E-mail A Friend Tell a friend about the information found on this page by sending them an e-mail.   Your Name: Your E-mail:   Type an e-mail address, then click add: Add a Personal Message: (Optional)

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia. Come bask in a different kind of warmth. Here on the East Coast, hospitality is a competitive sport, and Nova Scotians are world champions. There's nothing we like better than to welcome visitors as if they were family and show them the time of their lives. With value packages, outdoor adventure ideas, hundreds of festivals and events, plus a whole host of accommodation choices, from bed and breakfast in a centuries-old inn to exquisite boutique hotels, planning a Nova Scotian vacation experience that suits you to a T couldn't be easier.

Let your heart soar with the bald eagles as you wind your way along Cape Breton's Cabot Trail — one of the most breathtaking oceanside drives anywhere on Earth. The world's highest tides rise and fall in the Bay of Fundy, where the whales come to play and people-watch every summer. Our history and heritage live large in in places like the Fortress of Louisbourg, the largest reconstructed 18th-century fortress town in North America, and in towns like Lunenburg, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and home of the Bluenose II, Canada's living tall ship legend. From the musical legacy of our Acadian and Gaelic communities to the Changing of the Guard Festival scheduled at the Halifax Citadel this summer, our affection for the past still leaves room for rollicking, action-packed good times in 2006.

There are as many definitions of the ideal vacation as there are fish in the sea. Perhaps you're dreaming of a three-day tour of regional wineries and evenings spent dining in some of Canada's most critically acclaimed restaurants. Or maybe you're the kind of traveller who prefers digging for clams and sharing a local beer around a bonfire at the beach. It might be big-bang extravaganzas like the Nova Scotia International Tattoo or the rocking and reeling of the Celtic Colours International Festival that get your groove going. Or maybe it's the funky, friendly vibe of the world-renowned Folk Harbour Festival that has you counting the days until your vacation starts. Capital city culture and entertainment boasting the biggest casinos east of Montreal? Got it. Small town bijou theatres with big-name entertainers? Got that too. No matter how your trip comes together, simple memories of a Nova Scotia vacation won't be nearly enough. You'll be booking your trip back before you know it. And we'll be here to greet you, just like family.

Be sure to visit us at novascotia.com for great package ideas, savings and all the information you need to start your Nova Scotia vacation!