Scenic Wonders of Newfoundland and Labrador
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Experience Overview
Wild beauty, hospitality and centuries of maritime traditions await you on this Canadian tour. Each day brings a new adventure: meeting local fishermen, touring a nineteenth-century lighthouse and visiting a scallop farm. You’ll even take part in a local tradition to become an honorary Newfoundlander.
Highlights
Dining Summary
- 5 Dinner (D)
- 11 Breakfast (B)
- 1 Lunch (L)
Must-see Highlights
- Explore Trinity Walking Tour, Terra Nova National Park Guided Walk, Gander, Gros Morne National Park, L’ Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site, learn how to shuck a scallop at a working scallop farm, join a Screech-in Welcome Ceremony that will make you an honorary Newfoundlander.
- Discover St. John's
- Visit Cape Spear National Historic Site, Signal Hill National Historic Site, Cupids and Brigus Townships, Cape Bonavista, Gros Morne National Park, Lobster Cove Head Lighthouse, L’ Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site, Red Bay National Historic Site, Point Amour Lighthouse, Port au Choix National Historic Site
- Scenic Cruise Cruise the iconic Witless Bay
- Scenic Drive along the rugged coastline of Western Newfoundland with a stop at the Arches Provincial Park
How You'll Travel
- Selected hotel dinners plus a locally hosted meal
Iconic Experience
- St. John's: Newfoundland brings new sights, languages, foods and traditions with every city. In St. John’s, join a one-of-a-kind experience, the Screech-in Ceremony. This Newfoundland tradition gives CFAs (Come from Away’s) like you the opportunity to be an honorary Newfoundlander. Tradition goes that you recite a local saying, kiss a cod fish (a once-primary export), take a shot of Newfoundland Screech rum and be declared an honorary Newfoundlander. To commemorate the fun ritual, you’ll get a certificate confirming your title.
- St. John's: Your Travel Director reveals the must-sees of St John’s on a city tour. Start with a stop at Cape Spear to see the oldest surviving lighthouse in Newfoundland. Next up is Signal Hill, the site of St. John's Harbor defenses from the 17th century to the Second World War, for panoramic city views. It's also the location of Cabot Tower, where the first Trans-Atlantic wireless message was received over 100 years ago. Your Travel Director reveals the must-sees of St John’s on a city tour. Start with a stop at Cape Spear to see the oldest surviving lighthouse in Newfoundland. Next up is Signal Hill, the site of St. John's Harbor defenses from the 17th century to the Second World War, for panoramic city views. It's also the location of Cabot Tower, where the first Trans-Atlantic wireless message was received over 100 years ago.
- St. John's: Visit Cupids, the second oldest English Settlement in North America. The small town is celebrated for its architecture and archaeological sites. Then visit the picturesque village of Brigus, well well-kept with old-style architecture, rustic stone walls, lush green gardens, and winding narrow lanes are reflective of its English, Irish, and Welsh heritage.
- Cape Bonavista: Visit the Lighthouse on Cape Bonavista and see if you can spot whales, icebergs and puffins (in season).
- Clarenville: Join a Local Specialist on a walking tour of Trinity, a magical little town. Learn about the colorful history of its inhabitants, the Beothuk people, the French, the Irish, and the English.
- Gander: Join a local specialist for a tour around Gander, which served as inspiration for the international Broadway musical "Come from Away," Learn about the significant role this small Newfoundland community played during the 9/11 disaster.
- Twillingate: Join a local specialist this morning for a guided walk in Terra Nova National Park. You'll encounter a landscape of sheltered inlets, headlands and forests.
- Gros Morne: Visit the scenic Lobster Cove Head Lighthouse and breathe in the sea air.
- Gros Morne: Trace the rugged and scenic coastline of Western Newfoundland with a stop at Arches Provincial Park, a unique natural rock archway created by tidal action.
- St. Anthony: Continue to L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site for a tour of the UNESCO-listed 11th century Viking settlement.
- L'Anse-au-Clair: Learn how to shuck a scallop like a local at a farm in Blanc Sablon.
