On this fascinating tour, get acquainted with the local culture and the seafaring traditions of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Maine. Start your trip in Boston and head north via New Hampshire’s shoreline and along Maine’s rocky coast to Portland. The next two nights are in Bar Harbor on Mount Desert Island, Maine’s oldest summer resort. Visit Acadia National Park, one of America’s most visited national parks. Then board a catamaran ferry from Bar Harbor to Yarmouth in Canada. Stop at the Fisheries Museum in Lunenburg, one of the continent’s major fishing ports; continue to Peggy’s Cove, a charming fishing village with a famous lighthouse perched on a massive granite ledge, and Halifax, where you tour the city. Then visit Sherbrook Village, where renovated buildings recall the 1860s. Via the Canso Causeway, cross over to Cape Breton Island. In Baddeck, enjoy a drive along the Cabot Trail, the area explored by John Cabot in the late-15th century. A ferry whisks you over to Prince Edward Island, where you enjoy a 2-night stay in Charlottetown before traveling through New Brunswick to Saint John. Visit the summer home of FDR and pass quiet fishing villages along the coastline into Maine. Your tour ends back in Boston.Fall Foliage Departures:Enjoy the spectacular fall colors of the Maritime Provinces and Maine on our special Fall Foliage departures: September 11–October 9 (if Mother Nature permits).
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