Anne's Land Tour

Charlottetown tour

Departing the cruise dock , we first explore Charlottetown, the historic Capital City of Prince Edward Island, ( the Cradle of Confederation ) founded circa 1765 and designated a city in 1855. We’ll see numerous historic sites and homes - Victoria Park circa 1873 - Fanningbank, the home of the provinces’s Lt. Governor circa 1835 and Province House circa 1847 - the site of the Charlottetown Conference leading to Canada’s Confederation in 1867; it is also the place where the PEI Legislature meets. 

North Rustico - Cavendish - Gulf of St Lawrence

Touring along into the countryside , with our immediate destination North Rustico, a typical PEI fishing harbour. Enroute, we pass farms and seaward we’ll see mussel and oyster farms, we’ll stop for photos of fishing boats, lobster traps and bait sheds at North Rustico.

The coastline from North Rustico to Cavendish is second to none in Atlantic Canada so a trip through the Prince Edward Island National Park in a must! A stop at an observation area will overlook the waters of the Gulf Of St. Lawrence and the pink sandy beach and sand dunes nearby.

Green Gables House

A short distance away is Green Gables House, which we will visit. It is the old farmhouse that was used as the setting for the famous story, Anne Of Green Gables, written by L. M. Montgomery in 1905. While here, you will be able to use your imagination and believe that Anne lived there too. Many of Montgomery’s books, Green Gables and Island souvenirs are for sale at the Green Gables Boutique.

Prince Edward Island Preserve Co. - New Glasgow

Over rolling hills and through more pastoral countryside, we’ll make our way to New Glasgow to visit The Prince Edward Island Preserve Co. and meet the kilted owner, Bruce Alexander MacNaughton.  You will have ample time to sample speciality teas and the many varieties of preserves made on the premises. A Photographers paradise is at hand when walking through the Gardens of Hope, 12 acres of botanical gardens on site.

Gouda Cheese Lady

The last stop on you tour will be where you observe just how Gouda Cheese is made from the milk of a local dairy farmer.  Several varieties are being made and you'll have an opportunity to both sample and perhaps make purchases, if you wish.

Our return to your ship will be by a different route, thus giving you new and additional scenery  of this of this picturesque Island.  P E I is called the Garden of the Gulf, and for very good reason, as you’ll be discovering, during this excursion.

This Excursion will take about 4.5 hours+/- to complete, it is a fully narrated tour.