Best of Eastern Newfoundland 7-day Tour
Whales, Icebergs & Puffins ​too!

Join us on our tour to the edge of North America! Newfoundland is one of the best places to see and appreciate nature in all its glory. Dramatic coastlines, sweeping barrens, thick boreal forests, and ancient rock formations - the natural, wild beauty of this place surrounds you at every turn. 
This tour will be visiting Newfoundland at peak icebergs & puffins season. When it comes to viewing icebergs, this is one of the best places in the world. From late spring to summer, these 10,000-year-old glacial giants are visible from many points along the eastern coast. We hope to get up close and personal with one of the icebergs on our boat trip to the Witless Bay Ecological Preserve.

The preserve is also home to the largest Atlantic puffin colony in North America with more than 260,000 nesting pairs! And it's is also one of the most spectacular whale watching places on Earth. The world's largest population of humpback whales return each year to feed along the coast.

Tour Dates

7-Day Tour
June 25-July 1, 2023
Only $199 deposit to reserve your seat. Deposit is fully refundable if you cancel for any reason by Apr 28, 2023. 

Price

This tour starts and ends in St. John's, Newfoundland. Prices below do NOT include airfare. 
All prices are per person, in Canadian dollars. ​All taxes and tips are included!
  • Double $3,299
  • Triple $3,049
  • Quad $2,999
  • ​Single $3,899
For explanation of the words Double, Triple, Quad & Single click here
To book over the phone
please call (866) 208-2950

Inclusions

  • Deluxe motorcoach with washroom for duration of the tour.
  • Six days of touring with local tour guide accompanying group for duration of the tour.
  • Six nights hotel accommodations at various hotels included.
  • 13 meals (1 welcome reception, 6 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 1 boxed lunch, 4 dinners) included.
  • Bus transfer to airport on last day included.
  • Escorted tour with ShortTrips.ca tour director available for the duration of the tour.
  • ​All tips & taxes included.

Highlights

  • City of St. John's.
  • Terra Nova National Park.
  • Twillingate and Iceberg Alley.
  • Bay Bulls and Witless Bay Ecological Preserve.
  • Cape Spear National Historic Site.
  • Cape Bonavista.
  • Conception Bay.
  • Gander's role in hosting the "Come From Away" during the 9/11 tragedy.
  • Newfoundland "Kitchen Party" and "Kiss The Cod" experience.
  • ​Two boat tours.

Flight Arrangements

  • The prices shown are for the land portion of the tour. You will need to purchase your own airline ticket for travel to/from St. John's, Nfld. (YYT). We can assist with arranging your flight for you. Please contact our retail travel agency at (905) 891-0111.
  • Please plan on arriving in St. John's on June 25 any time before 6:00 PM. Our first activity on day 1 is a group welcome reception & dinner starting at 7:30 PM. Note that hotel rooms may not be available for check-in earlier than 4:00 PM but you are welcome to leave your luggage with the front desk if you do arrive before your room is ready.
  • Since passengers will be arriving at various times throughout the day, a bus transfer from St. John's Airport to our hotel  on day of arrival is not available. Please take a taxi from the airport to the Delta Hotel and St . John's Conference Centre, our hotel in St. John's. Driving time from the airport to our hotel is approximately 15 minutes. Cost of taxi fare is NOT included in the tour price.
  • On July 1, the last day of the tour, our bus will transfer you from the hotel to St. John's airport. You will arrive at the airport at approximately 2:30 PM. We recommend scheduling your travel on any flight departing St. John's after 3:45 PM to allow you time to check-in, clear airport security etc.

Deposits, Payments, Cancellations & Refunds

  • $199 deposit required to reserve your seats. Deposit is fully refundable if you cancel for any reason by Apr 28, 2023. Full payment is due Apr 28, 2022. Reminder emails will be sent a few days before due date.  Final payments are not refundable once paid. 
  • If the tour has to be cancelled due to travel restrictions or government shutdowns, a full & prompt refund will be done regardless of how many days are left before departure.
  • Please note the airline ticket is your responsibility and we are not able to provide any refunds for your air tickets if you should need to change or cancel your travel plans. Trip cancellation insurance is highly recommended.
  • You can transfer your seat on this tour to anyone else you know, up to the time of departure without penalty. Please keep in mind that while we are flexible with name changes on the bus tour portion, you will most likely not be able to transfer the airline ticket once it has been issued.

Travelling With Children

  • Children 10  and older are welcome on this tour, same price as adults. 

