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Enchanting Canadian Maritimes Your itinerary Start Location Visited Location Plane End Location Cruise Train Over night Ferry Day 1 Uncover The History Of Prince Edward Hello Halifax Island Learn the art of living the good life as you brace yourself for crisp sea breezes and Join a Local Specialist for an exploration of the ‘Cradle of Confederation’ – its red hearty Nova Scotian hospitality in Halifax, your launch pad to an effortless beaches, waving beach grass and green pastures that inspired the beloved discovery of Canada’s Maritimes. Join your Travel Director and fellow travelers this children’s classic Anne of Green Gables. Take a step back in time as we visit the evening for a Welcome Reception at your landmark Stays With grounds of the historic Shaw’s Hotel, a National Historic Site of Canada. When Stories overlooking the famous Public Gardens. Grandfather Shaw opened his inn on the family’s pioneer farm in 1860, he wanted to provide relaxing country lodging for visitors. Today (four generations later), the Hotel - The Lord Nelson Hotel and Suites Shaw family continues to run the property. During your visit you will step back in Included Meals - Welcome Reception time to a simpler way of life. Connect with Locals and meet your host, the current proprietor of the Inn, Robbie Shaw, before settling in for a Be My Guest lunch with Day 2 influences from the land and sea, surrounded by the beauty of Brackley Bay. Discover The Maritime History Of Halifax Included Meals - Breakfast, Be My Guest Enjoy a guided visit of the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. From small craft boatbuilding to World War Convoys, the Days of Sail to the Age of Steam, the Day 7 Titanic to the Halifax Explosion, you’ll discover the stories, events and people that Get Your Lobster Fix At Shediac Bay have come to define Nova Scotia and its relationship with the sea. Then, join We travel to New Brunswick, crossing the Northumberland Strait via the your Local Specialist for an exploration of Halifax's sights including the Citadel engineering feat that is Confederation Bridge. Head to the waters of Shediac Bay, National Historic Site, built in the mid-18th century to defend the town from where we’ll celebrate all things lobster with our Local Specialist. Get a closer look various enemies. Spend the rest of the day at leisure. at Acadian culture while diving into the lobster industry, learning about old fishing Included Meals - Breakfast techniques that helped shape the way of life of the region. Then, enjoy a delicious lunch of lobster served local style on board the boat (weather permitting). We Day 3 journey south to the Bay of Fundy in search of the world’s highest tides. Join Hear The Legends Of Nova Scotia another Local Specialist to visit the magnificently eroded Hopewell Rocks and enjoy a rare opportunity to walk on the ocean floor (tide permitting). Our Explore the legends and traditions of the Mi’kmaq people during a visit to the overnight stop is in the port city of Saint John. Millbrook Cultural and Heritage Centre. Traverse the Canso Causeway to Cape Breton Island and arrive in the village of Baddeck. Later, get ready for a foot- Hotel - Hilton Saint John stomping Ceilidh celebration this evening as you encounter first-hand the Celtic heritage of the region as you Dive into Culture with an evening of traditional Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch music and songs. Day 8 Hotel - Silver Dart Lodge Uncover the History of Nova Scotia Included Meals - Breakfast, Dinner We leave the cliffs and coves of Saint John behind this morning to board a ferry to cross the Bay of Fundy to Digby. Stopping at Grand-Pré National Historic Site, a Day 4 UNESCO Heritage Site, we delve into the history of the Le Grand Dérangement, a Traverse The Cabot Trail tragic event in Acadian history that has shaped the vibrant culture of modern-day Acadians. Later, we’ll Dive Into Culture with a tour and tasting at a winery in the Today, enjoy the dramatic coastal views and highland scenery offering an endless LaHave River Valley, one of the earliest grape-growing territories in North America. source of artistic inspiration as you wind through Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Unspoiled natural beauty and sweeping coastal vistas provide a Hotel - Oak Island Resort mesmerising backdrop for our drive along the Cabot Trail. We keep an eye out for moose and bald eagle as we travel in search of whales in the Gulf of the St. Included Meals - Breakfast Lawrence. Return to Baddeck later for some time at leisure. Day 9 Hotel - Silver Dart Lodge See The Fishing Heritage Of Lunenburg Included Meals - Breakfast Join a Local Specialist who will reveal insights into