DESTINATIONS — CANADA
PEI boasts 25 golf courses
Dalvay by the Sea
business serves all-you-can-eat buckets of ocean-fresh mussels, soups, salads and desserts, alongside salt-water-boiled lobster served in the shell with butter.
peilobstersuppers.com Those who want to get truly hands-on with seafood can take to the waves with oyster fishermen to learn to harvest the briny bivalves with tongs, and how to “shuck” like a pro. Prince Edward Island Culinary Adventures can organise a range of trips.
peiculinaryadventures.ca More adventurous clients will enjoy hardcore experiences such as the half-day Giant Bar Clam Dig, where they get to don snorkels and wetsuits to harvest clams that will be cooked up on the beach of a deserted island.
tranquilitycoveadventures.com History buffs who visit during July and August can get to the heart of PEI’s role in the creation of modern Canada on a walking tour of Charlottetown with the Confederation Players. They will learn about the Fathers of the Confederation and how New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec met in Charlottetown in 1864 to form a new nation.
charlottetownfestival.com
l STAY: BOUTIQUE BEAUTIES The capital Charlottetown offers a range of accommodation, including the Hillhurst Inn, which is just a few minutes’ walk from the town centre. This lavish Victorian mansion has nine spacious suites with period furniture, with rates starting at £75 plus tax. The impressive breakfast menu includes such delights as French toast with caramelised apples, and quiche with roasted potatoes.
hillhurst.com On the waterfront, the newly
refurbished four-diamond-rated Delta Prince Edward has a gym, spa and pool. The modern and spacious rooms start at £92 plus tax.
deltahotels.com A 30-minute drive from Charlottetown, Dalvay by the Sea was built in 1896 and stood duty as the White Sands Hotel in the Anne of Green Gables films. It’s a romantic spot, with no TV, phones or radios to disturb the peace – just the place for a digital detox. The antique-furnished rooms start at £109 plus tax.
dalvaybythesea.com Truly unique accommodation
is available at the West Point Lighthouse – PEI’s tallest –
Delta Prince Edward
overlooking the Northumberland Strait. Rooms start at £93 plus tax. Add-on packages include golf breaks, a lobster supper on the beach and a “spuds, fudge and tales” cooking experience.
westpointharmony.ca Foodie clients will love the Inn
at Bay Fortune on the east coast of the island, about an hour’s drive from Charlottetown. This property boasts the only restaurant on PEI that features regularly in listings of Canada’s top 50 for service and food. Home of the TV cookery show The Inn Chef, the Inn focuses on farm-to-table cooking using in-season local produce. Rooms start at £74 plus tax.
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Find out more:
tourismpei.com
SAMPLE PRODUCT
Trafalgar’s eight-day Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island tour starts at £2,455 including flights, seven nights’ bed and breakfast, door-to-door airport transfers and the services of a tour director. On PEI, the available activities include a tour of the island, a visit to Anne of Green Gables’ house and a Be My Guest dinner of local cuisine.
trafalgar.com
Prestige Holidays offers a five-day escorted coach tour of Prince Edward Island from Halifax, Nova Scotia. The price starts at £868, including four nights’ bed and breakfast and sightseeing.
prestigecanada.co.uk
Cox & Kings’ 14-day, self-drive Atlantic Canada Explorer starts at £1,395, including car hire but not flights. The itinerary takes in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and PEl, with stays in boutique accommodation.
coxandkings.co.uk
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