The Flavour of the Maritimes, Newfoundland and New England States
Departs September 23, 2010
30 days
Highlights:
- Welcome reception in Winnipeg
- Thunder Bay
- Kakabeka Falls
- Terry Fox monument (near Thunder Bay)
- Agawa Crafts
- Sault Ste. Marie
- Dionne Quintuplets Museum in North Bay
- Guided tour of Ottawa, including Parliament Hill, the home of the Prime Minister, the home of the Governor General. Choose between a Tour of Parliament Buildings & Canadian Museum of Civilization or Canadian War Museum
- Shop in Byward Market, Ottawa
- Tour of Montreal
- Three nights in Quebec City: see the Plains of Abraham, Place Royale, Mont Merency, Ste. Anne de Beaupré Basilica, Old Town
- Drive along the scenic shores of the St. Lawrence River
- Woodcutter's Museum at Saint-Jean-Port-Joli
- Hartland Bridge (the world's longest covered bridge)
- Kings Landing Historical Site, New Brunswick
- A special Thanksgiving Meal
- Fundy National Park
- See the Hopewell Rocks
- Magnetic Hill in Moncton
- Drive across the Confederation Bridge to Prince Edward Island
- Lobster meal with live Celtic entertainment in Cavendish
- Stay two nights in Charlottetown
- Guided tour of PEI including Green Gables (as in Anne of Green Gables), French River, Silver Bush & Green Gables Museum, PEI Preserves, Cavendish Beach
- Visit Founders' Hall and Province House in Charlottetown
- Ferry ride to Pictou, Nova Scotia
- Westray Miners Monument
- Drive along the shores of Bras d'Or Lake
- Alexander Graham Bell Museum
- Guided tour of the Cabot Trail through Cape Breton Highlands National Park
- Ferry from Sydney to Channel-Port aux Basques, Newfoundland
- Long Range Mountains
Parliament Hill in Ottawa (above)
Confederation Bridge from New Brunswick to PEI (above)
Western Brook Pond, a fjord in the Long Range Mountains
- Terra Nova National Park
- Become official Newfies at a hilarious Screech-In Ceremony
- Tour an original codfish processing plant, Ryan Premises
- Tour Trinity, Newfoundland
- Guided tour of historical St. John's: Gilbert Hill, Cape Spear, Signal Hill
- North Atlantic Aviation Museum
- Silent Witness Memorial at Peacekeeper Park
- In Halifax, Nova Scotia, tour Maritime Museum of the Atlantic - Titanic historic sites and Pier 21 National Historic Site
- Drive along Lighthouse Route to Peggy's Cove
- Explore the Old Town in Lunenburg
- One night in Bangor, Maine
- Fantastic foliage and mountains of Massachusetts and New York
- Niagara Falls - ride the Maid of the Mist (boat a the foot of the falls)
- Frankenmuth, Michigan - German atmosphere & glockenspiel, shop at Bronners Christmas Store
- Cross Mackinac Bridge (pronounced "Mack-in-awe")
- Bemidji, Minnesota (home of Paul Bunyan)
- Wind-up banquet in Minot, North Dakota
Contact us for a full itinerary, for price information or about any other questions you may have.
Image Credits: Peggy's Cove by Kelly Nigro in Flickr, Parliament Hill by BCjj on Flickr, Confederation Bridge by zmh on Flickr. All photos on this page, except the photo of Western Brook Pond, are licensed with a Creative Commons Attribution license. (The photo of Western Brook Pond is public domain.)