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Nova Scotia is home to some of the most authentic, exclusive and extraordinary coastal experiences in North America.

Fly in a helicopter to a beautifully rugged island in the Atlantic Ocean for an exclusive wine tasting? We’ve got that. Blend your own bottle of custom labelled spirits with an award-winning distiller? We’ve got that. Spend the night in a decked out, glamping yurt underneath the stars on a private island? Yes, we’ve got that too, plus a lot more!

Your Own Island Adventures

Aerial of a helicopter flying over a small island with a lighthouse. Food & Drink • History & Heritage • Outdoor Adventure • Romance

Heli-Picnic Island Escape

$675 – $775

Take a helicopter tour over the city of Halifax and Nova Scotia's coastline to Sambro Island for an exclusive picnic and island exploration.

  • Location An icon to show the location Halifax
  • Date An icon to show the date January 2, 2025 – December 22, 2025
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Sable Island Tour

$3,390/Per Person

Explore one of the most remote islands on earth, Sable Island National Park Reserve and see wild horses and the world’s largest grey seal colony!

  • Location An icon to show the location Halifax
  • Date An icon to show the date July 1, 2025 – October 16, 2025
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LaHave Islands Glamping Adventure

$2,000/Per Person

Island hop by kayak to colourful fishing communities and pristine coasts, indulge in fresh seafood on the beach, and try stand-up paddleboard yoga.

  • Location An icon to show the location Dublin Shore
  • Date An icon to show the date July 17, 2025 – August 23, 2025
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Sable Island Horses, Dunes and Seals

$3,550/Per Person

Discover stunning sand dunes, hundreds of wild horses and the largest grey seal colony in the world on this trip of a lifetime to Sable Island!

  • Location An icon to show the location Halifax
  • Date An icon to show the date July 14, 2025 – October 19, 2025
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Boat Tour to Isle Haute

$200 – $1,250

Discover the mystery of Isle Haute on a boat tour around the 100-meter-high towering pillars of basalt lava emerging out of the Bay of Fundy.

  • Location An icon to show the location Spencer’s Island
  • Date An icon to show the date May 1, 2025 – October 31, 2025
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Drawing on Sable Island

$2,850/Per Person

Join Picture Perfect Tours and professional artist and illustrator, Briana Corr Scott for a drawing adventure on Sable Island!

  • Location An icon to show the location Halifax
  • Date An icon to show the date September 1, 2025 – October 31, 2025
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Sable Island Day & Sunset Tour

Discover ever-changing sand dunes, wild horses and the largest grey seal colony in the world, on a trip of a lifetime to Sable Island!

  • Location An icon to show the location Halifax
  • Date An icon to show the date August 23, 2025 – October 5, 2025
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Visit Sable Island in Fall

$3,390/Per Person

Join Picture Perfect Tours on an exclusive island adventure by helicopter to enjoy back-country hiking and coastal landscapes on Sable Island.

  • Location An icon to show the location Halifax
  • Date An icon to show the date September 7, 2025 – November 30, 2025
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Sail to Sable Island

$4,750/Starting Price • Per Person

Join the only sailing charter to Sable Island National Park Reserve with Sable Ocean Adventures

  • Location An icon to show the location Halifax
  • Date An icon to show the date June 30, 2025 – August 1, 2025
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Top Local Food & Drink Experiences

Arts & Culture • Food & Drink • Relaxation • Romance

GINstitute by the Sea

$600 – $1,200

Go behind-the-scenes at award-winning Steinhart Distillery to craft your very own spirits over two days. With ocean views as your backdr…

  • Location An icon to show the location Arisaig
  • Date An icon to show the date February 1, 2025 – November 3, 2025
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Taste of Birchtown: Guided Museum Tour & Craft Beer Tasting

$75/Per Couple

Learn about Black Loyalists who arrived at Birchtown Bay in 1783 with a guided heritage tour, then savour charcuterie and locally inspired craft beer.

