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By Darkside Tours

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Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is $469 per traveler* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travelers
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Activity location

  • Halifax Harbour Ferry
    • B3J 3A5, Halifax, Canada

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • The Emigrant Statue
    • 1215 Marginal Road
    • B3H 4P8, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Halifax Like a Local Darkside Walking Tour in English

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes2h 30m
    2h 30m
  • Opening hours: Tue 8:00am-8:30pm
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
$469.11 x 1 Traveler$469.11
Total
Price is $469.11

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    We take the longest consistently operating salt water ferry in North America - the world's cheapest ocean cruise!
  • Exclusions
    We typically stop for coffee and a snack. Your guide will have bottles of water but they are fuelled by caffeine and love it when you buy them a coffee!

Know before you book

    • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transportation options are available nearby
    • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
    • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

What you can expect

  • Delve into Halifax's hidden history on this engaging walking tour, where tales of bootleggers and privateers come to life. Led by Jimmy Dalling, a local storyteller with deep roots in Nova Scotia, uncover the secrets that shaped the city beyond the tourist spots. Over 1.5 to 2.5 hours, explore off-the-beaten-path locations and hear stories of contraband shipwrecks and harbor smuggling. This intimate tour is designed for small groups, ensuring a personal experience filled with the messy, fascinating history of Halifax.

    • Private tour ensures a personal touch and time to ask questions
    • Discover Halifax's hidden history with a local expert guide
    • 1.5 to 2.5-hour intimate walking tours and ferry rides
    • Hear tales of bootleggers, privateers, and old scandals
    • Discover the best Halifax has to offer efficiently with an expert

Activity itinerary

Georges Island (Pass by)

We'll pass and touch on the history of the islands in the harbour, learn more about the harbour, it's history for both settlers and Mi'kmaq as well as why the opposite side of the harbour is called 'The Darkside'.

Maritime Museum of the Atlantic (Pass by)

Features excellent exhibits on the Titanic, the Halifax Explosion and age of Sail - all to be explored on your walk

HMCS Sackville - Canada's Naval Memorial (Pass by)

The last of the flower class corvettes. You'll learn how it was used and a story about a family member who served aboard her.

Halifax Harbour Ferry

  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
The oldest continuously operating salt water ferry in North America. Learn about the ferries history, the harbour bridges and how love and intrigue led to a curse that lasted over hundred years.

Alderney Landing

  • 30m
Here we'll go deeper into some of the exceptional stories that have shaped Halifax and Dartmouth

Halifax Harbour Ferry

  • 20m
  • Admission ticket included
We'll travel back aboard the ferry, learn the names and stories behind the current ferries as well as the unruly origins of some of Canada's biggest institutions.

Province House

  • 5m
Marvel at the story of the first Canadian Separatist, the origins of freedom of the press, duals and how Nova Scotia was the first to experience 'the great contradiction'. We'll also explore a hidden architectural gem from the gilded age.

St. Paul's Church

  • 10m
The oldest building in Halifax has a couple of remarkable secrets to share. Learn about parade square, the old morgue and the story of the Old Town Clock.

Saint Mary's Cathedral Basilica (Pass by)

Stories of adventure while the spire was being refurbished.

Old Burying Ground

  • 5m
  • Admission ticket included
Oldest cemetery in Halifax, stories about the last public hanging, the monument and a personal connection.

Government House (Pass by)

The origins of how everything went wrong, turned around and backwards

The Emigrant Statue (Pass by)

Welcome to Halifax, you're home.

Location

Activity location

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    Halifax Harbour Ferry
    • B3J 3A5, Halifax, Canada

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    The Emigrant Statue
    • 1215 Marginal Road
    • B3H 4P8, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada