Toronto to Halifax - $143 CAD roundtrip w/ Air Canada

Damn, this is pretty hot considering flying to Halifax used to cost at the very least $250-300

good deal for Vic Day weekend

So I guess it’s okay for Next Departure to find the deal and for you to simply copy and paste without providing credit?

Vic day weekend (depart YYZ May 20th, arrive back May 22nd) is showing $252 for me.

What's fun in Halifax?

Show respect to NextDeparture!

I booked this earlier this morning for the end of May/beginning of June for $150/per person.

Is it still relatively cool weather in late May?

blindemboss wrote: ↑ Is it still relatively cool weather in late May?

Yes. May weather is great in Halifax.

This is a flight deal from NextDeparture that was shared for paying customers.

Respect the rules of their group & have some integrity.

Great deal. Love Halifax.
But yeah, share the source man.

I just created an account with NextDeparture and can't even view this deal

I would say if you rent a car you could easily spend a good amount of time there. Drive up to Bay of Fundy or down to Peggy's Cove. Eat some lobster, tour around. Would love to hear others ideas!

williamsauga wrote: ↑ What's fun in Halifax?

literally everything as long as the weather is nice

edit: I visit.... a lot. If you want some ideas PM me I'm not gonna spam the thread with 3 or 4 paragraphs lol

Thanks OP booked without much of a second thought. Love the east coast even if just walking around/hiking

JustinW446 wrote: ↑ literally everything as long as the weather is nice

edit: I visit.... a lot. If you want some ideas PM me I'm not gonna spam the thread with 3 or 4 paragraphs lol

what's there to do? share with everyone!

TruE SkiLLS wrote: ↑ what's there to do? share with everyone!

For hotels in Halifax, the best to be walking distance to everything at a semi reasonable rate would be Prince George, Sutton Place, Hollis, or Halifax Marriott. If you use priceline and set the hotel quality to 4* or higher (and location set to downtown Halifax) you can get the express deal and it should be one of those. The 4* casino hotel specifically for express deals is only either the Mariott or Hollis, so you can get a better deal often times that way.

Things to do: Harbour cruise (any of the tall ships, check Murphy's on the Water for sailing times and prices). Citadel Hill, Halifax Public Gardens, Art Gallery of NS, Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Alexander Keith's Brewery Tour, Discovery Center and Pier 21. Great places to eat are abound, check out reviews on your favourite site, I enjoy Maxwell's, The Triangle, The Bicycle Thief, and The Press Gang. For some fun evening pub activity, try The Split Crow or The Lower Deck. There are quite a few craft breweries to visit around the city as well. If you haven't had it before, you'll need to try a Halifax Donair (google pizza corner if you're interested in some late night greasy options), as well as Brothers Pepperoni (can order in most restaurants fried with dip or buy it yourself to eat as you'd like).

Outside of Halifax but near enough to drive, Peggy's Cove, Mahone Bay, many wineries in the Annapolis Valley (Domaine Grand Pre, Luckett Vineyards (they have an old British style phone booth in the middle of the vineyard you can make free calls from), and Benjamin Bridge.) If you're in the area, drive up the "mountain" as the locals call it and down the other side and visit Halls Harbour for some great views of the high tides of the bay of Fundy and eat (overpriced) lobster fresh from the tank at the Lobster Pound. Wolfville also has plenty of great restaurants to choose from, recommend Church Brewing (a brewpub style place built in an old church).

If some adventure is up your alley, Tidal Bore rafting up the Shubenacadie river is fun and fun for most ability levels - google it and you'll find the tour company that puts it on. It's a most of the day affair though and goes depending on the tides.
Outside of that, whale watching tours from Digby Neck area are great, the old fort in Annapolis Royal is wonderful as well as the town itself, and if you like the outdoors the national park Kejimkujik is stunning, especially by the lake at night. It's also a dark sky preserve so a great place to star gaze etc. They also have a seaside adjunct which has beautiful white sand beaches and crystal clear water. If you're planning on swimming, prepare to be cold though.

You can also get to PEI and back in a reasonable amount of time (a bit less than 4hrs driving each way, or there's a ferry which can sometimes be somewhat quicker). Be aware that crossing the Confederation Bridge (or taking the Northumberland ferry) is also going to cost a non-insignificant amount of money. ($47 toll on the bridge, more if you take the ferry). Lastly, if you're renting a car, reserve well in advance - there's still a shortage of them.

Sorry for the block of tourist propaganda.

Great deal, thanks OP! Booked for a weekend with the wife. Never been to the east coast so should be a fun little treat for us nature + seafood lovers