Walking with Vikings
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Itinerary
Day 1
Meals Included Today: Dinner
Accommodations: Anchor Down Bed & Breakfast
- Arrive to Deer Lake, where there you will be picked up and transported to beautiful Gros Morne National Park.
- Settle into you accommodations and relax.
- Feel Free to go for an evening walk around the beautiful town of Rocky Harbour in the evening.
- Meet and greet with staff and fellow travellers late evening, usually around 7:00pm for a welcome dinner.
Day Highlights
- Travel to Gros Morne National Park
- Meet and Greet
- Local Cuisine
- Ocean Front Walk
Day 2
Meals Included Today: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodations: Anchor Down Bed & Breakfast
- Eat a healthy breakfast and begin our journey to the south side of beautiful Bonne Bay.
- Travel to the Discovery Centre for an interpretive tour and to give you an understanding of the park.
- Head out to the tablelands for a picnic lunch
- After Lunch we head to Trout River Pond, to complete a boat tour of the fjord, there will also be an optional walk around the Town of Trout River along its ocean front and take in a few more sites.
- In the evening we will eat dinner at the sea-side restaurant. Fine local cuisines to test your taste buds.
- Head Back to your accommodations.
Day Highlights
- Discovery Center
- Interpretive Walk of the Tablelands
- Trout River Fjord Boat Tour
- Dinner at Sea-Side Restaurant
Day 3
Meals Included Today: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodations: Anchor Down Bed & Breakfast
- This morning we begin with a short trip north to beautiful Western Brook Pond.
- Take a leisurely stroll over the lowlands to beautiful Western Brook Pond. Board the West Brook 2 for a magical journey up a 700m glacial carved fjord.
- - View magnificent waterfalls, sheer glacial carved cliffs and an abundance of wildlife.
- Upon return we eat lunch and take a short walk looking for moose in the famous moose garden.
- Then we board our tour van and head to the beautiful Green Point. Where Rocks tell time, a geological phenomena that happened in the earths history.
- After lunch we head to the beautiful Lobster Cove Head Lighthouse.
- In the evening we will prepare dinner right before your eyes. Local fresh Sea-foods and other dishes will be available.
- In the evening we will be taking in the Gros Morne Theatre Festival which will start around 5:00pm. Take in some great local entertainment.
Day Highlights
- Western Brook Pond Fjord
- Wildlife Viewing
- Green Point
- Lobster Cove Head Lighthouse
- Gros Morne Theatre
Day 4
Meals Included Today: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodations: Valhalla Lodge
- In the Morning, we begin our journey north.
- Our first stop will be at The Arches Provincial Park, during this time we will stop and get some photo’s and then begin our journey on north to Port Aux Choix National Historic Site. Visit an historical Dorset Settlement.
- We then eat lunch before we head north again.
- Our next visit will be at Norstead: a Viking Port of Trade, which is a unique creation of the Vikings on how they lived 1000 years ago.
- In the evening head to our accommodations and clean up for our dinner at the Norseman, rated as one of Canada’s top 100.
Day Highlights
- The Arches
- Port Aux Choix National Historic Site
- Norstead: A Viking Port of Trade
- Norseman Restaurant
Day 5
Meals Included Today: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodations: Valhalla Lodge
- In the Morning begin our way to the beautiful L’anse aux Meadows, which was the original Viking settlement 1000 years ago. Take a park interpreted tour and visit houses built of sods, and the remnants of what remains of a Viking village.
- After our tour of L’anse aux Meadows, we head to the beautiful town of St. Anthony
- Eat lunch at The Fishing Point Restaurant overlooking St. Anthony Harbour and watch icebergs float by as you enjoy local cuisines
- Board The Gaffer 2 on its voyage in search of Icebergs and Whales.
- Once completed the iceberg/Whale watching tour we will explore the historic Grenfell Properties.
Day Highlights
- L'anse Aux Meadows UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Fishing Point Exhibit
- Whales and Icebergs
- Grenfell Properties
Day 6
Meals Included Today: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodations: Anchor Down Bed and Breakfast
- In the morning we begin our journey back the northern peninsula. There will be frequent wildlife viewing and stops along the way.
- Once back to Gros Morne, we will make our first stop at the beautiful Shallow Bay.
- Eat Lunch Ocean Side
- Then head to the Fishing Exhibit at Broom Point, a once past way of life for many Newfoundlanders and their families.
- Travel back to accommodations for an evening meal at the best restaurant in Gros Morne.
Day Highlights
- Wildlife Viewings
- Shallow Bay
- Broom Point
Day 7
Meals Included Today: Breakfast
- In the morning eat breakfast and explore some of the great Souvenir and craft shops in Gros Morne National Park
- Head to Deer Lake for the journeys end.