  • Location An icon to show the location Birchtown
  • Date An icon to show the date January 3, 2024 – December 31, 2025
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Food & Drink • History & Heritage

Boxing Rock Beer School

$30/Per Person

Savour 6 unique Boxing Rock brews on a guided beer and food tasting. Learn craft beer characteristics and insights on pairing your favourite flavours!

  • Location An icon to show the location Shelburne
  • Date An icon to show the date January 3, 2024 – December 31, 2025
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Evangeline, Expulsions, Enchantment, & Elixirs

$170/Per Person

Explore four historic sites in the Grand Pré-region with herbalist Angie Oriana Jenkins. Learn about Acadian and Mi’kmaw culture through plant…

  • Location An icon to show the location Grand Pré
  • Date An icon to show the date June 8, 2025 – September 22, 2025
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Food & Drink • Outdoor Adventure • Relaxation

Lobster Bay Culinary Experience

$90 – $175

Learn how to perfectly boil, and eat, a Nova Scotia lobster during this chef-led experience, overlooking the ocean at Argyler Lodge and Restaurant.

  • Location An icon to show the location Lower Argyle
  • Date An icon to show the date June 20, 2025 – September 12, 2025
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Food & Drink • History & Heritage

Eat Halifax Tour

$99 – $125/Per Person

Experience Halifax's foodie scene with five delicious tasting stops. Eat & drink true local flavors on a 2.5 hour guided tour from South to North…

  • Location An icon to show the location Halifax
  • Date An icon to show the date June 15, 2025 – October 5, 2025
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Fun on the Bay of Fundy Tides

Outdoor Adventure

3-Day Cape Chignecto Kayak Experience

$749 – $899/Starting Price • Per Person

The 3-day Cape Chignecto Experience is the ultimate sea kayaking wilderness experience as you paddle the whole length of the namesake provincial park

  • Location An icon to show the location Advocate Harbour
  • Date An icon to show the date June 13, 2025 – September 14, 2025
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Family • Outdoor Adventure

Bay of Fundy Beach Ride

$150/Per Person

Travel past farmland, through wooded trails, and along the oldest road in Parrsboro as you head to the iconic Bay of Fundy ocean floor by horseback…

  • Location An icon to show the location Parrsboro
  • Date An icon to show the date April 1, 2025 – December 1, 2025
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Arts & Culture • Food & Drink • Hands-on Learning • History & Heritage • Outdoor Adventure

Mi’kmaq Tides Adventure

$349/Per Person

Experience Indigenous culture, thrilling tidal bore rafting, and a feast of fresh jakej (lobster) harvested by Mi’kmaw fishers on a one-of-a-kind…

  • Location An icon to show the location Urbania
  • Date An icon to show the date May 31, 2025 – September 27, 2025
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Bike the Fundy Coast Tour

$65 – $75/Per Person

Take in stunning Bay of Fundy views as you fat bike on the ocean floor, with an expert local guide, in the Cliffs of Fundy UNESCO Global Geopark!

  • Location An icon to show the location Spencer’s Island
  • Date An icon to show the date January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025
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History & Heritage • Outdoor Adventure

Cliffs of Fundy Private Plane Tour

$540/Starting Price • Per Family*

Soar above the majestic landscapes of the Cliffs of Fundy UNESCO Global Geopark by private plane. Marvel at towering sea cliffs, islands, and rock…

  • Location An icon to show the location Debert
  • Date An icon to show the date January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025
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Waterfall Hike in Cliffs of Fundy Geopark

$75/Per Person

Hike or snowshoe to a magnificent 25-foot waterfall in the Cliffs of Fundy UNESCO Global Geopark, guided by Local Guy Adventures

  • Location An icon to show the location Spencer’s Island
  • Date An icon to show the date January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025
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Soley Cove Ocean Floor Tour: The Aeolian Sandstone Landscape

$45 – $180/Per Person

Discover coastal waterfalls, flowerpot rock formations and sea caves as you explore the beautiful red sand beach and towering sandstone cliffs…

