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Enjoy a refined take on the art of group travel.
Experience true adventures on these Collette small group tours.
Set out on an inspiring journey on these faith-based travel experiences.
Explore the world's most beautiful waterways.
Come to know your destination during a single-hotel stay.
Your Tour at a Glance
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You’re a leisurely traveler. You typically take it easy and discover the energy of a new place by people-watching or soaking in the atmosphere at a local café. You can climb at least one flight of stairs, board a coach, and walk unassisted at a relaxed pace for up to 60 minutes without difficulty. You can easily handle altitudes up to 5,000 feet.
You like a balanced approach to travel. Walking two to three miles over the course of a day is no problem for you. You can partake in a two-hour leisurely walking tour, covering up to two miles (with included breaks). You can handle a variety of terrains, from cobblestone streets to moderate hills with relative ease and without assistance. You can climb two flights of stairs with ease. There may be 1 to 2 days on this tour when walking tours can cover 3 to 4 miles over uneven terrain. You can handle altitudes up to 6,000 feet.
You’re an on-the-go traveler. You don’t want to miss a thing, so walking and standing for longer periods of time (2-3 hours) isn’t a big deal. A moderately paced two-and-a-half-hour walking tour, covering several miles, hills, and uneven surfaces, is no problem for you. Walking four miles over the course of a day is very doable, as is climbing into and out of various modes of transportation (tuk-tuk, cable car, zodiac, etc.). You can climb three flights of stairs easily and handle altitudes between 6,000 and 9,000 feet. Expect some longer days balanced with free time to recharge or set out on your own adventure. This level is not a fit for travelers who require mobility assistance devices.
You’re ready to seize the day, whatever it may bring. You lead an active life at home (walking, biking, and half or full day hikes are things you may enjoy) and 10,000 steps a day is normal for you. You can handle longer walking tours (more than 3 hours covering 3+ miles at a steady clip) and activities that involve traversing uneven terrain, steep slopes, standing for periods of time, and varying altitudes and temperatures. You don’t mind being on the go with some early starts, late-nights, and full days. You can handle altitudes of 9,000 feet or higher with little to no issue. This level is not appropriate for travelers who use wheelchairs, walkers, and other mobility assistance devices.
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Canadian Maritimes and Coastal Wonders featuring the Cabot Trail
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Experience the destination with a full itinerary planned for you. You’ll be joined by a dedicated Tour Manager and enjoy planned local experiences and sightseeing. In addition, your accommodations, daily breakfast, and any transfers to connect with your main tour are included. (The Tour Manager for your extension may or may not be the same person as your main tour.)
Enjoy a mix of time on your own and some planned tour activities. A local expert is available during part of your stay to guide you during scheduled activities and provide recommendations. In addition, your accommodations, daily breakfast, and any transfers to connect with your main tour are included.
Explore a destination on your own. Your accommodations, daily breakfast, and any transfers to connect with your main tour are included – the rest is whatever you decide! On an independent extension, there won’t be a Tour Manager or local representative present.
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Canadian Maritimes and Coastal Wonders featuring the Cabot Trail
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The tour was more than we expected. The tour manager made it extra special. She kept us entertained on the bus. The sites were fabulous and the food terrific.
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seeing the tide change at the Bay of Fundy
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Our tour manager, Bernadette Walsh, and our bus driver, Rick, were great. Bernadette was very organized, entertained us with her humor and knowledge of the area. Rick was a very good driver and a gentleman. I enjoyed seeing new places and meeting new people.
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Absolutely beautiful country. Excellent local tour guides. 3 out of the 4 hotels were very high quality.
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I liked the Cabot trail drive and the Bay of Fundy trail and Hopewell Rocks.
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Our tour manager and driver made all the difference in making the Maritimes Coastal tour a total success! Bernadette was extremely knowledgeable and I learned so much. Our driver, Rick, was professional, an exceptional driver, and such a gentleman! I enjoyed every excursion, restaurant, and hotel choices (other than the "resort" hotel which needed renovations). Also, Bernadette had a great sense of humor which kept us entertained! Loved it!
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The tour was lovely. The Westin, Hilton and Grand Hotels were very nice and the breakfasts were excellent. My only complaint was the one night at a four story motel. The room was not cleaned properly. I needed to plug in my CPAP machine and the plug in was behind the curtain. It was very dusty and apparent the floors were not vacuumed properly. As well it was in desperate need of upgrading and paint. The driver Steve, always had a smile, and was right there to help with umbrellas, walkers and luggage. Darren, our tour guide, was very informative for every city and province. Overall, I was impressed with Collette Tours. Loved Halifax. Esther
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Nice tour, interesting sights, loved Bay of Fundy trail, Acadian site, lobster dinners, Mi’kMaq visit, Gaelic College, Peggy Point Lighthouse
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Bernadette Walsh/tour guide was the best storyteller and guide I have ever met. Would love to go again someday.
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Our Tour Manager was really great! She provided many details & was outstanding in her presentation! A nice dry sense of humor!!
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Bernadette Walsh our tour director was fabulous. Her humor and her knowledge of the area were great. She often told us about her life growing up in the Maritimes, making our tour a personal experience. Also, the tour was well organized and she made sure to see to every person's well being. Bus driver Randy was also great. This was our 5th Collette Tour and all have been really good.
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Prince Edward Island was wonderful
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Great trip, amazing scenery, Bay of Funday amazing, freshest seafood ever!!!
