TOUR INFORMATION – NOVA SCOTIA – AUGUST 9 – 23, 2019
YOU ARE ALLOWED ONE LARGE SUITCASE AND ONE SMALL CARRY-ON BAG PER PERSON. WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU KEEP YOUR CARRY-ON BAG THE SIZE OF A SMALL TOTE OR SOFT-SIDED BAG. THERE IS VERY LITTLE OVERHEAD ROOM ON THE MOTOR COACH.
VERY IMPORTANT! THIS TOUR REQUIRES A VALID PASSPORT.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE SOMEWHAT COOLER THAN WHAT WE MAY EXPERIENCE IN THE MIDWEST DURING THIS TIME OF YEAR. YOU WILL WANT TO PACK A SWEATER OR JACKET. SUGGESTED DRESS IS CASUAL THROUGHOUT THE TOUR.
ON-BOARD WIFI HAS BEEN INCLUDED ON THIS TOUR FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE. HOWEVER, AS WITH CELL RECEPTION, INTERNET SERVICE MAY BE SPOTTY AND UNRELIABLE IN MORE REMOTE AND RURAL AREAS.
GRATUITIES: The gratuity has been provided for luggage handling services, step-on-guides, and for all included meal functions. On other meals, tipping is left entirely to your discretion.
TOUR DIRECTOR & DRIVER GRATUITY: The traditional end-of-tour gratuities for your tour director and driver are NOT included in your tour cost. If you wish to reward them for their performance, this should be handled individually.
PLEASE REMEMBER YOUR GUIDE & DRIVER
MINIMUM CUSTOMARY TIP TO EACH: GUIDE - $2.00 TO $3.00 PER PASSENGER PER DAY DRIVER - $2.00 TO $3.00 PER PASSENGER PER DAY (YOU MAY WANT TO TIP MORE FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE.)
THE NAME, ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER OF THE HOTELS WHERE YOU WILL BE STAYING ON THE TOUR:
FRIDAY, AUGUST 9 – DAY 1 SAT., AUGUST 10 – DAY 2 SUNDAY, AUGUST 11 – DAY 3 RAMADA HOTEL & CONF. CENTER DAYS INN NEAR THE FALLS COMFORT INN & SUITES 4141 CALUMET AVE 5943 VICTORIA AVE 110 COMMERCE PARK DRIVE HAMMOND, IN 46320 NIAGARA FALLS, ON L2G 3L8 WATERTOWN, NY 13601 219-933-0500 905-374-3333 315-782-2700
MONDAY, AUGUST 12 – DAY 4 TUES., AUGUST 13 – DAY 5 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14 – DAY 6 YANKEE CLIPPER INN RODD GRAND HOTEL ATLANTICA HOTEL HALIFAX 1769 WHITE MOUNTAIN HWY 417 MAIN STREET 1980 ROBIE STREET NORTH CONWAY, NH 03860 YARMOUTH, NS B5A 4B2 HALIFAX, NS B3H 3G5 800-343-5900 902-742-2446 902-423-1161
THURS & FRI., AUG. 15 & 16 – DAY 7 & 8 SAT & SUN., AUG. 17 & 18 – DAY 9 & 10 CEILIDH COUNTRY LODGE RODD ROYALTY 369 SHORE ROAD 14 CAPITOL DRIVE BADDECK, NS B0E 1B0 CHARLOTTETOWN, PE C1A 8C2 902-295-3500 902-894-8566
MONDAY, AUGUST 19 – DAY 11 TUES., AUGUST 20 – DAY 12 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21 – DAY 13 FREDERICTON INN HOTEL PLAZA QUEBEC FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON 1315 REGENT ST. 3031 BLVD LAURIER 2501 ARGENTIA ROAD FREDERICTON, NEW BRUNSWICK QUEBEC CITY, QC G1V 2M2 MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO L5N 4G8 506-455-1430 E3C 1A1 418-658-2727 905-858-2424