  • Location An icon to show the location Economy
  • Date An icon to show the date January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025
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Family • History & Heritage • Outdoor Adventure

Clarke Head Arch Ocean Floor Tour

$45 – $180/Per Person

Take a guided coastal hiking tour at low tide to Clarke Head Arch in the Cliffs of Fundy UNESCO Global Geopark

  • Location An icon to show the location Parrsboro
  • Date An icon to show the date January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025
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Boat Tour to Cape Split

$150/Per Person

Feel the rush of the tides as you take in incredible views of Cape Split, a Bay of Fundy landmark and iconic hiking destination from the water.

  • Location An icon to show the location Spencer’s Island
  • Date An icon to show the date May 1, 2025 – October 31, 2025
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Boat Tour to Isle Haute

$200 – $1,250

Discover the mystery of Isle Haute on a boat tour around the 100-meter-high towering pillars of basalt lava emerging out of the Bay of Fundy.

  • Location An icon to show the location Spencer’s Island
  • Date An icon to show the date May 1, 2025 – October 31, 2025
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History & Heritage • Outdoor Adventure

Best of Bay of Fundy Boat Tour

$200 – $1,200

Experience incredible coastal landscapes shaped by the Bay of Fundy tides on this boat tour to three favourite and stunning locations!

  • Location An icon to show the location Spencer’s Island
  • Date An icon to show the date May 1, 2025 – October 31, 2025
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Family • Outdoor Adventure • Relaxation

Cape d’Or Stand-up Paddle

$89 – $129/Starting Price • Per Person

Cape d’Or, Nova Scotia, is the perfect spot for anyone looking to stand-up paddle board on the magnificent Bay of Fundy.

  • Location An icon to show the location Cape d’Or
  • Date An icon to show the date July 1, 2025 – October 6, 2025
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Cape d’Or & Advocate Harbour Boat Tour

$150/Per Person

Experience the Bay of Fundy like never before on a two-hour guided tour by Zodiac, in the Cliffs of Fundy UNESCO Global Geopark!

  • Location An icon to show the location Spencer’s Island
  • Date An icon to show the date May 1, 2025 – October 31, 2025
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Food & Drink • Outdoor Adventure • Romance

Dining on the Ocean Floor

$805/Per Person

Experience the ultimate culinary adventure at the site of the world’s highest tides. Savour the best Nova Scotia food, beer and wine in …

  • Location An icon to show the location Burntcoat
  • Date An icon to show the date June 23, 2025 – September 17, 2025
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Outdoor Adventure

Fat-bike & Paddle Board in the Cliffs of Fundy

$95 – $105/Per Person

Fat-bike the Bay of Fundy ocean floor on this guided, looped tour in the Cliffs of Fundy Geopark. Then, return to the calm waters to SUP…

  • Location An icon to show the location Spencer’s Island
  • Date An icon to show the date May 1, 2025 – October 31, 2025
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Halls Harbour Boat Tour

$150 – $875

Depart from Spencers Island and take a trip across the Bay of Fundy to Halls Harbour to explore the area and the popular lobster pound.

  • Location An icon to show the location Spencer’s Island
  • Date An icon to show the date May 1, 2025 – October 31, 2025
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Arts & Culture • Hands-on Learning • Outdoor Adventure

Introduction to Gemstones of the Bay of Fundy

$50/Per Person

Discover intricate varieties of agate, Nova Scotia’s provincial gemstone. Explore the world of rock and gemstone identification, tumbling and lapidary

  • Location An icon to show the location Canning
  • Date An icon to show the date July 1, 2025 – September 30, 2025
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    Sight SEAing Tour

    $95/Per Person

    Hop on board a real Northumberland Strait fishing boat for a scenic tour of Nova Scotia’s beautiful north shore coastline!

