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May Magic On The Great Northern Peninsula

  • Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
  • Active & Adventure
Canada

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from $1,900* per person5 DaysMay
Comfort accommodations Exertion level: 3
Operator: Wildland Tours 12 people max

For 2011 we are offering this exploratory excursion at the request of Newfoundland naturalist and photographer Mark Tsang. This is Mark’s favorite time of the year. To the north there are icebergs drifting by. Birds of prey are establishing new territories and reclaiming old ones. There is usually snow in the mountains and the ptarmigan are somewhere between winter and breeding colours. Moose and caribou are walking the lowlands in great numbers. Their calves are harder to find as the mother’s are mindful of hunting bears, lynx, eagles, and coyotes. The first wildflowers and songbirds are in full colour in anticipation of a busy subarctic summer. The mountains of Gros Morne provide spectacular photographic opportunities during this season of magic, reawakening, and rejuvenation in late May on the Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland.

This is a small-group vacation that lets us view fossils, mountains, and a dramatic, glacially scoured landscape as we travel the roads and trails of western and northern Newfoundland… enjoy the magic of May with Mark.

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3 testimonials about the provider, Wildland Tours:

  • Reviewer: Lyn Sampler located in Hampshire, England

    "Please also accept my gratitude for your kindness and hospitality during my two week stay in Newfoundland, and providing me with the most wonderful and spectacular whale watching days I’m sure I will ever have in my lifetime.”
  • Reviewer: Barbara Vernes located in Minnesota USA

    The visual beauty of Newfoundland and the voices of the people we met, and left behind will forever live in my head, but more importantly, in my heart. If all of ones life becomes a warm quilt of people and memories, then somewhere near the center is a single gold thread that embroiders the simple word…Newfoundland. Thank you again for everything. ”
  • Reviewer: Jason Rizzo located in Florida USA

    "I have just returned home from completing your company’s Viking Trail tour. This was without a doubt the best tour I have ever taken. From seeing a trilobite on the first day, to hiking the Green Gardens, to the archaeological sites of Red Bay, L’Anse aux Meadows and Port au Choix, to the fossil strewn beach at Green Point, as well as a tour of the Bay of Islands, and everything in between was much more than I had expected. The small group size really allows an individual to experience more than they would with one of the larger tour operators. ”
    Jason Rizzo, Florida

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Itinerary

   day:  1 welcome and orientation

Arrive at Deer Lake Airport (YDF). Explore the local area until all hands arrive and then it’s on to Gros Morne National Park for the night.
Overnight Location:  Gros Morne National Park

 day: 2 explore the centre of the earth
 
Today we explore the centre of the earth — poetically speaking — and we walk some of the dramatic trails along the southside of the park. Moose, serpentine rock thrust up from inside the earth’s mantle, and picturesque fishing communities add to the day’s highlights.
Overnight Location: Gros Morne

   day:  3 fossils, flowers, and trails 

The fossils, flowers, and trails along the northside of the park are included among the day’s highlights as we travel north to Hawke’s Bay for the evening. Watch for moose, caribou, ptarmigan, arctic hare, and other wildlife that are on list of highlights we hope to see. Expect frequent photographic stops.
Overnight Location: Hawke's Bay

   day:  4 seals, whales, and seabirds

The land of Vikings and icebergs is today’s destination as we travel to L’Anse aux Meadows and Fishing Point in St. Anthony. Our route features moose, caribou, coastal lookouts, fossil beds, and other photographic wonders. If time and ice conditions allow, we’ll travel out on the St. Anthony tour boat in search of seals, whales, and seabirds.
Overnight Location: St. Anthony 
 
  day:  5 subarctic wonders

Today we further explore the north coast of Newfoundland watching for seals, whales, icebergs, and other subarctic wonders before travelling south to Corner Brook and our last evening of this magical May photographic programme. Tommorrow you depart.
Overnight Location: Corner Brook  
  





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