THURSDAY, AUGUST 22 – DAY 14 HOLIDAY INN & SUITES 1471 ROCK CREEK BLVD JOLIET, IL 60431 779-206-2915
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BRIEF ITINERARY OF THE NOVA SCOTIA TOUR: FRIDAY, AUGUST 9 – DAY 1 WELCOME TO YOUR NOVA SCOTIA TOUR! BEGIN AT ONE OF OUR PICK-UP POINTS AND HEAD EAST ON I-80! MORNING BREAK AT WALNUT VISITORS CENTER LUNCH ON YOUR OWN AT CORAL RIDGE MALL IN CORALVILLE, IA ARRIVE AND CHECK-IN TO THE RAMADA HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER, HAMMOND, IN EVENING MEAL ADJACENT FROM THE HOTEL (INCLUDED)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 10 – DAY 2 BREAKFAST AT HOTEL (INCLUDED) TODAY, DRIVE THROUGH MICHIGAN, CROSSING THE US/CANADIAN BORDER ON YOUR WAY NIAGARA FALLS LUNCH ON YOUR OWN EN ROUTE EVENING ARRIVAL AT THE DAYS INN NEAR THE FALLS, NIAGARA FALLS, ON EVENING MEAL AND FREE TIME ON YOUR OWN IN THE AREA OF NIAGARA FALLS
SUNDAY, AUGUST 11 – DAY 3 BREAKFAST AT HOTEL (INCLUDED) THIS MORNING GET UP CLOSE TO THE FALLS ON YOUR HORNBLOWER NIAGARA CRUISE LUNCH ATOP THE REVOLVING SKYLON OBSERVATION TOWER (INCLUDED) EVENING ARRIVAL AT THE COMFORT INN & SUITES, WATERTOWN, NY EVENING MEAL ON YOUR OWN
MONDAY, AUGUST 12 – DAY 4 BREAKFAST AT HOTEL (INCLUDED) BEAUTIFUL DRIVE TODAY THROUGH UPSTATE NEW YORK, VERMONT AND NEW HAMPSHIRE DRIVE THROUGH THE PICTURESQUE RESORT TOWN OF LAKE PLACID FERRY CROSSING OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN – DIVIDING NEW YORK AND VERMONT LUNCH AT THE COLD HOLLOW CIDER MILL (INCLUDED) TIME TO STOCK UP ON MAPLE SYRUP AT MAPLE GROVE FARMS BEAUTIFUL AFTERNOON DRIVE ON THE FAMED KANCAMAGUS HIGHWAY THROUGH NEW HAMPSHIRE’S WHITE MOUNTAINS EVENING ARRIVAL AT THE YANKEE CLIPPER INN, NORTH CONWAY, NH EVENING MEAL ON YOUR OWN IN NORTH CONWAY
TUESDAY, AUGUST 13 – DAY 5 BREAKFAST AT HOTEL (INCLUDED) GORGEOUS MORNING DRIVE THROUGH SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL MAINE LUNCH AND FREE TIME ON YOUR OWN IN THE QUAINT, CHARMING COASTAL TOWN OF BAR HARBOR, MAINE BOARD “THE CAT” FOR YOUR 3 ½ HOUR RIDE ACROSS THE NORTHERN ATLANTIC TO YARMOUTH, NOVA SCOTIA EVENING MEAL ON YOUR OWN ON BOARD OVERNIGHT AT THE RODD GRAND HOTEL, YARMOUTH
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14 – DAY 6 BREAKFAST AT THE HOTEL (INCLUDED) MORNING STEP-ON GUIDED TOUR AND SIGHTSEEING IN YARMOUTH, NOVA SCOTIA LUNCH ON YOUR OWN EVENING ARRIVAL AT THE ATLANTICA HOTEL, HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA EVENING MEAL ON YOUR OWN IN HALIFAX
THURSDAY, AUGUST 15 – DAY 7 BREAKFAST ON YOUR OWN THIS MORNING STEP-ON GUIDED TOUR OF HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA AND THE SURROUNDING AREA TRAVEL TO PEGGY'S COVE, THE MOST PHOTOGRAPHED LOCATION IN CANADA LUNCH IN PEGGY’S COVE AT THE SOU’ WESTER RESTAURANT (INCLUDED) BEAUTIFUL AFTERNOON DRIVE TO BADDECK, NOVA SCOTIA ARRIVE AT THE CEILIDH COUNTRY LODGE, BADDECK, NOVA SCOTIA EVENING MEAL ON YOUR OWN
