Canadian Maritimes Travel

X2 on the Nova Scotia Doers & Dreamers Travel Guide. You should also order the free Provincial Travel Guides for New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.

Ditto.

I have been to all of the maritime provinces except Labrador. In New Brunswick, I'd recommend Fundy National Park, Kouchibouguac National Park, The Rocks, watching the tidal bore, visiting the bakery in Alma (just outside Fundy), Magnetic Hill, and Reversing Falls Rapids. In Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Island has some of the most beautiful scenery anywhere, on PEI head to Summerside and visit the College of Piping and Celtic Performing Arts and take in one of their performances, spend some time on their beautiful beaches, and visit Charlottetown. Newfoundland has two beautiful national parks, Gros Morne and Terra Nova. Lots of hiking, scenery, and activities there.

Have you considered the rest of the Atlantic provinces? Nobody has mentioned Magnetic Hill in New Brunswick, or the longest covered bridge in North America.

Or the one of the most scenic and oldest city in Canada (St. Johns,NL). Which coincides with the most easterly part of North America. Starting in May, there are festivals all across the island of Newfoundland. Or a trip to L'Anse Aux Meadows, where Leif Erikson landed about 500yrs before John Cabot or Christopher Columbus.

Sure hope the roads have been improved by now.:E Some of them were pretty awful when we went in 2002.

X2 on the Nova Scotia Doers & Dreamers Travel Guide. You should also order the free Provincial Travel Guides for New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.

FYI, when we went up there in 2008, we crossed the border at Calais, Maine/St. Stephen, New Brunswick. There was a visitor center with good info in St. Stephen a short distance after the crossing. There was also a visitor center in Amherst just after crossing the border into Nova Scotia.

In addition to the suggestions above, I would add Hopewell Rocks. Stay for several hours to experience the amazing tidal range.

On Cape Breton Island, Fortress Lousibourg is a must see.

We were in Nova Scotia a few years ago, and the roads were very poorly marked. Got royally lost several times. When we went to see Peggy's Cove, got lost in Halifax. So I stopped at the first Quick Mart I came to, to ask directions. Clerk there said that this happens often, then she handed me a printed copy on a sheet on how to get to Peggy's Cove from the store. I would recommend that once you get into Nova Scotia you stop at tourist info center and get a good local map. Also do not trust GPS in the Atlantic Providences, as you may ended up on some one lane dirt road. This was told to us by Campground owner in PEI, where we stayed at Highland Glen campground. It is in the Anne of Green Gables area and would highly recommend it. They even have free passes to Green Gables.
Also you pay to get off PEI, not on. Since the ferry charges by the foot, and the bridge is a flat rate, my be cheaper to take ferry on and bridge off. I think that I saved about $25 or $30 that way, but I had a trailer

If you have a membership or know someone who does, go to AAA and get the guide for the Atlantic provinces, it will do a good enough job. If you are looking for bucket list type stuff here are a few suggestions:
1) Bay of Fundy National park- highest tide in the world
2) Cape Breton Trail- very scenic drive around Cape Breton Island
3) Confederation Bridge- 7 mile bridge linking Prince Edward Island to the main land
4) PEI national park Cavendish campground- well located and very nice campground on the Atlantic side of PEI
5) Anne of Green Gables- if you SO has ever read the books, the Cavendish area is an Anne of Green Gables haven, also the Anne of Green Gables play is in Charlottetown, and there is a strip on the south side of the play house that is excellent for dining (I think it is called the Mall if I am correct)

Check out the Nova Scotia Doers & Dreamers Travel Guide. It's a very very good guide - I wish every state/province would put out a guide like this.

I recommend the Ocean Exploration whale watching cruises - you go out on a zodiac inflatable boat, which gets you to the whales much quicker than the large boats. That means you have more time with the whales and less time trying to catch up to the whales.

In Halifax, take advantage of FRED (Free Rides Every Day bus). Double check with Pier 21 about RVs, but you can park a car at the Pier 21 parking lot for $10 per day. FRED has a stop on the street in front of the parking lot and you can get on and off at various stops on FRED's circular route (including the Citadel).

As a side note, if you do visit Halifax and are interested in history, pick up the book Curse of the Narrows by Laura MacDonald. It is a very good book about the munitions explosion in the Halifax harbour in 1917.