Peggy’s Cove & Halifax Historic Tour | La Vacanza Travel

Peggy’s Cove & Halifax Historic Tour

Duration: 5 hours
Destination: Canada, Nova Scotia, Halifax
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  • 5 hours
  • Halifax
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Why not combine our two most popular tours into one? See the sights of the historic port city of Halifax and then take in the famous breathtaking sights of Peggy's Cove.

Our tour would commence from Pier 21 with its Historic block as the "Ellis Island" of Canada, where more than one million immigrants came through and more than 500,000 left from during WWII.

From there we will visit St. Paul's Church, the oldest Anglican church in Canada. As well, St. Paul's Church was among some of the buildings that withstood the Great Halifax Explosion of 1917. We will drive on to Fort Needham Hill where a memorial carillon was built for the victims of that explosion. Then we'll be on to Canada's most famous lighthouse.

Peggy's Cove is one of the most unique, captivating and exhilarating eye-openers in Nova Scotia. The quaint seaside hamlets of Shad Bay, Big Lake, East Dover and West Dover, to mention but a few, are also breathtaking.

What Can You Expect?

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Halifax Citadel National Historic Site, 5425 Sackville St, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3Y3 Canada

We will visit most of the top ten historic places in Halifax and then off to Peggy`s Cove with photo stops along the way

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Peggy's Cove Lighthouse, Peggy's Point Road, Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia Canada

The famous lighthouse at Peggy`s Cove

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, 3720 Windsor St, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3A5 Canada

We will visit one of the three cemeteries in Halifax Dedicated to the victims of the RMS Titanic. We will spend about 20 mins narrating the history of The Titanic and its sinking off the coast of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Halifax Public Gardens, Spring Garden Road and South Park St, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3T 2M3 Canada

Second oldest public garden in North America, we will explore the botanical aspects of this garden, etc

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Acadian Maple Products, 13578 Peggys Cove Rd, Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia B3Z 2J2 Canada

We will stop here for about 15 mins for those interested in authentic Nova Scotian souvenirs and ta

Duration: 15 minutes

Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions
  • Professional guides

Exclusions

    Additional Info

    • Not wheelchair accessible
    • Stroller accessible
    • Service animals allowed
    • Near public transportation
    • Infants must sit on laps
    • Most travelers can participate
    • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
    • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
    • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 36 travelers
    • Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability

    Departure Point

    Departure Point

    1: Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, 1675 Lower Water St, Halifax, NS B3J 1S3, Canada
    2: The Westin Nova Scotian, 1181 Hollis St, Halifax, NS B3H 2P6, Canada
    3: Pier 22 Pavillion, 1031 Marginal Rd, Halifax, NS B3H 4P7, Canada
    Traveler pickup is offered
    Cruise ship passengers will be picked according to the arrival of their cruise ship in Halifax

    Ports

    • Pier 22 Pavillion, 1031 Marginal Rd, Halifax, NS B3H 4P7, Canada


    Departure Time


    Confirm time with the local provider in advance of your experience.
    Cruise Ship Passengers
    9/29/2023 - 4/3/2025Peggy’s Cove & Halifax Historic Tour
    8/18/2019 - 4/3/20258/18/2019 - 4/3/2025


    Return Details

    1: Pier 22 Pavillion, 1031 Marginal Rd, Halifax, NS B3H 4P7, Canada
    2: The Westin Nova Scotian, 1181 Hollis St, Halifax, NS B3H 2P6, Canada
    3: Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, 1675 Lower Water St, Halifax, NS B3J 1S3, Canada

    Duration & Voucher Info

    Voucher info

    You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

    Duration

    5 hours

    Cancellation Policy

    User's Reviews

    Martine_S

    12 Nov, 2023

    This was one of the best tours we took on our Eastern Canada/US cruise. Jonathan was a fantastic tour guide who clearly knows (and loves) his city and its history. He is a fabulous guide who kept us engaged and interested for hours. He gets to know your interests and shapes the tour accordingly. We came at the end of the tourist season and he was kind enough to make sure that a restaurant was open for us to go to. We saw much more than just Halifax and Peggy's Cove. Jonathan also made sure that we were up at the fort in time to see the cannon fire... Our friends noted that there were only 2 small tours that made it there for this.

    Marianne_Y

    30 Oct, 2023

    Our guide, Jonathan, was a wealth of knowledge about the area and made the trip special with his stories and humor. He was very focused on providing a great experience and it showed!! He timed our tour to avoid the crowds at Peggy's Cove and allowed ample time at every stop for sightseeing and pictures.

    patrickrY1655JP

    27 Oct, 2023

    The was the worst tour of our vacation. First off the there were conflicting reports of people on the tour with different times to report so that started the tour 40 minutes late—bad move and should have been a sign. We specifically booked for the reviews of the tour guide Jonathan—we thought he was who we would get and we were under the impression it was a van tour. He emailed us numerous times to the point we were becoming friends and we were very excited about this tour. Well we get on a giant tour bus (not happy) and off we go. It’s a tour that’s to last 5 hours. The second stop we make is to a maple shop. We stop there a bus load of people with one employee and everyone need to use the restroom and wants coffee and souvenirs and one person is doing all of this (running late again besides the start time of 40 minutes). The tour guide is extremely boring, not engaging at all. The Peggy’s Cove stop was adequate but then we stop for lunch and the tour guide and bus driver have to wait tables. On the way back to the cruise terminal half of the bus is sleeping and not listening to the guide and we arrive back 90 minutes late — which is unacceptable. We had other plans which now are cancelled. When I emailed Jonathan Duru (general manager) questioning were we bumped from a private tour to a bus tour and complained; he did not answer the question. Now this is our experience if you like a bus tour where it takes 10 minutes for everyone to get off and then back on and a boring guide then this is for you.

    618richardy

    26 Oct, 2023

    This was my third time putting a group together to tour Halifax Gardens, the Fort, the Titanic gravesite, Peggy's Cove, and wound up at Shaw's Landing for an incredible late lunch. Jonathan Duru is a master story teller, knows Halifax history, as well as the surrounding areas, and I consider his pricing to be very competitive, and about half of what a cruise ship wauld charge. I highly recommend Aberdeen Bus Tours and Jonathan Duru to anyone looking to know more about Halifax and the surrounding area.

    Sharon_D

    26 Oct, 2023

    This tour was good. Went to see the gardens, the Titanic cemetery and the pretty Peggy's Cove. Stopped at a local restaurant (Shaw's Landing) and the food was very good! When we booked the tour it stated it would be over at 4pm but we didn't get back until 6pm (was OK with us). Nice coach bus with bathroom was used. Tour guide and bus driver were excellent.

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