Toronto Circular 8 – A very comprehensive, beautiful route in Eastern Canada and Northeastern USA. The first part of this route includes a visit to the Niagara Falls and then continues to the states New York, Vermont New Hampshire and Maine in the USA. From there the routes enters Canada and leads to the Saint John. From Saint John the route continues via ferry to the picturesque villages of Southern Nova Scotia. After touring this region the route leads to Cape Breton island. After touring the island’s beautiful National Park, the route continues to the province of New Brunswick and from there leads to the Gaspe Peninsula, a beautiful, pristine region in Eastern Quebec. The last part of this route includes a ferry ride that crosses the delta of the Saint Lawrence River and and a drive to the cities of Quebec City, Montreal and Ottawa all the way to Toronto, where this trip ends.
Day 1 – Land in Toronto and visit the city.
Lodging location: Toronto
Day 2 – Drive to the Niagara Falls and visit the falls, 2 hours drive
Lodging location: Niagara Falls (Canadian side)
Day 3 – Cross the border to the USA and drive to the Adirondack Mountains in eastern New York, 6 hours drive
Lodging location: Lake Placid
Day 4 – Travel in the eastern Adirondack Mountains and take a short ferry ride that crosses Lake Champlain to the state of Vermont, 30 minutes ferry ride plus 2 hours drive
Lodging location: Stowe
Day 5 – Drive to New Hampshire and cross the White Mountains through route 112 (Kancamagus Highway), 3 hours drive
Lodging location: North Conway
Day 6 – Travel in the eastern part of the White Mountains
Lodging location: North Conway
Day 7 – Drive to Acadia National Park, in the state of Maine and visit west Acadia National Park, 4 hours drive
Lodging location: Bar Harbor
Day 8 – Visit east Acadia National Park
Lodging location: Bar Harbor
Day 9 – Cross the border back to Canada and drive to Saint John, take the ferry to Digby, 2.5 hours ferry ride plus 3.5 hours drive
Lodging location: Digby
Day 10 – Drive plus take the short ferry rides to the end of Digby Neck (to Brier Island) and go whale watching, 3.5 hours drive
Lodging location: Digby
Day 11 – Drive to the town of Lunenburg through Kejimkujik National Park, 2 hours drive
Lodging location: Lunenburg
Day 12 – Visit the village of Peggy’s Cove and the beautiful coastal areas around it and drive to Halifax, 2 hours drive
Lodging location: Halifax
Day 13 – Travel to East Cape Breton Highlands National Park, 5 hours drive
Lodging location: Ingonish
Day 14 – Visit West and North Cape Breton Highlands National Park, 2 hours drive
Lodging location: Cheticamp
Day 15 – Drive to New Brunswick and visit Hopewell Rocks (the place with the greatest tides in the world), 6 hours drive
Lodging location: Moncton
Day 16 – Drive to the Gaspe peninsula and on the way visit Kouchibouguac National Park, 6.5 hours drive
Lodging location: Perce
Day 17 – Visit the amazing Gannet colony in Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé National Park and drive north to Gaspe, 1 hour drive
Lodging location: Gaspe
Day 18 – Visit Forillon National Park and drive south along to coast of the Gaspe peninsula, 4 hours drive
Lodging location: Matane
Day 19 – Take the ferry to Baie-Comeau, and afterwards drive south and go whale watching in Tadoussac, 2.5 hours ferry ride plus 2.5 hours drive
Lodging location: Tadoussac
Day 20 – Drive to Quebec City and visit the city, 3 hours drive
Lodging location: Quebec City
Day 21 – Drive to Montreal and visit the city, 3 hours drive
Lodging location: Montreal
Day 22 – Drive to Ottawa and visit the city, 2 hours drive
Lodging location: Ottawa
Day 23 – Drive to Toronto, on the way take a tour to the Thousand Islands, 5 hours drive
Lodging location: Toronto
Day 24 – Fly home
– In order to fill this route with content – see our East Canada destinations pages, where you can find articles that include suggestions what to do in various locations along this route.
