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8, Boudreau Lane
Haute-Aboujagane, NB E4P 5N1
Fax: 506 532-6487
Tel.: 506 532-3674
Toll Free: 1 833 561-1213
(in North America only)
Maritimes
Trip includes the following:
BRIDGE CULTURAL TRIP TO HALIFAX - SYDNEY &
CAVENDISH AREAS - 3 nights - 4 day trip
METRO HALIFAX......2 DAYS / 1 NIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS
- Included Hotel accommodation to be determined.
- Included. Hotel accommodations …4 students per room and 2 teachers per room
- Included. Meals: 1 Full hot/cold buffet breakfast at the hotel. 1 Quality meal at a very good restaurant.
- Included. IMAX Cinéma..........Group will have a superb evening at the IMAX 2D and IMAX 3D Theatre. IMAX films are presented on the largest screens in Canada , 6 storeys high and 7 storeys wide. Spectacular films come alive on the giant IMAX screen this unique projection system is the key to the sharpness and the clarity of IMAX films. Reinforced by the 12,000 watt wrap-around IMAX Digital Sound System and a specially designed auditorium, IMAX films put you at the centre of the action like no other motion picture format.
- Included. Visits to museums and historical sites that are prevalent.
- Included. Visit to the Museum of the Atlantic. Maritime history of Atlantic Canada, exhibits on the Navy, convoys, Days of Sail, Sable Island and lifesaving, Titanic, the Halifax Explosion, the Age of Steam, and the restored ship chandlery of William Robertson and Son. The museum also displays Canada’s first hydrographic vessel, CSS Acadia. New exhibit featuring Theodore Tugboat.
- Included. Visit the Museum of Natural History. Discover the natural wonders of Nova Scotia’s land and sea- whales, fossils, dinosaurs, birds and wonderful ceramic mushrooms; even a moose. At the Nature Centre a museum naturalist will introduce you to live frogs, snakes, salamanders, starfish, crabs and busy bees. The archaeology gallery features nearly 11,000 years of human history.
- Included. Visit the Halifax Citadel National Historic Site of Canada. Constructed between 1828 and 1856, the Halifax Citadel commemorates Halifax’s role as a key naval station in the British Empire. It is an impressive star-shaped masonry structure complete with defensive ditch, earthen ramparts, musketry gallery, powder magazine, garrison cells, guard room, barracks ans school room. Guided tour, you may see the 78th Highland Regiment in action, hear the beauty of the bagpipes and along the way, ask a soldier's wife what life was like in 1869. Visit the Army Museum. In the Cavalier Building of Halifax Citadel National Historic Site, the Army Museum has an extensive collection of British and Nova Scotian militia, including uniforms, decorations, edged weapons and firearms.
- Included. Luggage tags for all participants.
- Included. Motor coach transportation from Moncton, St-John, Fredericton, Halifax or other departure points to destinations. Bus features CD video, WIFI, and a stereo music player that are at your disposal.
- Included. Motor coach transportation to and from stated activities in each city and is at your disposal during your stay in Halifax, Sydney and Charlottetown.
- Included. Sightseeing tour of Halifax City, Sydney, Charlottetown in own motor coach. Visit historical locations.
- Security guard at night from 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
Option.
Visit the Discovery Centre. Hands-on science centre dedicated to making science accessible and fun for all age groups. Interactive exhibits allow for experimentation and individual discovery. Group will choose from 3 activities and will be divided into 2 seperate groups of approximately 36 people. Group will choose one of the following theme: Fluids, Cells or Climate Jeopardy. Activity is 45-50 minutes long. After the activity, group will have time to visit the centre. IMAX Cinema. Evening film presentation.
SYDNEY......2 DAYS / 1 NIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS
- Included Hotel accommodation to be determined.
- Included. Hotel accommodations …4 students per room and 2 teachers per room
- Included. Meals: 1 Full buffet breakfast at the hotel. 1 Quality meal at a very good restaurant.
- Included. Motor coach is at your disposal during your stay in Sydney.
- Included. Sightseeing tour of the Sydney area in own motor coach. Visit historical locations.
- Included. Visit The Fortress of Louisbourg. The Fortress of Louisbourg National Park is the crown jewel of the Canadian Park Service and the largest historical reconstruction in Canada. Fortress Louisbourg was built to protect France’s interests in the new world and to serve as the centre of its massive fishing industry. Its location near the eastern tip of Cape Breton Island , Nova Scotia enabled it to serve not only as the capital of the new colony of Ile Royale but also to act as the first line of defense for France in its 18th century struggle against Great Britain for colonial supremacy in North America. Fortress Louisbourg was first captured in 1745 after a six week siege by New England troops with the support of the British navy. After three years under British governors, the Fortress of Louisbourg was returned to France by treaty in 1749 in spite of the protest of the American colonies. After almost a decade of increasing prosperity, the much stronger Fortress fell again after another six week siege in 1758, this time to the largest assembled assault force in colonial Canadian history. The fortifications were blown up in 1760-1761 and the British military presence withdrawn in 1768. An initiative of the federal government in 1961, the rebuilding over the next two decades of Fortress Louisbourg transformed the ruins from heaps of grass and stones to the impressive historical and interpretive site it is today. The old capital of Isle Royale was back! The Fortress offers a unique window into our past and our 18th century colonial history. Dozens of costumed animators become the town’s residents of the summer of 1744. Surrounded by ramparts, the King’s Bastion is a fort within a fortress. The King’s Bastion Barracks is the largest building on site and in its day was one of the largest buildings in North America.
- Visit « Chapelle St. Louis » Louisbourg’s garrison chapel. See artifacts found during 20 years of archaeological excavation. Talk to a soldier. You’ll find them happy to tell you about guard duty, living conditions, armaments, security, food and a soldier’s life in general.
- Included. Visit Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site. Alexander Graham Bell’s lifetime of genius and compassion has touched us all. Discover how he and his associates produced the fastest boat in the world; find out how he bridged the gap between sound and silence; marvel at his improvements to the phonograph; ask about his giant kites and of course, the telephone.
Hands-on activities! Original artifacts, personal mementos, photographs. - Security guard in the evening at the hotel. ( 23:00h – 06:00h )