MARITIMES & NEWFOUNDLAND August 28, 2016 - 25 Days

Fares Per Person: $6695 double/twin $8350 single $6250 triple > Please add 5% GST.  Early Bookers: $350 discount on first 15 seats; $175 on next 10  Experience Points: Earn 133 points from this tour. Redeem 133 points if you book by June 23.

Discover Atlantic 2016 will be Wells Gray’s 39th year of Maritimes tours! No other company in has offered this tour for so many years or knows better than we do. All our hotels, attractions and restaurants are chosen carefully to ensure you have a memorable experience. Very few competing tour itineraries include Newfoundland and our 2016 tour stays 10 nights there and one night in . We strongly believe you should see this scenic province while you are touring eastern Canada. It has been a highlight of our Atlantic Canada tours since 1990. Most hotel stays are for two or three nights, so you do not have to put up with the inconvenience of repacking your suitcase every morning. A Wells Gray Maritimes tour is noted for its leisurely itinerary, many included meals and attractions, and superb hotels in great locations. To reduce driving time, we fly from Kelowna into Halifax and return from St. John’s, NL.

Tour Notes  Current air taxes, fuel surcharges and security fees are included in the tour fare, but these are subject to change until air ticketing is completed one month prior to departure. Westjet currently charges $25 plus tax per suitcase in each direction and this is not included in the tour fare.  You are welcome to make your own flight arrangements to Halifax and home from St. John’s, and your tour fare will be reduced by $930 plus GST per person. Activity Level: Moderate activity including walking medium distances over uneven surfaces, steps, beaches, and some trails. You can decline to go on the Glace Bay underground mine tour. A few hotels do not have elevators. There can be long walks to gates in the airports; request a cart in advance if this could be an issue for you. If you are not able to participate in Activity Level 2, Wells Gray Tours recommends that you bring a companion to assist you. The tour director and driver have many responsibilities, so please do not expect them, or your fellow travellers, to provide ongoing assistance. Includes  Coach transportation for 23 days  Fortress of Louisbourg with guided tour  24 nights of accommodation & hotel taxes  Cape Breton Miners Museum  Transfer from Kamloops, Salmon Arm and most  Ferry from to Newfoundland Okanagan cities to Kelowna airport  Gros Morne National Park  Westjet flight from Kelowna to Halifax  I’se da B’ye boat tour of Bonne Bay  Air transportation taxes and security fees  Ferry to/from Labrador  Transfer from Halifax airport to hotel  Red Bay National Historic Site  Locally-guided sightseeing in Halifax  Saddle Island water taxi  Grafton Dinner Theatre  Point Amour  Maritime Museum of the Atlantic  L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site  Alexander Keith’s Brewery tour with sampling  Grenfell House  Halifax Citadel National Historic Site  Insectarium  Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic  Botwood Museum  Horse drawn carriage tour of Lunenburg  Silent Witness Memorial  Bay of Fundy ferry from Digby to Saint John  Prime Berth Fishing Museum  Locally-guided sightseeing in Saint John  Beothuk Centre  Museum  Terra Nova National Park  King's Landing Historic Village  National Historic Site  Hopewell Rocks  Locally-guided sightseeing in St. John’s  Founders Hall  Signal Hill National Historic Site  Locally-guided tour  Transfer from St. John’s hotel to airport  Anne of Green Gables Cottage  Westjet flight from St. John’s to Kelowna  Prince Edward Island National Park  Transfers from Kelowna airport to home cities  Ferry from Prince Edward Island to Nova Scotia  Gratuities for local guides, museums, boats  Hector Heritage Quay  Knowledgeable tour director  Alexander Graham Bell Museum  Luggage handling at hotels  Cape Breton Highlands National Park  32 meals: 14 breakfasts, 10 lunches, 8 dinners

