Things To See and Do In Newfoundland
My mother and I have taken two trips to the beautiful province of Newfoundland, Canada. Here are some of the places we visited and attractions we saw. Some links might be affiliate links.
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Although we saw many icebergs from shore, nothing compared to taking a closer look by boat. This was an awesome boat tour. Captain Keith took us right up close to some big icebergs (still at a safe distance). He also fished some bergy bits out of the...
We saw several caribou driving into St. Anthony and also along the Burin Peninsula
Gros Morne is beautiful just to drive through. We could see Western Brook Fjord from the parking lot. But if you're up for the 3 km hike, I recommend the boat tour. We did it years ago and it was definitely worth it.
The Tablelands are a unique geological formation. It's part of the earth's mantle. Just driving along the road is pretty impressive. There are hikes too if you're up for it.
It's a long 7 hour crossing so I recommend if you don't want to splurge on a cabin or can't get one (book way in advance if you do want one) pay a bit extra and get the reserved seating. It's like first class seating. You have a lot more space and fo...
This was really interesting. We were thankful so many of the big and scary-looking bugs are NOT in Canada. We spent a couple hours but you could easily spend longer if you stopped to read all the displays. They even have a LIVE leafcutter colony whic...
We stopped to see the 500-year-old cedar tree that has lots of carvings of historic people & scenes of Newfoundland and Labrador. I liked the puffin and seal.
We toured through this attraction on a previous visit. The people were dressed up as vikings and showed us how they would have lived in the colony around 790-1066 AD. Mom got to try her hand at axe throwing! There's not a lot of walking and no steps ...
We saw a few moose but we were off the roads before dark or we likely would have seen more.
This park is free and you can see the sea arches from the parking lot if mobility is an issue. They also have outhouses.
This was a beautiful lighthouse with amazing sea coast scenery around it.
This was one of my favorite places in the whole province. It's free and only a short walk from the parking lot. We brought camp chairs and binoculars to watch the puffins and other sea birds.
We ate at the Puffin Cafe before going out to view the puffins. The food was good and the owner has a gift shop next door. She takes the photos for the postcards she sells.
We saw a few puffins here. Beautiful scenery along the coast.
This was a free provincial park that was roadside so great for those with low mobility. It was out a gravel road that was fine in a car. The scenery along the coast here was spectacular with rugged cliffs and sea stacks.
This was in a very small community with this neat geological feature.
This was another beautiful spot with a lovely sea arch. But the scenery around it also made it worth the drive. It was a short walk from a small parking area.
This was a nice scenic drive. We saw some caribou along the way. This is the way you go if you're taking the ferry to visit the Islands of St Pierre and Miquelon which belong to France. There's even a Canada/France Border crossing.
This was a 1.5 km walk out to cliffs to see sea birds. It has the third-largest nesting site and southernmost colony of northern gannets in North America. It was amazing to be able to get so close to see them.
This was a great tour out to a refuge to see puffins. We really enjoyed it.
The day we visited it was so windy we thought we'd get blown off the cliff. You get an amazing view of the city of St. John's from up here.
Be the first to see the sun rise here at this beautiful site. We saw whales spouting in the ocean.
This was a lovely motel and a 5 minute drive off the ferry. We had a harbour view room and it was clean and quiet.
We stayed here two nights and it was a really nice motel and included a hot breakfast. Right on the Trans Canada, it was a convenient stop. The rooms were clean, quiet and comfortable.
If you like geology, this is a do not miss attraction. We really enjoyed it.