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It exceeded my expectations. Darren's love for Cape Breton, especially was infectious. The cooperation between the tour manager and the driver made for smooth logistics. I particularly loved the Cabot trail and the bay of Fundy area for scenic beauty. The accommodations suited me. The group dinners added to the enjoyment.
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I loved it all! I wouldn't change anything about the tour venue! We enjoyed everything! Peggy's Cove, Amos Pewter Co, all the church tours-- simply beautiful! Prince Edward Island with the Anne of Green Gables Museum, the Alexander Graham Bell museum, the visit to St. Martin on Cape Breton, the visit to Grand Pre', the lobster dinner was terrific, and these are not half the tour. It was WONDERFUL!!
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Everything was great. I would recommend this tour to all. My only question is why do you have to squat to use the toilet and climb up onto a bed? I'm not sure what the median age is for travelers, but older folks with knee problems must find it difficult to use the facilities. When able, I went to the lobby to use the handicapped facility.
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Although we spent a long time on the bus, we learned many interesting details about the area. The food provided by Collette was good.
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The guide couldn't be better. He and the coach driver we very friendly while being totally professional. I enjoy having a 'local" guide for the special places we visited while our own tour guide was extremely well informed and helpful. I could have used some more exploring time in Halifax and PEI. Sites were wll chosen and met a wide variety of interests..
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Tour Manager made the trip memorable. Bernadette was a gold mine of information with local stories. Her experience is what made our trip wonderful. The Maritimes is a spectacular part of the world.
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I like the history of the places and the tour manager is very knowledgeable and a good storyteller. I like to be able to visit more places and this tour has too much down time on our own.
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Meeting and talking with people from different US and country. Tour manger provided interesting facts of the 3 provinces.
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Tour should have included more of the meals.
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Driver of motor coach was so helpful when entering and exiting motor coach.
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Outstanding tour manager and visited numerous and very interesting places Group meals were very well done and delicious
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Just visiting the Provinces and meeting the Canadian people was great but Collette’s organized agenda each day along with furnishing an exceptional Tour manager and bus driver made this trip a priceless experience.
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Beautiful area and we liked learning about other cultures
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Poor, unorganized schedule and flights arrangements. 1). Reason why we had to ride a bus from church to ATL when many flights are available from BHM to ATL?!?! 2) POOR Flight/Airline selections!! Arriving final destination @ Halifax after midnight is absolutely unacceptable especially the next morning’s schedule started at 8:00 AM on board the bus. If it is absolutely unavoidable, we should arrive @ Halifax one day before, I would rather pay extra day’s hotel bill instead of checking in at 3:00AM and no modification to the start of your at 8:00 AM was considered. 3). Selection of Air Canada was a huge mistake. Collette needs to do your homework to find out the situation at Montreal Airport, which was the poorest serviced airport. I have travelled internationally many times thru my life. Air Canada and Montreal Airport was the worst!! 4). Lost luggage: Half of our group’s luggage’s did not arrive at Halifax when we arrived. I saw a uniformed airport personnel was picking up luggages from our flight and piling them up in the middle of the floor. No one was picking up those luggage’s while we were waiting to make lost luggage claims. I was told by a local person who was also waiting in line to file her “routine” lost luggage claim that the air plain from Montreal to Halifax is too small to carry all luggage’s, so our flight had to carry half of the previous flight luggage thus did not have enough space to carry all luggages of our flight. They had to leave half of our luggage to be flown on the next flight!. JUST PLAIN VICIOUS CIRCLE!!!!! DO NOT USE AIR CANADA NOR CANADIAN AIR!!!!! Again, COLLETTE needs to do your homework!!!
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A very large tour group. Older group. 17 members from a baptist church should have arranged their own small group.
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Overall the trip was more than I expected. Having local guides accompany us to explain the local culture was great.
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First time traveling with Collette and everything was as expected.
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ALL of our trips with Collette have been outstanding. From the welcoming staff, the delicious meals, and the most interesting side trips. We have so many unforgettable memories that we keep talking about over and over again!
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Totally enjoyed our free time in Charlottetoen, Prince Edward Island. It was an easy-walking city, and the people were very friendly and helpful.
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This was a great tour and included interesting stops/activities. The hotels were wonderful and the included meals were very good. The pacing was good and allowed for some choices.
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This was my 1st Collette tour. The tour guide was informative during the many bus rides (1800 miles of bus drives). We covered a lot of area and I enjoyed all of the local guides along the way as well. I learned a lot and had many wonderful experiences.
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Well run and organized your with knowledgeable staff
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Everything was on schedule,
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Everything was just great
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wonderfully planned and executed
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Great trip. Not my style of travel.
