Enchanting Islands with Rail

Day 1: Depart Toronto/Montreal (Dinner)

Day 2: Arrive Halifax
Today the train will be traveling through New Brunswick and Nova Scotia for an evening arrival in Halifax. Check in to your accommodations which are ideally located in the downtown core of this vibrant and cosmopolitan urban centre on the Atlantic Ocean. Relax at the hotel this evening, or check out one of the many restaurants in the area. (Breakfast, Lunch)

Day 3: Free Day in Halifax
Today is yours to explore Halifax. Ask us about booking sightseeing tours around the city, or for other recommendations. This evening, meet our Tour Director and fellow travelers this evening at a Meet and Greet Event. (Continental Breakfast)

Day 4: South Shore Touring
Discover the rustic charm of the renowned fishing village of Peggy’s Cove where you will enjoy breakfast overlooking one of the most photographed lighthouses in the world.   Travel the South Shore and on to the UNESCO World Heritage Town of Lunenburg, renowned for her fleets of Grand Banks’ fishing schooners.  Take a walking tour to fully experience one of the most remarkably preserved colonial settlements in the New World, and visit the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic to learn about the town’s famous seafaring heritage. (Breakfast)

Day 5: Halifax to Charlottetown, PE
Learn about the Mi'kmaq people at Millbrook Cultural & Heritage Centre before crossing Confederation Bridge, the world's longest continuous multi-span bridge, to Prince Edward Island.  Check into your Charlottetown accommodations for a two-night stay and enjoy a theatre performance by local entertainers at the Confederation Centre of the Arts (a substitution may be necessary due to the theatre schedule). (Continental Breakfast)

Day 6: Prince Edward Island Touring
Enjoy a free morning in Charlottetown, Canada's birthplace, or join a complimentary walking tour of the city.  This afternoon, tour the scenic North Shore of the island.  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 7: Charlottetown, PE 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, Dinner)

Day 8: 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, Boxed Lunch, Dinner)

Day 9: 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.  Roam the streets and chat with authentically costumed guides.  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 10: Depart Halifax
The train departs Halifax late this morning. Relax on the journey back home in your personal cabin. (Continental Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Day 11: Arrival in Montreal/Toronto (Continental Breakfast)