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| Canadian Maritimes plus Coastal New England
A 14-Day tour starting from $3,990
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| From the bright city lights of Boston to the rugged coastlines and quaint villages of the Maritime Provinces illuminated by bright starry skies, Tauck’s two-week Canadian Maritimes tour takes you on an adventure through the history of North America, and includes a Nova Scotia cruise by high-speed catamaran across the Bay of Fundy. Explore the rugged Maine coast and visit Acadia National Park; discover the Cabot Trail on Cape Breton Island; see the world of Anne of Green Gables and enjoy an exclusive evening at Founders Hall on Prince Edward Island; and cruise via private boat to F.D.R.'s beloved Campobello Island in the Bay of Fundy. All this and more awaits on Tauck's Canadian Maritimes tour featuring a Nova Scotia cruise.
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Meals:13 Breakfasts, 10 Lunches and 10 Dinners
Hotel Accomodations: Night 1- The Westin Boston Waterfront Boston, Massachusetts Night 2- Bar Harbor Regency Bar Harbor, Maine Night 3- Digby Pines Golf Resort and Spa Digby, Nova Scotia Night 4,5- Delta Halifax Halifax, Nova Scotia Night 6- Liscombe Lodge Resort Liscomb Mills, Nova Scotia Night 7- Keltic Lodge Resort and Spa Ingonish Beach, Nova Scotia Night 8- Inverary Resort Baddeck, Nova Scotia Night 9,10- Delta Prince Edward Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Night 11- The Fairmont Algonquin St. Andrews, New Brunswick Night 12,13- Bar Harbor Inn Bar Harbor, Maine Tour prices are per person in U.S. dollars. All hotel accommodations, motor coach transportation, sightseeing, admissions, luggage handling, and the services of the Tauck Director, local guides and drivers are included. Tour Director who will remain with the group throughout the duration of the tour. Your Tauck Director is a professional, fully trained employee of Tauck. No Options Sold - Tauck Directors sometimes assist with information on free-time activities based on honest opinion and guidance, but they will not sell you anything. This means better value and a more relaxed, pleasant experience for you.
1. Arrive Boston
Tour begins: The Westin Boston Waterfront at 6:00 PM. Welcome to Boston, one of America's oldest cities, where you have an opportunity to discover over 350 years of American history. Meet your fellow travelers this evening at our welcome reception and dinner. If you choose, you may join in Boston on Day 2, 8:30 AM, at the hotel; please arrange this at the time of booking. Boston Late Join Credit of $242 per person double, $342 per person single if joining at 8:30 AM on day 2. Meals D 2. Sightsee Boston / Bar Harbor Boston is truly the cradle of American history. From Boston Common, center of early culture and colonial government to the Old North Church belfry that signaled the beginning of the Revolutionary War, this city reflects a heritage that is part of every American. Sightsee its landmark attractions this morning, including Faneuil Hall, the Old State House, and South Meeting House, going back in time to early America. Then it’s off for a road trip to Maine, enticing with scenic beauty. Travel the rocky coasts of New Hampshire and Maine, stopping for lunch in Portland en route to Bar Harbor. Your accommodations tonight are oceanfront in one of the most picturesque settings in Maine. Meals BLD 3. The Cat / Digby After an early breakfast, board a high-speed catamaran, The Cat, one of the fastest car ferries in North America, for your crossing to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Journey along the shore through quintessential coastal villages awash in French Acadian history to Digby. Steeped in a rich maritime legacy, the town was named for an English loyalist who sailed here in 1783. Arrive at Digby Pines Golf Resort and Spa – inspired after a Norman-style château – overlooking the beautiful Annapolis Basin late this afternoon. Meals BLD 4. Port Royal / Peggy’s Cove This morning visit the Habitation at Port Royal, the oldest permanent settlement north of the Gulf of Mexico. Continue through the Annapolis Valley to Grand-Pré National Historic Site, dedicated to Longfellow's immortal poem, Evangeline. After lunch, visit Peggy's Cove; standing on solid rock, this quaint little fishing village is an artist's dream. Arrive in the provincial capital, Halifax, for a two-night stay. The largest city in Nova Scotia, Halifax is home to one of the world’s largest natural harbors, free of ice the year round. Meals BLD 5. Sightsee Halifax Enjoy a sightseeing tour of Halifax this morning, abundant with lush parks, galleries, museums and restored waterfronts; see the city and the harbor from atop Citadel Hill, where the views are spectacular, and then take a cruise of Halifax Harbor and the Northwest Arm, a beautiful residential area. Spend the rest of the day exploring as you wish; there are endless diversions at your disposal and this compact city is easily explored on foot. You may want to visit the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic; Pier 21 National Historic Site, an interpretive center in a waterfront building that served as the gateway to Canada for millions of immigrants in the 20th century; or the Public Gardens, the oldest Victorian formal gardens in North America. Meals B 6. Marine Drive / Liscomb Mills Your journey through the Canadian Maritimes continues to inspire with stunning seaside vistas as you travel along Marine Drive on Nova Scotia’s eastern shore; picturesque harbors and coves please the eye at every bend of the road. Continue along the coast to Sherbrooke, founded as a French trading post in the 17th century and renowned as a gold rush town in the mid-1800s. Closed to traffic, the heart of the town has been restored to its former glory as an 1860s mining and lumber town. You will have time to explore before settling in at the Liscombe Lodge, nestled among the evergreens on Marine Drive in one of the most idyllic riverfront settings in Atlantic Canada. Be lulled to sleep by the mystical call of the loon tonight. Meals BLD 7. Baddeck / Cabot Trail Take the back roads to