EASTERN USA & EASTERN CANADA
Travelling Well Includes… • A private reception and dinner in Halifax at the Citadel, its treasured 19th-century fortress
• A “Kitchen Party” at the Keltic Lodge, with local cuisine and lively Celtic music • Cruise of Halifax Harbour to explore its unique features and dramatic history
• A visit to the Gaelic College of Celtic Arts and Crafts on Cape Breton Island to learn about Nova Scotia’s Scottish Gaelic culture and watch a demonstration in the art of kilt making
• Visit the Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site in Baddeck • Learn about oyster shucking and Nova Scotia’s regional cuisine at included demonstrations • Airport transfers upon arrival and departure as noted • 22 meals, service charges, admission fees, taxes and porterage
through central Nova Scotia’s beautifully diverse landscape to Moncton. Your hotel is located in the historic downtown; dine à la carte at the hotel’s award-winning restaurant. Meals BD
4. HOPEWELL GIANTS THAT ROCK THE SHORE View firsthand the giant rocks that reign over the beach at Hopewell Cape on the Bay of Fundy; standing some 40 to 70 feet tall, the sandstone rocks, also called “flowerpot rocks,” were created by tidal erosion that dates to the ice ages. Have lunch at a New Brunswick inn and return to Moncton for dinner and leisure time to enjoy as you wish. Meals BL
5. STORYBOOK SETTINGS & CHARLOTTETOWN Depart for Prince Edward Island over the Confederation Bridge, spanning eight miles of blue water. Prince Edward Island is truly a storybook setting where you’ll find yourself immersed in storied scenes of Victorian farmsteads, green rolling fields, and red-sand beaches. Your accommodations for the next two nights are in the heart of Charlottetown at the Delta Prince Edward, located right on the water’s edge at the end of Queen Street, near the downtown harbour. Have dinner tonight at your leisure at the hotel. Meals BD
6. GREEN GABLES & THE SEAFARING COAST Red-sand beaches line the shores of Prince Edward Island National Park, along with wind-sculpted dunes, salt marshes and broad inlets that provide safe harbour for seabirds and seafarers. Explore the park after spending the morning at leisure, taking note of its fragile ecosystem and gentle beauty. Continue on to the fishing village of North Rustico Harbour to see its iconic lighthouse and scenic views, embodying a way of life that has flourished on the island since 1790. Step back in time on a visit to Green Gables Heritage Place, the site of the home and farm that inspired Lucy Maud Montgomery’s literary masterpiece, Anne of Green Gables. Go inside “Anne’s” home and view rooms set up as they were described by the author. Stroll the grounds to learn more about rural life in the early 20th century, before savouring a taste of island life at a local restaurant renowned for its lobster dishes. Meals BD
To book contact your preferred agent or call 0800 810 8020 BRUNSWICK NEW
7. CAPE BRETON ISLAND & BRAS D’OR LAKE Board a ferry bound for Nova Scotia. Drive to Cape Breton Island, known to the French as “Isle Royale.” This island changed hands between colonial powers several times, creating a unique culture that blends Acadian and Gaelic traditions. Continue through a dramatic landscape that echoes the Highlands and the great shoreline cliffs of Brittany in France; you’ll enjoy panoramic views of the Canso Causeway at lunch today. Your travels take you along the coast of Bras d’Or Lake; an inland sea ringed with cliffs and rolling mountains, it’s a favourite fishing spot for bald eagles. Drive north to Ingonish and the Keltic Lodge, nestled on a
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
Cabot Trail
Chéticamp
Prince Edward Island
National Park Moncton Sussex
Hopewell Rocks
Halifax
BAY OF FUNDY
Peggy’s Cove Lunenburg
Charlottetown Caribou
Amherst
Wood Islands
Ingonish Beach Englishtown
CAPE BRETON ISLAND
Port Hastings NOVA SCOTIA
Liscomb Mills
ATLANTIC OCEAN
Maximum Elevation: 1,500 ft.
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