Itinerary

Day 1 - Sun June 25

Welcome to Newfoundland! Arrive in St. John's and settle in. We have a welcome dinner this evening at 7:30 PM where you will be introduced to the ShortTrips.ca representative, our local tour guide and your fellow passengers.

Overnight: Delta Hotel St. John's  Conference Centre
​Included: Dinner

Day 2 - Mon June 26 • St. John's to Gander

Head out on the Trans-Canada Highway this morning travelling through Terra Nova National Park, the most easterly of Canada's beautiful national parks which you will have an opportunity to enjoy later. Travel on to Gander, where you spend the next two nights of your journey. During your time in Gander you will find out the inspiration for book - The Day the World Came to Town, by getting a behinds-the-scenes look at the community and its fine people following the 9/11 tragedy. 

​Visit the North Atlantic Aviation Museum which hosts a variety of artifacts and displays chronicling Gander's role in development of transatlantic aviation in addition of learning of it’s role in hosting the "Come From Away's" during America's 911 Tragedy.

Tonight enjoy some downhome hospitality with dinner and local entertainment -- the Newfoundland Kitchen party plus “Kiss the Cod” experience!

Hotel: Sinbad Hotel & Suites, Gander
Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Day 3 - Tue June 27 • Gander to Twillingate

Get ready for a scenic drive along the rocky coast of Notre Dame Bay leading to the beautiful outport of Twillingate.  Spend the day touring this seaside gem.  Highlights will include the historic Long Point Lighthouse, one of the most photographed landmarks on the northeast coast of Newfoundland, and the Prime Berth Fishing & Heritage Centre, comprised of hundred year old fish stores, stages and flakes.   The day is complemented by a Boat Tour.  Breathe in the fresh ocean air as you set sail down Iceberg Alley. You may get to feast your eyes on a glittering parade of majestic icebergs and witness the mighty humpback whale playfully thrust itself out of the water in a full breach.  Return to Gander for an included dinner.

Hotel: Sinbad Hotel & Suites, Gander
Included: Breakfast, Boxed Lunch, Dinner​

Day 4 - Wed June 28 • Bonavista to Trinity

Enroute to Clarenville, you will travel through Terra Nova National Park once again and have some time to enjoy the splendour of the park.  Learn about the hard life of the light keepers at Cape Bonavista Lighthouse Provincial Historic Site. 

This afternoon stroll through the lanes of the charming town of Trinity; see several historic buildings including both a typical early 20th century rural merchant’s house and a counting house.  Enjoy an included dinner at your final destination this evening.

Hotel: Quality Hotel, Clarenville
Included today: Breakfast, Dinner

Day 5 -  Thu June 29 • Clarenville to St. John's

Today’s travels will take you to the small fishing community of Brigus located in Conception Bay. Brigus was home to the world famous explorer Captain Bob Bartlett.

Return to the capital city of St. John’s, and enjoy an intriguing city tour. See the Victorian architecture of the downtown area, the busy modern waterfront, the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Confederation Building, and the panoramic view from Signal Hill.  Enjoy a two-night stay.

Hotel: Delta Hotel St. John's Conference Centre
Included today: Breakfast, Dinner

Day 6 - Fri June 30 • Local Touring St. John's

This morning, travel to Bay Bulls for one of the highlights of your trip, a boat tour to the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve (weather permitting). Witless Bay is alive with the rhythm of four million wings beating and of 40 tonne whales pulsing through clear blue water.  The reserve contains North America's largest Atlantic puffin colony -more than 260,000 pairs of the province's official bird nest here during the late spring and summer.  The waters around Bay Bulls and the Reserve is a favourite feeding area for the annual migration of the Humpback Whales that make their way to the waters of Newfoundland each summer.

Later visit Cape Spear National Historic Site; the oldest surviving lighthouse in Newfoundland is located at the most easterly point of land in North America.  It has been restored to its 1839 appearance and shows how a lightkeeper and his family might have lived in the mid-19th century. The remainder of the day is yours to enjoy at leisure.  

Hotel: Delta Hotel St. John's Conference Centre
Included today: Breakfast

Day 7 - Sat July 1 • Touring in the morning, depart St. John's

Our final morning in Newfoundland. Visit The Rooms, Newfoundland's largest public cultural space. It represents and showcases the province to itself and to the world. Both a destination and a journey, The Rooms is where the province’s most extensive collection of artifacts, art and historical records come together to create meaningful and memorable visitor experiences that share who the people are and how they came to be. 

End at approximately 2PM after lunch. Transfer to the airport with drop off at 2:30 PM.  Departing flights should not be booked any earlier than 3:45 PM!

Included today: Breakfast, Lunch