New Brunswick
Holidays in New Brunswick
New Brunswick is a pleasing blend of French Arcadian, British, Scottish, Irish and First Nations cultures that sits amidst a landscape of 400-million-year-old mountains, peaceful river valleys and stunning wilderness. Experience the highest tides in the world at the Bay of Funday and Hopewell Rocks, where at low tide you can walk on the ocean floor. Head out to sea on a whale watching tour on the Bay of Fundy, the perfect spot to see finback, minke and humpback whales. Spend time in the vibrant city of Saint John and the more genteel atmosphere of Fredericton, the provincial capital. Stretching along the Arcadian Coast you’ll find the Kouchibouguac National Park where thickly wooded forest leads down to colourful salt marshes and golden ocean beaches.
Discover the Bay of Fundy
Day 1 - Arrive in Halifax
Arrive in Halifax and pick up your car rental before making your way to your accommodation. Spend the afternoon exploring what the city has to offer
Day 2 - Saint John
Depart Halifax and head north to Digby for the 3 hour ferry crossing to Saint John, New Brunswick largest city, with lots of attractions. The Carelton Martello Tower National Historic Site, the old city market and the most famous reversing the falls. Depart Saint John and continue to St Andrews.
Day 3 - St Andrews
Enjoy a nature cruise departing from St Andrews. Expect to see in season whales, porpoise, seals, seabirds and bald eagles. Spend the remainder of the day finding out more about the area.
Day 4 - Funday National Park
Depart St Andrews and drive along the Fundy Coastal Drive explore the scenery as you go before arriving in Funday National Park.
Day 5 - Funday National Park
Funday National Park is renowned for its hiking trails with over 104 kms of trails to choose from, ranging from easy ½ km loops to more demanding. The park is a haven for bird watchers, golfers, cyclists, canoeists and naturalists.
Day 6 - Hopewell Cape
This morning you will visit Hopewell Cape – home of Hopewell Rocks. Twice each day the highest tides in the world flood the beach, and twice each day you can explore the floor of the Bay of Fundy at low tide. Created over thousands of years by the Bay of Fundy’s awesome tidal forces, these rock formations are a natural wonder not to be missed! Continue along the spectacular eastern seashore – an area known as The Lobster Capital of the World.
Day 7 - Le Pays de la Sagouine
Today at leisure to explore further ensuring you take a drive north to Bouchouche to see “Le Pays de la Sagouine” an eclectic reproduction of an Acadian village. Back in Shediac take a lobster tour and finish with a lobster meal.
Day 8 - Depart Shediac
Depart Shediac and drive back to Nova Scotia. Continue your drive to Truro and then back to Halifax.
Day 9 - Departure
Explore Halifax further perhaps by taking the ferry over to Dartmouth or visiting the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic before dropping off your rental car at Halifax Airport.