Reversing Falls Rapids by Trolley
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Port
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
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Activity Level
Moderate Activity
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Excursion Type
All
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Wheelchair Accessible
No
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Starting At (prices in USD)
$39
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Minimum Age
Information Not Currently Available
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Duration
Approximately 1¼ Hours
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Meals Included
Meals not included
Your on-board trolley guide will share all the fascinating facts about the monuments and buildings as you wind your way through the city streets.
Travel along Prince William Street while your guide offers the stories behind the unique architecture of the attractive stone buildings that were built after the Great Fire of 1877.
Your tour continues to Fallsview Park, where the mighty St John River meets the powerful tides of the Bay of Fundy, creating the renowned Reversing Rapids. Here, you'll enjoy a photo stop to see Memorial Park and 18th-century sea captains' homes positioned to view ships entering the harbor.
Continue to Fort Howe Lookout, with its blockhouse standing tall as a reminder of when British soldiers were stationed there at the time of the American Revolution. Today, it affords a commanding view of Saint John, your ship, and the Bay of Fundy.
Drive through the Mount Pleasant area, passing the Irving Mansion and Rockwood Park, the city's largest park and one of Canada's largest urban parks. Also on your route are the Loyalist Burial Grounds, Saint John's original burial ground established shortly after the landing of the United Empire Loyalists in 1783. It closed as a cemetery in 1848, and in recent years has been restored as a memorial garden with tree-lined walkways and flowerbeds.
Before returning to the ship, you'll drive past the Loyalist Burial Grounds -- Saint John's original cemetery -- and around Kings Square. The latter is the most prominent of all the squares in the city, designed in the shape of the Union Jack, and featuring a historical bandstand in the center.