Atlantic Maritimes Self Drive

Self drive tours can start on any date, subject to availability. Packages available June to October.

DAY 1: Arrive Halifax, NS
Arrive in Halifax and check in to your accommodations which are ideally located in the downtown core of this vibrant and cosmopolitan urban centre on the Atlantic Ocean.

Option: You may wish to add additional nights in Halifax to your vacation package.  Bursting with culture and rich history, Nova Scotia’s capital city has much to offer.

DAY 2: Halifax to Moncton, NB
Explore the Bay of Fundy and the world’s highest tides as you meander its colourful coastline to New Brunswick.  En route, explore the Joggins Fossil Cliffs, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where you will see magnificently exposed layers of rock revealing the world’s most complete fossil record of life in the “Coal Age” of 300 million years ago.    Continue to Moncton and check into your downtown hotel for the night. (Continental Breakfast)

DAY 3: Moncton to Saint John, NB
Experience a true natural wonder this morning at the Hopewell Rocks on the coast of the Bay of Fundy.  Marvel at these massive flower-pot shaped formations sculpted by the highest tides on the planet.  Travel through Fundy National Park on to Canada’s first incorporated city, Saint John, on the southern New Brunswick coast.   Check into your Saint John accommodations for a two-night stay. (Breakfast)

DAY 4: St. Andrews by-the-Sea
Venture out to picturesque St. Andrews by-the Sea where the quaint charm of this coastal town is sure to captivate.   After a Whale Watching Boat Tour, the afternoon is yours to experience the friendly people, beautiful architecture, and rich marine life of this seaside gem at your own pace.  (Breakfast)

DAY 5: Saint John to Digby, NS
Ferry back to Nova Scotia today and arrive in Digby, the scallop capital of the world, where the fresh sea air and passionate Acadian culture combine to form an enchanting and historically rich town.  Check into the Digby Pines Golf Resort & Spa overlooking the Annapolis Basin on the Bay of Fundy.(Breakfast)

DAY 6: Digby to Western Shore
Travel the lush Annapolis Valley today and visit three significant historic sites boasting incredible views.  First is Fort Anne National Historic Site, one of the most hotly contested pieces of land on the entire continent which became Canada’s first administered National Historic Site in 1917.  Scottish, French, and English settlers have clashed over this prize on the banks of Nova Scotia’s Annapolis River prompting thirteen attacks, seven change of hands, and the ratification of the Treaty of Boston.   Next is Port Royal National Historic Site, featuring a reconstruction of Samuel de Champlain’s Habitation, one of the earliest European settlements in North America.  Finally, fact and fiction blend to reveal the romance of the Land of Evangeline at Grand Pre National Historic Site, a powerful monument located in the heart of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, that unites the French Acadian people and memorializes their tragic upheaval.   Continue on to Western Shore where your home for the night is a peaceful and serene ocean-side resort overlooking Oak Island on Mahone Bay, home of the world's longest running hunt for lost treasure. (Breakfast)

DAY 7: South Shore Touring
Discover the rustic charm of the renowned fishing village of Peggy’s Cove and the UNESCO World Heritage Town of Lunenburg, renowned for her fleets of Grand Banks’ fishing schooners.  Visit the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic to learn about the town’s famous seafaring heritage. (Breakfast)

DAY 8: Western Shore to Charlottetown, PE
Cross Confederation Bridge, the world’s longest continuous multi-span bridge, to Prince Edward Island.  Check into your Charlottetown accommodations for a two-night stay. (Breakfast)

DAY 9: Prince Edward Island Touring
Drive by red cliffs, white beaches, gently sloping sand dunes and green fields of Prince Edward Island National Park and visit Anne of Green Gables Heritage Place, the alluring inspiration of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s classic books.  Experience true Maritime hospitality this evening at a traditional hall-style lobster supper. (Breakfast, Dinner)

DAY 10: Charlottetown to Baddeck, NS
Ferry over the Northumberland Strait back to Nova Scotia and proceed to Cape Breton Island, the Scotland of North America, via the Canso Causeway.  Visit Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site in Baddeck to learn of the many accomplishments of this genius who made his home on the island before checking into your accommodations on the Bras d’Or Lake where you will spend the next two nights. (Breakfast)

DAY 11: Cabot Trail Touring
Experience one of the most stunningly picturesque drives in North America today as you tour the Cabot Trail which winds around the rocky splendor of Cape Breton’s northern shore, ascending to the incredible plateaus of Cape Breton Highlands National Park.  Look-offs offer unforgettable vistas of Cape Breton’s rugged coastline so be sure to have your camera on hand. (Breakfast)

DAY 12: Baddeck to Halifax
Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site awaits today and words cannot do justice to this reconstruction depicting one fifth of the settlement of 1744 New France.  Proceed along the shore of the Bras d’Or Lake to the mainland, and back to Halifax for one last night in the Maritimes. 
(Breakfast)

DAY 13: Depart Halifax
Arrangements end upon check-out from your hotel. (Continental Breakfast)