MARITIME CANADA & MAINE (18 seats available)
FEATURING ROYAL NOVA SCOTIA INTERNATIONAL TATTOO
June 26 - July 8, 2026
$4450 pp double occupancy / $5970 single occupancy
$200 pp deposit / passport needed
Bring your passport and join us for an outstanding adventure to Nova Scotia, for the largest military musical performance in the world. Tattoo is world renowned for precision military drill teams, bagpipers, fife and drum performers, and military bands from across the globe. We travel through the state of Maine with a visit to the Portland Lighthouse and Museum before we enter Canada with beautiful scenery and some interesting stops along the way. Crossing the Confederation bridge to Prince Edward Island, we continue through Charlottetown and Wood Island before we cross Northumberland Strait to Nova Scotia and Cape Breton. Our next stop is Halifax where we join the Nova Scotia International Tattoo. In addition to the festival, we will visit Fundy National Park, Hopewell Rocks, Green Gables in Cavendish, Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site, Highlands National Park, Citadel Hill National Historic Site, Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Peggy’s Cove, and travel through the Annapolis Valley and Evangeline Trail to Grand Pre…. And More!!!
Day 1: Travel from Ohio through Pennsylvania to Clarks Summit, PA for the night. Dinner tonight is (on your own) at restaurants near the hotel.
Day 2: After breakfast (included) we travel through New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, with a city tour of Kennebunkport, ME before arriving in Portland Maine at our hotel. There, a Lobsterette will meet us at the hotel for dinner (included)
DAY 3: Breakfast (included) at the hotel before we continue north with a stop at The Center for Maine Craft, a retail store and gallery exhibiting work from over 300 Maine artists. Next stop is for lunch at Dysart’s near Bangor and then continue to Calais, ME where we cross the Canadian border (bring your passport) into the Province of New Brunswick. We travel a short distance to St. John, where we meet our Atlantic Tour Guide and check into our hotel for the night.
DAY 4: Breakfast (included) before we depart with our local tour guide to St John and travel through the beautiful Fundy National Park and visit Hopewell Rocks. Here we may have the opportunity to walk on the ocean floor if it is low tide. We will also see how the world’s highest tides have gouged out four-story sculptures from the cliffs. At low tide, the rocks look like giant flower pots; at high tide, they practically disappear. Later, we will cross the Confederation Bridge to Canada’s smallest province: Prince Edward Island. This afternoon and evening we have some free time to relax and stretch our legs before we check into our hotel and then on to a Lobster dinner (included) in Charlottetown for two nights.
DAY 5: Breakfast (included) before we visit Green Gables. This farm was originally the home of a cousin of the writer Lucy Montgomery, famous around the world as the inspiration for the setting of Lucy’s classic tale Anne of Green Gables. We will enjoy Prince Edward Island National Park, renowned for its red sandstone cliffs, fine white sand beaches and dunes, and lush green fields. Lunch today is (on your own) before we board for a guided city tour of Charlottetown.
DAY 6: Breakfast (included) before we depart for Wood Island and board the ferry for a 75-minute ride and cross over into Nova Scotia. Once back on land we arrive at Cape Breton, where its most famous resident, Alexander Graham Bell, said he had seen the Canadian and American Rockies, the Andes, the Alps and the Scotland Highlands, but for simple beauty, Cape Breton outrivals them all. Before checking into The Inverary Resort for two nights, visit the Alexander Graham Bell National Site for an insightful look into the mind of this famous inventor. Dinner is included tonight.
DAY 7: Breakfast (included) before we travel to Baddeck for a visit to the Alexander Graham Bell Museum and enjoy the history of this gifted inventor. We will discover first hand the beauty of Cape Breton Island as we travel the Cabot Trail (named for explorer John Cabot) around the northern shore and ascend to the incredible plateaus of Cape Breton Highlands National Park. While at the park, a picnic style lunch is (included) before we visit Cheticamp, famous for its Acadian culture and “hooked” crafts. We depart Cheticamp and travel back to Baddeck for dinner (included) before checking in at our hotel.
DAY 8: Breakfast (included) then we depart across the Canso Causeway to mainland Nova Scotia and travel to Halifax, the capital of Nova Scotia. After lunch (on your own) enjoy a tour of this historic port city. Beginning as a colonial fort it has been and remains the economic center for the Atlantic provinces.We will learn about Halifax during the war years, the Halifax Explosion and city’s role in the recovery operations after the Titanic disaster. We will also visit the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, which houses the Titanic exhibit and the Victorian Public gardens. Dinner is (included) tonight before check-in at our hotel for two nights.
DAY 9: Grab a cup of coffee before we depart for the picturesque fishing village of Peggy’s Cove, where we will enjoy breakfast (included) at Sou'wester Restaurant and watch the crashing surf and view the lighthouse perched atop wave washed rocks, a great place to use your camera! Don’t miss the sculpture carved in the granite rock by well known artist William De Garthe. This afternoon we will enjoy the magnificent performance of the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo. Writer Glen Hancock described it as “Folies Bergere, the Dumbells, the Navy Show, Disneyland and the Charge of the Light Brigade all rolled into one”. After the show we return to the hotel for free time and dinner (on your own)
DAY 10: Breakfast (included) before we depart and travel to Nova Scotia’s beautiful Annapolis Valley on the Bay of Fundy side of the provinces, where we visit the Grand Pre National Historic Site and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Situated in an area which was a center for Acadian activity from 1682 to 1755, Grand Pre commemorates the period of colonization by Acadians as well as their deportation in 1755. The site features a graceful stone church and a statue of “Evangeline”, the heroine of Longfellow’s epic poem. The site also has an Interpretive Center featuring a theater, exhibit hall, and gift shop. We will travel to Digby and enjoy lunch (included) at the Digby Pines Resort where we will also have free time to relax & explore. We will depart Digby by ferry arriving in Saint John for the night.. Dinner is (on your own) aboard the ferry, before arriving at our hotel for our final night in Canada.
DAY 11: Breakfast (included) at the hotel before we depart St. John to St. Stephen, where we re-cross the border from Canada to the US, and have a rest stop in Calais, Maine. Next we continue the Bangor area, through the countryside where acres of blueberry fields will bear fruit in August, and stop at Dysart’s in Hermon, ME for lunch (on your own). Our journey continues to Fort Williams, ME where we arrive at the Museum of Portland Head Lighthouse for a self-guided tour. Commissioned by George Washington, this is Maine’s oldest lighthouse. Departing the lighthouse, we travel to Portland, check in to our hotel, and then enjoy a “lobster choice dinner” at DiMillo’s On the Water.
DAY 12: Breakfast (included) before we depart for a full travel day with rest stops and lunch break (on your own) before arriving back in Wilkes Barre, PA for the night. Dinner is on your own near the hotel.
DAY 13: Breakfast (included) at the hotel before we depart for home, with rest stops and lunch stop (on your own) enroute.
INCLUDES: Escorted transportation, 12 nights lodging, 12 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 6 dinners, luggage transfers, admission to all attractions, taxes, and meal gratuities.
2026 EXTENDED TOURS
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