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12
Days/11 Nights
Montreal, VIA Rail & Atlantic Maritimes
Escorted Tour
Montreal, VIA Rail to Halifax, Digby,
Moncton,
Prince Edward Island, Cape
Breton
Independent Rail
/ Escorted Maritimes
This 11 night package starts in the lovely city of Montreal for an overnight before boarding VIA Rails “The Ocean” for an overnight to Halifax. Your escorted tour of the Maritimes starts in Halifax where for the next 9 Nights you will travel to places that will make you realize why Canada’s Maritime Provinces is one of the world’s most popular destinations!
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Guaranteed Departures
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Arrival transfer from Montreal Airport to your hotel
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11 nights Hotel Accommodations
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1 night Fairmont Queen Elizabeth
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3 nights Citadel Halifax Hotel
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1 night The Pines Resort
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1 night Hotel in Moncton
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2 nights Rodd Charlottetown Hotel
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2 nights Inverary Inn
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VIA Rail’s Ocean **Easterly Class in a private bedroom with shower, meals & access to the Dome Car
(Easterly class offered Jun 14 thru Oct 14) -
Montreal City Sightseeing
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Halifax City Tour
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Peggy’s Cove & Lunenberg Tour
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Bay of Fundy – “Highest Tides in the World”
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Hopewell Rocks Ocean Tidal Exploration Site
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15 meals including welcome reception, farewell dinner & Lobster Supper
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Anne of Green Gables
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Whale Watching Boat Tour (weather permitting)
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World Famous Cabot Trail
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Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site
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Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site
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Departure Transfer from Halifax Hotel to airport
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Maps and destination information
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Hotel taxes & GST as applicable
Day 1 – Arrive Montreal
Welcome to Montreal. A city of sophistication and style, where the restaurant guide is required reading. Where fashion calls home and the shopping is hard to beat! Your package includes a transfer to the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth.
Overnight - Fairmont Queen Elizabeth
Day 2 – Montreal to Halifax (dinner)
Your city sightseeing tour gives you an excellent overview of the city. The morning tour still allows time for you to explore on your own before boarding your train this evening to Halifax. Once on board, the staff will see you comfortably settled into your bedroom. Dinner this evening and a continental breakfast will be served in the dining car.
Overnight – VIA Rail Sleeper Car
Day 3 – Enroute to Halifax (breakfast, lunch)
The train is a wonderful place to meet new people. The VIA Rail staff have a wealth of knowledge about passing scenery and enjoy sharing it with their passengers. You arrive in Halifax late afternoon. Your hotel is a short taxi ride from the rail station. Halifax is a lovely city, reflecting the care that has gone into restoring this historic harbor.
Overnight – Citadel Halifax Hotel
Day 4 – Halifax
This morning you will meet your tour guide for a deluxe historic tour of the city. The afternoon is free to further explore this delightful seaside city! This evening meet your fellow travelers and tour director at a welcome reception.
Overnight – Citadel Halifax Hotel
Day 5 – Halifax to Digby (breakfast, dinner)
Your day will start with a visit to the famous fishing village of Peggy’s Cove. Included in the day will be the Grand Pre Historic Site and Champlain’s Habitation. In Digby you will overnight at the Pines Resort overlooking the Bay of Fundy – home of the world’s highest tides.
Overnight – The Pines Resort
Day 6 – Digby to Moncton (breakfast, lunch)
Your journey takes you through the lush Annapolis Valley and on to Grand Pre where fact and fiction blend to reveal the romance of the Land of Evangeline. As your day continues, you will cross into New Brunswick, spending the night in the bilingual city of Moncton.
Overnight - Moncton
Day 7 – Moncton to Charlottetown (breakfast, dinner)
Your tour continues to Hopewell Rocks where you can walk on the ocean floor at low tide. After lunch we cross to Prince Edward Island on Confederation Bridge, the world’s largest multi-span bridge. This evening enjoy a delicious lobster supper.
Overnight – Rodd Charlottetown Hotel
Day 8 – Prince Edward Island (breakfast, lunch)
Your afternoon tour begins with a visit to Charlottetown, Canada’s birthplace, then visiting the red sandstone cliffs, white beaches, sand dunes the green fields of Prince Edward Island National Park and of course a visit to the home of “Anne of Green Gables”. This evening enjoy the musical “Anne” at the Charlottetown festival.
Overnight – Rodd Charlottetown Hotel
Day 9 – Charlottetown to Baddeck (breakfast, dinner)
Today we will take a ferry to Nova Scotia and then proceed to Cape Breton Island, the Scotland of North America. Weather permitting; a short Eagle Watching Boat tour is included in your day
Overnight – Inverary Inn
Day 10 – Cabot Trail (breakfast, picnic lunch, dinner)
You are off to experience one of the prettiest drives in North America, the Cabot Trail. Cape Breton Highlands National Park is next, as you wind along the highway, where the mountains meet the sea. In Pleasant Bay, enjoy a whale watching tour (weather permitting). Tonight a farewell dinner has been planned.
Overnight – Inverary Inn
Day 11 – Baddeck to Halifax (breakfast)
The Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site awaits you. This reconstruction recreates one-fifth of the town of 1744. Roam the streets and talk with some of the costumed guides who remain in character. The day continues along the shores of Bras d’Or to the mainland.
Overnight – Citadel Halifax Hotel
Day 12 – Halifax Home
A departure transfer from your hotel to the airport has been included. We hope that you have enjoyed your trip to the Maritimes!
