Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island 2025
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- A legacy of seafaring gems… think seaside shanties
- picturesque fishing hamlets
- colorful 19th-century timber homes
- and wildlife-rich waters. Private evenings in historic Halifax include the Citadel
- and moving stories of Canadian immigrants at Pier 21
- two nights on Prince Edward Island
- immortalized in novels
- and whale watching promise lasting maritime memories.Whale-watch at Digby Neck on the Bay of Fundy. Attend a Tauck Exclusive private dinner and tour at the Halifax Citadel
- and a private reception and dinner at Pier 21 National Historic Site. Choose a walking tour of historic Lunenburg or a visit to a fisheries museum
- watch history come alive at the Habitation at Port-Royal and tour the P.E.I. farmhouse where the popular novel Anne of Green Gables was set.
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- TAUCK EXCLUSIVE – Private dinner and tour at the Citadel National Historic Site in Halifax TAUCK EXCLUSIVE – Private Tauck reception & dinner at Pier 21, introducing the history of Canadian immigration TAUCK EXCLUSIVE – Private visit to Raspberry Point Oyster company to learn about oyster farming and have a tasting Whale watching cruise, accompanied by a naturalist, off the shores of Nova Scotia in the Bay of Fundy Choice of guided visit to historic Lunenburg or a self-guided visit to the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic Travel by ferry to Prince Edward Island & across the Confederation Bridgeto New Brunswick A visit to explore the stunning coastline of Prince Edward Island National Park
Itinerary
From Halifax, start the day with a visit to Peggy's Cove – a picturesque Nova Scotia fishing town that's one of the most-photographed spots in North America – before continuing along the rugged Atlantic coast to the fishing village ...
You may spend the entire day exploring Halifax, Nova Scotia's provincial capital and the Maritimes' largest city, as you please – or, if you wish, join your Tauck Director for a city tour, and docent-led tour through the Halifax Pub...
Bid a temporary goodbye to Nova Scotia as you ride a ferry to lovely Prince Edward Island. Following lunch, arrive mid-afternoon in Charlottetown, where your hotel is just steps from the Charlottetown boardwalk and Peake's Wharf. Th...
Following a morning at leisure in Charlottetown, set out to explore the wildlife-rich salt marshes and dramatic coastal bluffs of Prince Edward Island National Park. Next, you'll learn about a staple of the PEI economy, Prince Edwar...
Depart Prince Edward Island and cross the Confederation Bridge to the province of New Brunswick, then return to Nova Scotia once again. Explore French pioneer life from the early 17th century as recreated by costumed interpreters an...
Set off with a naturalist for a whale watching cruise off Digby Neck on the Bay of Fundy, offering world-renowned whale and bird watching; keep an eye peeled for finback, minke and humpback whales and lots of seals, drawn to the bay...
As you head back to Halifax for your journey home, wind your way through Nova Scotia's rich Annapolis Valley farmland to visit Grand-Pré National Historic Site, where the British deported the French Acadians in 1755; the incident inspired Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's famous poem, Evangeline.
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