| DAY
10: Depart Halifax |
| Prince Edward Tours’ arrangements
end on check - out from the hotel. |
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