Labrador's Battle Harbour & Newfoundland's Northern Peninsula

Day 1 - Halifax to Port aux Basques
Travel from Halifax to Cape Breton Island with pick ups en route via the Canso Causeway and enjoy dinner in Sydney.  Continue to North Sydney to board a relaxing overnight ferry crossing to Port-aux-Basques, your port of entry on the island of Newfoundland. (Dinner) 

Day 2 - Port-aux-Basques to Port Au Choix
Enjoy breakfast in Port-aux-Basques before driving through the Codroy Valley on to Port au Choix National Historic Site to learn about the ancient cultures that have lived there for 5,500 years.  (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Day 3 - Port Au Choix to St. Anthony
Travel up the Great Northern Peninsula and walk in the footsteps of the Vikings at L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site.   This UNESCO World Heritage Site features reconstructions of three Norse buildings that are the focal point of this archaeological site and earliest known European settlement in the New World.  Continue on to St. Anthony for the night. (Breakfast, Dinner)

Day 4 - St. Anthony to Battle Harbour
Travel to St. Barbe, and ferry to Blanc Sablon, Quebec, minutes from Labrador.  Continue to Mary’s Harbour and ferry to Battle Harbour, a living commemoration of the life and society of Labradorians during the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.  Situated on a small, near-shore island, Battle Harbour was for two centuries the economic and social center of the southeastern Labrador coast. Today it is one of the most magical destinations to be found anywhere and it is your home for the next two nights.    
(Breakfast, Dinner)

Day 5 - Local Touring
This morning, take a guided walking tour of the settlement and learn the fascinating history from a local who was born and raised on the island.  This afternoon, enjoy a leisurely two-hour cruise along the rugged coastline to view a number of smaller fishing villages still active today.  (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Day 6 - Battle Harbour to L'Anse Au Clair
Visit Red Bay National Historic Site, a UNESCO World Heritage Site which was once a Basque Whaling Station. and is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.  Before continuing on to L'Anse Au Clair for the night, visit Point Amour Lighthouse, the tallest lighthouse in Atlantic Canada. (Breakfast, Dinner)

Day 7 - L'Anse Au Clair to Cow Head
Today is mainly a travel day as you ferry back to the island of Newfoundland and journey to the Gros Morne National Park area where you will spend the next two nights in Cow Head.  (Breakfast, Dinner)

Day 8 - Local Touring
Discover why Gros Morne National Park, yet another 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. Today will be an unforgettable experience; some say the scenery that Gros Morne offers is unequaled in Atlantic Canada.
(Breakfast, Boxed Lunch, Dinner)

Day 9 - Cow Head to North Sydney
As your time in the Gros Morne National Park draws to a close, visit the Lobster Cove Lighthouse which has marked the marine approach to Rocky Harbour and the entrance of Bonne Bay since 1897.  Venture onto Deer Lake to enjoy a visit to the Newfoundland Insectarium, a world-class attraction featuring thousands of live and mounted insects, arachnids, and arthropods from around the world.  A highlight will be their beautiful indoor garden filled with live tropical butterflies.  Continue on to Port-aux-Basque to board a relaxing overnight ferry back to Nova Scotia.
(Breakfast, Dinner)

Day 10 - North Sydney to Halifax
You are Homeward Bound today as you travel back to Halifax with drop offs en route!
(Breakfast)