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Travel Information
How to Get Here:
Nova Scotia and the Peggy's Cove Coastal Region can be accessed easily by air, land, or sea.
From Halifax International Airport follow TransCanada Highway 102 Southbound to Exit 3 and Highway 213. Then explore this picture-postcard area via Route 333, Highway 3, and Route 329.
From Halifax take TransCanada Highway 103 to Exit 5 and follow the signs to discover St. Margaret's Bay and the surrounding communities. Or from Highway 103 take Exit 2B to Route 333 to world-renowned Peggy's Cove and the Bay.
From Yarmouth take Highway 3 and spend a day meandering along our scenic Lighthouse Route. Or drive the TransCanada Highway 103 part-way, and then take any one of the convenient exits to follow the Lighthouse Route. Or, if time is of the essence, drive the TransCanada 103 to Exits 7, 6, or 5 and then savour this stunning coastal region.
From other entry points - Amherst, Caribou, and Digby - good, well-signed highways will bring you into Halifax and the Capital Region and on to St. Margaret's Bay.
Travel Information:
To assist with your advance trip planning, please phone 1-800-565-0000 to order a copy of the very informative, user-friendly travel guide published by the provincial Department of Tourism, Culture and Heritage, the 2006 Doers' and Dreamers' Guide.
For additional information and reservation assistance, travel counsellors are available at the same toll-free # 1-800-565-0000. (Outside of North America, email info@CheckInNovaScotia.com) Those visitors who prefer to contact the properties directly will find that most have their own toll-free numbers and Internet service to facilitate communication.
Please include this stunning coastal region on your travel itinerary. We look forward to the pleasure of hosting you.
Visitor Information Centres: Hubbards VIC
Once you've arrived, please utilize the services of the friendly travel counsellors at our Visitor Information Centres. Knowledgeable and helpful, they are always ready to assist you with detailed travel information about what's happening in the region; they can offer you a wealth of travel literature and suggestions on what to see and do in order to take full advantage of your stay.
Tantallon VIC
 Our regional Visitor Information Centres are located in Hubbards and Tantallon. Drop in for a visit and an informative conversation. Highway maps indicate VIC locations with a question-mark symbol (?).
Periods of Operation:
Throughout the off-season the Visitor Services and Interpretive Centre in Hubbards is open on a self-serve basis, Monday to Friday, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm. The Tantallon VIC is closed.
Travel counselling services will resume on May 19th in both Centres. Tantallon VIC will close in mid-October. It is anticipated that the Hubbards Centre will provide full service until the end of October, and then return to a self-serve operation.
Visitor Rebate Program:
The province levies a tax of 15% on almost all goods and services, except for food purchased in grocery stores. Out-of-country visitors are eligible for the Tax Rebate Program, which reimburses all tax paid on accommodations and all tax on goods over a certain value. Booklets describing the program in full detail, and including rebate forms, are available at Visitor Information Centres and from Canada Customs.
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