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Trip started out with delays - although flights were booked thru Collette, which they booked us with transfer point at EWR - one of the worst airports in the world - and why we always avoid it. Then when airlines cancelled both legs of our flights to Halifax, Collette was absolutely no help in getting us to Halifax. We had to handle everything ourselves. We ended up missing 2 days of tours. My wife isn't having any fun trying to get reimbursements, missed 2 days of tours + Accomodations ranged from Excellent to Poor. The one tour inclusion we took (Food Tour in Saint John) was a huge disappointment. Not much food - but offered a lot of beer and hard cider - neither of which we drink. Places didn't even offer option of a soft drink! + tour was to include a visit to the Saint John City Market - for which we were allowed a 5 minute walk through since the tour got scheduled to start around the time the market was closing. The Inverary Resort put us up in the oldest rooms in their oldest building. Noisy unit HVAC had controls that were either off or full on and you couldn't control direction the air was blowing. The room was dirty - including mold in shower/tub, and don't look under the bed. While taking a shower I got both scalded and then frozen - all without touching the water controls. The toilet sometimes wouldn't flush. The TV service kept cutting out - it seems the resort desk controls TV service for each room. The unit door didn't seal tight - you could see light through the bottom of the door. Whoever from Collette selected this place should be re-trained. The other 3 hotels we stayed at were all either good (Hollis Halifax & Holman Grand) or excellent (Hilton Saint John). Bus and bus driver were really good. Limo service to & from airports was excellent. The Travel Protection Service that Collette sells isn't worth the money. What they don't tell you is that you can't make a claim even if your departing flights get cancelled. TravelEx coverage only starts after you get to the airport - and our flights were cancelled before we left our house. This is a service we would never recommend that anyone buy through Collette - in fact has caused me to consider never using Collette again since I feel the benefit was misrepresented.
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Would have liked to stop in more small fishing villages
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To much time on the motor coach.
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We had a very nice time exploring the Canadian Maritimes, an area that I was not familiar with. The tour did a great job sharing the history of the various provinces. However, there was very little downtime in each location; we spent quite a bit of time on the bus. I feel it would have been a better experience if we'd had the choice of excursions in each destination. Also, the hotel experiences were very hit or miss. We did have very a knowledgable and friendly tour guide and bus driver though, which enhanced the trip overall.
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Great experience and staff!
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The tour was great, however, the cancelled air flight and lost baggage put a damper on the beginning of the trip.
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Overall experience of this tour was an A+
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I really enjoyed the tour. I liked PEI the best. The good bye dinner was excellent. Bernadette went out of her way to help my husband and I get to both our Sunday services at two different churches. This was very important to us. Peggy watched out and quietly took care of our needs especially with water.
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Organisation & communication very good overall both in the UK & on tour.
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A 2 wk. Tour would allow things to be slowed down a bit & enable guests to see a little more of the provinces. Some features I found a bit tedious & inappropriate, eg. Gaelic College, launching the schooner at the Fisheries Museum, & would have welcomed a bit less of the musical & theatrical entertainment on the Funday trail. Lady taking the walking tour was great.Walking tour of Lunenberg was great.
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Best tour guide ever- plus beautiful and interesting place (Nova Scotia )
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Loved Fundy Bay and the beautiful rock formations
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Well organised with a friendly,ponctual group.I will definitly recommend and use Collette again
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The places we visited were all amazing and we did not have to worry about finding them on our own,the ride just brought us to those spots
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The tour was excellent, the driver was awesome and our guide was very organized. It would be nice if there was a 55-65 year old tour for younger people so we could do more walking and explore more.
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Great tour, beautiful scenery and lots of great stops along the way.
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The service was great. I really liked the door-to-door service for the airport.
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I really enjoyed the Hopewell Rocks where we saw both the low and high tide the same day. It was totally amazing.
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well organized and very interesting. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Tour manager was delightful, well organised and personable/caring. Anne of Green Gables museum and the Alexander Graham Bell museum were fantastic. The Acadian settlement at Grand Pre and the Fundy Trail and the troubadours were superb.
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A great trip with great accomodations and included meals. Also so much more than you can see on your own.
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The tour of the Fundy trail was awesome!!
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Excellent tour and services from Collette representatives. When we had an issue with the airline they were willing to help but unfortunately unable to solve the problem. They tried- just glad it worked itself out.
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Great pace of tour. Our tour manager, Maryse, is absolutely the BEST!! Our drive was wonderful. Our only issues were with the airline.
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Excellent trip manager, well informed, pleasant and organized. Not happy with Oak Island hotel/resort. No other options for on your own meals. Group farewell dinner was lukewarm. Not an ideal property. Hotel in Charlottetown provided a poor breakfast buffet. Group too large, at 44. Took a long time to load and unload participants with only one door at the front of the bus.
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Lobster lunch was fun but meal was cold. Loved Hopewell Rocks, Fundy Trail, and crossing Confederation Bridge.
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The Tour Guide, Maryse, was excellent. She was so thoughtful and so knowledgeable. She did not talk too much!!! An was always ready to speak to any of us - one on one.
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There are many, but the time in Lunenburg, NS, was so very memorable.
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our tour was sadly interrupted by hurricane Dorian. While parts of our itinerary had to change due to closure of bridges, cancellations of ferry service, power outages & a lot of property damage, Collette & especially our tour manager went way above and beyond to find excellent alternative accommodations, group meals and sights/activities to mitigate the changes mother nature necessitated ... incl. doubling back/changing our itinerary to see a few of the tours highlights that were unavailable days before.
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What's best about Collette is that they want you to learn & experience on their tours, not just sightsee & take pictures. I really enjoyed Peggy's Cove, Alexander Graham Bell's museum, the Hopewell Rocks, our kilt wearing local tour guide's walking tour of Lunenburg, the local tour guide & strolling minstrel performers on the Fundy trail, the St. John farmers market...and so many more. The morning of Hurricane Dorian, our tour manager was able to find us a Loyalist House/Museum open that "welcomed" a group of 40 with no notice, that turned out to be a cool addition to our tour. ….on another day, a group lunch was sabotaged as no place on our route had power. Our tour manager called every restaurant possible.... ended up finding an old small town converted movie theatre turned bar & grill that provided our group of 40, with no notice, a fantastic lunch. More than a vacation......an adventure I will most fondly never forget
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We had a terrific tour guide and driver!!!! The Lunenburg local guide was really good, too!!! Please don't any of them leave as it would be a mistake on your part. Darren felt bad about not being able to take us to Prince Edward Island but Dorian overruled. He tried to do his best to make up for it and did in many ways. He is the nicest guide we have ever had.
