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Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island - A Tauck Escorted Tour

From £2529

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Scenic landscapes, savoury lobster, whale-watching and private Tauck evenings highlight this P.E.I. and Nova Scotia travel adventure. 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. Learn all about the Digby Scallop and its harvesting during a special presentation in Digby, 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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EXCLUSIVE to Bon Voyage in the UK-

Book your Tauck Tour through Bon Voyage and enjoy return private car transfers from your home to your local airport*. Your holiday will begin in true style from the moment we collect you from your front door and assist you with your luggage. Sit back, relax and enjoy the stress free journey in a standard of car that will reflect the excellent quality of your Tauck Tour.

Prefer to make your own way? Not a problem, we will reduce the cost of your tour accordingly.

*our exclusive door to door airport transfers is for journeys from your home to within 100 miles to your local airport.


Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island - A Tauck Escorted Tour

From £2529

per person (based on two sharing)

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Your Tauck Escorted Tour includes:

  • Return flights from the UK to Halifax
  • 7 nights superior accommodation in sought after locations
  • A Tauck Exclusive private dinner and tour at the Citadel National Historic Site, looming high above Halifax
  • Private Tauck reception and dinner at Pier 21, a National Historic Site chronicling the history of Canadian immigration
  • Choice of guided visits in the historic shipbuilding town of Lunenburg, a UNESCO World Heritage Site – a walking tour or a visit to the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic
  • Learn about the history and harvesting of the Digby Scallop during a special demonstration
  • Airport transfers upon arrival and departure as noted
  • 16 meals (7 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 5 dinners); service charges, gratuities to local guides, admission fees, taxes and porterage
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Tour Departure Dates 2012 (subject to availability):

June 16th, 30th

July 7th, 14th

August 4th, 11th, 25th

September 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th


Day 1 Tour begins in Halifax

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Tour starts at 5:30 PM at the Delta Barrington. A transfer is included from Halifax International Airport to the Delta Barringon. Kick off a week of exciting P.E.I. and Nova Scotia travel in Halifax with a welcome reception at Pier 21, Gateway to Canada, which features exhibits chronicling 20th-century Canadian immigration and the poignant multi-media production, Oceans of Hope.

Meals: Dinner

Accommodation: Delta Barrington, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Day 2 18th-century Lunenburg and pretty Peggy's Cove

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Your Nova Scotia travel kicks into high gear with an excursion from Halifax along the rugged Atlantic coast to the fishing village of Lunenburg, renowned for its rich shipbuilding and maritime legacy; established in the 18th century, this UNESCO World Heritage Site is one of the best surviving examples of a planned British colonial settlement in North America. You have a choice of sightseeing today - see the village's 18th- and 19th-century timber-built houses on a walking tour, or visit the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic - housed in historic waterfront buildings - to gain insights into the Maritimes' seafaring heritage. Also visit Mahone Bay and Peggy's Cove, another picturesque fishing town, before returning to Halifax for an evening at leisure.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch

Accommodation: Delta Barrington, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Day 3 Historic Halifax & an exclusive evening at the Citadel

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After an entire day spent exploring Nova Scotia's provincial capital and the largest city in the Maritimes as you please, join us this evening for a Tauck Exclusive - a private tour and dinner at Halifax's venerable Citadel National Historic Site, a witness to 300 years of history offering spectacular views of the city and its celebrated harbour.

Meals: Breakfast, dinner

Accommodation: Delta Barrington, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Day 4 Prince Edward Island

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Bid a temporary goodbye to Nova Scotia as you ride a ferry to lovely Prince Edward Island. You'll be mesmerized immediately by many miles of beaches and rich farmland in the interior. After lunch, arrive in the provincial capital of Charlottetown for a two-night stay; visit Founders' Hall and its exhibits showcasing Canada's history, and settle in at your hotel just steps from Old Charlottetown's boardwalk and Peake's Wharf.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch

Accommodation: Delta Prince Edward, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Day 5 Greenwich Peninsula & Green Gables

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Following a morning at leisure in Charlottetown, set out to discover the fragile sand dune habitat on Greenwich Peninsula, and view the wildlife-rich salt marshes and dramatic bluffs along the coast at Prince Edward Island National Park. You'll find yourself immersed in local culture later in the day as you visit the Green Gables House, the old farmhouse immortalized in Lucy Maud Montgomery's cherished 1908 novel, Anne of Green Gables. Tonight, cap a very special day by digging into a traditional lobster dinner - a must-have experience on P.E.I. - then attending a performance at the Confederation Centre of the Arts.

Meals: Breakfast, dinner

Accommodation: Delta Prince Edward, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Day 6 History lives at Port-Royal & the Habitation

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Your Nova Scotia travel resumes today as you depart Prince Edward Island, cross the Confederation Bridge to New Brunswick then return to Nova Scotia once again. Explore colonial life here in the early 17th century as recreated by costumed interpreters and artisan demonstrations at Port-Royal National Historic Site and the Habitation, a reconstruction of one of North America's earliest European settlements. Continue on to a two-night stay in Digby; your hotel was built in 1929 and overlooks the Annapolis Basin and the Bay of Fundy.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Accommodation: Digby Pines, Digby, Nova Scotia

Day 7 Whale Watching

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Get a close-up look at nature's wonders during an excursion to wildlife-rich Digby Neck, a long peninsula on the Bay of Fundy offering world-renowned whale and bird watching; keep an eye peeled for finback, minke, humpback whales and lots of seals, drawn to the bay's abundant plankton. Back at your resort in Digby, pursue what interests you most in the afternoon, then join us to celebrate a memorable P.E.I. and Nova Scotia travel experience at this evening's farewell dinner, which includes a special presentation revealing insights on the history and harvesting of the famous - and quite delectable - Digby Scallop.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Accommodation: Digby Pines, Digby, Nova Scotia

Day 8 Journey Home

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. Tour ends at Halifax International Airport at 11:45 AM.

Meals: Breakfast

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