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Destinations: Our Northern Ports-of Call
The Expedition Vessel WANDERBIRD spends part of her season cruising
to the far North, where you can participate in all or a portion
of our journey to the land of the iceberg and the polar bear. Passengers
meet us at several ports-of-call along the way.
Newfoundland: Directions, Accommodations
& Much More...
Our Newfoundland Ports-of Call:
Argentia, Gander,
Deer Lake, Port Aux Basques,
St. Anthony, St John's
Getting There by Air:
St John's Airport
1-709-7588-8564
(Serviced by most airlines listed below)
St
Anthony Airport
Airport Management: 1-709-454-3192
Gander InternationalAirport
(Serviced by Air Canada)
Deer Lake Regional Airport
Airport Management: 1-709-635-3601 or 1-709-635-5270
(Serviced by Air Canada, Provincial Airlines or Air Labrador)
Airlines Servicing St. John's, Deer Lake, Gander, St. Anthony:
Air Canada
Reservations: 1-888-247-2262
Flight Information: 1-888-422-7533
Continental Express Airlines
Flight Arrival Information: 1-800-784-4444
WestJet Airlines
Reservations 1-888-937-8538
(Services 30 Major Cities)
Provincial Airlines
Customer Service 1-902-873-3575
(provides air service to small/remote airports)
Air Labrador
Reservations 1.800.563.3042 or 1-709-758-0002
(flights to Goose Bay, Labrador)
Ferry Services:
Marine Atlantic Ferry
355 Purves Street
North Sydney, NS B2A 3V2 Canada
Telephone: 1(800) 341-7981
(Sydney, Nova Scotia to: Port aux Basques or Argentia, Newfoundland)
Argentia, Newfoundland
Tourism Information:
Argentia Chamber of Commerce
1-709-227-0003
Transportation:
Marine Atlantic Ferry
355 Purves Street
North Sydney, NS B2A 3V2 Canada
Telephone: 1(800) 341-7981
(Sydney, Nova Scotia to: Port aux Basques or Argentia, Newfoundland)
Gander, Newfoundland
Tourism Information:
Tourism Office
709-256-7110
Official
Town Site & Visitors Page
Deer Lake, Newfoundland
Tourism Information:
Deer Lake Town website
Port aux Basques, Newfoundland
Tourism Information:
Port aux Basques Chamber of
Commerce
Transportation:
Marine Atlantic Ferry
355 Purves Street
North Sydney, NS B2A 3V2 Canada
Telephone: 1(800) 341-7981
(Sydney, Nova Scotia to: Port aux Basques or Argentia, Newfoundland)
St Anthony, Newfoundland
Tourism Information:
Town of St Anthony Site
Taxi:
Danny's Airbus/Airport Service/Tours
Box 82
St Anthony, NL A0K 4S0 Canada
1-709-454-2630/ cell1-709-454-7858
Email: dannysairbus@aibn.com
(We used Danny's Airbus for all of our guest travel to & from
the airport,
and for tours of L'Anse Meadows - very reliable & most helpful)
Car Rental:
Woodwards Rent-A-Car Limited (National Rent-a-car)
1-709-454-8522
Air Service:
See St. John's information or Deer Lake airport information
Accomodations:
There many accomodations of varying quality and size for you to
choose from, including several small B&B's featuring a room
in a typical Newfoundland home, where you will experience that wonderful
Newfoundland hospitality.
Valhalla Lodge B&B
Box 265 Gunner's Cove
L'Anse Aux Meadows, NL A0K 2X0
(Recieved a pleasing review from a long time WANDERBIRDER)
Haven Inn
P.O. Box 419
14 Goose Cove Road
St. Anthony, NL
709-454 -9100 or 1-877-428-3646
(Great reviews from last season's WANDERBIRDERS)
Restaurants:
The Great Viking Feast of Leifsburdur
(A reconstructed sod hut is the location of this Viking dinner theatre,
where the menu features traditional Newfoundland dishes)
L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland
Haven Inn
P.O. Box 419
14 Goose Cove Road
St. Anthony, NL
709-454 -9100 or 1-877-428-3646
(Great reviews from last season's WANDERBIRDERS)
Scalley @ The Vinland Motel
West Street
St. Anthony, NF
1-709-454-8843
(Family Style Dining)
Lightkeepers Seafood Restaurant
Fishing Point
St. Anthony, NF
Telephone: 1-709-454-4900
(Seafood & Fried Seafood)
Recomended Cultural Sites, Museums & More:
Grenfell Historic Properties
1 Maraval Road
St. Anthony, NF
1-709-454-4010
(Interpretive Center & Home of Dr. Wilfred T. Grenfel; the Labrador
Doctor. This is a great educational starting point for a deeper
under standing of the Labrador Coast, especially for those of you
about to or who have just embarked on our Labrador Voyage.)
