2011-2012
Atlantic Canada’s Riverfront Capital
New Brunswick Canada
Our central location, scenic beauty and group friendly accommodations make New Brunswick’s capital a popular choice for groups. LOCATION: • Prime geographic position for overnight stops on your Maritime and Atlantic Canada tours. • 90 minutes to St. Andrews, the Bay of Fundy, and Moncton, and 60 minutes to Saint John and to the US border and I-95 at Houlton, ME. • Closer to Ontario and Quebec than any other major city in Atlantic Canada.
Mileage chart: Saint John Moncton St. Andrews Charlottetown, PE
105 kms/ 65 mi 174 kms/ 108 mi 133 kms/83 mi 362 kms/ 225 mi
Halifax, NS 462 kms / 287 mi Quebec City, QC 593 kms/ 368 mi Toronto, ON 1366 kms/849 mi Portland, ME 520 kms/323 mi
Ferry from Quebec Campbellton From Québec
Edmundston Entering at Quebec / Edmundston, NB Border: Travel the Trans Canada Highway Route 2 and arrive in Fredericton in 3 hrs. Exit 280 or 285A, Scenic Route Exit 258. Entering at Houlton, Maine/ Woodstock, NB Border: Travel along the TCH and arrive in Fredericton in 1 hr. Exit 280, 285, Scenic Route Exit 258.
Miramichi
Grand Falls
New Brunswick Houlton
P.E.I.
Woodstock
Moncton
Fredericton
Maine U.S.A. Entry from St. Andrews, Maine/NB Border: Travel along Route 3 and arrive in Fredericton in 1 1/2hrs.
Acadian Peninsula and The Islands
Bathurst
Sussex St. Stephen Calais
Saint John
St. Andrews Bay of Fundy
Entry from Nova Scotia, PEI, Moncton and Saint John on TCH Route 2, Exit 294, 285B, Scenic Route 333.
Ferry from Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Air Service: The Fredericton International Airport (14km / 9 mi. from downtown), offers direct flights from Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal and Halifax (Air Canada).
Tour the City; • Driving Tour - The Calithumpians Tour & Theatre Company provide experienced and humourous step on guides. • Walking Tour - free guided heritage walking tours daily. • Haunted Hikes- an evening walking tour meeting the ghosts of Fredericton’s past. • Guided Canoe tour - See the city from the water on the gorgeous St. John River. • Guided Bike Tour - Fredericton boasts 85 kms of trails to explore.
Top Attractions and Don’t Miss Experiences: • The Beaverbrook Art Gallery is one of Canada’s best, is famous for its Dalí paintings and impressive collection of Canadian and British art, Ask about their new "Lord Beaverbrook Experience” group package-new for 2011. • History…well told at award winning Kings Landing Historical Settlement, a living history village where over 100 years of New Brunswick’s history and culture comes to life. It is a place where you can touch, taste, hear, see and truly experience the 1800s. • The Historic Garrison District, a National Historic Site, offers free daily entertainment in summer- concerts, classic movies, theatre and a Changing of the Guard ceremony. History buffs will also enjoy free guided tours at National Historic Sites like the Christ Church Cathedral and Government House. • Experience craft & culture in a hands-on way like nowhere else in Canada with summer program, edVentures Fredericton. 100 workshops by noted experts, starting at $75. Choose from classes in painting, photography, film making, fiction writing, jewelry-making, pottery, textiles, rug hooking and more. www.edventures.ca • The Fredericton Boyce Farmers Market, in the top 10 of markets to visit in Canada , is a must for groups in town on a Saturday. www.boycefarmersmarket.com • Fredericton boasts one of the best trail systems in the Maritimes with a network of over 85 kms of wide, flat, safe, and wheelchair accessible trails.