13 DAY ATLANTIC MARITIMES TOUR
The world's highest tides, fresh salt air, sandy beaches, rocky coves, cosmopolitan cities, remote lighthouses, rich history, warm hospitality, rustic fishing villages, succulent seafood, unspoiled nature, varied activities, first-rate facilities and travel routes. All of these things and more make Canada's Maritime Provinces one of the world's most popular destinations. Experience the best of the Maritimes on this delightful tour of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island with a McCarthy’s Party Tour Guide.
2026 13-DAY DEPARTURE DATE
September 15, 2026
$6,435.00 per person
Non-refundable deposit of $500.00 per person due upon booking
Single Supplement: $1,465.00
All prices subject to applicable HST
PRICE TO INCLUDE
- Airport transfers on Day 1 & Day 13
- 12 Nights’ accommodation including 4 two-night stays
- 21 Meals including a lobster dinner
- Twelve Breakfasts
- Three Lunches
- Five Dinners
- Atlantic Canadian Tour Director
- Meet and Greet Event
- Lobster Dinner Cruise on Shediac Bay
- Hopewell Rocks & Fundy National Park
- Whale Watching Boat Tour (weather permitting)
- South Shore Touring, including Peggy’s Cove
- Confederation Bridge to Prince Edward Island
- Prince Edward Island National Park
- Traditional Hall-style Lobster supper
- Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site
- Sightseeing Boat Tour (weather
permitting) - World Famous Cabot Trail
- Cape Breton Highlands National Park
- Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site
- Includes gratuity for McCarthy’s Party Host
DAY 1
Arrive in Halifax (transfer to your accommodations) and check into your accommodations which are ideally located in the downtown core of this vibrant and cosmopolitan urban centre on the Atlantic Ocean. Meet your Tour Director and fellow travelers this evening at a Meet & Greet
Overnight Halifax
DAY 2
Explore the Bay of Fundy and learn about the world's highest tides as you meander its colourful coastline to New Brunswick. En route, explore the Joggins Fossil Cliffs, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where you will see magnificently exposed layers of rock revealing the world's most complete fossil record of life in the "Coal Age" of 300 million years ago. After crossing into New Brunswick, an unforgettable culinary experience awaits as you enjoy a scrumptious lobster dinner on a lobster boat. Continue to Moncton and check into your downtown hotel for the night.
Overnight Moncton, Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner
DAY 3
Experience a true natural wonder this morning at the Hopewell Rocks on the coast of the Bay of Fundy. Marvel at these massive flower-pot shaped formations sculpted by the highest tides on the planet. Travel through Fundy National Park on to Canada's first incorporated city, Saint John, on the southern New Brunswick coast. Enjoy a city tour, including the Reversing Falls where twice daily the Bay of Fundy tides force the Saint John River to reverse its flow. Check into your Saint John accommodations for a two-night stay.
Overnight Saint John, Breakfast & Lunch
DAY 4
Enjoy a day trip to picturesque St. Andrews by-the-Sea where the quaint charm of this coastal town is sure to captivate. After a Whale Watching Boat Tour (weather permitting), the afternoon is yours to experience the friendly people, beautiful architecture, and rich marine life of this seaside gem at your own pace.
Overnight Saint John, Breakfast & Lunch
DAY 5
Have a leisurely start to the day before taking the ferry back to Nova Scotia this afternoon. Arrive in Digby, the scallop capital of the world, where the fresh sea air and passionate Acadian culture combine to form an enchanting and historically rich town. Check into the Digby Pines Golf Resort & Spa overlooking the Annapolis Basin on the Bay of Fundy.
Overnight Digby, Breakfast & Dinner
DAY 6
Travel the lush Annapolis Valley where the French Acadians of Grand Pre made their first settlement in the early 1600's. Learn about this landscape's designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as fact and fiction blend to reveal the romance of the Land of Evangeline. Visit a local winery for a tour and tasting before returning to Halifax for the evening.
Overnight Halifax, Breakfast
DAY 7
Discover the rustic charm of the renowned fishing village of Peggy’s Cove where you will enjoy breakfast overlooking one of the most photographed lighthouses in the world. Travel the South Shore and on to the UNESCO World Heritage Town of Lunenburg, renowned for her fleets of Grand Banks’ fishing schooners. Take a walking tour to fully experience one of the most remarkably preserved colonial settlements in the New World and visit the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic to learn about the town’s famous seafaring heritage.
Overnight Halifax, Breakfast
DAY 8
Learn about the Mi'kmaq people at Millbrook Cultural & Heritage Centre before crossing Confederation Bridge, the world’s longest continuous multi-span bridge, to Prince Edward Island. Check into your Charlottetown accommodations for a two-night stay and enjoy a theatre performance by local entertainers at the Confederation Centre of the Arts (a substitution may be necessary due to the theatre schedule – 2026 schedule is not available yet).
Overnight Charlottetown, Breakfast
DAY 9
Enjoy a free morning in Charlottetown, Canada's birthplace, or join a complimentary walking tour of the city.
This afternoon, tour the scenic North Shore of the island. Drive by red cliffs, white beaches, gently sloping sand dunes and green fields of Prince Edward Island National Park and visit Anne of Green Gables Heritage Place, the alluring inspiration of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s classic books. Experience true Maritime hospitality this evening at a traditional hall-style lobster supper.
Overnight Charlottetown, Breakfast & Dinner
DAY 10
Ferry over the Northumberland Strait back to Nova Scotia and proceed to Cape Breton Island, the Scotland of North America, via the Canso Causeway. See the beautiful Bras d’Or Lake from the water as you board a unique sightseeing boat tour. Spend the next two nights in the charming village of Baddeck.
Overnight Baddeck, Breakfast & Dinner
DAY 11
Experience one of the most stunningly picturesque drives in North America today as you tour the Cabot Trail which winds around the rocky splendor of Cape Breton’s northern shore, ascending to the incredible plateaus of Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Look-offs offer unforgettable vistas of Cape Breton’s rugged coastline so be sure to have your camera on hand. Also, visit Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site to learn of the many accomplishments of this genius who made his home on the island.
Overnight Baddeck, Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner
DAY 12
Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site awaits today and words cannot do justice to this reconstruction depicting one fifth of the settlement of 1744 New France. Proceed along the shore of the Bras d’Or Lake to the mainland, and back to Halifax for one last night in the Maritimes.
Overnight Halifax, Breakfast
DAY 13
Arrangements end on check out from the hotel (transfer to airport). We hope that you have enjoyed your time with us and that we'll see you again soon!
Breakfast & Transfer to Halifax Airport