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Darren looking for ice cream locations and checking them out before letting us get off the bus. One lady was having a bad day he told us so we went on and that was fine with everyone!!
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Every thing was so well organized; our luggage never disappeared, we got to our destinations on time and scheduled events took place as planned. Our included meals where more than adequate. And, most of all, our tour managers were beyond exceptional!
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The coastal scenery (Cape Breton and Cabot Trail) were highlights for me. Also, I enjoyed our free time in the communities where we stayed; gave us a chance to explore for ourselves.
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It was one of the best Collette tours I have been on. The 2 day stay at each stop was nice.
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The stop at Wopewell Rocks.
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Everything about the tour was excellent.
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It is hard to select just one thing as each experience was unique in itself.
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I really enjoyed the wonderful choice of things we saw and did! I learned so much about the history of the Maritimes, and the people who live/settled there, and I especially enjoyed the interactive activities (cooking mussels!). I don’t think I will go on another tour because it was a bit too organized for me. While I appreciate how well it was organized, keeping 40 travelers safe and moving in the same direction, I enjoy a looser travel experience, with occasional spontaneous exploration, and sleeping in.
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I loved all the scheduled activities, cooking at the Culinary Institute, walking on the ocean floor, the botanical walk with Beverly, but would have enjoyed more spontaneity.
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the tour guide was very knowledgeable and helpful.
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the selection of all the regions for our tour
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I have done over 30 tours with Collette and I recommend them highly. They offer a terrific product, wonderful travel experiences, and excellent tour managers
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The Maritimes of Canada are absolutely beautiful! Our tour manager was born and raised in the area and just knew everything!
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Everything is well planned. Tour guide and bus driver were excellent, very knowledgeable of area. Hotel accommodations, restaurants, attractions all first class. This was our second Collette tour and I'm sure we will be taking others.
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Our travel leader, Darren Stone was fabulous. He took us to places most bus tours do not go to. Our bus driver Ulyses was also great. I would recommend this vacation to anyone. I liked the fact that we had two nights at most everyplace we stayed. It was fun and educational.
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Everything was wonderful. Darren Stone was fabulous. I especially liked Prince Edward Island and Hopewell Rocks.
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Places and people were the best.
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Sarah the tour director was fabulous! Locations were great...very enjoyable. I liked that there were only 26 people on our bus...everyone very cordial.
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Hopewell Rocks (and the local guide) were so interesting and unusual. The tour met my expectations.
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My first travel experience, and I’m looking forward to more destinations
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Very organized, destinations were very interesting, time allowed at each stop was sufficient. Accommodations were very satisfactory. Tour guide was very knowledgeable
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Bay of Fundy. I also enjoyed the Titanic cemetery, I learned so much there, very emotional
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Great Company, very professional
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The tour directors are very well trained and the drivers are wonderful. Yes I have already told people to sign up.
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The Maritimes area is beautiful and peaceful.
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Service from Tour Manager and Bus Driver were awesome.
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Hotels were good. That is all I have.
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Great trip. Planning another Collette trip in the spring.
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Enjoyed Peggy’s Cove, Hopewell Rocks, Halifax and St, Johns. Enjoyed all stops.
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Excellent trip with a great tour manager. We have already booked another trip with Collette. They always go above and beyond.
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Darren added extra outings well worth the money.
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Excellent tour and knowledgeable tour guide.
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Hit all the highlights and more. Tour guide Darren went beyond our expectations to make sure we got the "flavor" of true Nova Scotia and its people/history.
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Too many to choose from....Peggy's Cove, coastlines, Bay of Fundy, Lunenburg, Mi'kmaq heritage center...
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Beautiful country/scenery
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Loved the area, but too much motor coach time & not enough time to just check out the area or just relax with the group. Food was great.
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Loved the Bay of Fundy & all it offered, the lobster meals were a lot of fun & delicious
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The tour guide did a very good job. It did'nt take long for him to know our names and he knew the area very well plus would give the history of the area we were in.
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I enjoyed the whole trip but being a man maybe a little less shopping time would be good. Some of the other men on trip agreed with me. But hard to please everyone
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good service, great hotels and food
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Interesting & helpful, humor, kind
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Collette does an excellent job of making trips interesting and organized.They have wonderful employees.
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A great overview of the area.
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FANTASTIC TRIP!
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Bucket list trip. Traveled with Colette before and had to do this one with them too.
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We enjoyed everything. The extra step on guides, ranger, etc. are the reasons we go with a tour group. Our tour manager and driver were very knowlegable and helpful too.
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Why would anyone schedule a visit to the Bay of Fundy at high tide!!! Total disappointment for the site to which I was most looking forward
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I already complete this type of info at the end of the tour. Why are you sending this to me again. A whole day on a bus riding the Cabot Trail was a too much. If this had been my first Collette Tour, it would have been my last. I recommended this tour to friends who went traveled with us. I am so sorry I did.
