Escape No 12
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HALIFAX, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR ESCORTED GROUP TOUR
 
4 Aug 2022  from per person Cdn $6449
 
 
INCLUDES:
 
Roundtrip group air from Calgary or Vancouver
Arrival and departure group transfers
•13-night hotel accommodation as per itinerary in standard rooms including provincial room taxes.
Baggage handling at the hotels: 1 piece per person
Meals: 13 breakfasts, 4 lunches (including 1 lunch box), 9 dinners.
Motorcoach transportation including any applicable driver expenses, bridge, ferry and road tolls.
Guide service in English: throughout tour director to accompany group
Activities/attractions and included entrance fees: Half day guided tour of Halifax (local guide and transportation included) Red Bay National Historic Site, a UNESCO World Heritage Site L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site Northern Discovery Whale Watching Boat Tour Bon Tours Bonne Bay Boat Tour Gros Morne National Park North Atlantic Aviation Museum Long Point Lighthouse Prime Berth Fishery & Heritage Centre Terra Nova National Park Cape Bonavista Lighthouse Provincial Historic Site Cape Spear National Historic Site Gatheralls Boat Tour of Witless Bay Ecological Reserve “Screech In” ceremony
Ferry, St. Barbe, NL – Blanc Sablon, QC (with return)
Day ferry crossing from North Sydney, NS to Port-Aux-Basques, NL
Taxes
 
Land only package also available from Cdn $5289
 
Itinerary:
 
DAY 1 -  Arrival in Halifax and group transfer to your hotel. Enjoy your evening.
DAY 2 – Half day guided tour of the city of Halifax and rest of the day at your leisure.
DAY 3 –Travel via Truro and Antigonish, crossing over the Canso Causeway to beautiful Cape Breton Island. Board a Marine Atlantic ferry for a relaxing crossing to Port-aux-Basques, your port of entry into Newfoundland.
DAY 4 –Drive through the Cordroy Valley, framed by the Long Range Mountains, the Anguille Mountains, and the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. The journey continues through Gros Morne National Park to the fishing community of Port au Choix to learn of ancient cultures.
DAY 5 – Board the ferry from St. Barbe to cross the Strait of Belle Isle to Labrador. Continue to Red Bay National Historic Site, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where the Basques had a whaling station in the 16th century. This mystical place takes the essence of Labrador coastal living and transposes it onto a tapestry of rich culture and history.
DAY 6 – Travel to L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site, the first cultural discovery in the world to receive recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Hear of the Vikings who walked here over a thousand years ago.
DAY 7 – Enjoy a morning whale watching boat tour in St. Anthony before travelling to Cow Head in Gros Morne National Park for a two-night stay. Should mother nature cooperate, you may have the opportunity to view icebergs!
DAY 8 – Discover why Gros Morne National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is truly one of the highlights of your trip with a scenic boat tour on Bonne Bay; be on the look-out for the bald eagles that frequent the deep waters of the fjord. Also visit the Tablelands; this mountain of flat-topped rock of a kind usually found only deep in the earth’s mantle is an awe-inspiring sight.
DAY 9 – Have your camera ready as your time in Gros Morne National Park draws to a close. Travel through Central Newfoundland on to Gander, famous as the basis of the hit Broadway Musical, Come From Away. Visit the North Atlantic Aviation Museum which hosts a variety of artifacts and displays chronicling Gander's role in the development of transatlantic aviation.
DAY 10 – A scenic drive along the rocky coast of Notre Dame Bay leads to the beautiful outport of Twillingate where you will visit Long Point Lighthouse and the Prime Berth Fishery & Heritage Centre. Keep your camera close at hand for wildlife as you drive through Terra Nova National Park.  
DAY 11 – Experience two quaint, historic towns. First, visit Bonavista, where John Cabot first arrived in North America in 1497. Learn about the hard life of the light keepers at Cape Bonavista Lighthouse Provincial Historic Site before continuing on to charming Trinity. Stroll the lanes and explore the many historic buildings preserved from the 18th century.
DAY 12 – Continue on to the intriguing old seaport of St. John’s, your home for the next two nights. Enjoy a city tour featuring the Victorian architecture of the downtown area, the busy modern waterfront, the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Confederation Building, and the panoramic view from Signal Hill.
DAY 13 – Visit Bay Bulls for one of the highlights of your trip, a boat tour in the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve to search for puffins and other seabirds. Next is a visit to the most easterly point in North America, Cape Spear National Historic Site. The afternoon is yours to explore St. John’s at your leisure.
DAY 14 After check-out, group transfer from your hotel to the airport.