| Highlights: | 18 Days / 17 Nights |
| ♦ Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City Tours
♦ Parliament Hill
♦ Rideau Canal, Byward Market
♦ Old Quebec
♦ Citadel
♦ Albert Gilles Copper Art Museum
♦ Montmorency Falls
♦ Sugar Shack
♦ St. Jean Port Jolie
♦ New Brunswick Botanical Gardens
♦ Hartland Bridge
♦ Kings Landing
♦ Reversing Falls
♦ Fundy National Park
♦ Hopewell Rocks
♦ Magnetic Hill
♦ Shediac
♦ Boat Cruise and Lobster Lunch
♦ Confederation Bridge
♦ Guided Tour of PEI and Halifax
♦ Province House
♦ Anne of Green Gables
♦ PEI Preserves
♦ Cavendish National Park
♦ Cabot Trail
♦ Halifax Harbour Tour- Tall Ship Silva
♦ Halifax City Tour, Titanic Gravesite
♦ Halifax Public Gardens
♦ Grand Pre National Park
♦ Peggy’s Cove and Mahone Bay
♦ Old Montreal
♦ St. Joseph’s Oratory
♦ Bellevue House
♦ Niagara Falls
♦ Maid of the Mist Boat Cruise
♦ Skylon Tower
15 Meals Included: 10 Breakfasts, 1 Lunch, 4 Dinners
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| Day 1 | Home City - Ottawa, ON |
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Depart home city to Ottawa, our Nation’s
Capital and one of the most popular cities in
Canada to visit. Airport Transfer to the hotel is
included. Radisson Hotel Parliament Hill |
| Day 2 | Ottawa, ON |
| A full morning of sightseeing with a local guide
including a visit to the Parliament Buildings,
Rideau Hall, Rideau Canal, Notre Dame
Cathedral and much more. The afternoon is
at your leisure to visit Byward Market or the
nearby museums. This evening enjoy an optional
performance at the National Arts Centre,
Canada’s premiere centre for the performing
arts. |
| Day 3 | Ottawa - Quebec City, QC |
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Travel through the Quebec countryside,
arrive in Montreal for a city tour including Old
Montreal, Mont Royal, Chinatown, Little Italy,
and St Joseph’s Oratory before continuing on to
Canada’s oldest city, Quebec. Upon check in at
our European style hotel located in the heart of
romantic Old Quebec enjoy leisure time on the
narrow streets within easy walking distance.
A special treat tonight is a traditional “French”
dinner at an authentic Sugar Shack. (D) Hotel Manoir Victoria |
| Day 4 | Quebec City, QC |
| Discover Quebec City on a guided tour including
the Fortifications, Place d’Armes, Plains of
Abraham, Cape Diamond, and the Citadel.
The rest of the day is yours to enjoy in this
wonderfully cultural city. |
| Day 5 | Quebec City - Edmundston, NB |
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This morning visit the famous woodcarvers
of St. Jean Port Jolie. Enter New Brunswick,
the largest province in Atlantic Canada and a
short drive brings us to the French Community
of Edmundston. Stop at the New Brunswick
Botanical Gardens, comprised of eight gardens
and two arboreta, offering nature lovers a
stunning setting to savour. Clarion Hotel |
| Day 6 | Edmundston - Saint John, NB |
| Follow the scenic St. John River, Atlantic
Canada’s most picturesque river to the Hartland
Covered Bridge, the longest in the world.
Continue to Fredericton and arrive at Kings
Landing, a lively authentic village depicting the
one hundred year transformation of a young
colony into a vibrant nation. A short drive
brings our happy travelers to Saint John. (B) Country Inn & Suites |
| Day 7 | Saint John - Moncton, NB |
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Today visit the natural phenomenon of the
Reversing Falls where the Bay of Fundy tides
force the Saint John River to reverse direction.