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Collette is a first class tour company. The itineraries are well thought out and you learn a lot.
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Hotels were great. Food was great. Itenerary was great. Tour director and driver were great!
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Collette has always been a 5 star travel company. We've traveled with them many times and will do so again. Great tour directors, drivers, hotels, and food. Very good optional choices.
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Ann of Green Gables, bay of Fundy. Cabot Trail, Fundy Trail. Country Lodge. Cooking school. Meals
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There were too many people on the tour with only 1 door for entering & exiting the bus. Hotels & locations were very good except for hotel in Baddeck. Should include a tour of each of the major cities. If we hadn't gone a day early we would not have had a chance to experience the beautiful city of Halifax. Our bus driver was excellent he was very friendly & felt very safe in his hands. Tour guide was good.
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Going to Peggy's Cove, the experience of walking on the floor of the Bay of Fundy at Hopewell Rock, the covered bridges of New Brunswick & the beauty of Prince Edward Island. Our guide at Hopewell Rock was so knowledge & engaging.
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Wonderful-beautiful
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Tour guide and bus driver were excellent. Hotels were first rate, but would have loved a bit more variety at breakfast. Maybe a little more time at the covered bridge and light house stop.
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Our wonderful guide made the tour-had so much information on every place we visited. Hotels were also great
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Beautiful trip in my beautiful country.
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A lot of new expériences (cooking with chefs, Celtic college, learning how to properly eat a lobster etc). The sceneries was beautiful, most of our hotels were closed to water, our tour manager and bus driver were fantastic.
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Every thing was perfect, except for too much time in the bus, some hotel should have been closed to our avenues.
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I have traveled with Collette several times and have always received good service. The Maritime trip was the best.
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Hopewell Rocks, Ludenberg, Fundy Trail, Green Acres. It was an amazing experience to actually see low and high tide at Hopewell Rocks and along the Fundy Trail.
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We would go on another trip with you. Everything was fine except for the very high cost of transportation. Our small group of 8 did our own at a savings of over a hundred each and with only one change instead of your two.
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Loved the tour of Lunnenberg The culinary institute The Gallic college
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I would travel with Collette again. I had an excellent tour guide (Goeff), great accommodations, and a well planned itinerary.
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Fantastic tour guide (Goeff)😊 With so many great memories, it's difficult to choose between the Bay of Fundy and the town of Lunenburg as the best part.
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too much bus time
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hopewell rocks at bay of fundy
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We were under the impression this was a small group to be no more than 20 plus people. This error could be the fault of our travel agent not listening. Also, I go on these trips as a travel companion to someone else so when there's a room problem, an easy change so that our rooms are near each other is not easy. We were in one Marriott with no air conditioning and couldnt move. Also, stayed in a hotel in Baddeck that could not have been better than a 2 star when it was rated much higher. Also, all included breakfasts were all the same and were very average at best
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Too much coach time, not enough walking
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The tour was very good and showed the best of the area and the tour manager was excellent and changed the itinerary at times to ensure we had enough time and we saw places at their best
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The tour was very good, however we were disappointed with the Anne of Green Gables "theme park", which was not on the itinerary, the museum where the author had lived was interesting, then were due to either learn about cheese making or ice cream no mention was made of this. however we did receive vouchers for ice cream at a parlour in Charlotte Town
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Great Value
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Start with easy, accurate and convenient reservation process. The tour was well organized and led by an excellent and knowledgeable tour leader. All significant points of interest were visited. Good blend of meals on one's own and included meals. The included home to airport and airport to home transportation is well worth the cost.Great
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Visit to Bay of Fundy and to Peggy's Cove
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The service provided was very good, apart from travel problems experienced on our way home
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I enjoyed the tour and places visited as the tour was done in reverse there were a number of changes made to balance out the days.
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Great tour Loved the tour manager.
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Loved learning about the history and culture of the area. Hopewell Rocks and Fundy Bay were incredible. Tour manager was the best!
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They did a great job picking a host and driver. Pace was good. Bad part was ticketing by the home office not giving us enough time in Toronto to get through customs. Two hours minimum is required or more.
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Food, lodging, events, guides, pace and history were all good. Several things were our favorites including the Gaelic College, Cabot and Fundy trails. Lundenburg was wonderful.
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Great trip, wonderful tour guide, lousy flight schedule.
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We had an absolutely fantastic tour guide, Jeff Thomson. We enjoyed the beautiful scenery and all the local guides were interesting and really added to the trip. Our only complaint was the early rising time on the last day. We had to leave for the airport at 3 AM which somewhat ruined our last evening and we felt cheated out of a nice hotel breakfast and leisurely morning the last day. When we booked the trip we were told that our flight was going to be at 2 PM which we thought was perfect. We didn't like that our flight schedule was changed.
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I had two favorite experiences Peggy's Cove and Luneburg. I do wish we had had more time in Luneberg. In retrospect I would have skipped the maritime museum there and instead would have explored all the wonderful shops in the town. The local guide in Lunenburg was excellent.
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Excellent - worry free
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It was our first tour and overall was excellent. I would take another tour with Collette.
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There were several memorable experiences but Fundy Bay was impressive.
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Guide, driver, itinerary and excursions were excellent. Hotels were mixed (two did not have complete privacy in the room, one had poor housekeeping, one was far away from the places to be visited)
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Guide, driver, itinerary and excursions were excellent. Hotels were mixed ( two did not have complete privacy in the rooms, one had poor housekeepeing, one was far away from the places to be visited).
