Prince Edward Island and The Acadian Coast from Halifax


Highlights

  • Duration: 9 Days/8 Nights
  • Approximate Driving Distance: 1,600 KMS
  • Places Visited: Bedford – Fort Borden – Murray Harbour – Fairfield – Cavendish – Anne of Green Gables – Waterford - Kouchibouguac National Park – Truro - Bedford
  • Available All Year

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Itinerary

Driving Distance: 275 KMS
Pick up your RV in Bedford in the morning and travel north on the Veteran’s Memorial Highway (Highway 102), until just north of Truro, where you will merge onto the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 104) towards Amherst, NB. Turn onto Hwy 16 towards Prince Edward Island.
The Confederation Bridge is the longest bridge in the world crossing ice-covered water. The toll bridge (toll only applies when you leave the Island) spans a nearly 13 km stretch of the Northumberland Strait.
Highlights:
  • Confederation Bridge
Nearby campsites:
Overnight in Port Borden, PE
Driving Distance: 160 KMS
Start your day by exploring Charlottetown, the capital city of Prince Edward Island and the birthplace of Canada. Enjoy the arts and culture or get a taste of local groceries at the farmer’s market. Head out east on Hwy 1 and do not miss to stop at the very important Point Prim Lighthouse. 
As the sea trade between Canada and Europe rapidly increased in the early 19th century, so did the shipwrecks. A demand for a guiding beacon into the Charlottetownharbour was needed. Enjoy an evening walk to the historic Confederation Trail and the former “last stop” of the PEI Railway in Murray Harbour.
Highlights:
  • Charlottetown
  • Local farmers market 
  • Point Prim Lighthouse
Nearby campsites:
Overnight in Murray Harbour, PE
Driving Distance: 175 KMS
Depart Murray Harbour and continue on Hwy 17 to enjoy panoramic views from PEI’s oldest Lighthouse on Panmure Island. Step back in time to visit Jean Pierre Roma’s 1730’s recreated trading post, where history comes alive at “Roma At Three Rivers National Historic Site at the Brudenell Point”.
Another highlight of the day is the East Point Lighthouse, known as “Canada’s Confederation Lighthouse”, the only lighthouse in Canada that was built in 1867 and still operates today.
Highlights:
  • Panmure Island lighthouse 
  • Jean-Pierre Roma at Three Rivers Historic Site 
  • East Point Lighthouse
Nearby campsites:
Overnight in Fairfield.
Driving Distance: 125 KMS
After departing Fairfield today, it is all about the coast and endless sandy beaches. Visit the Greenwich National Park Interpretation Center or escape to a truly unique landscape in the park. It has the largest dunes on the Island with boardwalks and trails that roll across the marshes and grass-like something out of an illustrated book.
Continue to the Green Gables shore. The beauty of the landscape was the source of inspiration of Anne of Green Gables creator Lucy Maud Montgomery.
Highlights:
  • Greenwich National Park
  • Sunset walk along the beach
Nearby campsites:
Overnight in Cavendish, PE.
Driving Distance: 70 KMS
Today is all about the history and influence this Island had on Montgomery and how it reflected on the character “Anne”. Start with the inspiration of the House itself at Green Gables Heritage Place, where the Novel was based on.
Check out the Anne of Green Gables Museum which offers you “Matthew’s carriage” ride around the property and the shore. Go back in time to where it all started by visiting Lucy Maud Montgomery’s birthplace in New London.
Highlights:
  • Green Gables Heritage Place
  • Anne of Green Gables Museum
Nearby campsites:
Overnight in Cavendish, PE.
Driving Distance: 175 KMS
Depart Cavendish and follow the North Cape Coastal Drive. It is a medley of naturally sifted white and red sand beaches, towering red sandstone capes and iconic Lighthouses. Enjoy a winding drive through farming and fishing communities infused with Acadian, Mi’kmaq and Celtic heritage and culture. Visit North Cape, the tip of the longest natural rock reef in North America.
Experience the Black Marsh Nature Trail, winding through a wind-blown forest, along the red capes and across a vast bog. You will see seabirds, dragonflies, and the Elephant Rock like it stands today. The Wind Energy Interpretive Center educates visitors about wind energy and the colorful history of North Cape.
Highlights:
  • North Cape Coastal Drive
  • Several iconic lighthouses 
  • North Cape
Nearby campsites:
Overnight in Waterford.
Driving Distance: 275 KMS
Today you are leaving the Island but not before visiting the glass bottle houses and gardens in Cap- Egmont on Hwy 11. Travel further to Summerside, today the second-largest city on the Island but also steeped in trade and shipbuilding history growing from a mere lot of land in 1800. Leave the island via Highway 10 and the Confederation Bridge and continue your trip along the Acadian coast towards Kouchibouguac. 
Kouchibouguac National Park features various diverse natural habitats including forest, marshes, bogs, dunes, estuaries, and rivers. Discover for yourself why the park’s slogan is “difficult to pronounce, impossible to forget”.
Highlights:
  • Glass bottle houses
  • Summerside Village
  • Kouchibouguac National Park
Nearby campsites:
Overnight in Kouchibouguac, NB.
Driving Distance: 250 KMS
Depart Kouchibouguac and travel south along the Acadian coast. The fine sand dune extends 12 km into Bouctouche Bay and was created by the constant movement of sand due to the wind, tides, and ocean currents since the last ice age. The dune changes shape with every major storm.
Visit the historic battleground with remnants of an 18th-century Fort Beauséjour — Fort Cumberland. Located on the border between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, the fort depicts the 18th century conflicts between France and Britain, and the later struggle between the American and Britain empires. Truro offers you a historic downtown with unique shops and dining options.
Highlights:
  • Fort Beauséjour
  • Bouctouche Dunes Boardwalk
  • Joseph Howe Falls
Nearby campsites:
Overnight in Truro, NS.
Driving Distance: 100 KMS
Depart Truro in the morning and return your RV to the rental station in Bedford by 11:30 am.

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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.

Accommodations Featured

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Tariffs

Room Configuration Beds Occupancy
TWIN or
SINGLE or
TRIPLE
QUAD
TWIN + 1 YOUTH + 1 CHILD
TWIN + 2 CHILD

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Optional Tour

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Notes about this Tour

Operation Info

YearOperating Dates
2021All Year

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