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Nova Scotia &<br />
Prince Edward Island<br />
August 2-12<br />
$2321 Double, $3208 Single, $2059 Triple<br />
We recommend optional Travel Insurance for this t<strong>our</strong>.<br />
Please ask for a brochure<br />
Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island are charming, quaint<br />
and picturesque – yet very diverse in scenery and cultural<br />
heritage. Discover the maritime landscapes’ tremendous<br />
influence on art, literature and music in y<strong>our</strong> travels on land<br />
and sea. From a complex historical past to a look at modern<br />
day life, explore a Canadian region unlike any other.<br />
T<strong>our</strong> Highlights:<br />
• Visit the Reversing Falls<br />
• Fundy National Park – <strong>view</strong> the Rocks known as Nature’s<br />
Flower Pots<br />
• Two-night stay in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island<br />
• Performance at the Confederation Centre (Show TBA)<br />
• Anne of Green Gables Museum<br />
• <strong>Guide</strong>d t<strong>our</strong> around Prince Edward Island<br />
• Green Gables at Cavendish Beach<br />
• Gaelic College in St. Annes - dedicated to the preservation<br />
of Scottish culture<br />
• Alexander Graham Bell Museum at Baddeck<br />
• Cabot Trail – one of the most scenic highways in North<br />
America<br />
• Two-night stay in Halifax<br />
• Visit the Citadel and witness the Changing of the Guard<br />
• Peggy’s Cove – a quaint little<br />
fishing village<br />
• Visit the famous Evangeline<br />
Country in Grand Pre<br />
8 meals included<br />
Peggy’s Cove<br />
Visit us online at www.perkioment<strong>our</strong>s.com<br />
Polar Bear Express<br />
Gateway to the Arctic Circle<br />
August 11-19<br />
$2048 Double, $2649 Single, $1857 Triple, $1753 Quad<br />
We recommend optional Travel Insurance for this t<strong>our</strong>.<br />
Please ask for a brochure.<br />
There are only a few great rail excursions left in the world and<br />
this is certainly one of them…the Polar Bear Express departs<br />
Cochrane for an incredible 186-mile j<strong>our</strong>ney to the Arctic<br />
Tidewater at Moosonee. Travel along the “old highways”<br />
of the fur trade, historic rivers such as the Abitibi and the<br />
Moose. Y<strong>our</strong> trip on the Polar Bear Express will take you to a<br />
sparsely populated land of forests, tranquil lakes and muskeg.<br />
As you t<strong>our</strong> Moosonee, you will begin to understand the<br />
realities of this frontier community. A freighter canoe will<br />
take you across the Moose River to Moose Factory, founded<br />
more than 300 years ago by the Hudson’s Bay Company.<br />
During y<strong>our</strong> train trip, enjoy the on-board services including<br />
dinners, snacks and the entertainment/activity car.<br />
T<strong>our</strong> Highlights:<br />
• Dinner at the Minolta Tower Centre<br />
• A two h<strong>our</strong> cruise to South Beymouth on the<br />
Chi-Cheemaun (Big Canoe)<br />
• Manitoulin Island - world’s largest island completely<br />
surrounded by fresh water (Lake Huron)<br />
• Sudbury’s Dynamic Earth, featuring mines, mills and<br />
copper refineries<br />
• Science North, one of the best “hands on” science &<br />
technology museums in Canada<br />
• Cochrane, Ontario – shipping port for all freight and<br />
passengers headed for the Arctic Circle<br />
• Rise early and “All Aboard” the Polar Bear Express<br />
• James and Hudson Bay Territories - there are no roads to this<br />
northern region, only rail and plane can access Moosonee<br />
• Self-guided audio t<strong>our</strong> of Moose Factory Island<br />
• Lodging at the Cree Village Ecolodge<br />
• View the Polar Bears at the Cochrane Polar Bear Habitat<br />
and Heritage Village<br />
• Toronto - a guided city t<strong>our</strong><br />
• Observation deck of the giant CN Tower - considered<br />
to be the tallest<br />
freestanding<br />
structure in the<br />
world<br />
• Corning Glass<br />
Center - in the heart<br />
of the lovely Finger<br />
Lakes<br />
10 meals included<br />
Note: This t<strong>our</strong><br />
includes an area<br />
of Ontario that is<br />
Cochrane Polar Bear Habitat<br />
relatively undeveloped.<br />
While the motels we use are clean and safe, they<br />
may not provide all the amenities that would be expected<br />
at <strong>our</strong> usual first class properties. In addition, “Polar<br />
Bear Express” is the name of the train providing service<br />
between Cochrane and Moosenne.<br />
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