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They are polite, knowledgeable, fun to be with people.
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The trip was everything that was listed in the tour listings.
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Excellent tour guide and driver, hotels good although 1 night I was kept awake by wedding guests (Rodd Charlottetown), last day wasted because we had a late night flight we spent the day at the Oak Island resort with little to do and in the middle of nowhere would have been better in Halifax like the previous tour.
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We got the worst meals and the worst hotels/motels. The only passable hotel was the Hilton in Saint John.
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Well organised, interesting places
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Trip well organised, interesting venues, not all to my taste but characteristic of the Maritimes. Not at all impressed by being left in a hotel in the middle of nowhere with nothing to do for a whole day before return to the UK at 11.45pm, the tour manager having left at 7.30am and having no suggestions how we could fill our time. Group too large for my liking at 39.
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Best experience was walking on the beach at Hopewell Rocks, Bay of Fundy,and crossing the Confederation Bridge
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The worst tour guide we have ever had.
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The tour guide was the worst we have ever had, he had no clue on what was going on. We even ate at a gas station with no other options. Also an included lunch was scheduled at a place which was closed for more than 3 months.
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My views have not changed for the better.
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Better organisation of the your. Taking us to places for photographs when the sun was behind the subject is not conducive to good photographs, particularly when the area had bee bypassed earlier in the day when conditions were perfect. Taking us to museums and giving us half an hour to see them. Taking us to places that had closed down.
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I have already done this, and also the task below. You have it.
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Great tour but needs some improvements.
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Very good hotels, good bus, great tourist stops, very good tour director. However, there were 45 people on this tour of the Maritimes. This was way too many people. It took a long time to get on and off the bus, and there were lengthy waits at bathroom stops. There was also too much time riding on the bus. I did not like that on the last days we were stuck out in the countryside at a resort. This made it way too expensive to hire a town car to get back to the airport in Halifax. The last day should be in the city you're leaving from. My flight didn't leave until 7:30 PM at night. I would have loved to be in Halifax for the day exploring the city.
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Very good hotels, tourist stops and professional tour director. Highlights were Peggy's Cove, the Bay of Fundy, P.E.I.,Mahone Bay, Lunenburg and the awesome sight of the changing red and orange colours of the trees. Absolutely beautiful!
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Beautiful, not commercialized
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Well-planned, courteous guide and driver, saw many interesting sites.
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Peggy’s cove and Lununberg and Hopewell Rocks were my favorites, however there was a lot of interesting areas.
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Good company to take a vacation with. Reasonable price for service you get
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Very well organized. Tour guide well prepared and well versed in local history. Company offers so much information to tourists - days packed with sights and history. One feels taken care of when problems arise. Delivery of guests to right gate at airport appreciated, also pick up at airport.
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Many memorable experiences. Favorite was being able to go to place of Acadian expulsion since I am Acadian descendent. Did enjoy the French influence of the area.
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The Tour, tour manager, and bus driver were all excellant. I purchased airfare through Collette, and I wish that Collette could have upgraded my seats to premium economy. Also, I originally was booked to leave Nova Scotia via West Jet, but West Jet cancelled their flight, and Collette booked a new flight through United. I realize that this flight change wasn't Collette's fault, but it did cost me extra money. However, as I said in my opening sentence, the Tour inself was great.
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Great Tour manager and bus driver. Also, the tour locations that we visited were all great.
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Both the tour guide and bus driver did a great job of managing this tour.
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the Canadian Maritimes were a beautiful place to visit.
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Wonderful Company!
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Everyone at Collette has always been most professional. My husband & I have traveled several times with Collette & we always sing their praises to anyone we meet when talking travel.
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There is so much history & beauty to take in on this tour...from the rocky shore of Peggy's Cove, the interactive learning experience at the Gaelic College, the gorgeous beaches of PEI, the Fundy Trail (with a wonderful & enthusiastic guide) to the amazing architecture of Lunenburg we were offered something new at each stop. The highlight though had to be the Hopewell Rocks. To be able to walk on the ocean floor at low tide & see these amazing rocks created a memory we will never forget.
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Yes when calling regarding air travel, agent should be giving you non stop flights first if available than others. We asked for non stop flights and were given stop overs. I thought that was the only availability.when I returned, iI called customer service. I was told that they offer cheaper flights first. My suggestion is to let th customer make that decision. Don't make it for me Leaving the hotel at 10:30 am and not arriving home until 11:00 pm was ridiculous I could have been on a 10:30 am flight and been in my home by 1: 30pm
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Loved Fundy Bay Out tour manager *personal details removed by Feefo* was wonderful Funny, kind and extremely informative I would travel with him again
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Well worthwhile
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Thought the trip was good. It was well planned. Enjoyed the stops we made.
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My favorite was Rockwell and the Fundy Bay. Also enjoyed PEI. In fact could have spent another day there.
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Collette Maritime tour is just ok
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The tour was managed well but just not very interesting. There were too many long days on the bus. Meal times were very inconsistent which meant that I was "starving" and tired of the bus seats on several days. Don't give me the long way to go routine. The days should have been planned shorter. There should be tours based on smaller groups using comfortable means of travel.
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Too many early mornings and long days on the bus.
