Newfoundland Adventure: Westbound

Newfoundland Adventure: Westbound

It’s time to explore North America’s most north-easterly point, where the dramatic coastline, mighty fjords and wonderful wildlife will take your breath away. With a knowledgeable leader to guide the way, on this eight-day adventure you’ll experience a landscape that has been shaped by the elements over thousands of years, meet with locals and stop into historic towns surrounded by the splendour of Newfoundland’s famous scenery. Watch huge icebergs bob past the town known as “The Iceberg Capital of the World” in the spring, go whale watching, and spot puffins at one of North America’s best viewing sites.

Activities

• St John’s – Local dinner
• St. John’s – Leader led walking tour
• St John’s – Cape Spear Lighthouse
• Trinity – Walking tour with a local guide
• Elliston – Puffin viewing
• Bonavista – Lighthouse visit
• Gander – Chat with a local
• Twillingate – Seabird & Whale watching boat tour
• Boyd’s Cove – Beothuk Interpretation Centre
• Gros Morne NP – Western Brook Pond Boat Tour
• Rocky Harbour – Lobster Cove Lighthouse visit
• Gros Morne National Park-Tableland trail

Highlights

• Meet locals on a historic walking tour of Trinity and hear about how Gander welcomed thousands of stranded travelers during 9/11.
• Marvel at Western Brook Pond, the spectacular glacier-carved landlocked fjord in Gros Morne National Park during a scenic boat tour that gets you closer to nature.
• Take a boat tour through pristine waters surrounding Twillingate, keeping an eye out for whales, seabirds and more.
• Watch puffins at Elliston’s renowned viewing site which offers one of the closest land views of these birds in North America.
• Admire spectacular coastal scenery and head out to historic lighthouses that mark the easternmost point of Canada.