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Stretching from the ferry port of Channel-Port aux Basques to the Viking site at L’Anse
aux Meadows, the west coast of the island of Newfoundland offers travellers a wide
range of natural and cultural experiences. Don’t miss the two UNESCO World Heritage
Sites, as well as glacier-carved fjords, hiking trails, ancient Indigenous sites, national and
provincial parks, beaches, sand dunes, theatre festivals, museums, and cultural events.

Granite Coast Drive communities to explore the old way of
Start: Channel-Port aux Basques life. Pair this with some fishing for a full
Length: About 45 km. Add 90 minutes day out on the water.
for ferry option to La Poile.
South Coast Adventure
Start: Burgeo
Length: Up to 3 hours for ferry crossings.

Hop off the ferry in Channel-Port aux
Basques and visit the Railway Heritage
Museum and view two rare 17th-century
navigational devices called astrolabes, Sandbanks Provincial Park in Burgeo
recovered from nearby shipwrecks offers kilometres of sandy beaches and
by a local diver. The Basque fishermen walking trails. From Burgeo, you can
who arrived in the 1500s were followed travel via ferry to remote communities
by the French, hence the town’s along the south coast.
French name. The ferry to the island of Ramea
Further along on Route 470 is the operates several times a week. Take a stroll
historic community of Isle aux Morts. along one of the walking trails and check
If you’re a dog lover, visit the Hairyman’s out the community’s wind turbines.
Safe Haven Café & Craft Shop to learn From Burgeo you can also take the
about Hairyman, the local Newfoundland passenger-only ferry to the community of
dog who rescued 163 shipwreck survivors Francois. The ferry ride itself is a picturesque
in 1828. full-day journey, and it’s not uncommon to
Less than an hour east is Rose see dolphins swimming alongside the bow
Blanche. The restored 19th-century of the boat or sunfish basking on the water’s
granite lighthouse overlooks the surface. Francois is home to multiple fishing
resting places of an untold number and climbing opportunities, as well as
of shipwrecks. A gentle looped walking several hiking trails offering spectacular
trail offers spectacular views, so pack a views of the fjord.
picnic and enjoy your surroundings. This remote pocket of the island
Leave your car behind and take provides a peaceful respite from the
a 90-minute ferry ride to the remote outside world, and the wildlife knows this
village of La Poile for a taste of the past. too – birdwatching and wildlife viewing
Local tours guided by fishing families opportunities are abundant.
will also take you to abandoned

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