Tours

This exciting city tour features some dramatic walking as you explore two spectacular National Historic Parks and get familiar with St. John’s – the first city of the new world. Signal Hill has a 500-year history of battles, communication breakthroughs, and transatlantic accomplishments. Cape Spear is the most easterly point on the continent and is home to a historic lighthouse and the World War Two guns which protected the entrance to St. John’s. Learn about Newfoundland’s exciting history and view some of Canada’s most scenic coastline. Watch for seabirds and whales.

Tickets: $99/person. Includes a light lunch and all admissions.

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

1000-1300

Museums of St. John's

The geology of Newfoundland and Labrador includes ancient volcanoes, recent glaciers, visiting icebergs, rocks from the centre of the earth and fossils. On this tour, we learn about how this province has become known as the “Galapagos of Geology”. We take a coach to Fort Amherst for a look at the Signal Hill fault and some spectacular coastal scenery. Then it’s on to the Johnson GeoCentre where we will explore the underground interpretation centre, as well as the Titanic exhibit. Next we visit the new provincial museum and Art Gallery, the Rooms.

Tickets: $90/person. Lunch and admissions included.

1300-1600
From the Top of the City to the Continent's Edge

A shortened version of the Sunday tour.

Tickets: $68/person. Admissions included. No lunch.

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

0900-1200

Galleries of St. John's

Cancelled

The arts and crafts of Newfoundland and Labrador enjoy an enthusiastic following around the world. From Innu tea dolls to portraits of a brooding ocean, the uniqueness of the land and its people has spawned memorable artistic traditions. Today, dozens of artists from diverse backgrounds cele brate the artistry of Newfoundland and Labrador and offer contemporary twists to ancient traditions. On this tour, we join cultural journalist Dave Snow for a journey into the province’s world of arts and crafts. We will visit the provincial crafts centre at Devon House, learn about creations in whale bone, baleen and soapstone at Wild Things, and tour local galleries showcasing the work of artists past and present including Christopher Pratt, Mary Pratt, Scott Goudie, and David Blackwood.

Tickets: $60/person. Admissions included.