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 16 – DAY 8 BREAKFAST (INCLUDED) THIS MORNING, ENJOY YOUR VERY OWN WHALE WATCHING CRUISE (WEATHER PERMITTING) LUNCH ON YOUR OWN AFTERNOON STEP-ON GUIDED DRIVE ON THE FAMOUS CABOT TRAIL EVENING MEAL AT THE INVERARY RESORT ON BADDECK BAY (INCLUDED) OVERNIGHT AGAIN AT CEILIDH COUNTRY LODGE, BADDECK, NOVA SCOTIA
SATURDAY, AUGUST 17 – DAY 9 BREAKFAST (INCLUDED) DEPART THIS MORNING FOR PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND LUNCH ON YOUR OWN EN ROUTE FERRY RIDE FROM CARIBOU, NOVA SCOTIA TO WOOD ISLANDS, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND EVENING ARRIVAL AT THE RODD ROYALTY, CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND EVENING MEAL AT HOTEL (INCLUDED)
SUNDAY, AUGUST 18 – DAY 10 BREAKFAST AT HOTEL (INCLUDED) FULL-DAY GUIDED TOUR OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND TO INCLUDE GREEN GABLES & P.E.I. NATIONAL PARK LUNCH ON YOUR OWN EVENING MEAL, INCLUDING A CHOICE OF FRESH LOBSTER, AT FISHERMAN’S WHARF (INCLUDED) OVERNIGHT AGAIN AT THE RODD ROYALTY, CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
MONDAY, AUGUST 19 – DAY 11 BREAKFAST AT HOTEL (INCLUDED) MORNING CROSSING OVER THE CONFEDERATION BRIDGE FROM BORDEN TO CAPE TORMENTINE, NEW BRUNSWICK LUNCH ON YOUR OWN EN ROUTE SEE THE WORLD'S LARGEST LOBSTER IN SHEDIAC, NEW BRUNSWICK EVENING ARRIVAL AT THE FREDERICTON INN, FREDERICTON, NEW BRUNSWICK EVENING MEAL AT THE HOTEL (INCLUDED)
TUESDAY, AUGUST 20 – DAY 12 BREAKFAST AT HOTEL (INCLUDED) BEAUTIFUL SCENIC DRIVE FROM NEW BRUNSWICK TO QUEBEC WITH LUNCH ON YOUR OWN EN ROUTE AFTERNOON STEP-ON GUIDED TOUR OF QUEBEC CITY, THE CAPITAL CITY OF QUEBEC AFTERNOON ARRIVAL IN THE CAPITAL CITY OF QUEBEC AND CHECK-IN TO THE HOTEL PLAZA QUEBEC, QUEBEC CITY EVENING MEAL AND FREE TIME ON YOUR OWN IN LOVELY QUEBEC CITY
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21 – DAY 13 BREAKFAST AT HOTEL (INCLUDED) TODAY, ENJOY YOUR SCENIC DRIVE FROM QUEBEC CITY THROUGH MONTREAL AND TORONTO LUNCH ON YOUR OWN EN ROUTE EVENING ARRIVAL AT THE FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON, MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO EVENING MEAL (INCLUDED)
THURSDAY, AUGUST 22 – DAY 14 BREAKFAST AT HOTEL (INCLUDED) TRAVEL DAY THROUGH THE ONTARIO AND BACK INTO THE UNITED STATES WITH LUNCH ON YOUR OWN EN ROUTE EVENING ARRIVAL AT THE HOLIDAY INN & SUITES, JOLIET, IL EVENING MEAL AT CRACKER BARREL (INCLUDED)
FRIDAY, AUGUST 23 – DAY 15 BREAKFAST AT HOTEL (INCLUDED) LUNCH ON YOUR OWN EN ROUTE HEAD HOME REMINISCING ABOUT YOUR MANY MEMORIES ON YOUR TOUR TO NOVA SCOTIA!
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