Toronto Circular 9 – 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 – Visit Toronto
Lodging location: Toronto
Day 3 – Spend the morning on Toronto and drive to the Niagara Falls through Niagara on the Lake, 2 hours drive
Lodging location: Niagara Falls (Canadian side)
Day 4 – Visit the Niagara Falls
Lodging location: Niagara Falls (Canadian side)
Day 5 – Cross the border to the USA and drive to the Adirondack Mountains in eastern New York, 6 hours drive
Lodging location: Lake Placid
Day 6 – 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 7 – Enjoy activities in the Green Mountains, around Stowe
Lodging location: Stowe
Day 8 – Drive to New Hampshire and cross the White Mountains through route 112 (Kancamagus Highway), 3 hours drive
Lodging location: North Conway
Day 9 – Travel in the eastern part of the White Mountains
Lodging location: North Conway
Day 10 – Enjoy one more day in the White Mountains
Lodging location: North Conway
Day 11 – Spend the morning in the in the area surrounding the town of North Conway and drive to Acadia National Park, in the state of Maine, 4 hours drive
Lodging location: Bar Harbor
Day 12 – Visit East Acadia National Park
Lodging location: Bar Harbor
Day 13 – Visit West Acadia National Park
Lodging location: Bar Harbor
Day 14 – 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 15 – 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 16 – Drive to the town of Lunenburg through Kejimkujik National Park, 2 hours drive
Lodging location: Lunenburg
Day 17 – 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 18 – Visit Halifax
Lodging location: Halifax
Day 19 – Travel to East Cape Breton Highlands National Park, 5 hours drive
Lodging location: Ingonish
Day 20 – Visit East and North Cape Breton Highlands National Park, 2 hours drive
Lodging location: Cheticamp
Day 21 – Visit West Cape Breton Highlands National Park
Lodging location: Cheticamp
Day 22 – Drive to New Brunswick and visit Hopewell Rocks (the place with the greatest tides in the world), 6 hours drive
Lodging location: Moncton
Day 23 – Drive to Miramichi and on the way visit Kouchibouguac National Park, 1.5 hours drive
Lodging location: Miramichi
Day 24 – Drive to the Gaspe peninsula, 5 hours drive
Lodging location: Perce
Day 25 – 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 26 – Visit Forillon National Park
Lodging location: Gaspe
Day 27 – Drive south along to coast of the Gaspe peninsula, 4 hours drive
Lodging location: Matane
Day 28 – 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 29 – Drive to Quebec City through Jacques Cartier National Park, 4 hours drive
Lodging location: Quebec City
Day 30 – Visit Quebec City
Lodging location: Quebec City
Day 31 – One more day in Quebec City
Lodging location: Quebec City
Day 32 – Drive to Montreal along the Saint Lawrence River, on the way stop for a visit at La Mauricie National Park, 5 hours drive
Lodging location: Montreal
Day 33 – One more day in Montreal
Lodging location: Montreal
Day 34 – Drive to Ottawa and tour the city, 2 hours drive
Lodging location: Ottawa
Day 35 – Visit Ottawa, the capital city of Canada
Lodging location: Ottawa
Day 36 – Drive to Toronto, on the way take a tour to the Thousand Islands, 5 hours drive
Lodging location: Toronto
Day 37 – Fly home
– In order to fill this route with content – see our East Canada and Northeast USA destinations pages, where you can find articles that include suggestions what to do in various locations along this route.
