Atlantic Maritimes with Rail Tour - GUARANTEED! - from $2935.00 CAD + tax

Themes: Rail Vacations, Tours & Vacations

This tour is a combination of a round trip train to Halifax and a motorcoach tour of the Maritimes.

VIA's Touring Class provides an instructive introduction to New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. This first-class, overnight journey between Montreal and Halifax offers maritime learning, touring, dining and relaxing in a deluxe on-board environment that's as generous and sociable as Maritimers themselves.

Fresh salt air, sandy beaches, rocky coves, cosmopolitan cities, remote lighthouses, rich history, warm hospitality, rustic fishing villages, succulent seafood, unspoiled nature, varied activities, first-rate facilities and travel routes...all of these things and more make Canada's Maritime Provinces one of the world's most popular destinations. Get a taste of the Maritimes on this delightful tour of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.

Highlights

• Departure from Toronto or Montreal
• VIA Rail's Touring Class Service - Round Trip
• Two Nights Sleeping Accommodations on the Train
• Nine nights accommodations in hotels
• Transfers in Halifax from/to VIA Rail station
• Admission to Atlantic Canada's Best Sightseeing Attractions
• Peggy's Cove Annapolis Valley
• Hopewell Rocks
• Lobster Dinner
• Confederation Bridge
• Prince Edward Island National Park
• Ferry from Prince Edward Island to Nova Scotia
• Cape Breton Highlands National Park
• Fortress of Louisbourg
• 8 Days of transportation by motorcoach throughout the Maritime provinces
• 8 Days with a local Atlantic Canadian tour director/guide
• 19 Meals: 1 continental breakfast, 8 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 1 box lunch, 6 dinners

Tour Options

• We can also make all your flight and accommodation arrangements for your pre and post tour needs.

Destinations: Nova Scotia: Halifax, Nova Scotia: Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia: Digby, Nova Scotia: Grand Pre, New Brunswick: Moncton, New Brunswick: Hopewell Cape, Prince Edward Island: Charlottetown, Nova Scotia: Baddeck, Nova Scotia: Cheticamp, Nova Scotia: Pleasant Bay, Nova Scotia: Neils Harbour, Nova Scotia: Louisbourg

Day 1: Thursday: Toronto/Montreal - Halifax

It's a lunch time departure from Toronto or an early evening departure from Montreal on VIA Rail's Touring Class service. Make your train trip to the Maritimes a tourist experience in itself. By combining the many comforts of train travel and the thrill of discovery, Touring Class Service offers more than a ticket to the Maritimes: through the guidance and companionship of a Learning Coordinator, it will show you the way to the region's past and traditions. In a setting reminiscent of the legendary transcontinental trains, the Learning Coordinator will provide the cultural backdrop to the rolling Maritimes seascapes through informative, yet entertaining presentations carefully intertwined with the passing scenery, while setting the course to create an interactive environment open and inviting to everyone. When you travel in Touring class, you are given access to the very best VIA Rail has to offer: cozy accommodations and delicious meals. Refreshments remain available to you at any time, and you have exclusive access to their amazing touring cars, complete with panoramic dome and comfortable seating. (Dinner)

Day 2: Friday: Arrive in Halifax

Travel through New Brunswick for arrival in Halifax in the late afternoon. Your vacation begins at a hotel that is ideally located in the downtown core where you will spend two nights. (Breakfast, Lunch)

Day 3: Saturday: Halifax touring

Enjoy a Gray Line Deluxe Historic Halifax City Tour this morning. The afternoon is free to further explore this delightful seaside city. This evening meet your fellow travelers and Tour Director at a welcome reception. (Continental Breakfast)

Day 4: Sunday: Halifax - Digby

Discover the rustic charm of the famous fishing village of Peggy's Cove. Next, visit the UNESCO World Heritage Town of Lunenburg where you have a choice of admission to the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic or a walking tour of this historic community. Travel across country to Digby where you will overnight at The Pines Resort over looking the Bay of Fundy - home to the world's largest tides. (Breakfast, Dinner)

Day 5: Monday: Digby - Moncton

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)