the Canso Strait today, separating the mainland of Nova Scotia from Cape Breton Island. Continue along Bras d’or Lake to Baddeck for lunch. Visit the Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site, containing a remarkable collection of the famous innovator and educator's early inventions. Much of Cape Breton Island retains its Gaelic origins, observed in many places. Follow the Cabot Trail, one of the most beloved roads in Canada, over Cape Smokey for an overnight stay at the Keltic Lodge. Set high on a cliff, the lodge overlooks the sapphire waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Meals BLD 8. Cape Breton Highlands National Park Relax this morning and enjoy your surroundings at your nature lover’s resort; your resort offers a wide array of complimentary activities and the views are always soothing. It’s back on the Cabot Trail this afternoon for a drive on one of the most scenic and spectacular highways on the continent as the road roller-coasts its way through Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Your destination today is Baddeck, the official beginning and ending point for the rugged landscapes of the Cabot Trail. Meals BLD 9. Pictou / Prince Edward Island Leave Cape Breton behind as you cross the Canso Strait en route to Pictou, “the birthplace of New Scotland” for lunch. Just across the Northumberland Strait is Prince Edward Island, your maritime home for the next two nights. The waters of the Strait are some of the warmest in the North Atlantic – one of many reasons Prince Edward Island is a favorite summer resort. Arrive in the charming capital city of Charlottetown, and join us tonight for a private, exclusive evening at Founders’ Hall, sure to be a highlight of your visit. This interactive museum vividly chronicles the history of Canada, Prince Edward Island, and the Fathers of the Confederation. Meals BLD 10. Explore Prince Edward Island A bucolic island steeped in the slow-paced charms of yesteryear, Prince Edward Island is lined with red-sand beaches, rolling hills and potato fields, the island’s most pre-eminent crop. Explore the island today, traveling through beautiful farmland and viewing the quaint fishing villages along the coast. Your journey takes you along the magnificent shoreline of Prince Edward Island National Park, where miles of white sand beaches with fragile dunes are part of a protected environment, and to Green Gables House, the literary home of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables. Learn more about the famous novel this evening when you attend a performance of Anne of Green Gables, theatre schedule permitting. Meals B 11. Province of New Brunswick Since 1997, Prince Edward Island has been joined to the mainland by one of the world’s longest bridges. Drive along the south shore of the island to Borden-Carleton, where the Confederation Bridge meets the shore, and take the bridge over to neighboring New Brunswick. We’ll follow the Kennebecasis River Valley to Saint John, New Brunswick’s largest city, and on to St. Andrews-by-the-Sea. Spend the night at The Fairmont Algonquin, renowned since 1889 for its rejuvenating sea air and “saltwater” baths. Meals BLD 12. Cruise to Campobello Island Join us for a catamaran cruise in the Bay of Fundy, a paradise for birdwatchers, fishermen, and whale watchers. Visit Campobello Island, sought after by several European countries throughout history, but best known as the setting of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s beloved summer cottage. Part of the Province of New Brunswick, this Canadian island lies just off the shore of the most eastern town in the United States, Lubec, Maine. Journey back to the Maine coast today for a two-night stay at the historic Bar Harbor Inn, once a favorite retreat for the vacationing Vanderbilts and Pulitzers. The hotel is nestled on eight acres of garden-filled lawns on the shores of Frenchman Bay near the heart of Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park. Meals BL 13. Acadia National Park / Bar Harbor Explore Acadia National Park and Mount Desert Island, featuring lush forests, sheltered harbors and lovely coves; journey up to the summit of Cadillac Mountain for great views. The afternoon is free to enjoy the many pleasures of Bar Harbor, from art galleries and unique crafts shops to picturesque seaside vistas. Join us tonight for a farewell reception and dinner. Meals BD 14. Maine Coast / Journey Home Travel today along the Atlantic Coast from Maine, where lunch is enjoyed in the town of Freeport, to Massachusetts (approximately 280 miles). Tour Ends: 4:00 PM at Boston’s Logan Airport. Allow a minimum of two hours for flight check-in. Those wishing additional hotel nights in Boston transfer to The Westin Boston Waterfront. Meals BL
Exclusive Evening, Founders’ Hall
The Fathers of the Confederation are profiled at an interactive museum on Prince Edward Island, where you will enjoy a private dinner and evening. Travel the Cabot Trail Journey along one of North America’s most beautiful drives, the Cabot Trail, through the rugged scenery of Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Private Cruise to Campobello Island Cruise aboard a private boat through the Deer Island archipelago for a visit to Campobello Island, one of three Fundy islands in the Bay of Fundy and a favorite retreat for President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Price Per Person
June, July, August Twin $3990 Single $5095 Triple $3691 (double with rollaway) September Twin $4090 Single $5195 Triple $3791 (double with rollaway) Boston Late Join Credit The following per person credit applies for joining in Boston: Join at 8:30 AM on Day 2 Double $242 Single $342 Airfare is additional – Tauck can book your air to and from Boston, for travel originating in the U.S., subject to availability; inquire upon booking for special airfares that may be available. Please ask at time of booking about additional hotel nights before your tour begins and about our comprehensive Guest Protection Plan. Note – Ship transportation between Bar Harbor and Yarmouth, plus all other ferry transportation, is included. |
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