Discover Newfoundland & Labrador
The best of “the Far East of the Western World”: Gros Morne & Terra Nova National Parks, Twillingate, Trinity, St. John’s, boat tours, 3 UNESCO World Heritage sites and more!
Overview
Style | Value VacationTravel in larger groups than our Small Group tours, but at fantastic value prices. These group tour packages are operated by our carefully selected partners and may be shared with other English speaking passengers ensuring guaranteed departures. More of these packages
Dedicated tour escorts & guides throughout |
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Departures | June – September 2025 | Group Size | 24 travelers max |
Themes | History & Culture, Bucket List, Nature & Wildlife | ||
Activity Level | Recreational | ||
What to Expect | Travel safely and confidently with our new health & safety protocols. | ||
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Discover the absolute best highlights of Newfoundland, Labrador and everything in between on this 13-day journey. From the northernmost tip of the island of Newfoundland to the most easterly point in North America, your Canadian adventure covers it all. Have your camera ready as you take in the unmatched scenery of Gros Morne National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site home to Bonne Bay and the Tablelands. Bask in the history of the ancient peoples – the Maritime Archaic, Vikings, and Basques – as you travel to coastal fishing communities and meet friendly, hospitable locals. Embark on numerous boat tours, keeping a keen eye out for whales down below and bald eagles, puffins, and other seabirds high above. Join us in Canada and soon discover the best of “the Far East of the Western World”.
Package includes
- Coach
- Transfers
- Hotel
- Meals
- Guides
- All ground transportation and transfers
- 12 nights accommodations in tourist class hotels
- 25 Meals: 12 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 9 dinners
- Comprehensive touring program including entrance fees
- Professional, English-speaking tour director
Why you'll love it
- Learn about the ancient cultures of Port au Choix, a fishing community where people have settled for 5,500 years.
- Relax on an overnight ferry ride to Port aux Basques.
- Explore mystical Red Bay National Historic Site, a UNESCO World Heritage Site where the Basques had a whaling station in the 16th century.
- Hear of the Vikings who walked over a thousand years ago to L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site, the first cultural discovery in the world to receive recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Have the opportunity to spot whales during a whale watching boat tour in St. Anthony.
- Be on the lookout for bald eagles during a scenic boat tour on Bonne Bay.
- Witness the Tablelands, a mountain of flat-topped rock typically found only deep within Earth's mantle.
- Browse a variety of artifacts and displays at the North Atlantic Aviation Museum.
- Visit Long Point Lighthouse and the Prime Berth Fishery & Heritage Centre in Twillingate.
- Explore the two historic towns of Bonavista and Trinity.
- Enjoy a city tour of St. John's, including the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Confederation Building, and a panoramic view from Signal Hill.
- Embark on a boat tour in the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve and search for puffins and other seabirds alike.
Itinerary at a Glance
- 1 Arrive Halifax, Canada
- 2 Halifax, Nova Scotia & Port aux Basques, Newfoundland
- 3 Port aux Basques & Port au Choix
- 4 Port au Choix & L’Anse au Clair
- 5 L’Anse au Clair & St. Anthony
- 6 St. Anthony & Cow Head
- 7 Gros Morne National Park
- 8 Cow Head & Gander
- 9 Gander & Clarenville
- 10 Bonavista & Trinity
- 11 Clarenville & St. John’s
- 12 Witless Bay & St. John's
- 13 Depart St. John's/Arrive USA
Dates & Prices
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1 Arrive Halifax, Canada
- Upon arrival, be met by our local representative and transferred to your hotel
- Meet your fellow travelers at your hotel
Cambridge Suites Hotel or similar
Full Day ItineraryDay 2 Halifax, Nova Scotia & Port aux Basques, Newfoundland
- Travel across the Casno Causeway to Cape Breton Island
- Take an overnight ferry across the Gulf of St Lawrence to Port aux Basques, Newfoundland & Labrador
Marine Atlantic Ferry or similar Breakfast & dinner
Full Day ItineraryToday, board your touring coach and cross over the Canso Causeway to Cape Breton Island, rich with Mi'kmaq, Celtic, and Acadian heritage.
Arrive in Sydney, and enjoy dinner at a restaurant. Continue to the port at North Sydney and bid adieu to Nova Scotia as you board the Marine Atlantic ferry for an overnight crossing to Port aux Basques, your port of entry on the island of Newfoundland.
