Maritime Province of New Brunswick Canada
Come tour east coast Canada on our Caravan Maritime Provinces tour and your trip will include a guided tour of New Brunswick Canada, which borders the State of Maine.
This is a fully guided budget tour that will also include a stop near the Bay of Fundy, Flowerpot Rocks of Hopewell Cape, and crossing the 8-mile-long Confederation Bridge over to Prince Edward Island (PEI).
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Historical Firsts!
This area of Canada was one of the first areas in all North America to be settled and further explored by the French in the 1600s. At that time, New Brunswick was known as the Colony of Acadia.
Saint John, New Brunswick was also the first city to be incorporated in Canada, back in 1785. As well, in that same year, The University of New Brunswick was one of the first universities established in all of North America.
Location
Bordered by Quebec to the north, the State of Maine to the west, and Nova Scotia to the southeast, New Brunswick is still a heavily forested province. As you tour New Brunswick Canada, you’ll notice spruce and fir, as well as beech, sugar maple, yellow birch, conifers, and red spruce trees.
Perched geographically above the Bay of Fundy, and to the west of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, New Brunswick is also a rich, environmental treasure and home to moose, black bear, lynx, and white-tailed deer.
Bay of Fundy New Brunswick
There are sandy beaches, awe-inspiring vistas, and plenty of unique cultural diversity at every turn in New Brunswick. The Bay of Fundy is the body of water between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. It is a world-renowned whale-watchers paradise and world-famous for its Fundy Tides.
During your Bay of Fundy Tour, you’ll see tides that can reach a record-setting height of 55 feet or more in just a six-hour period. As much as one hundred and fifteen billion tonnes of water flow back into the Bay of Fundy at high tide.
With this amount of water flowing upstream over such a short time, it’s not unusual to witness waves traveling up the river in the reverse direction during high tides. The Bay of Fundy is also unique in that it will experience 2 high tides and 2 low tides within a 24-hour period.
Confederation Bridge
As your tour moves from New Brunswick to Prince Edward Island, you will be crossing Confederation Bridge. Opened on May 31, 1997, The Confederation Bridge is considered one of Canada’s top engineering achievements.
Confederation Bridge is 8 miles long (12.9 kilometres) and holds the record as the world’s longest ocean bridge that is built over ice-covered waters. Confederation Bridge spans the Abegweit Passage connecting New Brunswick with Prince Edward Island.
The bridge safely carries travellers through the Cape Jourimain National Wildlife Area to the gently rolling farmlands of PEI across the scenic spectrum of Northumberland Strait.
From the raw natural beauty of the Bay of Fundy to the rich forest-covered coastline and the Acadian culture of the people of New Brunswick, this is a paradise on the east coast of Canada that you won’t want to miss.
About Caravan Tours
Caravan Tours is a second-generation, family-owned, fully guided Tour Company that offers fully guided tours to unique destinations in the United States, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Canada. Since 1952 we’ve been offering affordable, guided tours to travelers from around the globe!
Come travel with Caravan and tour east coast Canada with visits to the provinces of New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia, which also includes Cape Breton Island!
Please call us Toll-Free at 1-800-Caravan (227-2826) if you would like more information about our New Brunswick Canada tour or if you wish to book with Caravan Tours.