    • Location An icon to show the location Caribou
    • Date An icon to show the date July 1, 2025 – October 15, 2025
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  • Two individuals stand in between tall, brown rock formations. The ocean in the Bay of Fundy can be seen in the background. History & Heritage • Outdoor Adventure

    Soley Cove Ocean Floor Tour: The Aeolian Sandstone Landscape

    $45 – $180/Per Person

    Discover coastal waterfalls, flowerpot rock formations and sea caves as you explore the beautiful red sand beach and towering sandstone cliffs…

    • Location An icon to show the location Economy
    • Date An icon to show the date January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025
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    Island & Coastal Sea Kayaking and Hiking Tour

    $150 – $190/Starting Price • Per Person

    Join us for a full day on the water in the tiny fishing village of Lower Prospect, Nova Scotia and along the beautiful coast of Terence Bay

    • Location An icon to show the location Terence Bay
    • Date An icon to show the date May 1, 2025 – October 31, 2025
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    Good Food Adventures

    $35 – $79/Per Person

    Discover what local food means on an immersive agricultural adventure! Learn about sustainable farming practices, harvest farm-fresh ingredients…

    • Location An icon to show the location Wolfville
    • Date An icon to show the date May 18, 2025 – October 19, 2025
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  • Family • Hands-on Learning • Outdoor Adventure

    Nocturnal Sky Theatre Experience

    $35 – $50/Per Person

    Discover the vast and beautiful universe during a 2-hour guided tour of the night sky at Deep Sky Eye Observatory.

    • Location An icon to show the location Tusket
    • Date An icon to show the date June 1, 2025 – September 21, 2025
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    Wood Chips & Wooden Spoons: Woodturner’s Experience

    $150/Starting At

    It’s hard not to fall in love with the aroma of fresh wood chips and the sights of the St. Mary’s River through the shop’s window. With our Heri…

    • Location An icon to show the location Sherbrooke
    • Date An icon to show the date June 4, 2025 – September 14, 2025
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  • Family • History & Heritage • Outdoor Adventure

    Five Islands Family Beach Exploration

    $180/Per Family*

    Explore Five Islands Provincial Park in the Cliffs of Fundy UNESCO Global Geopark on a guided beach hike, customized to your family…

    • Location An icon to show the location Parrsboro
    • Date An icon to show the date June 1, 2025 – October 13, 2025
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  • Family • Food & Drink • Outdoor Adventure

    Fish n Chips Sunset Cruise

    $115/Per Person

    Hop on board a real Northumberland Strait fishing boat for a sunset tour that promises to satisfy your taste buds.

    • Location An icon to show the location Caribou
    • Date An icon to show the date July 1, 2025 – October 8, 2025
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    South Mountain Goat Walks

    $50 – $58/Per Person

    Let the Miniature Nubian goats of Tipsy Toad Grove show you the fields, forests, and other inhabitants of a sustainable working farm in the Annapolis

    • Location An icon to show the location Tremont
    • Date An icon to show the date May 14, 2025 – October 4, 2025
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  • Arts & Culture • Family • History & Heritage

    Print & Press Experience

    $150/Starting At

    Immerse yourself in history when you spend the day in our authentic Print Shop complete with a 150-year-old paper cutter and foot-powered printi…

    • Location An icon to show the location Sherbrooke
    • Date An icon to show the date June 4, 2025 – September 14, 2025
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  • Family • Outdoor Adventure

    Fossil Family Fun at Five Islands

    $205 – $350/Starting Price • Per Family*

    Personal guides bring the vibrant sandstone cliffs alive & introduce you to fossils, rocks, minerals, & bustling tidepools at Five Islands…

    • Location An icon to show the location Five Islands
    • Date An icon to show the date July 1, 2025 – August 31, 2025
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    Heli-Picnic Island Escape

    $675 – $775

    Take a helicopter tour over the city of Halifax and Nova Scotia's coastline to Sambro Island for an exclusive picnic and island exploration.

    • Location An icon to show the location Halifax
    • Date An icon to show the date January 2, 2025 – December 22, 2025
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