the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Lunenburg. Delve into the rich fishing heritage of Nova Scotia when you visit Day 5 the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic with a guide from the local fishing Tease Your Taste Buds On Prince Edward community, then see real Tall Ships. Enjoy a Farewell Dinner this evening. Island Included Meals - Breakfast, Farewell Dinner This morning, we pay tribute to one of the world’s most famous inventors at the Day 10 Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site, then cross the Northumberland Strait to Prince Edward Island. Pass pastoral landscapes and gabled farmhouses Enjoy The Ocean Breeze At Peggy's Cove en route to Charlottetown. Our Stays With Stories was built in 1931 and reflects This morning, breathe in the fresh ocean air and share in the inspiration enjoyed such luxurious features as barrel-vaulted ceilings and a grand lobby. Tonight, by painters and photographers who visit Peggy's Cove on St. Margaret's Bay. We enjoy a Regional Dinner at the PEI Preserve Company. arrive back in Halifax and take our transfer to the Stanfield International Airport where our trip comes to an end or consider extending your stay in Halifax. Airport Rodd Charlottetown Hotel - arrival will be at 12 p.m., please be aware when booking your flights. Breakfast, Regional Dinner Included Meals - Included Meals - Breakfast Day 6 All optional experiences for this trip Book with your travel director when you travel educational account of the area from the deck of this unique schooner. We invite you to join us for a sailing experience as special and unforgettable as Cape Breton's Bras d'Or Lakes. Approx. duration: 1 hour AVAILABLE ON DAY 4 Adult Price: $31.00* Bras d'Or Lake Sailing Tour Captain John has been feeding two pairs of bald eagles and their offspring * The Optionals and pricing listed here are a guideline only and for almost 15 years. The eagles build their nests near the shoreline and subject to change. when they’re at home, watch them take flight at the Captain’s call. This is a spectacle you need to see to believe! You’ll be awestruck by these majestic birds as they circle the boat, see Alexander Graham Bell's summer mansion and the beautiful Baddeck shoreline. Relax and enjoy an entertaining and Enchanting Canadian Maritimes Your itinerary Start Location Visited Location Plane End Location Cruise Train Over night Ferry Day 1 Uncover The History Of Prince Edward Hello Halifax Island Learn the art of living the good life as you brace yourself for crisp sea breezes and Join a Local Specialist for an exploration of the ‘Cradle of Confederation’ – its red hearty Nova Scotian hospitality in Halifax, your launch pad to an effortless beaches, waving beach grass and green pastures that inspired the beloved discovery of Canada’s Maritimes. Join your Travel Director and fellow travelers this children’s classic Anne of Green Gables. Take a step back in time as we visit the evening for a Welcome Reception at your landmark Stays With grounds of the historic Shaw’s Hotel, a National Historic Site of Canada. When Stories overlooking the famous Public Gardens. Grandfather Shaw opened his inn on the family’s pioneer farm in 1860, he wanted to provide relaxing country lodging for visitors. Today (four generations later), the Hotel - The Lord Nelson Hotel and Suites Shaw family continues to run the property. During your visit you will step back in Included Meals - Welcome Reception time to a simpler way of life. Connect with Locals and meet your host, the current proprietor of the Inn, Robbie Shaw, before settling in for a Be My Guest lunch with Day 2 influences from the land and sea, surrounded by the beauty of Brackley Bay. Discover The Maritime History Of Halifax Included Meals - Breakfast, Be My Guest Enjoy a guided visit of the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. From small craft boatbuilding to World War Convoys, the Days of Sail to the Age of Steam, the Day 7 Titanic to the Halifax Explosion, you’ll discover the stories, events and people that Get Your Lobster Fix At Shediac Bay have come to define Nova Scotia and its relationship with the sea. Then, join We travel to New Brunswick, crossing the Northumberland Strait via the your Local Specialist for an exploration of Halifax's sights including the Citadel engineering feat that is Confederation Bridge. Head to the waters of Shediac Bay, National Historic Site, built in the mid-18th century to defend the town from where we’ll celebrate all things lobster with our Local Specialist. Get a closer look various enemies. Spend the rest of the day at leisure. at Acadian culture while diving into the lobster industry, learning about old fishing Included Meals - Breakfast techniques that helped shape the way of life of the region.