Day 3 Port aux Basques & Port au Choix
- Traverse the Codroy Valley
- Tour the western side of the island of Newfoundland
Sea Echo Motel or similar Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Full Day ItineraryDisembark at Port aux Basques and head to a restaurant for a hearty breakfast. Then, travel off-the-beaten-path, passing through the glacier-formed Codroy Valley and the diverse landscapes of Gros Morne National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that presents a rare example of continental drift where deep ocean crust and rocks of the Earth's mantle lie exposed.
Continue to the fishing community of Port au Choix, known as the Crossroads of Culture. This beautiful and remote area of Newfoundland is the crossroads of 6,000 years of human history, which includes the Maritime Archaic culture, the Dorset, the Groswater people, and the recent indigenous inhabitants who were here long before the Europeans arrived.
Check into your hotel and join your fellow travelers for dinner.
Day 4 Port au Choix & L’Anse au Clair
- Enjoy a scenic ferry ride on the Strait of Belle Isle
- Explore the Red Bay National Historic Site, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Northern Light Inn or similar Breakfast & dinner
Full Day ItineraryAfter breakfast, catch a ferry from St. Barbe and cross the Strait of Belle Isle to land in Labrador.
Later, enjoy a tour of Red Bay National Historic Site, a 16th-century whaling station established by the Basques. This UNESCO World Heritage Site includes the remains of rendering ovens, cooperages, a wharf, living quarters, a cemetery, underwater shipwrecks, and whale bone deposits. This mystical place takes the essence of Labrador coastal living and transposes it onto a tapestry of rich culture and history.
Continue to L'Anse Au Clair in Labrador and check into your hotel. Join your fellow travelers for dinner.
Day 5 L’Anse au Clair & St. Anthony
- Board a ferry back to Newfoundland
- Explore L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Haven Inn or similar Breakfast & dinner
Full Day ItineraryThis morning, board a ferry back to Newfoundland. Pass rugged cliffs, awe-inspiring coastline, and vast marshland to L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site, the first cultural discovery in the world to receive recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Discover the fascinating archaeological remains of the Vikings who settled here over a thousand years ago.
Continue to St. Anthony, located on Newfoundland's tip of the Great Northern Peninsula. St. Anthony is the leading service center for northern Newfoundland and southern Labrador.
This evening, check into your hotel, followed by dinner with your fellow travelers.
Day 6 St. Anthony & Cow Head
- Enjoy a whale watching experience off the coast of St. Anthony
- Visit the Grenfell House Museum
Shallow Bay Motel & Cottages or similar Breakfast & dinner
Full Day ItineraryAfter breakfast, enjoy a whale-watching boat tour experience at the whale-watching capital of Newfoundland, St. Anthony. Have the chance to see the most commonly spotted Minke whale or catch a glimpse of the Finback, Orca, Humpback whales, or dolphins in action. Titanic-size icebergs are as abundant as the whales in June and early July.
Later, visit the Grenfell House Museum, the restored residence of Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell, a medical missionary, author, and arctic explorer, who arrived in Newfoundland in 1892 and left behind a legacy of orphanages, schools, and medical services to the fishing families of coastal Newfoundland and Labrador.
Depart St. Anthony and travel to the scenic town of Cow Head, located just outside of Gros Morne National Park.
Check into your hotel, followed by dinner with your fellow travelers.
Day 7 Gros Morne National Park
- Tour the Gros Morne National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Enjoy a scenic boat tour on Bonne Bay
Shallow Bay Motel & Cottages or similar Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Full Day ItineraryAfter breakfast, discover the beauty of Gros Morne National Park, a unique, open-air geological showcasing 500 million years of Earth's past.
Then, take part in a boat tour on Bonne Bay or join a Western Brook Pond tour.
Bonne Bay Tour: Board a boat for a scenic tour of the pristine waters of Bonne Bay. Enjoy the beauty of the bay's dramatic coastline but be on the lookout for bald eagles fishing the deep waters of the fjord, seabirds, whales, and moose. Later, view the awe-inspiring geological wonder known as The Tablelands, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This site was shaped when ancient continents collided deep in Earth's mantle over a period of a half billion years. As a result, the Appalachian Mountain chain formed, creating the supercontinent, Pangea. Over time, these towering mountains eroded, leaving a desolate and surreal landscape exposed for you to see.
Western Brook Pond Tour: Trek down a rocky path for roughly 45 minutes before reaching the dock for the Western Brook Pond Tour. Located in the Long Range Mountains, this spectacular glacier-carved fjord is surrounded by towering rock walls adorned with cascading waterfalls and is home to abundant wildlife. Following the tour's conclusion, walk 45 minutes back to the parking lot.
