Coastal ADVENTURE finds YOU along the Bay (we provide the roadmap)
The scenery is constantly changing along the 391-km (243 mi.) drive and whales and other wildlife are often travelling companions. Tides average the height of a four-storey building when 100 billion tonnes of water rush in and out of the bay twice daily. That's more water than all the rivers on earth!
Begin (or end) your journey at St. Stephen depending upon which direction you drive. "Canada's Chocolate Town", is where Canada's oldest independent candy maker, Ganong Bros. Ltd., established their first shop in 1873. They invented the first chocolate nut bar and the heart-shaped Valentine box. And their chocolate-filled candy "chicken bones", a Christmas tradition, are to die for!
Continue your drive to the charming town of St. Andrews and explore a number of historic sites, ocean-based activities and attractions, shopping and fine dining.
From Blacks Harbour you can drive or walk aboard a ferry to the spectacular Fundy Isles of Grand Manan, Campobello and Deer islands. This side trip is an adventure well worth taking.
Onto Saint John, the oldest incorporated city in Canada, where shopping, dining, nightlife, museums, art galleries and other attractions abound. Don't miss the Reversing Rapids, a phenomenon created when the force of the rising water in the Bay of Fundy causes water to flow up the St. John River and fighting the good fight against the flow of the current.
A tour of The Fundy Trail and the community of St. Martins will be one of the highlights on your Fundy journey. And don't miss Cape Enrage for its out-of-this-world vistas and caving adventures.
You'd best get out of the car at Fundy National Park of Canada, one of two national parks in the province. 120 km (75 mi.) of walking and hiking trails meander through valleys and mountains of the Acadian forest alongside scenic waterfalls and streams.
The exhilarating Hopewell Rocks is where you can walk underneath world-famous flowerpot-shaped rock formations at low tide or kayak around them at high tide. The park is open from mid-May to mid-October. How often do you get a chance to leave your footprints on the ocean floor?
Near the end (or beginning) of the route is Sackville, blessed with an extraordinary range of cultural treats, from original Canadian plays to arts and music festivals.
At the end of the road you can turn around and do it all over again. (We guarantee you missed something!)