My family and I took an epic journey to Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia to visit the world-famous Cabot Trail. We spent one week in Mid-July of 2023. It was an amazing experience and I'm already thinking about our return visit. We booked our flights through Expedia.com 3 months in advance. We flew out of Montreal into Halifax using Flair Airlines and returned with them too.
We are NOT sponsored by any of the featured businesses and are simply sharing information out of our experience. We hope it guides your research as you plan your Nova Scotian adventure. We definitely recommend you come check out this beautiful and unique place.
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Our Itinerary:
Day 1-(July 10, 2023) Load up car, grab passports, drive 2 hours to Montreal. Park car for the week and fly Flair airlines from Montreal's Pierre Trudeau (YUL) to Halifax (YHZ) 7:10 pm - 9:50 pm. Shuttle to Quality Inn. Spend overnight.
Day 2- (July 11, 2023) Wake up, check out of Quality Inn hotel, purchase rental car, drive 4 + hours to Air BnB in Englishtown, Cape Breton. We made a pit stop at Truro to buy food at Sobeys. Meet Yolanda and check in, get situated, check out waterfront. Make homemade meal.
Day 3- (July 12, 2023) rainy day, we go out and eat at Clucking Hen, I fly drone at Sea Parrot and kids explore waterfront, we rest and sleep early.
Day 4-(July 13, 2023) Late start to the day, not feeling 100%, rainy still, take small drive with my youngest son up Cape Smokey, return and walk waterfront by AirBnB to quartz cave, make homemade meal, get ready for tomorrow.
Day 5- (July 14, 2023) Wake up, first nice day, today we drive the eastern side of Cape Breton visiting Cape Smokey, Ingonish Beach, Lakies Head, Black Brook Cove, Neil's Harbour, White Point, Warren Lake, we eat out at Main Street restaurant and bakery, fly drone near crystal cave. Set up nightlapse overlooking the AirBnB.
Day 6- (July 15, 2023) wake up and catch sunrise seeing seals in the harbor, we drive clockwise around Cabot Trail doing a full loop, we go to Baddeck harbour, Margaree and Belle Cote, Chetticamp, Petit Etang, bog trail walk, MacKenzie Overlook, we stop at Ingonish North Bay beach to swim 1.5 hours, return home, make homemade meal. Set up nightlapse by water's edge.
Day 7- (July 16, 2023) Wake up and catch sunrise by the water, we get late jump on day after breakfast, we go back to Black Brook Beach. This time we go near waterfall and play in water. We hike up behind waterfall and do the overlook. Drive back to Neil's Harbour and go to beach. Spend time looking for sea glass. Return back and have dinner at Clucking Hen again. Set up 3rd nightlapse that failed
Day 8- (July 17, 2023) Catch sunrise, check out, drive 4 hours back, return rental car, shuttle to airport, 5:40pm flight YHZ to YUL 7:00pm. Get car and return home.
Our AirBnB (Happy House Oceanfront Private)
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The Clucking Hen Cafe and Bakery
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Main Street Restaurant
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Cape Breton National Parks
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Video Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:21 Getting Situated
03:25 Begin Cabot Trail
03:55 Ingonish Beach
05:11 Lakies Head
05:30 Black Brook Cove
07:00 Neil's Harbour
08:06 White Point
09:51 Mackenzie Overlook
10:26 Bog Trail
11:02 Memorial Overlook
11:49 Petit ETANG
12:40 Margaree
12:59 Baddeck
13:30 Clucking Hen
13:56 Reflections
14:58 El Fin