Winnipeg to Maritimes

Prairies to the Maritimes	From Winnipeg VIA Rail, Motor Coach Tours (tour CW116) 8 Days
The Capital of Manitoba across the Canadian Shield, through French Canada to Acadia Winnipeg - Toronto - Montreal - Quebec City - Halifax

Day 1 Board the train downtown Winnipeg. Check into your comfortable bedroom and enjoy the views from the dome cars as you continue across the Appalachian Shield of Canada with its great boreal forests and hundreds of thousands of lakes. Overnight once more in VIA Rails Silver and Blue service with all meals and snacks included. perhaps enjoy a nightcap (not included) this evening in the Park Car with its panoramic windows.
Day 2 Roll through the cottage country of Ontario and into Canada's largest city, Toronto this evening. Transfer to your hotel, near to Union Station downtown. We can extend your tour by one or two nights in Toronto, if you like.

Day 3 Board the train at Union station and continue to Montreal. There are several departures daily that we can pre-book for you. After arriving in the great cosmopolitan city of Montreal you have the afternoon/ evening to sample Montreal's cuisine or famous nightlife. You will think you are in Europe as you are in the second largest French speaking city in the World!

Day 4 Enjoy a great morning sightseeing tour of Montreal and then some free time in the afternoon for shopping or strolling the streets of Montreal. Early evening you board VIA #1 for the train ride to Quebec City. Enjoy VIA meal service en route and watch the Quebec scenery roll by.

Day 5 In the morning a tour of Canada's fortified city is provided. Quebec city is a Unesco World Heritage Sight and is the only walled city in North America. History abounds here including the Plains of Abraham where the fate of North America was decided by generals Wolf and Montcalm more than 3 centuries ago. Sample the 3-D 'Quebec Experience followed by free time to visit Old Town and the quaint alleys and streets. Late evening board VIA Rail and check into your comfortable bedroom for service to the East Coast. VIA RAIL BEDROOMS / DINING CAR / DOME CAR / PARK-LOUNGE CAR

Day 6 Arrive in lovely Halifax in the late afternoon and transfer to your hotel. Have some free time and possibly visit the Titanic cemetery, sight of the massive First World War explosion and other historic sights. The harbor here extends 26 kilometers (16 miles) inland. Take a double decker bus, visit art galleries or Discovery Center. Can we recommend Atlantic lobster, caught fresh nearby, for dinner this evening.

Day 7 A wonderful sightseeing excursion today includes the National Citadel hill, Point Pleasant Park, and Bedford Basin. The afternoon is free to explore the city's harborfront and shopping districts.

Acadia is so different

Day 8 Your maritime adventure ends with a transfer to Halifax airport or we can pre-arrange additional nights accommodation to extend your stay. Those staying a couple of extra days can visit historic Lunenburg (home of the infamous Bluenose, for years undefeated champion of the North seas), Peggy's Cover and the fishing village of Truro. Those with the time can visit the Bay of Fundy to see the World's highest tides and possibly walk on the ocean floor at low tide!

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This tour can also be booked in the opposite direction
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