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Tour was well organized with a very capable tour director and bus driver
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Peggy's cove and Prince Edward Island. Love the Anne of Green Gables experiences. Funny Bay was fascinating
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You have excellent tours and I will recommend them to my client. Thank you
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First of all your guide was excellent.. I was not very impress with driver and I explain reasons in my survey that we give to the guide. Also any bus driver should check that all equipment work in the bus before going out. Thank you very much for my travel agent discount.
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Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia very very nice
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The last day was a waste of time. I wasn,t interested in fishing.
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Our guide kept us informed all the time. Our bus driver was very nice. The hotels were very good. Our stops were very good.
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As I said before the last day was not very good. Spent all of our time being told about fishing. I wasn,t interested in fishing.
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Learned a lot, had fun, met great people
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The tour guide's knowledge, leisure time, step on guides were all great.
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My favorite memory was Green Gables
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I have been on other Collette Tours and this had LONG BUS rides
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Too many LONG BUS rides and too few of stops
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Every thing well planned
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some days were cramped too much with sitting and riding
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Their professional responses. Materials were very well written and sent in a timely manner.
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Guide and bus driver were a wonderful team! Knowledgeable about the area and responsive to needs of the group.
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Excellent tour director and driver who knew the area well and shared it.
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There was efficient planning so that there was time to enjoy the exquisite sceenery. There was a unexpe ted bridge closure thst was carefully worked around.
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The scenery is beautiful. I had not realised how much of the early First Nation and French inhabitants had been surpassed by the British rule. The tour helped to see what was being done by the First Nation population to share their recovering culture.
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Valuable educational experience.
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excellent guide and bus driver- good educational experience-good accommodations - disappointed that itinerary was changed from taking the ferry from New Brunswick to Nova Scotia-wouldhave liked more walking-bus rides were too long
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Prince Edward Island, the Hopewell Rocks, St. Peters Catholic Church and the Gaelic College
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Tour was good. Some accommodations could have been better. Tour director wa...
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Tour was good. Some accommodations could have been better. Tour director was average. Bus driver was excellent and provided additional information about sites as he lived in the area.
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Georgeous scenery and great exposure to the local culture.
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Great itinerary and a wonderful tour guide-- she enhanced the experience of our travels with her knowledge of the history and culture of the area. The accommodations were nice and comfortable and group meals exceeded our expectations.
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I loved the Alexander Graham Bell museum. It contained a wealth of information about this fascinating person that I do not remember being taught in school!
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Discouraged with a possible new trip.
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UIn past trip the tour guide was outstanding and we expected the same but was sadly disappointed with this experience.
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Several select stops very not favorable and the last hotel was not up to standards.
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Could have been better.
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Tour director, Dan did an average job and often made incorrect statements re: Canada. The hotel in P .E.I was about 40 minutes away from everything worth seeing, making for long bus rides. Bus drivers GPS often took us in the wrong direction. Not up to Collette standards.
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Excellent and I'm sure one of the best tours anywhere.
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Would love to do another trip but only if you have a half day I can rest from the grueling agenda. The service was unbeatable, the details were very well managed and the people were great!! Only thing is having to get up so early for travel. The tour manager is one of the best I have ever seen in action. She was excellent in every sense of the word and kept things moving all the time. She knows her stuff!! Again, the pace was somewhat grueling.
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Fundy bay experience was the best followed by just getting to make a bunch of new friends.
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well organized and performed.....met all expectations. THANKS !
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All the consultants that I dealt with over the phone were polite and very helpful. All queries were dealt with promptly. I hadn't heard of Collette tours until we were looking to do a Maritimes Tour. We were very impressed with the service and would look at touring with Collette again and I would recommend the company to friends.
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We loved the scenery(especially the Bay of Fundy and Hopewell Rocks) and the history of the Maritimes. We felt that in some places too much time was spent when there wasn't a lot to see. The hotels we stayed in were great. The farewell dinner and the lunch we had at The Cookhouse on the Bay of Fundy Trail were highlights. We met a lot of interesting people which also adds to the travel experience
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First, you stated that if you arranged our flights, we would get a car to take us to and from the airport but you set up the 3 flights from San Antonio to Halifax with not enough time to get from flight to flight. If you are dealing with older people there should be time between flights. And because of this we had to arrange our own flights with the understanding that someone would pick us up at the Halifax airport. We repeatedly ask about this and repeatedly were told there would be someone. We had to pay $121 for long term parking in San Antonio. We chose Delta because you chose it. DELTA WAS THE WORST AIRLINES I HAVE EVEN BEEN ON. ALL 5 OF THE FLIGHTS WE RODE ON , 3 TO HALIFAX AND 2 BACK TO SAN ANTONIO WERE DELAYED. ON AUGUST 1ST WE GOT AN ALERT FROM DELTA THAT THE VERY FIRST FLIGHT WAS DELAYED SO MY DAUGHTER HAD TO CALL DELTA AND GET DIFFERENT FLIGHTS FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP. THIS MEANT THAT WE GOT THE WORST SEATS. THE PLANES WERE CROWDED, THE SEATS ARE TOO SMALL AND THE BATHROOMS WERE DIRTY. ON THE FLIGHT FROM NEW YORK-KENNEDY, THERE WAS A DELAY FOR BOARDING OF OVER AN HOUR. THE STAFF LET PASSANGERS BRING BIG BAGS ONTO THE PLANE AND THEN WE HAD TO WAIT WHILE THEY TOOK SOME AND LOADED THEM UNDERNEATH. THEN WE WERE ON THE TARMAC FOR 4 HOURS BEFORE THE PLANE TOOK OFF BECAUSE WE HAD MISSED OUR SPACE. DURING THIS TIME THE STEWARDS LET PEOPLE BUY AS MANY DRINKS AS THEY WANTED. SEVERAL ADULT CHILDREN GOT DRUNK AND DISTURBED EVERYONE ELSE FOR THE 3 AND 1/2 HOUR PLANE FLIGHT. THE STEWARDS DID NOTHING ABOUT THIS. AND GUESS WHAT ???? because our plane was so late getting into Halifax, there was no one to pick us up. There was no message from our tour guide at the Halifax airport. So we had to take a taxi ($70) to the hotel. Do you know how scary that is when you are in a strange city, late at night.
