With great wildernesses, spectacular coastlines, and evidence of it’s early viking inhabitants and Irish immigrants, NewFoundland is a fabulous place to visit for scenery, culture, history and entertainment.
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Exclusive Tour: your own private multilingual guide throughout the trip
Price Guarantee: costing 25-30% less than similar tours of the same flexibility and quality
Tailor Made: customised itinerary to create your dream holiday
Duration: shorten or lengthen the tour to suit your wishes
Dates: depart and return whenever you choose
Hotels: change hotel grade to suit your budget
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Departures: Daily (May-Oct)
DAYS 1 & 2: ST. JOHN'S
Arrive in historic St. John's, the oldest city in North America, collect your hire car and head to your accommodation for the next two nights. In the morning, enjoy a fascinating tour of the city; visiting historic sites such as Signal Hill, location of the final battle of the Seven Years’ War. Later, you have time at leisure to visit the Botanical Gardens and the Newman Wine Vaults or just enjoy the vibrant city centre. (B)
DAY 3: ST. JOHN'S - AVALON PENINSULA
This morning, head out along the ‘Irish Loop’ to the scenic Avalon Peninsula, the most easterly point in North America. From Bay Bulls, enjoy a cruise around Witless Bay Ecological Reserve, with its teaming puffin colony, North America’s largest and also the world’s largest population of Humpback Whales. Later, continue along the South Shore to Ferryland for a visit to the fascinating Colony of Avalon Archaeological site. Overnight in the small, picturesque village of Mount Carmel. (B)
DAYS 4 & 5: AVALON PENINSULA - TRINITY
Today, head out to the western shore of the Avalon Peninsula to visit the Cape St. Mary’s Ecological Reserve, home to one of the largest gannet nesting sites in North America. Continue north through the Bonavista Peninsula to the town of Trinity, cultural capital of Newfoundland and also the setting for the 2001 movie ‘The Shipping News’. Next morning you have a nature and whale watching cruise of Trinity Bay, with time later to visit attractions such as the Cape Random film set (from the mini-series Random Passage) and wild Cape Bonavista with its odd looking Lighthouse. (B)
DAY 6: TRINITY - ST. JOHN'S
This morning journey southeast back towards St. John's, and en-route take time to visit the charming village of Brigus and maybe some of the scenic fishing villages along the Marine Coastal Drive route. Upon arrival back into St.John's, drop off your hire car and catch your onward flight. (B)
NOTE: We make no extra charge for minor changes to hotels or hotel add-ons to the beginning or the end of the existing itinerary. No surcharges will be imposed within 30 days of departure. Wherever possible any downward revision in the price of trips if shown in our ‘Special Offers’ will be refunded to you.