Norstead
L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland
1-709-623-2828 or 1-877- 620-2828
(Viking Living History Center & Archaeological Site; A Must
See)
St John's, Newfoundland
Tourism:
Deptartment of Tourism, Culture
& Recreation
PO Box 8700, 2nd Floor, West Block
St. John's, NF A1B 4J6 Canada
709-729-2777
Getting There by Air:
St John's Airport
1-709-7588-8564
(Largest & Most Frequently Used Airport)
Taxi:
(We have used the following company, but there are many choices
- see this
directory)
Bugden's Taxi Ltd./Tours
5 LeMarchant Road
St. John's, NL A1C 2G4 Canada
1-709-726-4400
CityWide Taxi & Bus Company
(24Hour Service)
PO Box 2072
St John's, NL A1C 5R6 Canada
1-709-722-0003
Accomodations:
There are unlimited Accomodations is St. John's, see the "Found
Locally" Guide to St. John's
Fairmont Hotel
115 Cavendish Square
St John's, NF A1C 5W8 Canada
1-709-726-4980
(We were treated to a fantastic stay here while attending a cruise
conference in St John's)
Bonne Esperance House
18-20-22 Gower Street
St. John's, NF A1C 1N1 Canada
1-709.726.3835 or 1-888.726.3835
(A beautiful victorian heritage home in the downtown historic district)
Restaurants:
(There are over 200 Restuarants is St. John's with much variety
- we enjoyed walking Duckworth & Water Streets to sample St
John's. See the "Found
Locally" Guide to St. John's.)
Car Rentals:
Avis Rent-A-Car
139 Airport Road
St John's, NF A1A 4Y3 Canada
1-709-722-6620
Email: rodpike@nf.aibn.com
National Car Rental
PO Box 21297
St John's, NF A1A 5G6 Canada
1-709-722-4307
Email: o'gradyc@nationalcar.com
Thrifty Car Rental
PO Box 29088
St. John's, NL A1A 5B5 Canada
1 -709-722-6000
Email: pamd@thrifty.nf.net
Weather:
For Eastern Newfoundland
1-709-772-5534
Natural History, Museums & Cultural Sites:
Cape Spear Natonal
Historic Site
Cape Spear (outside St. John's on route 11)
P.O.Box 1268, St. John's, NF A1C 5M9
1-709-772-0284
(The most easterly point in North America, Cape Spear served as
a strategic location for a lighthouse in the eighteenth century
and a military fort in the nineteenth century. Since 1836, the site
has been home to the oldest surviving lighthouse in Newfoundland.
Restored to its original appearance, the lighthouse interprets the
life of a 19th century lightkeeper and his family.)
Cape
St. Marys Ecological Reserve
Cape Shore; near St. Brides & Branch on the Avalon Peninsula
1-709-277-1666
(One of the most accessable seabird nesting colonies in North America)
Fort Amherst Lighthouse, Museum & Tea Room
Southside Road
13 Fort Amherst
St. John's, NL Canada A1C 5H2
1-709-754-0619
(The former lightkeeper's dwelling has been transformed into a museum,
photo gallery, tea room and craft shop. Can be booked for private
parties, meetings, gatherings, etc. Spectacular view & a must
see for lighthouse enthusiasts.)
Johnson Geo Center
175 Signal Hill Road
St. John's, Newfoundland Canada A1A 1B2
1-709-737-7880
(An absolute must see: featuring the stories behind the radical
changes that take place in our climate, the story of Earth, 550
million year old exposed rock walls, and exibit called Our Planet,
Our Province, Our People & Our Future, as well as specimens
of Newfoundland and Labrador's most significant rocks and minerals.)
Railway Coastal Museum
495 Water Street
St. John's, NL A1E 6B5
1-709-724-5929
(Former train station. In this magnificent heritage building, this
museum exhibits the 100 year history of the Newfoundland Railway
and Coastal Boat services.)
The Rooms
9 Bonaventure Avenue
P.O. Box 1800, Station C
St. John's, NL, Canada A1C 5P9
1-709-757-8000
(The Rooms cultural & heritage site unites the Provincial Museum,
the Provincial Art Gallery and the Provincial Archives under one
roof. The Rooms is a portal to the many stories our province has
to tell... its unique modern design mirrors the "fishing rooms"where
families came together to process their catch decades ago.)
Signal
Hill
Signal Hill Road, St. John's
St. John's, Newfoundland Canada A1A 1B2
1-709-772-5367/4444
(Tour the Visitor Centre to learn the military and merchant ship
history, also the first trans-atlantic communications site. Hike
some of Signal Hill's 5 km of walking trails while watching for
whales, seabirds and icebergs along the coast.)
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