Atlantic Maritimes & Newfoundland & Labrador’s Viking Trail Tour – 14 Nights

Included

• 14 nights accommodation
• 26 Meals (13 BF, 4 L, 9 D)
• All transportation as stated
• All sightseeing as stated
• Experience guide
• 4.5 % non-rebate-able HST/GST (continuous journey rule)
• Baggage handling (1 suitcase per person)

Friday – DAY 1: Arrive Halifax

Arrive in Halifax and check in to your accommodations for a two-night stay. Your lovely hotel is ideally located in the downtown core.

Saturday – 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. This evening, meet your fellow travelers and Tour Director at a welcome reception. (Continental Breakfast)

Sunday – DAY 3: Halifax – Digby

Discover the rustic charm of the famous fishing village of Peggy’s Cove where you will enjoy breakfast. Next, visit the UNESCO World Heritage Town of Lunenburg and choose between either admission to the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic or a walking tour of this historic community. (Breakfast, Dinner)

Monday – DAY 4: Digby – 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)

Tuesday – DAY 5: Moncton – Charlottetown

Your 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 a two night stay. (Breakfast, Dinner)

Wednesday – DAY 6: Prince Edward Island Touring

The morning is yours at leisure before embarking on an afternoon of touring throughout Prince Edward Island. First, enjoy a tour of Charlottetown, Canada’s Birthplace. Then it’s off to see the red sandstone cliffs, white beaches, gently sloping sand dunes and green fields of Prince Edward Island National Park, the scenery that Lucy Maud Montgomery describes in her “Anne of Green Gables” books. Visit the home of “Green Gables”, a Mecca for people from around the globe. This evening, enjoy a theatre performance* at the Confederation Centre of the Arts, or a substitution activity depending on the theatre schedule. (Breakfast, Lunch)

Thursday – 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 a charming lakeside resort in the heart of Baddeck. (Breakfast, Dinner)

Friday – DAY 8: Cabot Trail Touring

You’re off to experience one of the most picturesque 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. Tonight there is a “Farewell” dinner. (Breakfast, Picnic Lunch, Dinner)

*Tours in July, August and September enjoy an included bonus while on the Cabot Trail: a whale watching boat tour (weather permitting).

Saturday – DAY 9: Baddeck – Port aux Basques

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. At North Sydney, meet your next group of travelers as you board a Marine Atlantic ferry for a relaxing crossing to Port aux Basques, your port of entry on the island of Newfoundland, where you will spend the night*. (Breakfast)

*The Marine Atlantic ferry schedule changes from year to year. As such, an overnight ferry crossing may be necessary in which there would be cabin accommodation. As well, the ferry schedule may result in some departures not including the Fortress of Louisbourg.

Sunday – DAY 10: Port-aux-Basques – Port au Choix

Drive through the Codroy Valley and on to Corner Brook, the largest city on the west coast, for a brief tour. Your journey continues through Gros Morne National Park – to be enjoyed later on during your tour – to the fishing community of Port au Choix. While there, visit Port au Choix National Historic Site, before checking in to your accommodations for the night. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Monday – DAY 11: Port au Choix – L’Anse au Clair

Board the ferry from St. Barbe to cross the Strait of Belle Isle to Labrador. Continue to Red Bay National Historic Site where the Basques had a whaling station in the 16th century. Spend the night in Labrador. (Breakfast, Dinner)

Tuesday – DAY 12: L’Anse au Clair – St. Anthony

Return to Newfoundland and travel to L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site, the first cultural discovery in the world to receive recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Hear of the Vikings who walked here over a thousand years ago. (Breakfast, Dinner)

Wednesday – DAY 13: St. Anthony – Cow Head

Enjoy a morning whale watching boat tour in St. Anthony (weather permitting)* before travelling to Cow Head for a two-night stay. (Breakfast, Dinner)

*June and early July are the best time to see Titanic-size icebergs!

Thursday – DAY 14: Gros Morne local touring

Discover why Gros Morne National Park is truly one of the highlights of your tour. Visit the Broom Point fishing exhibit and Lobster Cove Lighthouse. Enjoy a scenic boat tour (weather permitting) as you learn the geology of the Tablelands, see the bald eagles that frequent the deep waters of the fjord, and hear the history of the small villages nestled on the shores. It is an unforgettable experience; some say the scenery is unequaled in eastern Canada. (Breakfast, Box Lunch, Dinner)

Friday – DAY 15: Cow Head – Deer Lake

Have your camera at the ready as you catch your final glimpse of Gros Morne National Park. Continue to Deer Lake to catch your flight home. Atlantic Tours’ arrangements end on arrival at the Deer Lake Airport. (Breakfast)

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