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NEWFOUNDLAND, AVALON REGION

          UNIQUE EXPERIENCES

ENJOY DINNER AND A SHOW

Spirit of Newfoundland (St Johns)

  • A year round dinner show

  • Enjoy a comedic musical theater show + dinner

SEARCH FOR ICEBERGS

Iceberg Quest (St. Johns)

  • An award winning boat tour

  • Search for 12, 000 year old icebergs

  • Watch for puffins and whales

GO ZIPLINING

North Atlantic Ziplines (Petty Harbour)

  • The longest zipline course in Canada

  • 10 ziplines reaching up to 2, 200 feet tall

ATTEMPT AN ESCAPE

BreakOut (Torbay)

  • A real life escape room

  • You are locked in a room and must think outside the box to find clues and solve puzzles that will help you escape within 45 minutes. Can you do it?

GET CHILLS

St. Johns Haunted Hike (St Johns)

  • Search the dark alleyways of St Johns in search of the paranormal

  • Walk through St Johns and learn about haunted history stories involving murder, death, and the paranormal

LAUGH

Yuk Yuks (St Johns)

  • A comedy club that features both amateur and professional comedians

GO WHALE WATCHING

Jellybean tours (St Johns)

  • Whale + City tour

    • Get up close and personal with Whales

    • Explore the city of St. Johns

    • Visit Quidi Vidi

    • Stop at Cape Spear

  • A 5-6 hour tour

EXPLORE ST. JOHNS CITY

Jellybean Tours (St Johns)

  • City Tour

    • Explore the city of St Johns

    • Visit Quidi Vidi Village

    • Stops at Cape Spear and Signal Hill

  • A 3-4 hour tour

TAKE A PHOTO TOUR

Far East Photography Tours (St Johns)

  • A photography tour for all experience levels

  • Visit must see landmarks and the most photogenic areas in St Johns

  • Tour guide is a professional photographer, there to offer photography tips and tricks

  • Several different tour options available

TAKE AN AERIAL TOUR

3D Helicopters (St Johns)

  • An aerial adventure over St Johns in your own private helicopter

EXPLORE CAPE SPEAR

McCarthy's Party (St Johns)

  • Historic St Johns and Cape Spear Tours

    • Explore a WWII gun battery

    • Watch for whales

    • Visit North America's oldest lighthouse

    • Visit Signal Hill, Quidi Vidi Village, and other St Johns attractions

EXPLORE THE ATLANTIC COAST

McCarthy's Party (St Johns)

  • Outsports and Lucky Rocks Tour

    • A scenic tour along the Atlantic Coast

    • Stops at Quidi Vidi, the Oceans Research Centre, Middle Cove Beach, Flatrock Hills, and more

TOUR BIRD ISLAND

McCarthy's Party (St Johns)

  • Bird Island Tour

    • Drive to Bay Bulls for a boat ride to Bird Island and admire the puffins

    • Watch for whales and icebergs along the way

TAKE A HISTORICAL WALK

Boyle Tours (St Johns)

  • Where they Once Stood Tour

    • A historical walking tour

    • Learn about the history of Newfoundland while experiencing some of the best views in the area

CRUISE IN THE SUNSET

Coastal Connections (Holyrood)

  • Sunset Cruise

    • Cruise in the sunset while you watch for whales and other wildlife

MEET CREATURES OF THE DEEP

Coastal Connections (Holyrood)

  • ROV Flight and Creature Quest Tour

    • A hands on boat cruise

    • Haul crab pots

    • Check out Plankton

    • Watch for seabirds

TAG A SHARK

Coastal Connections (Holyrood)

  • Shark Encounters

    • Learn to capture, tag, and release a shark

    • Conduct research for the Canadian Shark Research Lab

GO FISHING

Coastal Connections (Holyrood)

  • Go Fish! Tours

    • Fishing tours on Conception Bay

LEARN ABOUT LOBSTER

Coastal Connections (Holyrood)

  • Lobster on the Rocks

    • Learn about lobster

    • Haul lobster pots

    • Explore underwater areas with a remote controlled vehicle called a "flying Kermit"

GO PUFFIN WATCHING

Gatherall Puffin and Whale Watch Tours (Bay Bulls)

  • Puffin and Whale Watching tour

    • Whale and Puffin watching on Catamaran 

 

WATCH WRESTLING

Cutting Edge Wrestling (St Johns)

  • Local professional wrestling

ENJOY A BOIL UP

Ocean Quest (St Johns)

  • Culinary Adventure Tour

    • Take a Zodiac tour across Conception Bay

    • Hop out on an island and enjoy a "boil up"

DIVE A WRECK

Ocean Quest (St Johns)

  • Wreck Diving

    • Dive Charters to explore Bell Island's Shipwrecks

    • A half day charter to at least 2 dive sites

SNORKEL WITH HUMPBACKS

Ocean Quest (St Johns)

  • Snorkel with Humpback Whales

  • For confident swimmers only

KAYAK SEA CAVES

Ocean Quest (St Johns)

  • Kayaking Sea Caves

    • Explore the Sea Caves of Bell Island

ENJOY A LIGHTHOUSE PICNIC

Lighthouse Picnics (Ferryland)

  • Picnic with beautiful lighthouse scenery

  • A variety of menu items to choose from

VISIT AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

Colony of Avalon (Ferryland)

  • An archeological dig site, Interpretation centre, and 17th century garden

  • Become an Archaeologist for a day!

TOUR A MINE

Bell Island Museum and Underground Mine 

  • Underground Mine Tours

  • Learn what it was like to work underground before the 1940's

GO ATVING

ATV Tours (Bell Island)

  • 2-4 hour ATVing tours with stops at local attractions

LEARN TO BUILD A BOAT

The Wooden Boat Museum 

  • Boat building workshops

  • Learn to build a wooden boat

  • Hands on instructions, demonstrations, and exercises

  • Select dates only (see website for details)

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