Explore Newfoundland & Labrador

Day 1
St. John’s Arrival

Depart London Heathrow – 13:00
Arrive St. John’s – 15:00
Journey Time – 5 hours 30 minutes

St. John’s, the provincial capital, is a combination of picturesque and colourful houses, pubs and restaurants. It’s a melting pot of heritage and culture giving the city a lively personality. Here you can shop in modern malls, tiny boutiques, or old time fisherman’s outfitting stores; wander the brightly lit docks, or eat seafood by the harbour.

Overnight – St. John’s

Hotel:
Delta St. John’s

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Day 2
St. John’s

Enjoy your day in St. John’s, capital of Newfoundland & Labrador. Take a hike to Signal Hill, visit Cape Spear, the most easterly point in North America, and enjoy a Puffin and Whale Tour in Bay Bulls.

Overnight – St John’s 

Hotel:
Delta St. John’s

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Day 3 & 4
St. John’s to Trinity / Port Rexton
269 km

The Bonavista Peninsula is one of the most historic and beautiful parts of the province. This is where John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) landed in 1497 and claimed this ”New Founde Lande” for England. Whale cruises are available in the Trinity area.

Overnight – Trinity Bay

Hotel:
Fisher’s Loft Inn at Port Rexton

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Day 5
Trinity to Twillingate
310 km

Terra Nova National Park features inlets and islands jutting into Bonavista Bay. Excellent walking trails and a boat tour provide chances to view the magnificent landscape. Follow the “Road to the Isles”, which takes you by a series of little causeways to remote Twillingate on Notre Dame Bay. This is one of the best areas for observing icebergs in early summer, and boat tours go out to the icebergs several times most days.

Overnight – Twillingate

Hotel:
Anchor Inn

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Day 6
Twillingate

Located on the edge of what is known as Iceberg Alley, Twillingate is affectionately known as the Iceberg Capital of the world. Many of these 10,000 year old iceberg giants float by quietly each year and people travel great distances just to chance a glance. In the morning, enjoy an Iceberg & Whale Cruise. Plenty of walking trails are awaiting you in the area – you may find one to explore in the afternoon.

Overnight – Twillingate

Hotel:
Anchor Inn

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Day 7
Twillingate to Gros Morne National Park
388 km

Outports are the landmark of Newfoundland. Explore them and the islands of Notre Dame Bay on your way to Springdale. En-route you can visit the “The Grand Falls Fishway and Salmonid Interpretation Center”. While at the salmon ladder be sure to catch a glimpse of the legendary Grand Falls.

You travel through the vast interior of Newfoundland, go past old company towns by the Trans-Canada Highway, through forests once inhabited by the now vanished Beothuk Indians. Moose are frequently seen by the roadside. You spend the night in a village surrounded by beautiful Gros Morne National Park.

Overnight – Gros Morne National Park

Hotel:
Ocean View Hotel

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Day 8
Gros Morne National Park

Enjoy the mountain and fjord scenery of the majestic Gros Morne National Park, declared by UNESCO as a “World Heritage Site”. 22 walking and hiking trails are yours to discover. Giant fossils are also among the attractions of Gros Morne.

Included in your package is a boat trip on the inland fjord of Western Brook Pond. Please note that a short hike (about 2 km ) leads you to the dock.

Overnight – Gros Morne National Park

Hotel:
Ocean View Hotel

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Day 9
Gros Morne to L’Anse-au-Clair
222 km

Follow the “Viking Trail” north along Newfoundland’s great Northern Peninsula. Port au Choix is where there is an archaeological site and exhibit centre exploring the cultures of four aboriginal peoples who once lived on this coast.

Labrador! One of the world’s last frontiers lies just across the Strait of Belle Isle. A 1½ hour ferry trip (included) from St Barbe brings you to Blanc Sablon, Quebec on the Labrador border. It is only a short drive to the scenic fishing outport of L’Anse-au-Clair in Labrador.

Overnight – L’Anse-au-Clair

Hotel:
Northern Lights Inn

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Day 10
Southern Labrador

An 80 km paved road takes you along the southern coast. One of Canada‘s most impressive lighthouses is located in L’Anse Amour, as well as the earliest known funeral monument in America…9000 years old. Continue through small communities with aboriginal crafts and across clear-flowing salmon rivers to Red Bay. Red Bay is the site of the remains of a Basque whaling station from the 1500’s.

Overnight – L’Anse-au-Clair

Hotel:
Northern Lights Inn

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Day 11
L’Anse-au-Clair to Main Brook / St. Anthony
145 km

A 1½ hour ferry trip (included) brings you to the island of Newfoundland where you will travel to Main Brook, close to St Anthony.

Overnight – St. Anthony

Hotel:
Grenfell Heritage Hotel & Suites

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Day 12
L’Anse aux Meadows

Visit L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site, the only known Viking settlement in North America. There is also the Norstead Viking Village nearby – a recreation of a Viking trading port at which is worth a visit.

Overnight – L’Anse au Meadows

Hotel:
Grenfell Heritage Hotel & Suites

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Day 13
Main Brook / St. Anthony to Gros Morne National Park
239 km

Follow the “Viking Trail” south along Newfoundland’s great Northern Peninsula and back to Gros Morne National Park.

Overnight – Gros Morne National Park

Hotel:
Seaside Suites – Lighthouse Suite

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Day 14
Gros Morne National Park 

Back in Gros Morne National Park you have plenty of time to explore the southern part of this fascinating park. The Tablelands where an 80 sq.km slab of the Earth’s mantle has been shoved up on land from deep beneath the ocean floor are dominating this part of the National Park and an exhibition at the visitor centre tells the story of this bizarre landscape.

Overnight – Gros Morne National Park

Hotel:
Seaside Suites – Lighthouse Suite

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Day 15
Depart Deer Lake

Today you’ll have the morning to relax before it’s time to make your way to Deer Lake airport, a journey of around 1.5 hours.

Depart Deer Lake – 21:15
Arrive Halifax – 22:00

Depart Halifax – 23:59
Arrive London Heathrow – 10:00 (Next Day)
Journey time – 9 hours 15 minutes (Overall)

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Your holiday includes

• Scheduled Flights
• UK & US Airport taxes
• Accommodation – 14 nights
• Compact car rental based on Avis 14 day rental
• Exclusive travel documentation portfolio including personalised maps, itinerary and driver directions along with all applicable tickets and vouchers.

Additional Experiences

Our holidays are completely tailored to suit you. We would be happy to help you choose from a vast array of additional experiences that will enhance your North America holiday adventure.

These might include:

There are many more, often quite unique to your chosen destination so please do ask.