After an unforgettable experience, return to your hotel in Cow Head and join your fellow travelers for dinner.
Note: Please note that you have a choice between the Bonne Bay Boat Tour or the Western Brook Pond tour. If you wish to change this option request in destination, availability is not always guaranteed. Please understand that the hike is required to participate for the Western Brook Pond option.
Day 8 Cow Head & Gander
- Tour through Central Newfoundland
- Visit the North Atlantic Aviation Museum
Sinbad's Hotel & Suites or similar Breakfast
Full Day ItineraryAfter breakfast, travel through Central Newfoundland to Gander, a small town that hosted 6,700 stranded travelers after 38 planes were ordered to land following the September 11 attacks. The hospitality and generosity of the residents became the basis of the hit Broadway Musical, Come From Away.
Later, visit the North Atlantic Aviation Museum, which chronicles Gander's role in developing transatlantic aviation.
Check into your hotel and enjoy the balance of the evening at leisure.
Day 9 Gander & Clarenville
- Enjoy a scenic drive along the rocky coast of Notre Dame Bay
- Stop at Long Point Lighthouse in Twilingate
- Visit the Prime Berth Fishery & Heritage Centre
- Explore Terra Nova National Park
Quality Hotel Clarenville or similar Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Full Day ItineraryDepart Gander and take a scenic drive along the rocky coast of Notre Dame Bay, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean containing rugged islands once inhabited by the now extinct Beothuk tribe.
Continue to the beautiful port of Twillingate, famous for its stunning coastline, charming streets, lush countryside, and icebergs if the season is right. Then, head to the Long Point Lighthouse, where you'll have a panoramic view of it.
Shortly after, stop at the Prime Berth Fishery & Heritage Centre, a private interpretive fishing center and craft studio created by David Boyd as a tribute to his forefathers. Prime Berth refers to the age-old practice of holding a lottery to determine the best place for fishermen to set their cod traps during summer. In honor of this tradition, and as a tribute to these proud people, David named his heritage center "Prime Berth," meaning "the best spot!"
Travel through Terra Nova National Park, a magical place where dense boreal forest and magnificent fjords compete for your attention. Make your way to Clarenville. Upon arrival, check into your hotel and join your fellow travelers for dinner.
Day 10 Bonavista & Trinity
- Visit Bonavista and Cape Bonavista Lighthouse Provincial Historic Site
Quality Hotel Clarenville or similar Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Full Day ItineraryAfter breakfast, visit Bonavista's quaint and historic town, where John Cabot first arrived in North America in 1497. Climb the stone tower of Cape Bonavista Lighthouse Provincial Historic Site and see the same seal oil-fueled catoptric light apparatus used in the 1800s. Learn about the challenges of being a lighthouse keeper and take in the beauty of one of the most photographed places in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Enjoy lunch in Bonavista before continuing to the charming town of Trinity. Stroll past the historic buildings preserved from the 18th century or stop by a local art gallery. If time permits, pop into Aunt Sarah's Chocolate Shop for a sweet treat.
Day 11 Clarenville & St. John’s
- Take a scenic drive to the Avalon Peninsula
- Tour historic St. John's
Delta Hotel by Marriott St. John's or similar Breakfast & dinner
Full Day ItineraryAfter breakfast, travel through the Avalon Peninsula, home to 51% of Newfoundland's population and the location of its provincial capital and largest city, St. John's. Set against the backdrop of granite cliffs, St. John's is North America's oldest city, perfectly blending big-city luxury and traditional small-town charm.
Enjoy a city tour highlighting the Victorian architecture of downtown, the bustling waterfront, the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, the Confederation Building, and a panoramic view from Signal Hill.
Return to the hotel for the balance of the day at leisure.
Day 12 Witless Bay & St. John's
- Enjoy a boat tour in the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve
- Travel to Cape Spear National Historic Site
Delta Hotel by Marriott St. John's or similar Breakfast
Full Day ItineraryThis morning, travel to the small fishing village of Bay Bulls. Here you will embark on a boat tour in the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve in search of puffins and other seabirds. This reserve is one of nature's greatest wonders, composed of four small islands. During summer, it is home to hundreds of thousands of seabirds that come to the islands to nest and raise their young.
Later, travel to the most easterly point in North America, Cape Spear National Historic Site.
Return to St. John's, and enjoy the afternoon at leisure.
Day 13 Depart St. John's/Arrive USA
- Transfer to the airport for your return flight to the USA
Breakfast
Hotels & Ship
Hotels
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Cruise Ship
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