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Nova Scotia Walking - The Bay of Fundy & Annapolis Valley

Nova Scotia Christened “New Scotland”, Nova Scotia is better known as Canada’s ocean playground. This friendly province offers a balance of natural beauty and an intriguing multicultural heritage. On this leisurely paced journey, walk along the rugged Fundy coastline past sheltered coves, windswept bluffs and charming fishing villages. Take to the water on a whale-watching cruise. Then head to the southern shore, where ducks, geese and shorebirds serenade seaside walks to white-sand beaches. Come discover the enduring character of Nova Scotia, where unhurried locals share tales of the area’s rich past and historic inns serve up plenty of provincial hospitality.

  • Route Rating: Level 1 (average time 2-3 hrs, 2-5 miles hiking & walking) to Level 3 (3-5 hrs, 7-9 miles hiking & walking)

  • Each day you decide exactly what and how much you want to do

6 DAYS, 5 NIGHTS

Departure Dates
7/6/2008 7/20/2008 8/10/2008 8/31/2008
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Itinerary
Day 1
Wolfville		 Meet in Halifax Shuttle to Wolfville, with its shady elm trees and manicured lawns, in the picturesque Annapolis Valley. Hike along Cape Split and emerge from a violet-carpeted forest onto a bluff, where views of the wild Bay of Fundy—home of the world’s highest tides—await. Enjoy a tour, tasting and dinner at Domaine de Grand Pré winery.
Days 2-3
Annapolis Royal		 Walk along the Bay of Fundy, whose turbulent riptides and swirling eddies surge into Scots Bay. At your leisure, discover shops, museums, stately tree-lined streets and historic Victorian homes in Annapolis Royal. Spot whales, seals and dolphins on a wildlife-watching cruise in the Bay of Fundy. Be spooked by ghost stories on a candlelight graveyard tour through one of Canada's oldest cemeteries.
Day 4
White Point Beach		 Discover the diverse and pristine ecosystems of Kejimkujik Seaside Adjunct: coastal tundra forests, salt marshes and bogs, sandy and pebble beaches. Gaze at harbor seals sunning themselves on the shore at Harbour Rocks. At St. Catherine’s River Beach, look for endangered shorebirds such as piping plovers.
Days 5-6
Lunenburg		 Hike along a 100-year-old pedestrian-only historic coastal cart path from Broad Cove to Green Bay. Passing tiny coves and beaches, keep an eye out for sandpipers, gulls, ducks and geese, and enjoy views of the Lahave Islands and seal colonies. Take a leisurely jaunt with local historian Eric Croft through the 18th-century seafaring town of Lunenburg, a World Heritage site widely considered to be the best surviving example of a planned British colonial settlement in North America.
All meals included except 1 dinner