• 4 Dinner (D)
• 8 Breakfast (B)
• 3 Lunch (L)

• Halifax: Join your Local Specialist this morning for Halifax sightseeing. Discover the history, people and places that have made Halifax one of North America’s most unique and captivating destinations.
• Maritime Museum of the Atlantic: Enjoy a docent-led visit of the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic located in the heart of Halifax’s historic waterfront. From small craft boatbuilding to World War Convoys, the Days of Sail to the Age of Steam, the Titanic to the Halifax Explosion, you’ll discover the stories, events and people that have come to define Nova Scotia and its relationship with the sea.
• Halifax: Experience part of Canada’s history on a guided tour of this 19th-century Citadel. Understand why this strategic hilltop location with a sweeping view of downtown Halifax was chosen as the fort destined to protect the city. Step back in time to learn what it was like for soldiers and their families to live and work in the historic fort.
• Baddeck: Join a foot-stomping evening at a Cape Breton ceilidh, with local musicians performing traditional Gaelic music on fiddle, guitar and piano. You’ll hear songs and stories that reflect the island’s culture and heritage. Enjoy oatcakes with tea or coffee, then sample local drinks like Glenora Whisky, Nova Scotian wine, cider and spirits. 
• Cabot Trail: Enjoy the dramatic coastal views and highland scenery offering an endless source of artistic inspiration as you wind along the Cabot Trail through the Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Unspoiled natural beauty and sweeping coastal vistas provide a mesmerizing backdrop and stops along the Cabot Trail.
• Baddeck: Pay tribute to one of the world’s most famous inventors at the Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site. Get a rare glimpse into the extraordinary heart and mind of a world-famous inventor whose genius helped shape the modern world.
• Prince Edward Island: Join a Local Specialist for an exploration of Prince Edward Island and its natural beauty and charm, including a National Park adorned with sand dunes, beach grass and red sandstone cliffs.
• Prince Edward Island: See why Prince Edward Island inspired the beloved children’s classic Anne of Green Gables. Visit Green Gables Heritage place and blend the real life experiences of local author Lucy Maud Montgomery with images of the idyllic farmstead from her blockbuster 1908 novel.
• Shediac: Head to the waters of Shediac Bay, where you’ll celebrate all things lobster with our Local Specialist. Get a closer look at Acadian culture while diving into the lobster fishery, learning about old fishing techniques that helped shape the way of life of the region. Then, enjoy a delicious lunch of lobster served local style on board the boat (weather permitting).
• New Brunswick: Travel to mainland New Brunswick over the engineering marvel Confederation Bridge. It is the longest bridge in the world over ice-covered waters and at its highest point, reaches 60 meters above sea level.
• Hopewell Cape: Journey south to the Bay of Fundy in search of the world’s highest tides. Join another Local Specialist and visit the magnificently eroded Hopewell Rocks Park and enjoy a rare opportunity to walk on the ocean floor (dependent on tides).
• Lunenburg: Join a Local specialist and explore Old Town Lunenburg, a UNESCO World heritage site brimming with local history, folklore and 18th century and Victorian architecture.
• Lunenburg: Delve into the rich fishing heritage of Nova Scotia when you visit the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic. The museum has floating vessels, an extensive aquarium, and a large exhibit complex.

• Deluxe coach travel
• Selected hotel dinners plus a locally hosted meal
• 4-star stays

Experience a lively Cape Breton ceilidh, where local musicians set the tempo with fiddle, piano and guitar. Settle in with oatcakes and a dram as songs, stories and step-dancing celebrate the island’s Gaelic heart.

Hear how Highland traditions took root on Atlantic shores, shaped by immigration, fishing and the rugged landscape. The convivial atmosphere and foot-stomping tunes connect past and present, making this authentic Gaelic music gathering a spirited window into Cape Breton culture.

Visit the Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site in Baddeck to step into a workshop of ideas. Examine artifacts, photographs and full-scale replicas that chart Bell’s experiments in sound, flight and medical innovation.

See model airplanes, kites and hydrofoil developments that pushed the boundaries of early aviation on Bras d’Or Lake. Curators illuminate Bell’s life as an inventor, scientist and humanitarian, revealing how curiosity and community shaped a legacy far beyond the telephone.

Explore Old Town Lunenburg with a Local Specialist, tracing a rare 18th-century British colonial grid preserved on a working waterfront. Stroll past colorful wooden facades, steep gables and seafarers’ homes set above the harbor.

Hear how privateering, shipbuilding and fishing forged prosperity, and why UNESCO recognized Lunenburg’s outstanding townscape. The maritime skyline, church spires and waterfront sheds create a living museum of Atlantic heritage anchored in shipwright skill and community pride.

Delve into Nova Scotia’s seafaring past at the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic on Lunenburg’s historic waterfront. Step aboard tall ships, browse hands-on exhibits and meet interpreters who share the realities of inshore and deep-sea fishing.

Discover net-making, dory traditions and species that fueled Atlantic economies. Aquariums, model launches and working wharves reveal how skill, risk and community defined life on the edge of the North Atlantic—and continue to shape the region’s identity today.

