Wonders of the Maritimes & Scenic Cape Breton

Welcome to Halifax! At 6:00 p.m., meet your travel companions for a welcome drink.

Lighthouse Beams, Bites & Brews Visit Peggy’s Cove, one of Canada’s most charming fishing villages. Enjoy a traditional [LOCAL FAVORITE] Nova Scotian Breakfast. Then, venture to Lunenburg, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, for a walking tour with a Local Guide. Explore the quaint downtown, shop for souvenirs, or spend time at the Fisheries Museum to learn more about this major fishing port before returning to Halifax for a free evening. Perhaps tour Alexander Keith’s Brewery, which has been making the home-grown favorite since the early 1880s or stroll the Halifax Waterfront Boardwalk, view the Tidal Beacon sculpture, and enjoy dinner in Queen’s Marquee neighborhood. (B) LOCAL FAVORITE Discover the tastes and traditions in the charming fishing village of Peggy’s Cove to select from local specialties, including traditional Nova Scotian fish cakes. You’ll find many magnificent views for taking photos of the famous lighthouse and panoramic sea views.

Nova Scotia Treats & Treasures Take an orientation tour of Halifax, including the public gardens and harbor area. Before arriving in New Brunswick, stop at [LOCAL FAVORITE] Sugar Moon Farm to enjoy a Maritime sugar camp lunch, along with a guided tour and traditional sugar camp treat. Spend the evening in Moncton, originally founded by a group of Acadians and then Pennsylvania Dutch immigrants from Philadelphia. Your Tour Director will have suggestions for the best way to spend your evening. (B,L) LOCAL FAVORITE Indulge in the sweet tradition of Nova Scotian sugar shacks! Each year when maple syrup is produced, locals frequent “sugar shacks” for sweet treats and hearty meals that really stick to the ribs! Join a Maritime sugar camp lunch at Sugar Moon Farm in the woods of Nova Scotia and see why locals love it. True comfort food!

Low Tides & Local Treats Travel to Hopewell Rocks for a guided tour and explore the dramatic sculpted landscape on the sea. Then, drive across 8-mile-long Confederation Bridge, the longest of its kind. Cross onto Prince Edward Island, stopping for a local treat at Cow’s Ice Cream Factory before continuing to Charlottetown. Tonight, enjoy a [LOCAL FAVORITE] lobster supper at a local restaurant this evening. (B,D) LOCAL FAVORITE For more than 150 years, Prince Edward Island lobster fishers have been waking up before dawn to set their traps and haul in the sea’s bounty of delicious, red-shelled crustaceans to share with guests around the world. More than one thousand hearty island lobster fishers continue the tradition today out of more than 40 ports to share these sea treasures as they have for generations. Put on your lobster bib and get your butter ready to dive into a cracking good feast! TOUR HIGHLIGHT Discover the ever-changing seascape on the beaches of Hopewell Rocks. Learn about the highest and wildest tides in the world, which rise and fall up to 52 feet each day. Time and tide have carved from the cliffs and coves of distinctive sandstone formations topped with trees.