5 Days in Nova Scotia
Five days lets you loop from Halifax to Peggy's Cove, into the Annapolis Valley wine country and up to the beginning of the Cabot Trail. It's a fast taste of the Maritimes that covers coast, farms and highlands.
Five days lets you loop from Halifax to Peggy's Cove, into the Annapolis Valley wine country and up to the beginning of the Cabot Trail. It's a fast taste of the Maritimes that covers coast, farms and highlands.
The full plan
Walk the Halifax Harbourwalk and tour the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.
Lobster roll on the waterfront at a spot like The Bicycle Thief.
Visit the Halifax Citadel and watch the noon gun.
Eat in the North End or on Argyle Street.
Live music at The Carleton or a pub on the waterfront.
A downtown Halifax hotel near the harbour.
Drive to the Peggy's Cove lighthouse on the granite barrens.
Lobster on the wharf at Peggy's Cove or Hubbards.
Walk the coastal trail at Crystal Crescent Beach.
Dinner back in Halifax or a coastal inn.
Relax at the hotel or a waterfront patio.
Second night in Halifax.
Drive the Evangeline Trail into the Annapolis Valley.
Lunch at a vineyard like Lightfoot & Wolfville.
Tour wineries and see the Bay of Fundy's record tides at Hall's Harbour.
Eat farm-to-table in Wolfville.
A quiet night in a valley inn.
An inn in Wolfville or the valley.
Drive north to the Canso Causeway and onto Cape Breton.
Lunch in Baddeck on the Bras d'Or Lakes.
Tour the Alexander Graham Bell museum and the village.
Eat at the Bell museum's Charcoal Club or a Baddeck inn.
Settle in before the Cabot Trail drive.
A lodge in Baddeck or Ingonish.
Drive the Cabot Trail's Skyline Trail for highland cliff views.
Lunch at the Keltic Lodge or a Cheticamp cafe.
Stop at Ingonish Beach and Cape Smokey before looping back.
Final seafood dinner in Cheticamp or back in Baddeck.
Drive south or overnight before flying home from Halifax.
Final night in Baddeck or back to Halifax.
Where to stay
Two nights in Halifax, one in the Annapolis Valley, two on the Cabot Trail.
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