This afternoon we travel through the Fundy
National Park, on our way to the Hopewell Rocks
to see the Flowerpots. These peculiar formations
are forested islands at high tide and resemble
flowerpots at low tide. (B) Ramada Hotel or similar |
| Day 8 | Moncton - Summerside, PEI |
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The first stop this morning is Magnetic Hill
to witness your motor coach coasting uphill
with no power. Then it’s off to the fishing
village of Shediac for a photo opportunity
with the Worlds Largest Lobster. Board the
Ambassador Cruise Ship for an experience of
a lifetime. Watch experienced fisherman haul
in real lobster traps, learn about lobster and
the fisheries and savor a freshly cooked lobster
lunch on board. Then cross over the magnificent
Confederation Bridge on our way to the province
of Prince Edward Island. (L) Lakeview Loyalist Resort |
| Day 9 | Charlottetown and PEI Tour |
| A local guide will board our coach this morning
and sightseeing today includes the Province
House National Historic Site, Anne of Green
Gables, Cavendish National Park, and the
fishing village of North Rustico, just to name a
few. This afternoon, sample some of the best
preserves in the world at the Prince Edward Island Preserves Company. |
| Day 10 | Summerside - Cape Breton Island, NS |
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Leave Summerside and travel to Wood Islands
to board the Ferry to Caribou on the Nova
Scotia mainland. Via the Canso Causeway cross
to Cape Breton Island. Drive along the pristine
shores of Bras D’or Lake, where hundreds
of bald eagles nest along the shore and the
surrounding countryside. At Baddeck pay a visit
to the Alexander Graham Bell Museum to see
the many inventions this genius fostered. (D) Silver Dart Inn |
| Day 11 | Cabot Trail |
| Today experience a picturesque trip around the
renowned Cabot Trail and Margaree Valley.
Along the way visit Flora’s, a wonderful gift
shop that features Cheticamp Rug Hooking.
Tour Cape Breton Highlands National Park, with
stops at Lone Shieling, Pleasant Bay and Neil’s
Harbour. (B,D) |
| Day 12 | Baddeck - Halifax, NS |
| Today continue along the shores of the island’s
beautiful inland sea – the Bras d’or Lakes.
Arrive in Halifax and see Halifax from a different
viewpoint as you board the Tall Ship Silva
for an enchanting harbor tour. Enjoy leisure
time walking along the Halifax Boardwalk. (B) Cambridge Suites Hotel or similar |
| Day 13 | Halifax, NS |
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This morning discover Halifax on a city tour
highlighting the Victorian Public Gardens,
Titanic Grave Sites, Historic Properties,
Province House, Old Town Clock, City Hall,
St. Paul’s Church and much more. Travel to
the Annapolis Valley where the orchards and
rolling farmlands encompass one of the most
celebrated apple-growing regions in the world.
Stop at Grand Pre National Park to learn the
interesting lifestyle and history of the Acadian
people. Continue to Peggy’s Cove, one of the
most picturesque spots in all of Nova Scotia. (B) |
| Day 14 | Halifax - Edmundston, MB |
| Depart Halifax this morning and travel to the small coal mining town of Springhill, home of Anne Murray, Canada’s very own songbird. Visit the Anne Murray Centre and see firsthand the incomparable mix of awards, photographs, memorabilia and audio-visual highlights of Anne Murray’s life and career in a series of award winning, three-dimensional displays. Continue on the Edmunston for an overnight stay. (B) Clarion Hotel |
| Day 15 | Edmundston - Montreal, PQ |
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Continue traveling east across New Brunswick and into the province Quebec to Montreal. Check into the hotel and enjoy the rest of the day at leisure. (B) Holiday Inn Midtown |
| Day 16 | Montreal - Kingston ON |
| A short journey this morning brings us to
Kingston. Enjoy a short historic tour of the
Limestone City including the Queens University
campus, one of Canada’s oldest learning
institutions as well a visit to Bellevue House. (B) Days Inn |
| Day 17 | Kingston - Niagara Falls, ON |
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Fall is grand in Southwestern Ontario as we
travel through the rolling countryside. Explore
Niagara Falls then don your raincoat and board
the "Maid of the Mist" Cruise to get a close up
view of these gigantic falls. Take a 52 second
ride up the Skylon Tower and dine atop the
tower that rises an impressive 775 feet above
the Niagara gorge and provides a breathtaking
view of the Horseshoe and American Falls. (B,
D) Comfort Inn |
| Day 18 | Niagara Falls - Toronto - Home City |
| Today enjoy a morning of leisure in Niagara
Falls before transferring to the Toronto
International Airport. NOTE: Only One Group
Airport Transfer is included. Flights should be
booked departing 2:00 pm or later. (B) |
| NOTE! | |
| Extend your Vacations!
Pre and Post Tour Accommodation in Ottawa, Niagara Falls or Toronto can be booked with Anderson Vacations.
Make sure to purchase adequate insurance coverage so you will have a relaxing and worry free holiday! |
