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Nova Scotia: Halifax + the Cabot Trail

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Things change. Nova Scotia's attractions publish seasons by year, and some official pages we opened still showed last year's or an earlier year's dates. We flag those. Where a page did not give a price, we say so and tell you which page to open instead of guessing.

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Promise: a 7-day Nova Scotia loop that gets you the lighthouse, the tides and the Cabot Trail without a tour bus.
Trip length: 7 days on the ground, plus travel days.
Best months: late spring to early fall for services; see chapter 5 and 8 for what closes when.
Budget band: mid-range road trip; the cost sheet in chapter 8 is yours to fill in.
Best for: self-drivers, photographers, history and music fans.

At a glance

Fly into Halifax (YHZ), drive the rest.
Official fees we could verify are few; many pages list no dollar amounts. Chapter 8 names the page for each blank.
Park, museum and boat seasons change by year. Check each page the week you go.
Canada's border agency recommends a valid passport for US citizens (chapter 6).
Road status: https://511.novascotia.ca/.
Fog and moose are the two things that slow Cape Breton driving (see chapter 3).