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The most easterly of the Canadian Provinces, the Maritimes include Nova Scotia, with its Cape Breton Islands, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. Often the choice of those on a return visit to Canada, the region has an unspoilt and untamed feel to it, which combines well with a display of some of the most tranquil and picturesque scenery on the eastern seaboard. Our Maritime tour offers the exploration of much outstanding natural beauty such as the famous Cabot Trail, with its unspoilt rugged coastline and rich background of dense evergreen forest, seemingly poised to tumble into the sea. Complement this with the fascinating seafaring and colonial history and a whale and dolphin spotting cruise and you have a tour of immense colour and excitement.
13 DAYS FROM £1645
Halifax · Digby · Saint John · Fredericton · Charlottetown Baddeck · Cheticamp · Liscomb
DAY 1 LONDON · HALIFAX DAY 6 SAINT JOHN · FREDERICTON
Fishing village, Nova Scotia The Cabot Trail
Canada
We begin with Titan's VIP Home Departure ServiceTM to London Heathrow Airport and your Air Canada flight to Halifax. On arrival we transfer to the Lord Nelson Hotel. Halifax, the capital of Nova Scotia, is steeped in seafaring history and tradition. Its natural harbour is the second largest in the world and the town is a lively, growing one with an old and established community. The genuine warmth of the people combined with a cosmopolitan attitude makes for small town friendliness in a large harbour-side city.
DAY 2
HALIFAX
This morning's orientation tour of Halifax will include the Halifax Citadel, an impressive fortification situated on a hill overlooking the city and the distinctive Old Town Clock. Dating in parts to 1749, the Citadel was a British stronghold built to repel an American attack that never came. The remainder of the day is free to perhaps sample some of the excellent seafood on offer. Huge lobster and mussels are a local speciality and many fishmongers will be happy to arrange for shellfish to be shipped home to you, at very reasonable prices.
We travel this morning to Kings Landing Historical Settlement, a meticulous restoration of New Brunswick Loyalist life in the 1800's. Covering three hundred acres, it includes eleven historic homes, two working farms, a church, a blacksmith's shop, the one room schoolhouse, a working sawmill and the Kings Head Inn, all brought to life by costumed residents. After an opportunity for lunch we continue on to the capital of New Brunswick, Fredericton, which stretches along the banks of the Saint John River. Stately elm trees, manicured gardens and fine wooden clapboard houses recall the wealthy 19th century merchants and timber barons who built the city. Fredericton's best known benefactor is Lord Beaverbrook who built a publishing empire based on the Daily Express. Our destination tonight is the Delta Fredericton Hotel.
DAY 7
FREDERICTON · CHARLOTTETOWN
DAY 3
HALIFAX · CHESTER
Today we journey out to the rugged granite shoreline of Peggy's Cove and the famous lighthouse, one of Canada's most photographed attractions. We continue to Lunenburg, home of the Bluenose II, a replica of the famous original schooner and on to our destination the Oak Island Resort & Spa, minutes from Chester and Mahone Bay.
DAY 4
CHESTER · DIGBY
Today we travel the Kejimkujik Scenic Drive from the rugged South Shore to the lush Annapolis Valley and Digby. After free time in this picturesque town, we continue to the Digby Pines Resort, a Norman-style chateau overlooking the beautiful Annapolis Basin and surrounded by some breathtaking scenery.
Departing Fredericton this morning we travel east via the Confederation Bridge to Prince Edward Island. Canada's smallest province, known as the million acre farm, Prince Edward Island is a gentle almost quaint image of Southern Ireland. It is no coincidence then that many Celtic families moved here during the 18th and 19th Centuries bringing with them their language, music, folklore and, of course, the potato, all of which still flourish today. Our exploration of the island begins at Cavendish where we visit the home of Lucy Maud Montgomery's maternal grandparents, where she lived and wrote the "Anne of Green Gables" stories. We transfer to Charlottetown, the province's small and gracious capital city and our hotel for the next two nights, the Rodd Charlottetown.
DAY 8
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
DAY 5
DIGBY · SAINT JOHN
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This morning there is a chance to visit Annapolis Royal. This historic harbourfront town served as the capital of British Nova Scotia until 1749 and is home to the Fort Anne Historical Site and the Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens. Returning to Digby we catch the ferry to Saint John, New Brunswick. This afternoon, for those who wish, an opportunity to make your first acquaintance with this attractive historical city. Our hotel tonight is the Delta Brunswick.
This morning we cross to the eastern side of this charming and attractive island, with its bright red soil and brilliant coloured clapboard houses, to Montague. Here we join a cruise along the Brundenell and Montague Rivers, through the mussel farms to visit a playful colony of harbour seals. Returning to Charlottetown this afternoon, we are free to discover this charming Victorian city with its compact and easily explored downtown area. The city's Victoria Park is especially attractive with its views across the harbour.
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