- L'Anse-au-Clair: With our Local Specialist, encounter a millennia of human history at the crossroads of four ancient cultures in Port aux Choix National Historic Site.
MAKE TRAVEL MATTER®
- Gros Morne: Join a Local Specialist on a guided walk of UNESCO-listed Gros Morne National Park. Enjoy a rare opportunity to walk upon the exposed Earth's mantle along the Tableland's Trail. Your visit directly supports United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 15: Life on Land.
Be My Guest
- Gros Morne: Step into Newfoundland’s rich food culture with hosts Becky and Alex at Fish Sheds, where fresh, local ingredients meet breathtaking views of Bonne Bay. After a tour of the grounds, sit down to a three-course meal, as your hosts share personal stories of family, tradition and why Newfoundland’s food scene is truly one of a kind.
Trafalgar Difference
- Corner Brook: Stay at The Glynmill Inn, a Tudor-style 'Staff House' built for senior executives of the Newfoundland Pulp and Paper Company in the early 1900s.
Trip Details
Product Code: 35351
Tour Type: Group Tour
Accommodation: Deluxe
Transport: Private
Guide Language: English
Travel Styles:
Explorer, Budget
Tour Operator:
Trafalgar (CA)
Supplier Code: 535.1528C
Starts: St Johns (NL), Canada
Finishes: Deer Lake (NF), Canada
Duration: 12 days
Departures: Not Guaranteed
Physical Rating:
Easy
Includes
Whats Included
- Must-see sightseeing and surprise extras
- Optional Experiences and free time
- Breakfast daily and up to half of your evening meals
- All hotel tips, charges and local taxes
- All transport and transfers shown
- Audio headsets for flexible sightseeing
- Cherry-picked hotels, all tried and trusted
- An expert Travel Director and professional Driver
- On occasion, hotels of similar standard and location may be utilized
Price
Price per person: (Double Occupancy) CAD $5875 ($490 /day)
Itinerary
The colorful row houses of St. John’s add character to North America’s oldest English city, the jumping off point to your memorable journey through Canada’s easternmost provinces. You have the day to settle in from your travels before joining your Travel Director and fellow travelers this evening for a dinner. Then join a local celebrity for live entertainment and a traditional Newfoundland "Screech-in" ceremony that will make you an honorary Newfoundlander.
Accommodation: Hilton Garden Inn St. John's Newfoundland
Meals: Dinner
Start the day with sweeping views from Signal Hill National Historic Site, where Guglielmo Marconi received the first transatlantic wireless message. Join your Travel Director for an orientation tour of St. John’s, taking in the colorful row houses and lively harbor before enjoying lunch at leisure. If you're keen to get out on the water, choose an Optional Experience cruise of Witless Bay Ecological Reserve. Depending on the season, you might spot puffins, humpbacks or minke whales. Later, visit Cape Spear National Historic Site, the easternmost point in North America, and take in its dramatic cliffs and lighthouse that has stood watch for generations.
Accommodation: Hilton Garden Inn St. John's Newfoundland
Meals: Breakfast
The first stop this morning is Cupids, the second oldest English settlement in North America, rich in architecture and archaeological sites. Then depart to the Town of Brigus, known for its old-style architecture and historic significance as a strategic location for local fishermen. As you explore on your own and take in the English, Irish and Welsh heritage, the journey leads to Brigus tunnel where a stunning view of the wharf awaits. As the day comes to an end, depart for Clarenville and enjoy the night at leisure.
Accommodation: Quality Clarenville
Meals: Breakfast
Admire the rugged beauty of the Bonavista Peninsula as you embark on a tour of the Lighthouse on Cape Bonavista. This mid-19th century lighthouse, still climbable today, used a seal oil-fuelled light to warn ships of the challenging coastline. See if you can spot whales, icebergs and puffins (seasonal) like the lighthouse keepers of yesteryear once did. Continue to the historic Newfoundland town of Trinity to meet a Local Specialist for a walking tour before returning to Clarenville.
