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Moncton's Tidal Bore: A Self-Guided Walking Tour
Important Information
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Wheelchair accessible
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
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All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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The Petitcodiac River has shaped Moncton for at least 2,000 years, and its story is far stranger than most visitors expect. On this walking tour, you'll follow the river from Indigenous portage routes and Acadian rebellion to shipbuilding boomtowns and a causeway that nearly killed the river entirely. Starting at Bore Park, you'll learn how the Bay of Fundy pushes 100 billion tons of water twice daily into the Petitcodiac, sending a visible wave rolling upstream at 13 kilometres an hour. From there, walk riverbanks where Acadian rebels ambushed British soldiers, hear how Mi'kmaq travellers rode the tidal bore in birch bark canoes, and meet Molly Kool North America's first licensed female sea...
Highlights
From 1 hour to 1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 1 hour to 1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
App for Android and iOS
Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
Smartphone and headphones
Transportation
Food and drink
Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour
Meeting Points
Departure
This tour starts at the Riverfront. Before arrival, please install the mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
Return
Tour ends at 10 Bendview Ct, Moncton, NB E1C 0H7, Canada
Moncton's Tidal Bore: A Self-Guided Walking Tour
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The Petitcodiac River has shaped Moncton for at least 2,000 years, and its story is far stranger than most visitors expect. On this walking tour, you'll follow the river from Indigenous portage routes and Acadian rebellion to shipbuilding boomtowns and a causeway that nearly killed the river entirely. Starting at Bore Park, you'll learn how the Bay of Fundy pushes 100 billion tons of water twice daily into the Petitcodiac, sending a visible wave rolling upstream at 13 kilometres an hour. From there, walk riverbanks where Acadian rebels ambushed British soldiers, hear how Mi'kmaq travellers rode the tidal bore in birch bark canoes, and meet Molly Kool North America's first licensed female sea...
Highlights
From 1 hour to 1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 1 hour to 1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it
Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
App for Android and iOS
Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
Smartphone and headphones
Transportation
Food and drink
Personal expenses for admission fees not included during the tour
Meeting Points
Departure
This tour starts at the Riverfront. Before arrival, please install the mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
Return
Tour ends at 10 Bendview Ct, Moncton, NB E1C 0H7, Canada
Pause at this plaque in Bore Park honoring Joseph Broussard, known as Beausoleil, leader of the Acadian resistance against British rule. Reflect on the tragic but fitting end to his story, the tour's closing chapter, at the very waterfront he once navigated.
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Cross Hall's Creek where 50 German settlers landed in 1766, and pass the Settlers' Landing memorial. Read their unlikely survival story told here in English, French, and German.
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Discover the Moncton 100 Monument, erected in 1990 to honour Joseph Salter, shipbuilder and the city's first mayor. Learn how a time capsule sealed inside won't be opened again until 2090.
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Visit Treitz Haus, the city's oldest building, dating to 1769 and likely built with Acadian craftsmanship. Step inside this historic structure, now serving visitors as the city's information centre.
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Moncton Public Library
Pass the Moncton Public Library, tracing its roots back to 1913 despite a history of fires and relocations. Spot the statue of Northrop Frye out front, honouring the acclaimed literary critic who once called Moncton home.
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Marche Moncton Market
Explore the Marché Moncton Market, a bustling public market that first opened its doors on December 6, 1884. Wander through over 100 vendors offering local produce, crafts, and food, a tradition that's grown steadily for more than a century.
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Visit this bronze memorial honouring Constables Doug Larche, Dave Ross, and Fabrice Gevaudan, killed in the line of duty in 2014. Notice the personal touches at its base, including imprints of running shoes and family fingerprints, added to honour the men behind the uniforms.
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Pass La Bikery Co-operative, a community bicycle centre offering rentals, repairs, and a recycle-a-bike program right on the riverfront trail. Discover how this grassroots co-op has helped build a cycling culture in Moncton since 2012.
