Halifax Self Drive Tours
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Day 1 Halifax Arrival
Arrive at Halifax International Airport. Pick up your rental car and then head to your hotel to rest for the first night in Canada.Hotel: Quality Inn Halifax
Day 2 Halifax - Peggy's Cove - Halifax
Distance: 61 milesDrive to beautiful Peggy's Cove, a lobster-fishing village and walk on the giant white granite boulders to the lighthouse that is perched on them. This is the most photographed place in Nova Scotia and the charm of Peggy's Cove is indescribable. Return to Halifax and visit The Citadel. Located on top of a hill overlooking Halifax, this star-shaped fort includes interesting features, such as the musketry gallery, the dry defensive ditch, the vaulted rooms, the restored ramparts, and a stunning view of Halifax and its harbor.
Day 3 Halifax - Baddeck (Cabot Trail, Cape Breton Island)
Distance: 402 milesTravel to the northernmost part of Nova Scotia, cross over the Canso Causeway and enter beautiful Cape Breton Island. Continue on to Baddeck and visit the Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site. At this famous inventor's summer home, see one of the largest collections of his photographs and personal mementos covering his extraordinary range of interests. Spend the night in Baddeck.
Hotel: Inverary Resort
Day 4 Baddeck
Enjoy a drive on the Cabot Trail, the East Coast's answer to California's Pacific Coast Highway. As this scenic drive makes a giant horseshoe around the northernmost part of Cape Breton Island, see stunning seascapes of giant cliffs and high mountains as they tumble down in to the ocean from high above the sea. It is likely that you will spot wildlife such as moose and bald eagles as you make your way along the Cabot Trail. On the eastern end, whales can often be seen from your car as you drive along the high cliffs along the shore.Day 5 Baddeck, NS - Charlottetown, PEI (via car ferry)
Distance: 376 milesReturn to mainland Nova Scotia and take the Northumberland Ferry Line in to Prince Edward Island, then continue on to Charlottetown for the night.
Hotel: Comfort Inn
Day 6 Charlottetown (Prince Edward Island)
Explore Prince Edward Island, a striking land featuring carpets of bright green grass leading to bright red cliffs. Pay a visit to Cap-Egmont to view the amazing Bottle Houses. These are 3 buildings that are made out of more than 25,000 glass bottles. Travel to Kensington and see the Woodleigh Replicas and Gardens. You may also wish to try a long time Prince Edward Island tradition, one of their famous bountiful lobster suppers, which are offered at numerous spots throughout the island.Day 7 Charlottetown - Shediac - Magnetic Hill - Moncton - Hopewell Cape - Fundy National Park - Saint John
Distance: 249 milesLeave Prince Edward Island via the Confederation Bridge, one of the longest continuous multi-span bridges in the world andEnter the province of New Brunswick and pass through Shediac to see the world's largest lobster, then continue on to Moncton. On the outskirts of town, visit Magnetic Hill, the second most visited natural attraction in Canada after Niagara Falls. Drive to the bottom of Magnetic Hill, put your car in neutral, take your foot off the brake and your car will roll backwards up the hill!
Hotel: Comfort Inn
Day 8 Saint John - Port Royal - Fort Anne - Grand Pre' - Halifax
Distance: 128 MilesWitness more tidal phenomenon in Saint John with a visit to the Reversing Falls. During low tide, the massive waterfall will fall from the river to the bay. When high tide comes, the waterfall is turned around and falls in the opposite direction from the bay to the river, thus "reversing". Another sight to be enjoyed in Saint John is the Carlton Martello Tower, a circular stone fort that once protected the city.
Hotel: Quality Inn Halifax