Top Things to do in Newfoundland
Top Hotels in Newfoundland
- 1. Alt Hotel St. John's
- 2. JAG
- 3. Best Western Plus St. John's Airport Hotel and Suites
- 4. Ramada by Wyndham St. John's
- 5. Super 8 by Wyndham St Johns
- 6. Holiday Inn St. John's Conference Centre, an IHG Hotel
- 7. Holiday Inn Express & Suites St John's Airport, an IHG Hotel
- 8. Holiday Inn Express Deer Lake, an IHG Hotel
- 9. Comfort Inn
- 10. Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton St. John's Airport
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What to do and see in Newfoundland, Newfoundland: The Best Nature & Wildlife Areas
Discover the best top things to do in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador including Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve, Copper Mine Falls Trail, Centre Hill Wilderness Trail, Lookout Trail, Murphy's Cove Lodge's Pond Trail, Woody Point Community Trail, Seaview Trail, Salmonier Nature Park, MUN Botanical Garden, Burnt Cape Ecological Reserve.
Restaurants in Newfoundland
1. Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 243 reviews
Reviewed By delorah2014 - New Westminster, Canada
During out recent trip to Newfoundland we visited Cape St. Mary's. At the Southwest tip of the Avalon Peninsula it sits right on the edge of the Atlantic. We had heard that there were lots of Northern Gannets and other water foul to be seen. The Interpretive Centre, like so many tourist areas on the rock, was terrific. You walk along the top of the hillside wondering when you would see all those birds they advertised. Then you smell them! Around the next bend there they are. Thousands of magnificent Northern Gannets wheeling above you, nesting beside you and just hangin out on the rocky bluffs. There are also pipits nesting on the bluffs. You can get quite close to where the birds are and it is like the famous ornithologist Roger Tory Peterson said "the birds....swirt past the cliff face like a blizzard of snow'" Quite a magnificent sight and well worth the drive.
2. Copper Mine Falls Trail
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 7 reviews
3. Centre Hill Wilderness Trail
4. Lookout Trail
5. Murphy's Cove Lodge's Pond Trail
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 9 reviews
Reviewed By 838nikkis - St. John's, Canada
This is a beautiful and (in my opinion) underrated trail on the Bonavista Peninsula as Skerwink and Fox Island tend to get all the attention. This trail is just as worthy of your time! Runs along the coast with many interesting rock formations along the way and crashing waves! I like how it meanders in and out of the woods a bit as well. I wish we had had time to hike closer to the lighthouse, but conveniently there is a path that leads you out sooner if you don't have time to do the full hike. You finish up walking along a road in the town where there is also a little pottery shop. The trail is well marked and clear. The terrain does go up and down a nice bit (though stairs are provided in steep areas), I would say it is moderate difficulty.
6. Woody Point Community Trail
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 2 reviews
7. Seaview Trail
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
8. Salmonier Nature Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 95 reviews
Reviewed By chrishA8378PT - London, Canada
The Park’s layout consists of a boardwalk trail akin to a nature walk. The animals are in various large natural enclosures which allows for the viewing of animals in their natural surroundings. Animals are here to be rehabilitated, and if they can survive on their own, they are released back to the wild. My wife got pictures of an Arctic Fox having just caught dinner, 2 Bald Eagles, a Caribou, a Great Horned Owl, a Lynx, a Moose, a Newfoundland Marten and a Snowy Owl. Better than any zoo, as a person could easily view native wildlife!
9. MUN Botanical Garden
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 128 reviews
MUN Botanical Garden is the province's only botanical garden and consists of 44 hectares of cultivated gardens and nature trails, surrounding beautiful Oxen Pond. The trails and flower gardens are open daily, May - November. The Garden was established in 1971 as a center for botanical, horticultural and environmental research and education, and has been developed to display plants native to the province, cultivated plants suitable to the local climate and to provide access to a native habitats through a system of hiking trails. Recognized for advancing and enriching sustainable relationships among people, plants and the environment, the Garden seeks to foster an appreciation of Newfoundland's natural history in the development and future of the university and the province. The Botanical Garden is located at 306 Mount Scio Road, just minutes from downtown St. John's and north of the main Memorial University of Newfoundland campus. It is located within Pippy Park.
Reviewed By JuanPabloIbanez - Cartagena, Colombia
Beautiful and diverse flora, just enough to get a taste of the province's natural environment. The gardens are lovely. Trails are well maintained and signalled and the lookout provides an amazing view. The staff is very helpful too. Can't wait for winter to be over and visit again.
10. Burnt Cape Ecological Reserve
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