Day 1 - Arrive Halifax
Upon arrival at the Halifax Airport you will be met by your private sedan and transfer to the Citadel Halifax Hotel for a two night stay. Your vacation begins at a hotel that is ideally located in the downtown core.
Overnight Citadel Halifax Hotel (or similar)
Day 2 - Halifax Touring
Enjoy a Gray Line Deluxe Historic City Tour this morning. You will see the public gardens, Old Town Clock, the Historic Properties and the university district. Halifax is also home to a fascinating display of Titanic memorabilia, devoted to this great vessel and the passengers that perished. Many of the victims are buried in a grave site near Halifax. The afternoon is free to further explore this delightful seaside city. This evening meet your fellow travelers and Tour Director at a welcome reception.
Overnight Citadel Halifax Hotel (or similar)
Day 3 - Halifax to Digby
Discover the rustic charm of the famous fishing village of Peggy's Cove. Next, visit the UNESCO World Heritage Town of Lunenburg where you have a choice of admission to the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic or a walking tour of this historic community. Travel across country to Digby where you will overnight at The Pines Resort over looking the Bay of Fundy - home of the world’s highest tides. (Breakfast, Dinner)
* Tour on July 4th will stay at the Old Orchard Inn in Wolfville
Overnight Pines Resort
Day 4 - Digby to Moncton
Your journey takes you through the lush Annapolis Valley and on to Grand Pre where fact and fiction blend to reveal the romance of the Land of Evangeline. Continue past the communities of Truro and Amherst as you cross into New Brunswick, spending the night in the bilingual city of Moncton. (Breakfast)
Overnight Moncton (Hotel To be Advised)
Day 5 - Moncton to Charlottetown
Your guided tour continues to Hopewell Rocks where you may 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 your Charlottetown accommodations for the next two nights. (Breakfast, Dinner)
Overnight Rodd Charlottetown Hotel (or similar)
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, and then visits 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 Gable', a Mecca for people from around the globe. (Breakfast & Lunch)
Note: 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).
Overnight Rodd Charlottetown Hotel (or similar)
Day 7 - Charlottetown to Baddeck
Take the ferry to Nova Scotia, and then proceed to Cape Breton Island - "the Scotland of America". Visit the Alexander Graham Bell Museum in Baddeck to marvel at the many accomplishments of this genius. Spend two nights at a charming lakeside resort in the heart of Baddeck. (Breakfast, Dinner)
Overnight Inverary Inn Resort (or similar)
Day 8 - Cabot Trail Touring
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. During your journey, enjoy a whale watching boat tour (weather permitting). Tonight there is a Farewell dinner. (Breakfast, Picnic Lunch, Dinner)
Note: If you prefer not to join the day tour, enjoy a free day at leisure or perhaps play a local golf course.
Overnight Inverary Inn Resort (or similar)
Day 9 - Baddeck to Halifax
The Fortress of Louisbourg awaits you. The 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 a downtown Halifax hotel. (Breakfast)
Overnight Citadel Halifax Hotel (or similar)
Day 10 - Depart Halifax
Your Escorted Tour arrangements end on checkout from the hotel. You will be met by your private sedan for your transfer to the Halifax Airport in time for your onward or homeward flight.
PACKAGE INCLUDES:
- 9 nights accommodation, any mandatory service charges and room tax
- Services of a Tour Escort for the duration of your tour
- Meals: 1 Welcome Reception, 7 Breakfasts, 2 Lunches, 4 Dinners (including Lobster supper)
- Deluxe Gray Line Halifax City Tour
- Admissions: Grand Pre, Lunenburg & Fortress Louisbourg National Historic Parks, Hopewell Rocks Ocean Tidal Exploration Site, Confederation Bridge, Alexander Graham Bell Museum and Anne of Green Gables
- Ferry: Woods Islands, PEI to Caribou, NS
- Whale Watching Boat Tour (weather permitting)
- Anne of Green Gables Musical OR Mariner's Dinner Feast (Choice of Inclusion will depend on departure date)
- Transportation by motor coach for duration of the tour
- Round trip airport transfers by private sedan in Halifax including gratuities
- Personalized documentation package
PACKAGE DOES NOT INCLUDE:
- Meals not listed as included
- Optional activities
- Gratuities not listed as included
- Trip Cancellation Insurance (Insurance can be purchased from your Vacation Specialist, ask for more details)