Shore Excursion C:

This excursion tour is identical to tour B but includes an hour long visit and tour of the Halifax Citadel.

Working Docks and Harbour Entrance

Tour through the working dock area, including Halterm Container Pier to Point Pleasant Park, where you learn about "Hangman's Beach - the Tallahassee - Samuel Cunard "

Central Halifax

Driving through the expensive residential area found along the non-commercial part of Halifax Harbour, the Northwest Arm, passing by two major universities, St Mary's and Dalhousie.  Take a stroll through the Public Gardens, the finest example in North America, of a formal Victorian Garden!

Citadel Fortress

In this excursion we have an hour long visit to the Citadel.  Your guide will conduct an orientation of the Fortress, will invite you to " explore the fortress's ditch, ( it is not a moat ) and outline the who-what-when-where-why of this distinctive 1826 fortification. 

Historical Core of Halifax

Leaving the Citadel, our itinerary takes a circular route to the shores of historic Halifax Harbour. Our route takes us by numerous historic sites, including the Cable Wharf, Halifax-Dartmouth Ferry,Historic Properties, the Naval Dockyards, 1917 Halifax Explosion sites, Bedford Basin, to name just a few. 

Titanic Cemetery

We visit Fairview Cemetery, to learn about this 1912 tragedy, view the grave-sites of Titanic's victims and Halifax's connection to this 1912 disaster.

Back to the Cruise Pavilion

We have a driving-tour through west-end and central Halifax, as we return to your ship.

This Private Pre-BookeD tour is fully narrated and will take an estimated 3.5 hours (+/-) to complete.