2024 Along the Cabot Trail

Screech in-Gander, Newfoundland

Hopewell Rocks, New Brunswick

Confederation Bridge

Anne of Green Gables, PEI

Charlottetown PEI

Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia

Fortress of Louisbourg

St. John's, Newfoundland

REVISED – ALL CANADIAN

ATLANTIC CANADA and NEWFOUNDLAND

18 DAYS – FLY TO HALIFAX AND RETURN FROM ST. JOHN’S

FEATURES A FREE DAY IN CHARLOTTETOWN
Discover the spectacular scenery, historic landmarks, quaint fishing villages and friendly people of Canada’s eastern provinces.

DEPARTURE: Leave from any city.  Join group in Halifax and return from St. John’s.

Begin your journey …

by exploring historical Halifax and scenic Peggy’s Cove in Nova Scotia.  Stop at Hopewell Cape the location of the highest tides in the world, view the Reversing Rapids, visit St. Andrews by the Sea and experience Magnetic Hill in New Brunswick.  Cross Confederation Bridge to Prince Edward Island where you find miles of beaches and the best lobster dinners.  Enjoy a free day in the beautiful historic city of Charlottetown before returning to Nova Scotia by ferry as you drive along the coast to Cape Breton Island.  Travel the scenic Cabot Trail, visit the Alexander Graham Bell Museum, Cape Breton Miners Museum and Fortress of Louisbourg before boarding the ferry to Newfoundland.  Follow the Viking Trail to Gros Morne National Park, a World Heritage Site and a land of magnificent fjord-like lakes and grand vistas.  Your journey continues across the heart of the island.  Visit the picturesque town of Trinity and Cable Station Provincial Historic Site at Heart’s Content as you journey to the capital, St. John’s.

 

 

 

  • 2025 Departure dates
    • 18 days |   September 2 | September 8
    • Prices to be announced
    • Region: Canada East
    • Mode: Flight
    • Passport Not Required
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Home Cities to Halifax

HOME CITIES to HALIFAX: (3 nights) Travel and Transfer Day. Your Exciting Holiday begins as you board your jet and fly to Halifax, the capital of Nova Scotia.  Upon arrival, *TRANSFER to the centrally located Hampton Inn where you have been preregistered for a three-night stay.       *Airport Transfer included on this day only (See Included In Your Holiday for details).

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Halifax

A FREE DAY to adjust to Atlantic Daylight Time as you get acquainted with your hotel’s amenities and surroundings. Conveniently located, be impressed by the natural beauty of this harbourfront setting. Savour some fresh Atlantic flavours before meeting your fellow travellers this evening at an informal WELCOME MEET and GREET.

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Halifax

Start your day with an introduction to Atlantic Canada’s largest city during a GUIDED TOUR including the historic CITADEL.  Enjoy an interesting visit to the CANADIAN MUSEUM OF IMMIGRATION at PIER 21, where you have a chance to research the arrival of your ancestors. Pier 21 was the entry point for 1.5 million immigrants, war brides, displaced people, evacuee children and Canadian military personnel from 1928-1971.  The call of the ocean and beauty of the sea will lure you to PEGGY’S COVE for a late afternoon visit. The perfect setting to experience an INCLUDED Fish n’ Chips meal, Nova Scotia-style.  With its lighthouse sitting on a massive granite ledge, this cove is a mecca for artists and photographers alike.  Return to Halifax for overnight.

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Halifax to Saint John

“Spread your tiny wings and tour away” while at the ANNE MURRAY CENTRE in Springhill, hometown of Canada’s famous “Snowbird”.  Enter New Brunswick and stop in HOPEWELL CAPE, location of the highest tides in the world.  View the Flower Pot Rocks carved by the Fundy tides.  These peculiar formations are forested islands at high tide and resemble flowerpots at low tide.  Travel through FUNDY NATIONAL PARK and arrive in Canada’s Loyalist City, Saint John.

