Magnificent East Coast Usa-Canada

Canada-Usa 10 Day 9 Night

Canada was named by French explorer Jacques Cartier

CANADA- USA (OCTOBER- NOVEMBER)
(FALL FOLIAGE- BEST TIME TO VISIT NEW ENGLAND AND CANADA)
Canada is the world’s second largest country. It has 10 Provinces and 3 Territories. Provinces: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfound- land & Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan. Territories: Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon Territory Population: 42 Million Capital City: Ottawa French is spoken by about 8 million people. Canada was named by French explorer Jacques Cartier (1535) and became a country on July 1st, 1867.

BOSTON- MASSACHUSETTS
Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and financial center of New England and it is the third-largest city in the Northeastern United States after New York City and Philadelphia. The larger Greater Boston metropolitan statistical area has a population of 4.9 million. Boston later emerged as a global leader in higher education and research and is the largest biotechnology hub in the world as of 2023. The city is a national leader in scientific research, law, medicine, engineering, and business. With nearly 5,000 startup companies, the city is considered a global pioneer in innovation, entrepreneurship, and artificial intelli- gence. World famous universities Harvard and MIT are also located in Boston.

PORTLAND, MAINE
Portland is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine. The Greater Portland metropolitan area has a population of approximately 550,000 people. The city seal depicts a phoenix rising from ashes, a reference to Portland's recovery from four devastating fires. Portland was named after the English Isle of Portland. The word Portland is derived from the Old English word Portlanda, which means "land surrounding a harbor". In 2022 and 2023, U.S. News & World Report ranked the city as one of the "best places to live" in the United States.

OTTOWA, THE CAPITOL
Capital of Canada with a population of 1.5 million. It is just between Quebec and Ontario. Samuel De Champlain established a base camp here in 1613. FirstsettlerwasPhilemonWrightfrom New England in 1796. Queen Victoria chose the region as capital in 1857. Ottawa is the political centre of Canada and the headquarters of the federal government. The city houses numerous foreign embassies, key buildings, organi- zations, and institutions of Canada's government; these include the Parlia- ment of Canada, the Supreme Court, the residence of Canada's viceroy, and Office of the Prime Minister We will visit the Governor General’s house, (Rideau Hall), Basilica of Notre Dame,ParliamentBuilding’splaza,Rideau Canal (Unesco World Heritage Site).

QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC
Quebec is the largest province with a popu- lation of 9 million. Capitol city is Quebec City and the largest city is Montreal (4.5 million). It is the French-speaking province. Explorer Jacques Cartier arrived here in 1534 and claimed the land for France. Quebec City[a] is the capital city of the Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the Census Metropolitan Area (includ- ing surrounding communities) had a popula- tion of 839,311. It is the twelfth-largest city and the seventh-largest metropolitan area in Canada. It is also the second-largest city in the province, after Montreal. It has a humid continental climate with warm summers coupled with cold and snowy winters. Explorer Samuel de Champlain founded a French settlement here in 1608, and adopt- ed the Algonquin name. Quebec City is one of the oldest European settlements in North America. The ramparts surrounding Old Quebec (Vieux-Québec) are the only fortified city walls remaining in the Americas north of Mexico. This area was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985 as the "Historic District of Old Québec".

MONTREAL, QUEBEC
French Sailor Jacques Cartier came to the island of Montreal in 1535. It has the world’s largest inland port. This is the second largest City in Canada after Toronto and before Vancouver. We are going to visit the following places: Mont Royal referred to as "the mountain" by locals; this 764-foot mountain provides excellent view of the city and its popular Old Montreal (Vieux Montreal) Montre- al's f a m o u s Parisian-style historic district is filled with cultural landmarks. Olympic Stadium; home of the Montreal Expos baseball team, this huge domed stadium, first built for the 1976 Summer Olympics, is considered an architectural monstrosity. Underground City: Montreal's answer to the region's harsh winters, Underground City refers to the extensive web of train stations, restaurants, department stores and hotels all connected underground.

TORONTO, ONTORIO
Ontario is the second largest province with a population of 16 million. Toronto, Capital of Ontario largest city in Canadfa, lies on the eastern shore of Lake Ontario. Toronto is home to virtu- ally all of the world’s culture groups and is the city where more than 100 languages are spoken. It was first visited by French explorer Etienne Brule on September 1615. First name of the city was York then it was changed to Mohawk Indian word Toronto, meaning meeting place. It is the largest city in Canada with population of 7 Million. World’s 3RD highest tower, CN Tower (553m / 1,815 feet) is located here.

NIAGARA FALLS, ONTORIO
Niagara Falls is one of the natural won- ders of the Earth. We will see the falls both at night and in the morning. The cities of Niagara Falls, Ontario-Canada and Niagara Falls, New York State-USA are connected by bridge across the Niagara River. The river is really a strait, carrying drainage from upper Great Lakes to Lake Ontario. At the falls, its sudden drop creates one of the most spectacular waterfalls on the continent. The Canadian Falls is 54 meters high and has a crest of more than 675 meters. The American Falls are 56 meters high and have 328-meter crest. Approximate age of the falls is 12,000 years. The flow of the river at the falls would be about 3,700,000 liters (977,540) U.S. gallons.