Newfoundland

Newfoundland is where the unique influences of the great tundra, boreal forest, and North Atlantic Ocean converge. Our summer odyssey to Canada’s easternmost province allows you to experience some of the best of these three ecological realms in an area also defined by a very distinctive culture.

With keen eyes, we may have a chance of observing some of the many Moose and Woodland Caribou that inhabit the island. Off St. Vincet’s Beach on the southern tip of the Avalon Peninsula, there’s a good chance of seeing Humpback Whales. During a four-night stay at iconic Gros Morne National Park, you have the rare opportunity to walk on the Earth’s mantle at the Tablelands. On the seemingly barren lands at the tip of the Great Northern Peninsula, we find rare alpine flowers and orchids blooming across the sweeping limestone landscape. With the southerly iceberg migration occurring in earnest, we may have brief intervals where we can experience a “triple play” of birds, whales, and icebergs. Other highlights of our tour include visits to Witless Bay, which houses the largest colony of Atlantic Puffins in North America; the dramatic fjords of Terra Nova National Park; and the World Heritage Site of l’Anse aux Meadows, where the Vikings established the first known European settlement in North America more than 1000 years ago.

Join us on our annual visit to the “Rock” in 2026!