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Saint John to Fredericton

Come witness the REVERSING RAPIDS where the Bay of Fundy’s highest tides pour, push and rise into the Saint John River to reverse its direction. After a Guided Tour of City Market, travel to ST. ANDREWS BY THE SEA, Canada’s first seaside resort.  Continue to Fredericton for overnight.

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Fredericton to Charlottetown

(3 nights) Your morning drive through the rolling hills and dairy region of New Brunswick brings you to MAGNETIC HILL in Moncton. Test your sense of perception on how vehicles coast uphill! Visit the fishing village of SHEDIAC for a photo opportunity with the WORLD’S LARGEST LOBSTER. Cross the Northumberland Strait arriving in Prince Edward Island via CONFEDERATION BRIDGE. This curved, 12.9km (8 mile) long bridge is the longest in the world crossing ice-covered water. Tonight, experience a true “Island Tradition” at an INCLUDED LOBSTER DINNER (meal option available).  

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Charlottetown

With a LOCAL GUIDE see the unique sights of the island including GREEN GABLES HERITAGE PLACE, CAVENDISH BEACH and CHARLOTTETOWN. The evening is free to relax or explore on your own! From strolling the waterfront to being entertained at Confederation Centre of the Arts, the options are sure to please.

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Charlottetown

A FREE DAY to enjoy historic Charlottetown!  Choose to follow the signs and storyboards of ‘tales of old’ while exploring historic Great George Street or watch for cruise ships while wandering the waterfront of Confederation Landing Park.  Tickle your taste buds along the way with one of many local flavours. 

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Charlottetown to Baddeck

Leaving Canada’s smallest ‘red-soiled’ province, travel to Wood Islands and board the FERRY to Caribou on the Nova Scotia mainland.  Drive across the Strait of Canso, the deepest causeway in the world, to arrive in Cape Breton Island.  Continue to the resort town of Baddeck, nestled along the shores of the Bras d’Or Lake.  Visit the ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL MUSEUM to see the many exhibits of this famous inventor who spent much of his life here. Savour a taste of Nova Scotia tonight at an INCLUDED DINNER.

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Baddeck to Sydney

(2 nights) The spectacular scenery of Cape Breton Island unfolds during a circle tour of the CABOT TRAIL.  Enjoy picture stops and a PICNIC LUNCH as you travel through CAPE BRETON HIGHLANDS NATIONAL PARK with its coastal mountain peaks, quaint seaports and rugged coastline. Enjoy a DRIVING TOUR of Sydney on the way to your hotel for overnight.

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Sydney

Situated on one of Cape Breton`s most picturesque coasts, start your day with an underground excursion beneath the Cape Breton MINERS MUSEUM. Guided by a retired coal miner of the Ocean Deeps Colliery this is also home to the famous choir of miners – The Men of the Deeps. After lunch step back in time to the year 1744 and experience the French FORTRESS OF LOUISBOURG.  This National Historic Site is one of the largest reconstructions in North America.

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Sydney via Ferry to Port Aux Basques

Board the MARINE ATLANTIC FERRY in North Sydney for a six-hour crossing to Port aux Basques, Newfoundland for overnight. 

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Port Aux Basques to Gros Morne to Deer Lake

Discover some of the world’s most spectacular scenery today as you leave the Trans-Canada Highway and travel to GROS MORNE NATIONAL PARK, designated a World Heritage Site.  The steep cliffs, deep lakes and quaint fishing villages are a photographer’s dream.  Tour the park’s DISCOVERY CENTRE overlooking Bonne Bay and enjoy lunch in Woody Point prior to arrival in Deer Lake for overnight.

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Deer Lake to Gander

Continue to Gander, not only an important refueling stop for military aircraft crossing the Atlantic Ocean during World War II, it is the town that inspired the now-renowned musical ‘Come From Away’. With a LOCAL GUIDE, tour the AIRPORT and experience stories of the 9/11 tragedy from those who welcomed the world into their homes. Have fun this evening as you are treated to a unique SCREECH-IN CEREMONY and INCLUDED DINNER, the traditional “Newfoundland Welcome”.