Day 6: Tuesday: Moncton - Charlottetown

Your guided 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 Charlottetown accommodations for the next two nights. (Breakfast, Dinner)

Day 7: Wednesday: Prince Edward Island touring

Enjoy a free morning in Charlottetown. Your included afternoon tour begins with a tour of Charlottetown, Canada's Birthplace, then visiting the red sandstone cliffs, white beaches, gently sloping sand dunes and green fields of Prince Edward Island National Park. Lucy Maud Montgomery describes the scenery in her "Anne of Green Gables" books. Visit the home of "Green Gables", a Mecca for people from around the globe. (Breakfast, Lunch)

Day 8: Thursday: Charlottetown - Baddeck

Take the ferry to Nova Scotia, and then proceed to Cape Breton Island - "the Scotland of North America." Visit the Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site in Baddeck to marvel at the many accomplishments of this genius. Spend two nights at a charming lakeside resort in the heart of Baddeck. (Breakfast, Dinner)

Day 9: Friday: Cabot Trail touring

You're off to experience one of the prettiest drives in North America, the Cabot Trail. Cape Breton Highlands National Park is next, as you wind along this ribbon of highway, where the mountains meet the sea. The vistas abound as you travel over the flat-topped mountains. Also enjoy a whale watching boat tour (weather permitting). Tonight there is a "Farewell" dinner. (Breakfast, Picnic Lunch, Dinner)

Arrivals in July, August and September enjoy a bonus while on the Cabot Trail: a whale watching boat tour (weather permitting) (Included).

Day 10: Saturday: Baddeck - Halifax

The Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site awaits you. This reconstruction recreates one-fifth of the town of 1744 - words will not do justice to the scope of this tribute to New France. Roam the streets talking with some of the costumed guides who remain in character, or sample the sustenance of the era.  Your tour continues along the shores of Bras d'Or to the mainland. The last night is at a downtown Halifax hotel. (Breakfast)

Day 11: Sunday: Halifax - Montreal/Toronto

Although you begin journey homeward today, VIA Rail's Touring Class service allows you to continue enjoying the best of the Maritimes just a little bit longer! (Continental Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Day 12: Monday: Arrive in Montreal/Toronto

Your tour ends on arrival in Montreal at approximately 8:30 AM or connect to Toronto where your tour ends at approximately 3:30 PM. (Continental Breakfast)

Note: Prices shown are per person and based on occupancy category

• The coach portion of the June 7, July 19, August 16 & September 13 departures are bilingual German/English tours.
• Montreal departures are subject to 12.1% HST
• Toronto departures are subject to 12.8% HST
• Non-residents of Canada are eligible for tax rebates and HST rates will be adjusted accordingly upon booking.
• Touring Class service is not available during the value season. You will still have private accommodations; however, meals are not included on the train

* Note: Actual route may vary

Thursday: 1 Night
VIA Rail

Friday & Saturday: 2 Nights
Cambridge Suites Hotel
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Sunday: 1 Night
Digby Pines Golf Resort and Spa
Digby, Nova Scotia

Monday: 1 Night
Crowne Plaza Moncton Downtown
Moncton, New Brunswick

Tuesday & Wednesday: 2 Nights
Rodd Charlottetown
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Thursday & Friday: 2 Nights
Inverary Resort
Baddeck, Nova Scotia

Saturday: 1 Night
Cambridge Suites
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Sunday: 1 Night
VIA Rail

Please contact us for information on pre/post tour accommodation in either downtown Halifax or near the Halifax Stanfield International Airport.

Payment

A non-refundable $500 deposit per person is payable upon booking with the remaining balance due 45 days prior to departure.

Cancellation Terms

In the event of cancellation, the following penalties will apply:

- Between 45 and 31 days prior to departure: 50% of the total tour price will be retained.

- Between 30 days to day of departure and after departure: 100% of the total tour price will be retained.

Cancellation Insurance is available and strongly recommended.

Itinerary Variations

If unforeseen circumstances beyond our control necessitate changes, we reserve the right to vary itineraries/accommodations and substitute the best alternative available.

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