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Tour Code: DM-FWNSH

Duration: 9 Days/8 Nights

Availability: All Year

Places Visited: Halifax, Lunenburg, Kejimkujik National Park, Burntcoat Head Park, Cape Breton, Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Meat Cove, Baddeck, Louisbourg & Tangier

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Highlights

Duration: 9 Days/8 Nights
Approximate Driving Distance: 1,750 KMS
Places Visited: Halifax – Lunenburg – Kejimkujik National Park – Burntcoat Head Park – Cape Breton – Cape Breton Highlands National Park – Meat Cove - Baddeck – Louisbourg - Tangier - Halifax
Available All Year

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Itinerary

DAY 1: HALIFAX TO LUNENBURG

Driving Distance: 150 KMS

Pick up your RV in Bedford in the morning. Travel south on Peggy’s Cove Road, passing through communities like French Village, Seabright and Glen Margaret along the shore of St Margaret’s Bay. Peggy’s Cove Lighthouse is arguably the most iconic landmark in Nova Scotia. Built in 1915, the lighthouse still keeps watch over surging ocean waves and working lobster boats. Explore the picturesque fishing village on foot.

Continue to the town of Lunenbourg via the scenic Lighthouse Route (Highway 3). Seventy percent of the original colonial buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries continue to greet visitors to Lunenburg with their colourful façades.

Highlights:

Beautiful coastal drive
Peggy's Cove
Lunenbourg

Nearby campsites:

Overnight in Lunenbourg, NS

DAY 2: LUNENBURG TO KEJIMKUJIK NATIONAL PARK

Driving Distance: 200 KMS

Depart Lunenburg in the morning and drive Highway 103 to Kejimkujik National Park. Note that the National Park consists of two separate locations, one on the seaside and one inland. Start off by visiting the Seaside location of the park. Here the Atlantic coast reveals its beauty with white sand beaches, turquoise water, and lagoons that provide nurseries for all sorts of sea life.

Continue to the Inland location of the park in the afternoon where you will spend the night.

Highlights:

Kejimkujik National Park
Saint Catherines River Beach
Learn about Mi’kmaw culture

Nearby campsite:

Jeremys Bay Campground

Overnight in Kejimkujik National Park, NS

DAY 3: KEJIMKUJIK NATIONAL PARK TO BURNTCOAT HEAD PARK

Driving Distance: 300 KMS

Depart the National Park via Highway 8 to reach Port-Royal National Historic Site, where you will experience the early 17th century lifestyle. From here the Harvest Highway (Highway 101) takes you further east. Depart the highway at exit 5 near Currys Corner to merge onto the Glooscap Trail.

Spend the night near Burntcoat Head Park, which you can explore either this afternoon or the following morning.

Highlights:

Port-Royal National Historic Site
Burntcoat Head Park
World's highest tides

Nearby campsites:

Overnight in Burntcoat Head Park, NS.

DAY 4: BURNCOAT HEAD PARK TO CAPE BRETON

Driving Distance: 365 KMS

Travel the Trans-Canada Highway to the Eastern tip of the Nova Scotia peninsula. From here the Canso Causeway connects the Nova Scotia peninsula by road to Cape Breton Island.

Stop at the Chéticamp Visitor Centre near the southeastern entrance to Cape Breton Highlands National Park for assistance planning your scenic drive tomorrow.

Highlights:

Fundy Tidal Interpretive Centre
Joseph Howe Falls
Salt Springs Provincial Park

Nearby campsites:

Overnight in Cape Breton, NS.

DAY 5: CAPE BRETON HIGHLANDS NATIONAL PARK TO MEAT COVE

Driving Distance: 100 KMS

Spent the day exploring the west side of Cape Breton Highlands National Park, with stops at Trout Brook, the Whale Interpretive Centre in Pleasant Bay and the MacIntosh Brook Trail. Enjoy an eagle’s view of the Cabot Trail by hiking the 7-km Skyline Trail. Moose, bald eagles, bears and numerous boreal birds call this area home and don’t forget to keep an eye out for whales in the water below.

Arrive at Meat Cove in the afternoon, a beautiful fishing village located on the northern tip of Cape Breton Island.

Highlights:

Whale Interpretive Centre
MacIntosh Brook Trail
Hike the Skyline Trail

Nearby campsites:

Overnight in Meat Cove, NS.

DAY 6: MEAT COVE TO BADDECK

Driving Distance: 175 KMS

Depart Meat Cove and continue along the east side of Cape Breton Highlands National Park towards Baddeck. Stop at Cape Smoke Provincial Park on top of Smokey Mountain for a nice rest area with picnic tables and spectacular views.

Those looking to challenge themselves on a longer and more challenging hike can hike the 18 km return trip to North River Falls instead. Arrive in Baddeck in the late afternoon.

Highlights:

Jack Pine Trail
Cape Smoke Provincial Park
North River Falls

Nearby campsites:

Overnight in Telegraph Cove, BC.

DAY 7: BADDECK TO LOUISBOURG

Driving Distance: 125 KMS

Venture further off the beaten path to Port Alice, a short and scenic drive on the newly paved Highway 30. The Village of Port Alice is a picturesque community built on a mountainside offering excellent views of Neroutsos Inlet from every vantage point.

You can often see eagles, bears, whales, otters, and seals right from the doorstep of your RV.

Highlights:

Great Hall of the Clans Museum
The Fortress of Louisbourg

Nearby campsites:

Overnight in Louisbourg, NS.

DAY 8: LOUISBOURG TO TANGIER

Driving Distance: 275 KMS

Leave the Trans-Canada Highway near Antigonish and continue south on Nova Scotia Trunk Highway 7. The historic Sherbrooke Village depicts a typical Nova Scotian village from 1860 to pre-WW1.

With approximately 80 buildings, over 25 of those open to the public, most with costumed interpreters, it is the largest Nova Scotia Museum site. Arrive at your campsite in Liscomb in the late afternoon.

Highlights:

Goldenville Interpretative Centre
Sherbrooke Village

Nearby campsite:

Murphy’s Camping on the Ocean

Overnight in Tangier, NS.

DAY 9: TANGIER TO HALIFAX

Driving Distance: 100 KMS

Depart Murphy’s Cove towards Memory Lane Heritage Village, an award-winning living history museum depicting coastal rural life in Nova Scotia during the 1940s, including life during and after the Second World War. Return your RV to the rental station in Bedford by 11.30 am.

End of your RV Trip.

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Inclusions

Typical RV Rental Inclusions:

These inclusions may vary vendor to vendor. Please check with us at the time of booking.

9 Days Campervan Rental.
Suitcase Storage.
Transfers from hotels and certain other locations to the depot. Please check with us if your location is included in the list of Pick-up locations.
Taxes & GST.

Exclusions

Typical RV Rental Exclusions:

These exclusions may vary vendor to vendor. Please check with us at the time of booking.

Kilometer Packages.
Prep Fee.
Convenience Kit.
Cleaning fee (when vehicle is returned without being cleaned).
Smoking Fee - Smoking is not allowed in any of our vehicles. The vendor will impose a cleaning fee if you have smoked inside the vehicle.
Pet Charges (Dogs)
Transportation to Rental Depot unless included pickup location is included in the Pick-up Location List.
Meals.
Travel Insurance - Recommended. We require Tour Operator/Travel Agent to secure a signed Waiver in the event client declines your offer to sell Travel Insurance. DMCi will require Travel Agent to provide us the signed waiver when required as a part of the Terms & Conditions of Contract.