Tours at Battle Harbour
Guided, self-paced and pre-arranged group tours are a good way to experience the history, natural features, pristine environment and crisp sea air in black-fly free Battle Harbour. If you time it right you may even see the amazing Northern Lights or the mystical sea creature called the Cadaborasorus.
Battle Harbour staff conduct a 2 hour interpreted tour of the buildings and artefacts that make up the National Historic District which is included in the site's admission fees (i.e. $7.00 per adult, $3.50 per child under 12, quotes available for groups). Visitors can explore by foot the whole island of Battle Harbour using a combination of boardwalks, old cart roads and paths worn in the tundra through footsteps from the past. Along the way, guest can observe some of the oldest rocks in the world, pick ripe wild berries or just enjoy the changing face of the ocean's and island's scenery. Nearby Caribou Island can also be seen by taking a one minute boat ride across the channel that separates these two islands or travel by boat to the headland that marks the most easterly point of land in continental North America.
Over a hundred species of native plants and seabirds have been documented which visitors can find by exploring these black fly free islands. Seals can frequently been found frolicking off Battle Island and orcas, humpbacks, and dolphins seen from both land, and on boat tours arranged by Battle Harbour staff. Guided tours are available for individuals and groups up to 35 and itineraries can include boat trips to nearby abandoned fishing communities, the former bird sanctuary at St. Peters Bay or other nearby areas of particular interest to visitors and guests.
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Battle Harbour staff conduct a 2 hour interpreted tour of the buildings and artefacts that make up the National Historic District which is included in the site's admission fees (i.e. $7.00 per adult, $3.50 per child under 12, quotes available for groups). Visitors can explore by foot the whole island of Battle Harbour using a combination of boardwalks, old cart roads and paths worn in the tundra through footsteps from the past. Along the way, guest can observe some of the oldest rocks in the world, pick ripe wild berries or just enjoy the changing face of the ocean's and island's scenery. Nearby Caribou Island can also be seen by taking a one minute boat ride across the channel that separates these two islands or travel by boat to the headland that marks the most easterly point of land in continental North America.
Over a hundred species of native plants and seabirds have been documented which visitors can find by exploring these black fly free islands. Seals can frequently been found frolicking off Battle Island and orcas, humpbacks, and dolphins seen from both land, and on boat tours arranged by Battle Harbour staff. Guided tours are available for individuals and groups up to 35 and itineraries can include boat trips to nearby abandoned fishing communities, the former bird sanctuary at St. Peters Bay or other nearby areas of particular interest to visitors and guests.
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Wildland Tours - Northern Whale Study
Wildland Tours Join a Wildland Tours naturalist on our quest to study and catalogue the humpbacks and orcas of northern Newfoundland and southern Labrador. The area is incredibly rich with wildlife but is one of North America's least studied marine areas. Enjoy comfortable nights, wild days, and some of our planet's most dramatic landscapes as we count humpbacks and pioneer the study of eastern North America's orcas.
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Adventure Canada's Tours to Battle Harbour and Beyond
Battle Harbour is a scheduled stop on the popular cruises offered through Adventure Canada. See http://www.adventurecanada.com/adventures.php?adv_id=93 for additional information and a brochure describing this 2008 tour.
