Tour Group Programming
Day Trips
- Carbon: Gallery Tour, $10/person
- Oxygen: Gallery Tour + Activity, $18/person
- Silica: Gallery Tour + Beach Tour, $28-38/person
- Iron: Gallery Tour + Activity + Beach Tour, $35-45/person
General admission is included in every package.
Activities
Make your own fossil
Choose from a large variety of fossil molds and create your very own exact replica of a Nova Scotia fossil! You can choose to paint your fossil cast as realistically or creatively as you would like! These make wonderful and unique gifts!
Build the Geologic Timeline
Have you ever wondered how much time 4.6 billion years really is? What about the amount of time humans have been around compared to dinosaurs? Build a geologic timeline to truly grasp what Deep Time looks like.
Nova Scotia Rock & Mineral ID cards
Create your very own field guide of local rocks and minerals you’ll see on the beaches of Nova Scotia! This handy guide will be useful outside as well as look great framed in your home! The perfect personalized souvenir.
Field Trips
First Beach
World’s Highest Tides Experience Parrsboro’s First Beach, a site of historical significance and beautiful views of the famous Bay of Fundy. While here we will discuss why we experience the highest tides in the world and how that impacts local biodiversity and human development. Duration: 0.5 hr Distance: 100 m
Bubbling Tides
Join in a guided tour to Partridge Island Beach to learn about the early histWa’so’q (Partridge Island)ory of Parrsboro, the historic Ottawa House Museum, local Mi’kmaw legends, and general geology. Your tour might even include the “boiling tide” of the legendary Cooking Pot of Glooscap’s Grandmother! Duration: 1.5 hrs Distance: 1 km
West Bay
Fossil Footprints Join the hunt for 300 million year old fossil footprints! On this tour, you and your guide will search for the footprints of ancient amphibians. You may also find horseshoe crab trackways, wave ripples, and plant fossils. Are you ready to journey back to a time before dinosaurs? Duration: 2.5 hrs Distance: 2.6 km
Wasson Bluff
Canada’s Oldest Dinosaurs This special guided tour explores the currently active dinosaur research site at Wasson Bluff. Walk on the ocean floor and travel back in time over 200 million years ago when dinosaurs first roamed the Earth. Duration: 2.5 hrs Distance: 2 km
PLEASE NOTE: Sturdy footwear is required. Local beaches can be moderate to challenging walking/hiking surfaces.
*All prices do not include tax.
To book call 1-902-254-3814 or email [email protected].
Tour Information
Immerse your clients in Nova Scotia’s rich heritage. Travel scenic landscapes and historic streetscapes. Discover seafaring superstitions and the oldest dinosaurs in Canada.
Meet the stars of the sea, learn traditional skills and speak an Acadian or Gaelic phrase. Explore a schooner, locomotive, hands-on exhibits, forest trails, unique buildings, living history villages and much more.
Motor coach, group and FIT tours are treated to living history in a variety of settings; many with interpreters in period costumes. Experience and learn about Canada's seacoast heritage through various programs.
Whether you're traveling on or off the beaten track, museums are always nearby. From locations of historic dwellings and world-renowned fossil sites, to living history villages and museums across the province, we are your resource to experience Nova Scotia's captivating past. If your clients wish to stay overnight or dine at some of Nova Scotia's oldest and most significant places, explore the options with Nova Scotia's Historic Places Registry.
We accept tours, groups, etc. Contact our Coordinator of Public Programs at (902) 254-3814 for special rates and booking information.
Services for Travel Trade Businesses
- Special group rates. Fees vary by sites.
- Complimentary admission for tour guide and driver.
- 6 year round museums, 22 seasonal museums.
- Promotional materials available, including brochures and images.