Snorkel with seals or kayak to waterfalls: the best in adventure travel in Atlantic Canada

These days, many travellers pack more than a suitcase: They also bring along their desire to keep active as well as a deep thirst for adventure. If that sounds like you, then Maxxim Vacations has the holiday for you in Newfoundland or Quebec's Magdalen Islands.

Their Newfoundland Adventure Quest tour includes a week's accommodation in a 4-star lodge, your base for daily outings. Included are a guided hike along the East Coast Trail – a breathtaking coastal hiking experience; guided sea kayaking tour to coves and waterfalls; viewing whales and seabirds; a whalewatching tour and city tour of St. John's. And the people at Maxxim have ensured you have lots of chance to experience that famous Newfoundland culture and hospitality, whether it's enjoying a lighthouse picnic, a visit to the Rooms, the famous provincial museum, or strolling down George Street in St. John's. With the highest concentration of pubs and bars in North America, George Street has been known to help many a thirst!

The Newfoundland Multi-day Adventure Quest includes accommodation, transfers and local guides who provide instruction as necessary; seven breakfasts and four lunches. Price is from $2,979 including airfare from Montreal; Maxxim has negotiated affordable airfares from all major cities in North America.

For the adventurer who really wants to get off the beaten path, Maxxim has packaged together their Magdalen Islands Multisport itinerary. This five night trip, which includes ferry service from Prince Edward Island, takes you to this isolated Quebec archipelago in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Featuring a strong Acadian culture, white sandy beaches, 400 shipwrecks and a population of just 13,000, the islands are a magical destination. The flat terrain is ideal for sports activities which are exhilarating but not too strenuous.

Maxxim's itinerary packs in a lot of activity in a few days: biking, walking, sea kayaking, and even optional horseback riding or golf! Participants also get to try their hand at the relatively new sports of kite-surfing or kite-buggying. All of course, rewarded with hospitable meals including memorable seafood feasts.

The Magdalene Islands Multisport tour includes ferry from P.E.I.; accommodation in 4 star inn and hotels, five breakfasts, three lunches and three dinners; van and guide support; sea kayaking and kite-surfing or kite-buggying. From $3,049 including airfare. The tour is operated from late June to early September.

For more information, visit www.maxximvacations.com (click on "vacation experiences", then "activity and adventure"); for reservations or to request a free brochure, contact Maxxim at 1-800-567-6666 or your travel agent.

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Since its founding in 1990, Maxxim Vacations has earned a solid reputation as a leader in the Canadian tour business, featuring a host of independent and escorted tours from the Yukon to Newfoundland – and all points in between. Maxxim's custom-made holidays are its trademark, and the company works in partnership with suppliers across the country to provide independent travellers with unforgettable experiences. With Maxxim, it's not just transportation and accommodation: it's also unusual activities, the chance to mingle with the locals and experience the many flavours of Canada. The company, founded in 1990, is now wholly-owned and operated by the Sparkes family of St. John's, Newfoundland and is headquartered at 39 Pippy Place, St. John's, NL A1B 3X2.

March 2, 2009   Posted in: Canada