Itinerary Sunday, August 28: Wednesday, August 31: Meals: B Transfers are provided from Kamloops, Salmon Famous Peggy’s Cove is one of the most pictur- Arm and Okanagan cities to Kelowna airport. We esque fishing villages along the Eastern Seaboard. fly on Westjet to Halifax and stay three nights at We stroll along the harbor to a view of the iconic the downtown Cambridge Suites Hotel. lighthouse. In Lunenburg we visit the acclaimed Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic, housed in two Monday, August 29: Meals: B,D historic vessels and five waterfront buildings. After- After a free morning, enjoy a tour with a local wards, there is a horse-drawn carriage ride guide around this historic port city, including the around Lunenburg with tales of its heritage and waterfront, universities, St. Paul’s Church, and unusual buildings. We stay overnight at nearby residential areas. Tonight, prepare for fun and Atlantica Resort which overlooks Mahone Bay and laughter at Grafton Dinner Theatre where a musi- mysterious Oak Island. Treasure hunters have been cal comedy is performed with dinner served by searching Oak Island since 1795 believing that the actors. Captain Kidd or Blackbeard buried pirate treasure and left elaborate clues in an underground pit. Tuesday, August 30: Meals: B This morning, we visit the Maritime Museum of the Thursday, September 1: Atlantic where a permanent exhibit has been We drive across Nova Scotia to the Bay of Fundy unveiled about Halifax’s connection to the Titanic. and take the midday ferry from Digby to Saint Next, we take a lively tour at the Alexander Keith’s John, New Brunswick. Our overnight stay is at the Brewery to learn about Nova Scotia’s long brew- Delta Brunswick Hotel, located in historic Market ing tradition since its heyday in the 19th century Square. and to sample the local beer. This afternoon, we stop at the Halifax Citadel National Historic Site, a fortress perched on the hill overlooking the city. Friday, September 2: Thursday, September 8: Meals: B,L During the morning, we visit the New Brunswick The Alexander Graham Bell Museum at Baddeck Museum, Canada’s oldest continuously operating houses his remarkable collection of early inven- museum which features galleries on Canadian tions. After lunch in Cheticamp, we drive the and International art, New Brunswick’s industry, splendid Cabot Trail around Cape Breton's rugged and a whales exhibit. Next, a local guide shows us coast with stops such as Cape Smokey and In- around Saint John with a stop at the famous Re- gonish Beach. versing Falls. Then we drive to Fredericton, the provincial capital, where we stay two nights at the Friday, September 9: Meals: B,L Delta Hotel beside the Saint John River. With the benefit of a Parks Canada docent, we explore the Fortress of Louisbourg, the formidable Saturday, September 3: Meals: L French stronghold of the early 18th century and At King's Landing on the Saint John River, we visit a now a National Historic Site. Next we tour the restored village of the 19th century, complete with Cape Breton Miners' Museum in Glace Bay and costumed actors and homes, school, store, grist- take an underground tour of the vast coal mines. mill, printer and theatre. Lunch is in the 1855 Kings There were once dozens of collieries near the Head Inn. The afternoon is at leisure in Fredericton. town, and the last one closed in 1984.

Sunday, September 4: Meals: L Saturday, September 10: Meals: B A highlight is Hopewell Cape where the powerful We board the ferry at North Sydney for the six-hour Fundy tides have eroded towering rocks like flow- crossing of Cabot Strait to Port-aux-Basques at the erpots. The huge tidal range is impressive to wit- southwestern tip of Newfoundland. We drive north ness – today, it will vary from seven feet to 38 feet. to Corner Brook and stay two nights at the quaint We drive across Northumberland Strait to Prince Glynmill Inn. Edward Island on the spectacular Confederation Bridge. The next three nights are at the Delta Sunday, September 11: Meals: B,D Prince Edward, Charlottetown’s finest hotel, locat- This is a free day. Take a stroll around Glynmill ed downtown on the waterfront. Pond and admire the fall foliage.

