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Maritime Sampler Tour |
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May - October
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Price: |
$1850.00 per person double - Cash Discount Price
$2425.00 per person single - Cash Discount Price
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Description:
Get a taste of Canada's Maritime Provinces on this delightful tour of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. See rocky coves and rustic fishing villages, beautiful valleys and capital cities. You'll marvel at the "highest tides in the world", visit national historic sites and sample succulent seafood during your 7-day adventure.
Itinerary
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Arrive in Halifax and check in to your accommodations for the night. Your vacation begins at a hotel that is ideally located in the downtown core. Depending on your time of arrival, you may wish to book a Gray Line Tour of Halifax. This evening meet your fellow travelers and Tour Director at a welcome reception.
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| Day 2 |
Discover the rustic charm of the famous fishing village of Peggy’s Cove where you will enjoy breakfast. Next, visit the UNESCO World Heritage Town of Lunenburg and choose between either admission to the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic or a walking tour of this historic community. (Breakfast, Dinner)
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| Day 3 |
Your journey takes you through the lush Annapolis Valley and on to Grand Pre where fact and fiction blend to reveal the romance of the Land of Evangeline. Continue past the communities of Truro and Amherst as you cross into New Brunswick, spending the night in the bilingual city of Moncton. (Breakfast)
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| Day 4 |
Your tour continues to Hopewell Rocks where you may walk on the ocean floor at low tide. After lunch, cross to Prince Edward Island on Confederation Bridge, the world’s longest continuous multi-span bridge, and enjoy a delicious lobster supper (meat alternative available) before checking in to your Charlottetown accommodations for a two night stay. (Breakfast, Dinner)
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| Day 5 |
The morning is yours at leisure before embarking on an afternoon of touring throughout Prince Edward Island. First, enjoy a tour of Charlottetown, Canada’s Birthplace. Then it’s off to see the red sandstone cliffs, white beaches, gently sloping sand dunes and green fields of Prince Edward Island National Park, the scenery that Lucy Maud Montgomery describes in her “Anne of Green Gables” books. Visit the home of “Green Gables”, a Mecca for people from around the globe. This evening, enjoy a theatre performance* at the Confederation Centre of the Arts, or a substitution activity depending on the theatre schedule. (Breakfast, Lunch)
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| Day 6 |
Take the ferry to Nova Scotia, and then return to Halifax on scheduled transportation for a final night at a downtown* Halifax hotel. (Breakfast)
*Guests traveling on early morning flights may prefer to stay at the Hilton Garden Inn – Halifax Airport. Please request this substitution at the time of booking. The coach will drop your clients at the Hilton Garden Inn and the hotel offers a complimentary shuttle service to the airport.
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| Day 7 |
Atlantic Tours’ arrangements end on check out from the hotel. (Continental Breakfast) This Tour Includes: Six nights accommodations, all ground transportation, all sightseeing and meals that are listed in the itinerary, professional tour director, GST tax. Airfare is additional. |
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