MONDAY (Tour ending 4-5pm)
Bay Bull’s Bird Island Boat Tours
Today we will drive down the Southern Shore to visit the historic Irish outport community of Bay Bulls. Here we take a ride out to the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve Bird Islands, home to millions of Atlantic Puffins, Murres and Kittiwakes in the spring and summer. Keep a sharp eye for whales that frequent this bay in great numbers. Multiple sightings are considerable and frequently enjoyed in this plankton rich marine environment. Iceberg viewings are also possible in late
spring and early summer.
PRICE PER PERSON: $220.00 + HST. Includes transportation to and from Bay Bulls, and boat tour and lunch.
TUESDAY (Tour ending 4-5pm)
Taste of St. John’s Tour
Become acquainted with the city of St. John’s and its surroundings, including Cape Spear, the most Easterly point in North America. This is the oldest colonized region in the new world and your local guide will we regale you with its steeped history, legends & lore – all flavored with their personal anecdotes and good humor from which Newfoundlanders are so famous. Enjoy the brilliant vistas from Cabot Tower and Signal Hill, one of the most recognizable skylines in Canada. Walk through a cliffside World War II gun battery, watch for whales and seabirds and visit the oldest standing lighthouse in North America.
On the way back from Cape Spear, we will stop at the famous Chafe’s Landing for lunch. Enjoy a traditional and fresh seafood lunch in the picturesque town of Petty Harbour.
After lunch, we will head back to the city to visit Newman’s Wine Vault, where we’ll pair their famous ‘Port’, aged on the island since 1679 when pirates chased a shipment across the Atlantic for a winter in Newfoundland. Port is best paired with chocolate, especially those from the ‘Newfoundland Chocolate Company’ whose love and passion goes into every gourmet batch. Made with local ingredients, what’s not to love? Finally, we will finish our tour in Quidi Vidi where we will be visiting a local micro-brewery to try an assortment of their award-winning beers and hear an interpretation of the origins.
PRICE PER PERSON: $155.00 + HST. Includes guide, transportation, lunch, and tasting