Monday, September 5: Monday, September 12: Meals: B,L,D This is a free day to enjoy Charlottetown on your The remote Viking Trail ranks among the most own. Admission is included to Founders Hall and scenic highways in Eastern Canada because it is Province House, the seat of the provincial govern- bounded by the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the west ment, is open for tours. The waterfront beside the and the barren Long Range Mountains to the hotel is an appealing stroll. east. Gros Morne National Park, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, protects a wilderness of deep Tuesday, September 6: Meals: D fjords and coastal beaches. Our first experience in A local guide is with us all day today to enhance this area is the I’se da B’ye boat tour which crosses our visit to Prince Edward Island. We drive through Bonne Bay to the isolated villages on the west side PEI National Park along the north shore beaches and provides a view of the tablelands of Gros and visit the Anne of Green Gables cottage. A Morne. Near Rocky Harbour, we visit Lobster Cove traditional dinner of fresh lobster is served at Fisher- Lighthouse, built in 1897 and still flashing its warn- man’s Wharf! ing light across the Gulf of St. Lawrence. We stay overnight at Shallow Bay Motel in . Wednesday, September 7: We ride the ferry from Prince Edward Island to Tuesday, September 13: Meals: B,D Nova Scotia across eastern Northumberland Strait. We board the MV Apollo for a 1½-hour ferry cross- In Pictou, we see the restored ship Hector which ing of the Strait of Belle Isle to Labrador and enjoy carried Scottish immigrants to Nova Scotia in 1773. a scenic drive along the southeast coast. At Red After crossing Canso Causeway to Cape Breton Bay National Historic Site, we take a water taxi out Island, the road winds along the eastern shore of to Saddle Island. This was the world whaling capi- lovely Lake Bras D'Or and we take a break at Rita tal during the 16th century when hundreds of McNeil’s tea house. Our accommodation for Basque ships stopped to process whale blubber three nights is at the waterfront Cambridge Hotel and carry the oil back to Europe for use in lamps in Sydney where every room is a spacious suite. and soap. We stay overnight in L’Anse au Clair at Northern Light Inn. Wednesday, September 14: Meals: D here. We visit the Silent Witness Memorial, a tribute We see the 7500-year old grave of a native child to the tragic crash of the Arrow Air flight carrying and Point Amour Lighthouse, Canada’s second the 101 Airborne Division soldiers home from their tallest which still flashes its warning light across the peace-keeping mission in 1985. A local person Strait of Belle Isle. We ride the afternoon ferry back meets us here to talk about Gander’s role as host to the island of Newfoundland and stay two nights to thousands of air travellers who were grounded at Hotel North in St. Anthony. on September 11, 2001. Today’s circle drive goes to the north coast and the village of Twillingate Thursday, September 15: Meals: B,L where we may get glimpses of icebergs. Other At L’Anse aux Meadows, we examine the recon- stops are the Prime Berth Fishing Museum where structed sod houses and artifacts from Leif Eriks- we experience the gregarious personalities and son’s Viking expedition to “Vinland” about the lifestyles of the Newfoundland fishermen, and the year 1000. Back in St. Anthony, we tour the home Beothuk Centre which interprets these vanished of Dr. Wilfred Grenfell, founder of Grenfell Mission, native people and their lifestyle. and view the Jordi Bonet Murals at the hospital. Monday, September 19: Meals: B,L,D Friday, September 16: Meals: B,L,D Today’s drive passes through Terra Nova National We retrace our route along the Viking Trail, stop- Park and the farmlands of the Avalon Peninsula. ping at Broome Point to learn about the New- An exciting experience is standing at the most foundland fisherman’s lifestyle. Our overnight stop easterly point in North America, Cape Spear. Our is at the Holiday Inn Express in Deer Lake. last destination is St. John's where we stay two nights at the Delta Hotel. Tonight is our farewell Saturday, September 17: Meals: B,L gathering featuring a traditional Newfoundland First we visit the Insectarium which displays thou- Jigs Dinner, also called a scoff or a feast. It is an sands of insect species (mounted and live) along opportunity to reminisce about our journey across with a butterfly conservatory and beehive. Then the Atlantic Provinces. we head east on the Trans-Canada Highway to Botwood where the giant Pan American clippers Tuesday, September 20: landed in the 1930s after their trans-Atlantic flights. A morning tour with a local guide visits the Cabot Arriving in Gander, we stay two nights at Hotel Tower atop Signal Hill, Confederation Building and Gander. Quidi Vidi Battery. The afternoon is at leisure.

Sunday, September 18: Meals: B,L Wednesday, September 21: Gander was once the largest airport in the world We fly with Westjet from St. John’s via Toronto to and, throughout the ‘Jet Age’ of the 1950s and Kelowna. Transfers are provided to Okanagan 1960s, transatlantic flights required a refueling stop cities, Kamloops and Salmon Arm.

Tour Policies Payments: A deposit of $400 per person is requested at the time of booking and the balance is due June 23, 2016. Discounts: Early bookers receive $350 discount on first 15 seats and $175 on next 10 seats for booking early with deposit. The discount is not offered after June 23. Cancellation Policy: Up to May 20, your tour payments will be refunded less an administrative charge of $50 per person. From May 21 to June 23, the cancellation charge is $200 per person. From June 24 to July 14, the cancellation charge is 50% of the tour fare. From July 15 to August 4, the cancellation charge is 80% of the tour fare. After August 4, there is no refund. Fare Changes: Changes to taxes and surcharges from airlines and other tour suppliers can occur at any time and are beyond the control of Wells Gray Tours, therefore Wells Gray Tours reserves the right to increase fares due to such changes up until departure. Travel Insurance: A Comprehensive Insurance policy is available through Wells Gray Tours and coverage is provided by Travel Guard. Policies purchased at deposit include a waiver of the pre-existing condition clause, otherwise policies can be purchased no later than at final payment. Please contact us for details. e-points: This tour earns 133 e-points. Each time you travel on a Wells Gray tour, you earn Experience Points, or e- points. One e-point equals $1. Redeem your points on select tours or accumulate enough points to earn a free tour! Redemptions offered until June 23. Consumer Protection BC Licence: Kamloops 178, Vernon 655, Kelowna 588, Penticton 924