Peggy’s Cove & Halifax Historic Tour

Overview

Available languages

English

4 hours 30 minutes

Mobile ticket

Why not combine our two most popular tours into one? See the sights of the historic port city of Halifax and then take in the famous breathtaking sights of Peggy's Cove.

Our tour would commence from Pier 21 with its Historic block as the "Ellis Island" of Canada, where more than one million immigrants came through and more than 500,000 left from during WWII.

From there we will visit St. Paul's Church, the oldest Anglican church in Canada. As well, St. Paul's Church was among some of the buildings that withstood the Great Halifax Explosion of 1917. We will drive on to Fort Needham Hill where a memorial carillon was built for the victims of that explosion. Then we'll be on to Canada's most famous lighthouse.

Peggy's Cove is one of the most unique, captivating and exhilarating eye-openers in Nova Scotia. The quaint seaside hamlets of Shad Bay, Big Lake, East Dover and West Dover, to mention but a few, are also breathtaking.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Professional guides

What To Expect

Halifax Citadel National Historic Site

We will visit most of the top ten historic places in Halifax and then off to Peggy`s Cove with photo stops along the way

20 minutes•Admission Not Included

Peggy's Cove Lighthouse

The famous lighthouse at Peggy`s Cove

1 hour•Admission Not Applicable

Options

Peggy’s Cove & Halifax Historic Tour

Cruise Ship Passengers

Duration: 5 hours
Full Coach and Mini Coach
Starting points:
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, 1675 Lower Water St, Halifax, NS B3J 1S3, Canada
Pier 22 Pavilion, 1031 Marginal Rd, Halifax, NS B3H 4P7, Canada
The Westin Nova Scotian, 1181 Hollis St, Halifax, NS B3H 2P6, Canada
Pickup included

Reviews

4.51

217 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

165

Jonathan's excellent adventure
Angelo P,
May 19, 2025
- Viator
5.00
The tour and tour guide Jonathan (amiable and informative) were wonderful. We would highly recommend this tour, especially if Jonathan was leading it.
Great tour!
Susan F,
Nov 15, 2024
- Viator
4.00
Our tour guide (Jonathan) was knowledgeable and amusing. He had a 6-person group ranging in ages of late 20's to 70's and he kept everyone laughing and engaged throughout the day. His overall knowledge of the area and culture, and especially of the Titanic during our stop at the Fairview Lawn Cemetery was (for my husband and I) the most interesting, educational and emotionally touching part of the day. Peggy's Cove was breathtaking beautiful. I wish we had some additional time to enjoy the scenery, but due to arrival/departure changes with the cruise line and 2 of our fellow tour companions not being on time for the tour we had to shorten this stop.
Terrific
Janice W,
Nov 4, 2024
- Viator
5.00
Jonathan was excellent. He was informative, warm, funny and just thoroughly enjoyable. We saw a good part of beautiful Halifax and Peggy‘s Cove was just wonderful.
Halifax, here we come
Alan D,
Nov 3, 2024
- Viator
5.00
Jonathon did an excellent job giving us history and showing us Halifax and Peggy’s Cove. Had a smaller group so it felt very personal. We would do this again. Great value! Pick up and drop off was at the port!
Jonathan is not a kind tour guide but stops were good
Stephanie J,
Nov 2, 2024
- Viator
3.00
Jonathan was very curt and rude. He would pick on individuals in front of the entire group. He even tried to leave us stranded at Peggy’s Cove and started driving away early when we were walking to the shuttle. That is very unprofessional. He also rushed our Peggy’s Cove excursion but took an extra stop at a restaurant for an hour. The stops besides Peggy’s Cove had plenty of time. I’d recommend this excursion but wouldn’t recommend Jonathan as the tour guide unless you want someone to talk non stop for 6 hours and yell at you if you talked at all.