The remarkable Parade of Sail, featuring more than 35 historic sailing vessels from around the world, will be observed from the heights of York Redoubt, built in 1793 to help defend Halifax Harbour at the outbreak of war between Britain and France. While making time to tour the ships through the maritime history of the harbour. There will be visits to McNabs Island, where grassy remains of a fort hold the stories of its days as a gun battery at the entrance to Halifax Harbour, to Fisherman’s Cove, and to the lighthouse at Peggy’s Cove, famed for the mesmerizing surf lashing against granite boulders. This intimate tour of Halifax Harbour will take in waterfront museums and Point Pleasant Park, with its canopy of ancient trees, with stops for picnic lunches, sumptuous seafood in the historic waterfront district, and dinner theater. Accommodation will be at the stately Lord Nelson Hotel adjacent to the city’s beautiful Public Gardens.
Departure date: July 13-16, 2007
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Included:
- All meals
- Lodging at comfortable and often luxurious accommodations
- Knowledgeable and friendly regional guides
- Transportation in modern air-conditioned vans
- All park entrances and other entry fees for museums included in our itinerary
- Fares for ferries
- Whale and seabird watching cruises and tidal bore rafting, where offered
- Gratuities at inns and restaurants
- All taxes.
Not included: airfare, alcoholic beverages, and gratuities for guides.
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Canada
Nova Scotia
Walking Tours
Museum Tours
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