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Gander to Bonavista to Clarenville

Travel through TERRA NOVA NATIONAL PARK the most easterly of Canada’s national parks. Leave the Trans-Canada Highway as you travel to the interesting town of BONAVISTA.  Enjoy lunch in this beautiful waterfront setting before visiting the RYAN PREMISES National Historic Site which displays the history of the fishery and its impact on early life in this province.  Tonight, relax and share your favourite stories among friends during an INCLUDED DINNER.

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Clarenville to St. John’s

(2 nights) Continue on the Trans-Canada Highway and travel east to the Avalon Peninsula.  Drive through Heart’s Delight and Heart’s Desire to the small town of Heart’s Content.  Visit the Heart’s Content CABLE STATION PROVINCIAL HISTORIC SITE, where the first transatlantic cable was landed in 1866.  Then travel through the villages of Carbonear and Harbour Grace to St. John’s, the provincial capital, for a two-night stay.  

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St. John’s

A GUIDED CITY TOUR introduces you to one of the oldest European settlements in North America.  Drive the Avalon Peninsula to CAPE SPEAR, home of the oldest lighthouse in the province and the most easterly point on the continent.  From here you are closer to the British Isles than from anywhere else in North America. The rest of the day is free to shop and sightsee on your own.  This evening we invite you to a HOSTED FAREWELL DINNER, the perfect finale to a memorable touring adventure. 

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St. John’s to Home Cities

Return home with fond memories of your Atlantic Canada journey. Arrival time at St. John’s Airport is dependent upon flight schedules. 

INCLUDED IN YOUR HOLIDAY: 

Airport Transfer Day 1 HALIFAX: between the hours of 9:00AM – 9:00PM; and Day 18 ST JOHN’S: at a designated time (Time TBA – subject to flight schedules). If air travel is arranged prior to, or after tour dates – cost of transfer is at passenger’s expense.

 


Included in Your Holiday

  • First class transportation on an air-conditioned, washroom-equipped motorcoach
  • Quality accommodation and tax
  • Services of an experienced Tour Director and Driver
  • Baggage handling, one average piece per person
  • Admission to attractions and sightseeing as outlined in the itinerary
  • Ferry crossings as indicated
  • Free day in Halifax
  • Welcome Meet and Greet
  • The Citadel
  • Pier 21
  • Peggy’s Cove and Dinner
  • Anne Murray Centre
  • Hopewell Cape
  • Fundy National Park
  • Reversing Rapids
  • St. Andrews by the Sea
  • Magnetic Hill
  • World’s largest lobster at Shediac
  • Confederation Bridge
  • Lobster Dinner
  • Green Gables Heritage Place
  • Cavendish Beach
  • Free day in Charlottetown
  • Alexander Graham Bell Museum
  • Cabot Trail
  • Picnic Lunch
  • Cape Breton Highlands National Park
  • Driving Tour of Sydney area
  • Cape Breton Miners Museum
  • Fortress of Louisbourg
  • Gros Morne National Park
  • Discovery Centre
  • Gander Airport
  • Screech-in Ceremony and Dinner
  • Terra Nova National Park
  • Cape Bonavista
  • Ryan Premises N.H.S
  • Cable Station Provincial Historic Site
  • Cape Spear
  • Farewell Dinner
  • Locally Guided City Tours as outlined in the itinerary:  Halifax, Charlottetown and area, St. John’s
  • 19 Meals Include:  12 Breakfasts, 1 Picnic Lunch, 6 Dinners.

2025 Prices to be announced

Cost per person | Prices in Canadian Dollars from Halifax | Land portion only | Airfare and air tax are not included | Consult Nagel Tours or your travel agent for the best available airfare | Air ticketing is not advised until tour is guaranteed

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