Accommodation: Quality Clarenville
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Join a Local Specialist this morning for a guided walk in Terra Nova National Park where you’ll explore sheltered inlets, headlands and forests – a beautiful brush with rugged landscapes. Continue to Gander to learn about the significant role this Newfoundland community played during the 9/11 disaster when thousands of air passengers were rerouted to the town moments after the terrorist attack.
Accommodation: Sinbad's Hotel and Suites
Meals: Breakfast
Your first stop is the Whale Pavilion in King’s Point, where you’ll come face-to-face with a 50-foot whale skeleton, a striking reminder of Newfoundland’s deep connection to the sea. Follow your Local Specialist on a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience along the Tablelands Trail in Gros Morne National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. See where the Earth’s mantle is exposed, offering a rare glimpse into our planet’s geological past. This evening, enjoy a Be My Guest experience at The Fish Sheds, a traditional fishing shed-turned-dining space, decorated with artifacts from the industry. Hosts Becky and Alex welcome you to their outdoor table overlooking Bonne Bay, where you’ll sit down to a three-course meal made from fresh, local ingredients. They’ll share personal stories of Newfoundland’s food culture, traditions and their deep love for the natural environment.
Accommodation: Fisherman's Landing Inn
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Explore Gros Morne National Park your way with an Optional Experience. Choose between a cruise on Bonne Bay aboard the EMM-CAT, where live commentary reveals the bay’s geological wonders, cultural history and wildlife, or a tour of Western Brook Pond to see glacier-carved land-locked fjords, waterfalls and pristine scenery. Later, visit Lobster Cove Head Lighthouse to learn about the heritage of the park.
Accommodation: Fisherman's Landing Inn
Meals: Breakfast
An early start to the day sees us trace the rugged coastline of Western Newfoundland with a stop at Arches Provincial Park. You’ll visit L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site for a tour of the UNESCO-listed 11th-century Viking settlement, followed by dinner.
Accommodation: North
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Our first stop on today’s journey to Labrador is in scenic Fisher Point. We’ll take the ferry to Labrador in the afternoon, arriving in Blanc-Sablon where you’ll Dive Into Culture during a visit to a scallop farm and learn how to shuck a scallop like a local. Taste the difference between a live and cooked scallop accompanied with wine.
Accommodation: Northern Light Inn
Meals: Breakfast
Join a Local Specialist this morning for a guided tour of the UNESCO-listed Red Bay National Historic Site, once a major whaling point on the Atlantic. You’ll tour the tallest lighthouse of Atlantic Canada, Point Armor Lighthouse, enjoy the rest of the evening at leisure.
Accommodation: Northern Light Inn
Meals: Breakfast
We leave Labrador, now bound for Newfoundland on the ferry. Encounter millennia of human history at the crossroads of four ancient cultures in Port aux Choix National Historic Site. This evening, we enjoy a dinner with new friends at one of Trafalgar’s Stays with Stories where we’ll stay overnight.
Accommodation: Glynmill Inn
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Your fantastic journey comes to an end as you head to Deer Lake Regional Airport. Complimentary airport drop off is scheduled for 10:00 AM. Please be aware when booking flights.
