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Maritimes & Newfoundland 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 Canada 2016 will be Wells Gray’s 39th year of Maritimes tours! No other company in British Columbia has offered this tour for so many years or knows Atlantic Canada 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 Labrador. 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 Nova Scotia 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 Lighthouse 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 New Brunswick Museum Terra Nova National Park King's Landing Historic Village Cape Spear National Historic Site Hopewell Rocks Locally-guided sightseeing in St. John’s Founders Hall Signal Hill National Historic Site Locally-guided Prince Edward Island 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.
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