Foreign Expeditions
Lighthouses of Nova Scotia
Louisbourg Lighthouse
Dates
October 7, 2007 through October 20, 2007
Itinerary
October 7, 2007
Halifax
Tour members will arrive and spend the night in Downtown Halifax. Welcome dinner at the hotel.
October 8, 2007
Halifax
Breakfast will be at the hotel. First there will be an orientation and then we will tour Halifax, including the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic and the Halifax Citadel. Dinner at the hotel. Spend the night in Downtown Halifax.
October 9, 2007
Prince Edward Island - Charlottetown
Breakfast will be at the hotel. Then board a motor coach and travel to Prince Edward Island. Lunch will be on your own at the visitor's village, Borden-Carleton at the Confederation Bridge on Prince Edward Island. The tour will continue to Charlottetown. Dinner banquet will be that night in Charlottetown where we will spend the night.
October 10, 2007
Prince Edward Island - West Point
Breakfast will be at the hotel. Then we will tour the lighthouses throughout western Prince Edward Island. Lunch will be on your own in West Point. We will return to Charlottetown that night and dinner will be at the hotel.
October 11, 2007
Prince Edward Island - Cavendish
Breakfast will be at the hotel. The tour will travel throughout Northern and Southern Prince Edward Island, featuring the site of the acclaimed "Anne of Green Gables". Lunch will be on your own in Cavendish. We will return that night back in Charlottetown and dinner will be at your leisure.
October 12, 2007
Prince Edward Island - Pictou
Breakfast will be at the hotel. The lighthouse tours on this day will be throughout eastern Prince Edward Island. Lunch will be at the Wood Island's visitor centre. We will then catch the afternoon ferry to Nova Scotia where we will have dinner. The night will be spent in Pictou.
October 13, 2007
Pictou - Sydney
Breakfast will be at the hotel. We will then travel to Cape Breton Island, featuring the Ship Hector Interpretation Centre. Then we will visit the lighthouses at Cape George and St. Peter's. Lunch will be on your own at Auld's Cove. We will travel to downtown Sydney where we will spend the night. Dinner will be at your leisure in Sydney.
October 14, 2007
Sydney
Breakfast will be at the hotel. We will then tour the lighthouses at Low Point and Louisbourg, featuring the Fortress of Louisbourg. Lunch and dinner will be at the Fortress. We will return that night to downtown Sydney.
October 15, 2007
Sydney - Truro
Breakfast will be at the hotel. We will travel to Baddeck which features the Alexander Graham Bell Museum and Historic Site. Lunch will be on your own in Baddeck. Then we will travel to Truro where we will spend the night. Dinner at the hotel.
October 16, 2007
Truro - White Point
Breakfast in the hotel. We will then visit Walton which features the Grand Pre (or Great Meadow) National Historic Site. Lunch will be on your own in Wolfville. We will then visit lighthouses in Hampton and Annapolis Royal. Then we will travel to White Point where we will have a group dinner and spend the night.
October 17, 2007
White Point
Breakfast will be at the hotel. We will travel to Annapolis and then continue to Yarmouth, visiting lighthouses at Gilbert's Cove and Cape St. Mary's. This area also features many historic churches. We will have a group lunch and then visit lighthouses at Yarmouth, Barrington Museum and Shelburne. We will then return to White Point where we will have a group dinner and spend the night.
October 18, 2007
White Point - Halifax
Breakfast will be at the hotel. We will then visit the lighthouse at Port Medway and then travel and visit Lunenburg, which features the Fisherman's Museum of the Atlantic. Lunch will be on your own in Lunenburg. We will then return to Halifax to spend the night. Dinner at your leisure in Halifax.
October 19, 2007
Halifax
Breakfast will be at the hotel. We will then visit the lighthouse at Peggy's Cove. We will have lunch in Peggy's Cove, which is a small picturesque fishing village that may well be the most photographed location in Canada. We will return that night to Halifax to spend the night and enjoy the end of the tour banquet.
October 20, 2007
Halifax
Breakfast will be at the hotel and then the tour group departs.
Double - $5,588
Single - $3,644