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Atlantic Canada - Waterfront Life, Whale Watching and a Different Holiday Experience

For the twin pleasures of bustling,the gateway to the rest of Price Edward
international cities and miles ofIsland, which includes the superb PEI
breathtaking unspoilt countryside, theNational Park with its sand dunes, sandstone
Atlantic side of Canada is the place tocliffs, forests, salt marshes and some
visit. Known as the Maritime Provinces, Novaexcellent  beaches.
Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New
Brunswick are an excellent focus for aNew  Brunswick
coastal adventure peppered with fun night
life and the chance to get up close to theOnwards from Price Edward Island to New
natural habitat of rare bird and animalBrunswick is an experience in itself, via the
species. Halifax  and  Nova  Scotia8-mile Confederation Bridge. Here you can
visit the Arcadian villages of Boutouche and
A tour might usefully start in Halifax, NovaLe Pays de Sagouine, this latter being a
Scotia (5.5 hours flying time from the UK).lively village with theatre, music, comedy
Halifax is a lively city with a deepand live entertainment all geared to the
connection to the UK as a formed Britishunique Arcadian culture. You might also want
dependency. You can visit Citadel Hill withto try catching your own lobster and enjoying
its 19th-century star-shaped fort (a Nationala fine seafood dinner on board a
Historic Site of Canada), the Public Gardens,specially-organised  cruise.
the fascinating harbour front with its
military heritage. You might also visitOther New Brunswick towns to visit are
Fairview Cemetery, where over 100 people whoMonckton and of course Fredericton, the
died on the doomed liner Titanic have foundcapital, both with plenty of themed history
their resting place. The waterfront also hasre-creating the life and times of the early
numerous traditional pubs offering local alessettlers.
and Gaelic tunes, a reminder of course, that
these parts were first settled by ScottishSt  John  and  the  Bay  of  Fundy
Highlanders - hence the name "New Scotland" -
Nova  Scotia.After Fredericton you might travel to St John
and the Bay of Fundy, with its concentration
Halifax is also the base for a tour to one ofof over 20 species of whale including
the most photographed locations n Canada,Minkes, Finbacks, Humpbacks and the rare
Peggy's Cove, which is overlooked by Canada'sRight Whale. Cruises operate to ensure you
only  light  house  which  has a post office.have every chance to see these magnificent
creatures.
Cape  Breton  Island
Saint John itself has its own charm, with
After Halifax, a trip to Cape Breton Island,easy style and plenty of good restaurants
said to be one of the earliest Europeanwith local specialities including
settlements in North America, can be followedfiddleheads (violin-shaped ferns that grow
by a stay in Baddeck. Baddeck has the Museumalong the riverbanks), tarte au sucre (a
dedicated to former summer resident andBrayonnne sugar pie) or poutine (grated raw
famous inventor Alexander Graham Bell.and mashed potatoes wrapped around fresh
Baddeck also gives you the base for the Cabotpork). It has the Old City Market and the
Trail, a circular tour on a highway carvedfascinating "Reversing Falls" where water
high into the mountains, taking in Capeflows backwards due to the force of incoming
Breton National Park and several traditionaltides.
village where Scottish customs are still the
norm.The route back to Halifax, takes you via
Hopewell Rocks, where you can see the world's
Prince  Edward  Islandhighest tides which can rise to an amazing 50
metres.
Travelling from Nova Scotia to Prince Edward
Island is by ferry from Caribou toThere is a great deal to discover in this
Charlottetwon across the Northumbria Strait.region of Canada - easily managed by self
Historic Charlottetown is where the Union ofdrive car hire and local tours, but equally
Canada was discussed and ratified in 1864,lending itself to a 14 or 18 day coach tour
and is the island's capital. The city alsofor those who prefer to leave the driving and
has the colourful Great George Street and theplanning to others.
restored and bustling waterfront. It is also



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