Meals: Breakfast
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Reviews
Michael Holbrook - Traveled, July 2024
This was very busy, very little down time and excellent. We saw so much and our tour Director *Personal information removed by Feefo* was superb. We had a small group of 26 from California to Florida to New York to Arizona and from coast to coast Canada. A couple of less than good breakfasts but we got thru it. *Personal information removed by Feefo* actually bought some yogurts and fruits that were not offered at some hotels to provide to us. Great service.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 08/25/2024
Dorothy Marvel - Traveled, September 2024
This was terrific for my last in the bucket list. I've already given my info about the trip to 5 people. The guide was great to keep us all posted on times of coming and going . So all was timed well and sometimes even early to be able to get on the road and arrive on tine at the next place. Always had time to look and picture take at all stops. read with music or interesting info on the tv during long travel's. All the rocks and trees were really. different to be in-between close feeling. Really totally different than I have seen before. Climbing all the light houses were exciting . All the wonderful history at every stop. Always enjoy the night with the family dinner time. The best part of learning and being involved with the real every day life where we are with the home town people. I received all kinds of help with my hearing problem at the hotels and with the speaker hearing devices are great. Enjoyed eating all the special foods of the area's. and trying all the fish even the mussels fresh out of the shells. Excellent Bus driver and social help in the towns. I enjoyed the small little stops and overnights were comfortable. Yes ,Trafalgar trip did a wonderful time once again. with good choices to go, see and do. Thank you.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/18/2024
Trusted Customer - Traveled, August 2024
A wonderful & memorable trip of beautiful Newfoundland!!! Loved the Puffins. Our Trafalgar service was very organized and detailed information was shared daily to prepare you . The rest stops were planned well which made the long drives very manageable. The itinerary was very well organized, very detailed to prepare you and made every day something new to experience and look forward to. I was very appreciative and impressed for the excellent presentation from the Grade 3 female teacher who shared her personal experience about how they all came together to organize all the people who had to land in Newfoundland for their safety when the twin towers were attacked in New York City on September 11th.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 09/15/2024
Steven Bussell - Traveled, July 2024
Outstanding trip to Newfoundland and Labrador.*Personal information removed by Feefo* , our guide went to the extra step always to make sure we saw everything and understood everything. Gave us free time on the bus to just relax and enjoy. She knew that some of us had walking limitations, so she told us beforehand what to expect. The bus was always clean and *Personal information removed by Feefo* the driver went out of his way. The trip was great. *Personal information removed by Feefo* the guide and *Personal information removed by Feefo* the driver made the trip very special. So much to see with long drives but because there was so much to see you had to do long drives. Hotels were ok for the area we were in. Wish they would have safety bars in the bathtubs showers. People are so nice in Newfoundland/ Labrador. Got to see a lot and I would recommend to all.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 08/16/2024
Stephen Durrington - Traveled, August 2024
Great! The tour director and driver on enchanting maritime were wonderful. The scenery was so different to what I had seen before.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 09/16/2024
Trusted Customer - Traveled, August 2024
The itinerary was absolutely fabulous. On particular note, were meeting *Personal information removed by Feefo*, our local guide in Gander, who was portrayed in the play come from away. Also amazing was Gros Morne National Park. The scallop farm was excellent, but I would have liked to see more in Labrador.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 09/17/2024
Trusted Customer - Traveled, August 2024
Very good. Well - organized and managed by our travel advisor.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 09/15/2024
Christopher Hanna - Traveled, September 2024
Educational, Entertaining, Unforgettable. We had never been on a bus tour before and had never been to NFDL & LAB. Our travel agent recommended Trafalgar based on her experience and feedback from clients. Based on the outline of the tour described on the Trafalgar site they delivered on our expectations and more. I say more because the Trafalgar team of Con and Sheryl leading the tour made this vacation unforgettable. Itinerary was great, saw all the major site seeing locations in NFDL & LAB. Tours were very insightful and educational which resulted in us gaining a great understanding of the culture and history of the province. Due to the uniqueness of the many small communities visited throughout the tour one must adjust expectations on the quality of hotels / motels where we stayed. While accommodations were clean and service was good, amenities offered were limited in some locations. The team of the bus driver Con and tour guide Sheryl were outstanding and made the tour a fantastic journey. They were enthusiastic, had great sense of humor and knowledgeable of the local folklore as they kept us entertained throughout the tour. We were fortunate to have a great group of people traveling with us and we are leaving behind great memories and friends from this vacation that we will never forget.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/14/2024
Trusted Customer - Traveled, September 2024
Excellent driver. Tour director very good. Number of meals included were very good. Long drive to St. Anthony for Viking experience not worth it.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/15/2024
Trusted Customer - Traveled, September 2024
Not rushed. Tremendous guide and driver.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/17/2024
