ALTERNATIVE ROUTES IS A UNIQUE AND PERSONABLE SHUTTLE THAT OFFERS DAY TOURS AND FLEXIBLE HOP-ON-HOP-HOP TRAVEL TO BACKPACKERS, OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS, OR ANY OTHER PERSON WHO WANTS A HASSLE FREE RIDE AROUND THE BEAUTIFUL PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA.
ALTERNATIVE ROUTES Will RUN THIS ROUTE AND SCHEDULE seven Days a WEEK! You cAN StaY ON For a DAy Tour Or Take AdVantage of the Hop-on-hop-off to stay OverNight in your favourite places!
TICKETS
Day Trips
See it all with our Nova Scotia day trips. Our full day trip covers all of the highlights, and if you want to explore even further, add the Half Day on the Bay to double your chance of seeing both the hide tide and low.
*all prices include sales tax
HOP-ON-HOP-OFF
For the most flexible ride, get a hop-on-hop-off pass. With this ticket option, you can get on and off the shuttle overnight as many times as you want wherever you want, anywhere along the route.
*all prices include sales tax
Other Ways to Play
4 Day All Inclusive
Dive a little deeper into the Nova Scotia culture. Escape the city and take three nights in hand selected Inna and B&Bs to visit small Nova Scotia towns. You’ll see Peggy’s Cove, Chester, have a sail in Lunenburg, and take a wine tour in the Annapolis Valley.
Cycle The Route
Wanna take it up a notch? Cycle along the Alternative Route circuit. We’re teaming up with the Bike and Bean to offer you a self guided tour along the Rum Runners trail. Not only will we book your stays in hand picked B&Bs along the way, but we’ll take your luggage too! All you have to do is have a leisurely day of cycling and show up at your next destination.
CamP Along The Route
Dreaming of sleeping under the stars in Nova Scotia? Let us help by booking your camp sites and getting you there, providing a tent, sleeping bags and mats, a cook stove, heck- if you want, we’ll even do up a cooler of Nova Scotia goodies for you to take along.
HALF DAY ON THE BAY
The cool thing about this tour, is it covers mostly new ground from the other tours. We are going to take that extra drive right up on over the North Mountain and see that Bay in all her glory. We can’t guarantee if we’ll see the high tide or the low on, but we can promise from these points of you, they will all be spectacular.
GENTLE ISLAND GETAWAY
Let us take you to the island so picturesque it has inspired a fictional character that lives in the hearts of people all over the world. This three day, two night, getaway helps you get a full taste of the island, and some lobster. We’ll visit national parks, go deep sea fishing, and take you to the site inspired by Anne of Green Gables.
Reasons to use Alternative Routes.
Our hop-on-hop-off gives you the option to plan your trip on the fly and travel at your own pace. You get to decide where to get off and how long to stay. To guarantee a seat, we recommend booking, but if a seat is available, we'll let you have it, right up to the time of departure.
No GPS, no problem. Let us do the navigating. We've practiced driving these roads so that you don't have to. Take the pressure off, sit back, relax, and enjoy the view. We care tremendously about our cargo and thats why we take absolute care to learn everything we can about the route and to always be cautious.
We've got room for just about anything, bikes, camping gear, strollers, you name it! Really, name it: If it's more than one suitcase and personal item, let us know when you make your booking so that we can best accommodate you. And if you can't manage it yourself, we ask that you leave it at home.
Not only will our driver feel more like your friend than your tour guide when you get off, you'll also get the pleasure of being surrounded by people who like the same things you do. In a tour around Nova Scotia you may just get a global experience. Expect to meet some new friends along the way!
Did you know by carpooling just twice a week, 1,600 pounds of greenhouse gases can be reduced in our air each year? So, why rent that car? You get the same flexibility when you travel with us plus you can reduce your carbon foot print and your travel costs.
About.
By offering a flexible and fun approach to passenger travel, Alternative Routes takes the hospitality the Maritimes are known for and applies it to transportation, giving travellers a way to explore even the most out of the way places in Nova Scotia on their own schedule.
The hop-on-hop-off nature of Alternative Routes gives travellers plenty of opportunity to meet other like-minded adventurers and explore undiscovered places they never dreamed to see. AR's passengers are not limited to a fixed schedule and they can choose where they want to stay and how long to stay there. Passengers will also get to experience the advantage of having a driver guide who can offer unique insight on what’s hot and what’s not.
Contact.
Phone
902.880.4918
Location
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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PRESS.
A few things some good people have said about us.
CBC News Nova Scotia
"The van will travel a daily loop from Halifax, down the south shore to Bridgewater, then across the province to Middleton, and through the Annapolis Valley to Halifax again. The return trip will take about eight hours, with a half hour stop in Peggys Cove, and hour-long stops in both Lunenburg and Wolfville."
THE COAST
"It’s not that she doesn’t like the city, but as an avid traveller herself Bambrick has long been perplexed by how inaccessible the rest of the province—even high tourist-traffic areas—can be...Her solution has been in the works for about two years, taking inspiration from a year-long backpacking trip through Europe and Africa. "