Viking Trail Tour Overview

September 2022 - Deer Lake Newfoundland Labrador (NL)

As you read this we will have met our tour group in Deer Lake and on the first leg of our bus tour.

Tour Description is in Italics 

Check into your accommodations in Corner Brook Deer Lake where you will spend your first night in Newfoundland & Labrador. *If you are arriving late, you may wish to overnight in Deer Lake instead of Corner Brook and this may be requested on booking for no additional charge subject to availability. 

INCLUDES

6 nights accommodation - 13 meals

Including a two-night stay 

Day 1 Glynmill Inn - Corner Brook Holiday Inn Deer Lake, Newfoundland Inn & Labrador NO MEALS

Day 2 Sea Echo Motel - Port au Choix, Newfoundland & Labrador BREAKFAST LUNCH DINNER

Day 3 Northern Light Inn - L'Anse au Clair, Newfoundland & Labrador BREAKFAST DINNER

Day 4 Haven Inn - St. Anthony, Newfoundland & Labrador BREAKFAST DINNER Leifsburdir Viking Dinner

Day 5 & 6 Shallow Bay Motel - Cow Head, Newfoundland & Labrador DAY 5 BREAKFAST DINNER

DAY 6 BREAKFAST BOOKED LUNCH DINNER

Day 7 Cow Head to Deer Lake BREAKFAST ARRIVE DEER LAKE APPROX 12:30pm

Gros Morne National Park - UNESCO World Heritage Site

The Great Viking Feast at Leifsburdir

Western Brook Pond or Bonne Bay Scenic Boat Tour in Gros Morne (weather permitting)

"Screech In" Ceremony

Whale Watching Boat Tours (weather permitting)

During a traditional screech-in, come from aways — or CFAs — are supposed to recite an age-old saying, eat a piece of bologna (also known as a Newfoundland steak), kiss a cod and then take a shot of Screech rum to wash it all down.

Newfoundland is also famous for its Viking history. Newfoundland is currently recognized as the original settling point for Nordic explorers who set foot in the America’s over 400 years before Christopher Columbus. And there is no better place to experience this than on the Viking Trail.

It is a destination highway that leads you from the beautiful Town of Deer Lake, through Gros Morne National Park, to the French Shore, a Gateway to Labrador and to Vinland (home of the Vikings).

The traditional boundary of the VTTA includes from the Town of Deer Lake to communities north on the Viking Trail Highway including all routes serviced by route 430, and the Labrador Straits from L’Anse aux Clair to Battle Harbour.

The region is home to three World UNESCO Heritage Sites.