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Tour guide was nice and knew his information. I wish I would have talked to him about the bus seating arrangement.. He moved us just two seats a day. That meant that many of us never got to the front of the bus. We always had to wait for the people in the front to get off the bus. If you were a woman, you always had to wait in a line at the bathroom because the woman at the front of the bus got off first. I should have talked to our tour guide about this but didn't. You should tell him. Bus driver, always helped us off the bus and I appreciated that. I would give him an outstanding because of the way he got the bus around the car that was parked in a no parking zone at the Citadel. He always made me feel safe when he was driving. The last day he looked very tired. August 2nd, your itinerary says that we would take a tour highlighting Public Gardens,---Citadel. We just drove by them. We should have gone into the Citadel and stopped for a short time at the gardens. We did go to the waterfront. The Inverary Inn Resort was the worst place we stayed. I would not recommend it. Several people complained about the hard mattresses. I had a back ache both days. Their TV's did not work,Their staff were young and did not know their jobs. The breakfast included canned fruit and the least selections of other food. They promised smores at the bonfire. Many people waited and waited, several went down to the office. It was a big mess and the tour people were not happy. The other hotels were good, but I wanted to write that the Hilton Saint John serves terrible food for dinner at very high prices. Many of the sites and experiences were great. Peggy's Cove, Alexander Graham Bell Museum, the ferry rides, trying blue mussels, the bed and breakfast we had dinner that same day. I especially liked Green Gables but would have liked to stay longer. The Confederation Bridge and Hopewell Rocks, walking on the ocean floor, and the barbecue salmon. The bad part of the tour, too much time on the bus with not enough breaks. I, also, think that Collette should discuss with the hotel about offering their tour clients tasty, reasonably priced food.
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Another good traveling experience with Collette.
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Our purchases were of good quality although not many. We only buy a couple large t-shirts to make pillows to represent our tour and a music CD for back ground music for the DVD of the tour I make, and possibly something we can use as an ornament to put on our travel tree. Yes I would recommend most of the places we bought from.
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Attached are some pages from our album that were things that really interested us.
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Good tour. Too much time riding on the coach through the Cabot Trail. If you'd seen the first half--well, the second half wasn't different fro the first half. The hotels seemed to be somewhat of a lesser quality than usual with Collette.
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Bay of Fundy portion was very beautiful.
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A summer to remember
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Awesome guide and bus drivers. Extremely knowledgeable and symphatetic.
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The tour guide was tremendous
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The Collette staff were wonderful and professional, especially our bus driver , Hal.. our tour guide was informative and entertaining. Our group seemed overall to be pleased with the pace of the journey as well as time spent at various sites, venues and picture taking opportunities. We would have loved to have had more time at historic sites rather than shopping opportunities but we do know that gift shops for some are important. Overall we loved the journey and look forward to more adventures with Collette we hope that other discounted trips come up so we can travel with you.
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We totally enjoyed the Cabot Trail, Pegg'sCove, Fondy Bay hike, Prince Edward Island, Gallic College and the information and trip to visit the Indian Community. Guides, there were super. Overall scenery, people and lodging were super. Food was good and plentiful. Tours of small fishing villages that were quaint and beautiful added to the overall experience. Final dinner was somewhat weak. Seeng and learning more about the mysterious Oak Island topped our list.. We are enthralled since watching the television documentaries. We believe Prince Edward Island was our overall favorite location! Thank you for a wonderful, busy yet relaxing ten day experience. We look forward to being able to afford more adventures with you.. Keep us informed about future discounted tours. Thanks again.
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Excellent trip. Enjoyed the pace.
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The tour was well developed with interesting events daily. The hotels and tour director, Chris Rustin, were excellent. Chris enjoys being with people and showing the fascinating places and introducing the people who taught us about their specialty.
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We were very fortunate that all the people in our tour group were very congenial, for that added to the enjoyment of the tour and events. We would have enjoyed having a "rest" day mid way through the tour, for we were tiring, but, I know, that would have been a challenge. There was no stand out place, for there were so many special places.
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Customer service was Excellent from the initial purchase through the tour itself. We very much liked the convenience of the sedan service to and from the airport.
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The tour is what I would describe as a highlight tour since we moved from place to place without time to visit places in depth. This is what was expected. The accommodations in Halifax and St. John were very good while the accommodations in Baddeck and Western Shore were ordinary. With one exception, the salmon at Fundy, the provided meals were ordinary mediocre. The steak option at the Hopewell Rocks was inedible. We got very tired of scrambled eggs, bacon and sausage, and potatoes for breakfast. The Westin in Halifax was an exception.
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