Fundy Coast to Shore Tour

Fundy Coast to Shore Tour in Saint John, New Brunswick (St. Martins, Old City Market)
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Excursion Highlights:
  • Visit the Bay of Fundy, home to the world's highest tides, on our exclusive Fundy Coast to Shore Tour
  • Explore St. Martins, a charming fishing village
  • Walk on the ocean floor and visit wave-carved sea caves
  • Indulge in world-famous seafood chowder and visit artisan shops
  • Witness the phenomenal Reversing Falls
Price: $105.00
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Summary
Shore Excursion Size ? Standard
Shore Excursion Type Eco, Nature
Shore Excursion Duration 5 Hours
Activity Level ? Easy
Shore Excursion Leaves From ? An approximately 5 to 10 minute walk from the cruise ship pier.
Food/Beverage Provided Not Included
Recommended Dress We recommend comfortable clothing and sensible, rubber-soled walking shoes.
Restrictions Guests must be able to walk over paved, gravel, and packed dirt surfaces. This tour can accommodate a collapsible wheelchair. The minimum age to participate is 6 years old.

Fundy Coast to Shore Tour

Explore one of the world's most dramatic and dynamic coastlines, Atlantic Canada's Bay of Fundy. Home to the highest tides in the world, the Bay of Fundy is a 170-mile-long ocean bay that stretches between the provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia on Canada's east coast. Each day 100 billion tons of seawater flows in and out of the Bay of Fundy during one tide cycle - more than the flow of all the world's freshwater rivers put together!

This tour will take you to St. Martins, one of the quaintest fishing villages in New Brunswick. Over the past decade, St. Martins has become known as one of New Brunswick's most beautiful seaside vacation resort communities. The village is a magnet for artists and photographers wishing to capture the unspoiled beauty of the area. A small community of artisans produces pottery, jewelry, paintings and sculptures. And there are a growing number of unique shops and galleries. Learn about this small community's wooden ship-building industry and see some of the highest tides in the world ebb and flow during your visit. At St. Martins you will have the opportunity to visit the twinned covered bridges, lighthouses, and even walk on the ocean floor - at low tide of course. Don't forget to visit the wave-carved sea caves in the sandstone cliff if the tide is low enough to allow access while you're there. It is a photographer's delight! There will also be an opportunity to purchase a mug of world-famous seafood chowder.

Back in St. John, you'll have an added bonus of also visiting the world-famous Reversing Falls, where the huge tides from the Bay of Fundy force the mighty Saint John River to flow in reverse, twice every day. The final stop on this tour will be the Old City Market. First opened in 1876, the Old City Market is the oldest continuing farmer's market in all of Canada. The roof of the City Market resembles the inverted keel of a ship, with hand-hewn timbers and dove-tailed joints that have stood fast for more than a century. From the market you will return to your ship pier.

105 Ratings
4.7out of 5 stars
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Rated 5 out of 5
Mar 14, 2025
Small, comfortable group, very pleasant staff
Great excursion, small and enjoyed the group and guides
Highly recommended
Rated 5 out of 5
Jan 2, 2025
Fundy Coast to Shore Tour
Excellent tour of the Bay of Fundy and reversing Falls! Our tour guide was excellent as well. The quality of this tour and the time we spent sightseeing was fantastic! It was very easy to meet up with the tour just outside of the cruise ship terminal. I would highly recommend this tour. We had a very enjoyable day.
Rated 4 out of 5
Oct 15, 2024
Fine overall
Overall it was fine. We were fortunate to see the Reversing Falls flowing in both directions. A bit too many people for my taste, but I knew that in advance. It was nice to see the places. Tide information was really fascinating. I would give it 4.5 stars, if I could.
Rated 5 out of 5
Jan 3, 2024
Fundy Coast to Shore Tour review
The excursion was great. We saw a lot and the drever was entertaining.
Rated 5 out of 5
Jan 3, 2024
Amazing
What a great trip! We thoroughly enjoyed the City Market (bought some souvenirs there) and the Reversing Falls River, which we got to see flowing both ways. The Fundy sea caves were really neat. We walked the beach there and looked for Friendship stones and found one to bring home! Our guide was very knowledgeable and the group we were in very friendly. Thoroughly enjoyable and highly recommended!
Rated 5 out of 5
Jan 3, 2024
We loved the Fundy Coast bus tour!
Our tour guide was friendly and informative. We were surprised at how long the trip was, and the restaurant at the end by the water was fabulous. We recommend this trip and would do it again!
Rated 5 out of 5
Jan 3, 2024
We loved the Fundy Coast bus tour!
Our tour guide covered the history and points of interest (very interesting) and we traveled further than we expected. The restaurant on the water was great!
Rated 5 out of 5
Jan 3, 2024
Fun in Fundy
We really enjoyed our excursion seeing and hearing about the history of the Bay of Fundy.
Rated 5 out of 5
Nov 13, 2023
By of Fundy tour review
This was the most interesting tour on our cruise. We have many fond memories from it.
I highly recommend it.
Rated 5 out of 5
Oct 28, 2023
Fundy Coast to Shore Tour
We totally enjoyed our tour. Our Tour Guide was very knowledgeable and provided us with a lot of information about the area. The drive and information was very interesting and we enjoyed the many stops along the way. I would highly recommend this tour,