DAY 1:

2 Nts

HALIFAX, NS 2

Welcome to Halifax! Atlantic Maritimes including Newfoundland Passengers arrive to Halifax today. Upon arrival at the airport, transfer to our hotel using the pre-paid transfer voucher. Your Tour Director will meet & greet you in the hotel lobby at 8 PM and prepare you for the sights and sounds of your Atlantic Maritimes Including Newfoundland Tour!

DAY 2:

B

DELUXE CITY TOUR OF NAVAL CITY HALIFAX, NS

After an included breakfast, we are treated to a city tour of Halifax. The educational tour highlights the downtown area including the financial district, City Hall, Pier 21, Province House, the Titanic Memorial, Public Gardens and more. We also visit Citadel Hill National Historic Site. We enjoy a scattered lunch at the Halifax Historic Properties. After lunch, our further drive brings us to the rustic charm of the famous fishing village of Peggy’s Cove. Peggy’s Cove is world famous for its picturesque lighthouse on the rocky shores of the Atlantic. Enjoy some free time for browsing and picture taking at Peggy’s Cove this afternoon. We return to our hotel with the free evening to do as we please.

Peggy's Cove

DAY 3:

B, D

MAGNETIC HILL, OLIVIER SOAPERY, NORTH SHORE OF PEI & LOBSTER DINNER

After an included breakfast, we bid farewell to city of Halifax and travel to city of Moncton. We visit the mysterious “Magnetic Hill”, one of nature’s contradictions as cars appear to coast uphill backwards! Afterwards, a short drive brings us to the fishing community of St. Anne-de-Kent. Here we take pleasure in watching a demonstration of traditional soap making at the Olivier Soapery. We proceed towards the 13 kilometre Confederation Bridge to PEI. We stop and take time for pictures on this Canadian landmark then onto the North Shore of the Island with its lovely beaches, the fishing village at North Rustico, and a visit to Anne of Green Gables house in Cavindish. We visit the Lucy M. Montgomery’s grave and that of her parents. Later on, we are off to New Glasgow for a delicious Lobster Dinner.

Lobster Dinner

Fortress of Louisbourg

DAY 4:

B

AM CITY TOUR OF CHARLOTTETOWN & SCENIC FERRY CROSSING TO NEW GLASGOW, NS

After an included breakfast, prepare for more sightseeing and fun in Charlottetown. We are treated this morning to a locally guided tour of historic Charlottetown. We tour the Province House, churches, Victorian homes, the Confederation Centre and more. After a leisurely lunch at the Charlottetown Quay, we arrive to the ferry terminal to ride the ferry from Woods Island, PEI to Caribou, NS. A further short drive brings us to New Glasgow for an overnight stay.

DAY 5:

2 Nts, B

FORTRESS OF LOUISBERG & SYDNEY, NS

After an included breakfast, our further drive across the Strait of Canso brings us into Cape Breton, the island of the hearty and independent Scots, the original European settlers of this historic island that also is rich in French heritage. Our further drive brings us to historical Fortress of Louisbourg, the famous 18th century landmark. The fortress is “animated” with soldiers and villagers all going about their business as they would have in 1720. A guide takes us through the buildings of this reconstructed fortress. It is beautifully restored with inhabitants dressed in period costume, and it stands today as it did 200 years ago. The whole afternoon is allowed to explore this monument thoroughly. After a pleasant historical adventure, we arrive to our Sydney hotel in the late afternoon. The evening is at your leisure to do as you please.

DAY 6:

B

FULL DAY OF FUN & STUNNING SCENERY ON THE CABOT TRAIL

After an included breakfast, our first stop today is the beautiful park-like setting at the Alexander Graham Bell Museum which displays working models of Bell’s experiments during the years he lived in Baddeck. After our morning break in Baddeck, we get started for our full day scenic adventure on Cabot Trail, named after the famous explorer who first sighted the island in 1497. Watch as we pass the meandering glens,rugged coastlines, white gypsum bluffs and the always-pounding surf. We travel the scenic Cabot Trail, through the Cape Breton Highlands National Park, stopping in Cheticamp, the Lone Sheiling and other stunning mountain vistas that make for panoramic photo stops. Enjoy the most relaxing and scenic adventure of the tour. We retire for the night back in Sydney.

Cabot Trail

DAY 7:

B

SYDNEY TO CORNER BROOK, NF

After an included breakfast, we start our adventure as we board the 6 hour long scenic ferry from North Sydney, NS to Port Aux Basques on the rocky shores of Newfoundland (subject to Ferry schedule). Sit back, relax and watch for marine life as we sail across the Cabot Strait. Our overnight stop is in the beautiful city of Corner Brook on Humber Fjord.

DAY 8:

B

GROS MORNE NATIONAL PARK & ROCKY HARBOUR

After an included breakfast, we get off the beaten path and take a trip into Gros Morne National Park, designated a world Heritage site, with breathtaking scenery. We stop at Rocky Harbour and the park’s Visitor Centre. We travel eastward on the Trans Canada Highway arriving to Grand Falls. We stay overnight here in Grand Falls, one of the largest suppliers of newsprint in the world.

Gros Morne

DAY 9:

B

TWILLINGATE & CLARENVILLE

After an included breakfast we leave Grand Falls. During the “Road to the Isles” drive, the area’s amusingly named settlements such as Virgin Arm, Crow Head and Hatchet Harbour indicate the unique local nature. At historic Twillingate, we visit the Museum and the Long Point Lighthouse. We continue our journey down to Gander and on to beautiful Terra Nova National Park and its Visitor Centre. A further short drive brings us to Clarenville for our overnight stay. Tonight we enjoy a “screech-in” party, the traditional Newfoundland welcome at the hotel.

DAY 10:

2 Nts, B

HEART’S DELIGHT, HEART’S DESIRE, HEART’S CONTENT & ST. JOHN’S, NF

After an included breakfast, we travel to the Avalon Peninsula. Sit back and relax as we drive through Heart’s Delight and Heart’s Desire to the small town of Heart’s Content. We visit the old cable relay station, where the first transatlantic cable was landed in 1866. We make a short stop in Harbour Grace, an old pirate town, where Amelia Earhart took off in 1932 for her pioneering solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. We continue our scenic drive through Conception Bay to St. John’s, NF. A city unlike any other, the “City of Legends” is cradled in a harbour carved from granite and is surrounded by hills running down to the ocean. Quaint side streets of a thousand colours and friendly faces await to greet you. We stay in St. John for the next two nights.

St John's

DAY 11:

B, D

ST. JOHN’S CITY OF LEGENDS TOUR

After an included breakfast this morning, we tour old St. John’s where we visit such National historic sites as Cabot Tower and Signal Hill, while hearing the legends of Dead Man’s Pond, Government House and the history surrounding the Colonial Building. This tour will orient us with a feel for the history, legend, and lore of St. John’s, the oldest community in North America. Our city tour ends at the downtown waterfront. We have free time until 2:00 PM including lunch and shopping in the heart of downtown St. John’s. Take this opportunity for last minute souvenir shopping for your loved ones. Afterwards, we drive around Cape Spear, the most easterly point in North America, beautiful Petty Harbour and the historic waterfront. This evening, join your tour director and fellow passengers for a traditional Farewell Dinner.

DAY 12:

B

RETURN HOME

We bid farewell to each other during an included breakfast this morning. All good things must come to an end! We take with us our memories of a wonderful "Atlantic Maritimes" experience as we travel to the airport for our return flight home. Complimentary airport taxi voucher is included in your tour documents courtesy of Pacific Gold Tours.