L'Anse aux Meadows: A Viking Experience
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Port
St Anthony, Newfoundland, Canada
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Activity Level
Moderate
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Excursion Type
Local Sightseeing,All
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Wheelchair Accessible
No
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Starting At
$269.95
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Minimum Age
Information Not Currently Available
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Duration
4 Hours
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Meals Included
Meals not included
Travel back in time 1,000 years to the first European settlement in the New World located at L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland. This is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and National Historic Site operated by Parks Canada.
Here, you will visit the park's interpretative center and see firsthand how this site was discovered. View 3-D displays depicting how the Vikings lived. Travel through the site and see the small smithy, where nails and rivets were made from bog ore. A large sod hut will show you how these tough people lived, ate and rested when not at sea.
Next, you will visit Norstead, a real Viking port of trade located about a mile from L'Anse aux Meadows. Your guide will take you to the Chieftain's Hall as you journey through this rough-and-ready site in the footsteps of fierce Viking warriors of the past.
Notes:
Walking is over sloped boardwalks and packed gravel walkways. Transportation is by school bus. Roads can be bumpy. Not advisable for guests with back or hip issues. Scooters, walkers or wheelchairs cannot be accommodated on the bus.