Trafalgar

Explore Canada’s oldest and largest maritime museum on a docent-led tour, tracing the age of sail to steam and the North Atlantic’s seafaring culture. Examine ship models, lighthouse lenses and artifacts that reveal the realities of life and work at sea.

Encounter stories that echo through Halifax’s history, from Titanic connections to the city-shaping Halifax Explosion of 1917. The exhibits and archives at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic illuminate the ingenuity, peril and resilience behind Atlantic trade, rescue operations and wartime convoys.

Join a guided panoramic tour of Halifax, tracing the lively Waterfront, stately Province House and the flower-framed Halifax Public Gardens before rising to the city’s commanding hilltop. Capture harbor views and the maritime character that has shaped Atlantic Canada’s gateway port.

Step inside the Halifax Citadel National Historic Site, a 19th-century star-shaped fortress where ramparts, barracks and costumed interpreters bring garrison life to light. Learn about the daily noon gun and the fort’s role protecting a harbor that launched North Atlantic convoys and welcomed generations of seafarers.

Discover the living traditions of the Mi’kmaq people during a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER Experience at Millbrook. Engage with exhibits, beadwork and carvings, then view a multi-screen presentation that frames Indigenous history through land, language and ceremony.

Hear oral histories and cultural teachings that illuminate Atlantic Canada’s earliest inhabitants. The centre’s nature-themed theatre and curated displays deepen understanding of Mi’kmaq culture, supporting community stewardship and Sustainable Cities and Communities while inviting thoughtful reflection on identity and place.

Trace the legendary Cabot Trail as it weaves through Cape Breton Highlands National Park, revealing cliffs, headlands and sweeping ocean vistas. Pause at lookouts to frame the Gulf of St. Lawrence, boreal forest and highland plateaus in your lens.

Keep watch for moose, bald eagles and whales offshore while learning how glaciation and relentless surf carved these rugged shores. The route’s switchbacks, misty headlands and changing light make it a photographer’s favorite and a signature Maritime landscape.

Walk boardwalks and beaches in Prince Edward Island National Park, where wind-sculpted dunes, marram grass and red sandstone cliffs meet rolling surf. Breathe in salt air as gulls wheel overhead and waves trace long crescents of sand.

Learn how fragile dune systems are protected, and why PEI’s iron-rich cliffs glow rust-red against turquoise shallows. The park’s coastal trails offer scenic viewpoints and a serene rhythm of wind and tide that defines Island life.

Visit Green Gables Heritage Place in Cavendish, the farmhouse that inspired L. M. Montgomery’s beloved Anne of Green Gables. Wander rooms dressed in period detail and stroll paths like Lover’s Lane and the Haunted Wood.

Interpretive guides connect Montgomery’s life with the island landscapes that shaped her stories. The gabled architecture, gardens and pastoral fields evoke a simpler era, inviting readers and newcomers alike to savor the charm that captured imaginations worldwide.

Join a Be My Guest lunch hosted by the Shaw family at the island’s oldest continuously operating tourist accommodation. Savor home-style dishes while windows frame Brackley Bay’s dunes and shifting tides.

Hear how four generations have welcomed travelers to this storied property near Prince Edward Island National Park. Local anecdotes and seasonal ingredients capture the island’s hospitality, pairing warm conversation with a sense of place shaped by sea breezes and farming traditions.

Embark on a cruise on Shediac Bay to explore Acadian fishing traditions and the art of lobster trapping. Learn hands-on techniques before settling in to crack into a freshly cooked lobster served local style on board.

Your guide shares coastal lore, sustainability practices and the role of lobster in regional identity. Sea air, working gear and savory aromas create a sensory snapshot of maritime life. This experience is weather dependent; operations adjust for safety and comfort.

Visit the sculpted “flowerpot” formations of Hopewell Rocks on the Bay of Fundy, home to some of the world’s highest tides. At low tide, descend to the beach to walk on the ocean floor among towering sandstone pillars.

Guides explain how 100 billion tons of seawater ebb and flow twice daily, carving cliffs and coves. When conditions align, the contrast between tide states is striking—revealing both intertidal life and the raw power that shaped this coastline.

Visit Peggy’s Cove Lighthouse, perched on glacially scoured granite outcrops above the Atlantic surf. Wander the fishing hamlet’s weathered wharves and colorful skiffs, pausing to photograph wave-washed boulders and salt-spray horizons.

Learn how this working village balances lobster fishing with visitors drawn to its rugged beauty. The stark rocks, creaking docks and ever-changing light create a painter’s palette and a quintessential Maritime scene etched by wind and sea.

Taste Island hospitality over dinner at the PEI Preserve Company, a local favorite overlooking the River Clyde. Savor seasonal dishes and house preserves that showcase Island flavours—from berries and cream to fresh Atlantic fare.

Staff share stories of small-batch craft and garden-to-table traditions rooted in PEI’s farming communities. The setting’s gentle river views and warm service create a relaxed evening that pairs regional cuisine with a strong sense of place.