St. John’s Small Group Tour with Iceberg Quest Boat Cruise
2.8
10 Ratings
St. John's
Discover St. John's: Explore historic sites, vibrant streets, and embark on an award-winning boat tour to see humpback whales and ancient icebergs.
Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Cape Spear Lighthouse National Historic Site - Once you are picked from your hotel you will enjoy a narrated drive along the way to our first stop at the beautiful Cape Spear Lighthouse National Historic Site, the oldest in the province and sits on the most easterly point of North America.

  • Signal Hill - Enjoy a downtown St. John’s for a narrated driving tour of the city, passing by multiple points of interest including Jellybean Row, George Street, and taking you through nearby Quidi Vidi Village. Our next tour stop will be Signal Hill National Historic Site. Explore the famous Cabot Tower and enjoy incredible views of St. John’s and its harbour.

  • Iceberg Quest Ocean Tours - Iceberg Quest is a boat tour where you will have a chance to see St. John’s from the sea. The tour offers a chance to witness the world’s largest group of humpback whales breaching the water, as well as 12,000-year-old icebergs, and the charming Atlantic Puffin.

You will also enjoy a narrated city drive

What's Included
  • Admission to the Iceberg Quest boat cruise
  • Narrated driving tour passing points of interest including Jellybean Row and Quidi Vidi Village
  • Entrance to and tour of Cape Spear National Historic Site
  • Small Group (max 6 people)
  • Pick up and drop off from anywhere in downtown St. John’s
  • Entrance to and tour of Signal Hill National Historic Site to explore Cabot Tower
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities (optional)
Additional Information

Our first stop is at the beautiful Cape Spear Lighthouse National Historic Site, the oldest in the province and sits on the most easterly point of North America.

We’ll then take you back to downtown St. John’s for a narrated driving tour of the city, passing by multiple points of interest including Jellybean Row, George Street, and taking you through nearby Quidi Vidi Village.

Our next tour stop will be Signal Hill National Historic Site, significant for its historic role as the location of the final battle of the Seven Years’ War in North America. While you are here, you will have the opportunity to explore the famous Cabot Tower.

Next, you will be taken to Newfoundland’s award-winning boat tour, Iceberg Quest. You will absolutely love this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience Cape Spear, Cabot Tower and Fort Amherst from the sea as you see the world’s largest concentration of humpback whales, along with 12,000 year old icebergs!

Location
Cape Spear Lighthouse National Historic Site
1914-1930 Black Head Road,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Lolliandpop25
Sep 9, 2023
Great customer service - We actually never made it to the tour because I accidentally booked St John’s NEWFOUNDLAND instead of Saint John’s New Brunswick. Be sure not to make my mistake. Even though it was my fault, the tour gave me a partial refund which was appreciated. Customer service was great.
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Mary_r
Aug 27, 2023
Recommend entirely - We thoroughly enjoyed our tour. Our driver and guide were full of information. We went to some beautiful places and got some great photos. The boat portion of our trip was good too.
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Michelle_k
Jul 28, 2023
Book it, you won’t regret it! - What a fabulous afternoon spent on the water. We saw minke and humpback whales and so many puffins. They do a fantastic job of giving you all the details on all the sites you will see. The crew was amazing. My husband and myself are still talking about the humpback whales we saw. Must do!
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Pjnm1061
Jul 14, 2023
Excellent combination tour - This tour provided an excellent combination of on land and on water activities. We were especially grateful for the itinerary as were staying in St. John’s and did not have a car. Being able to go to all of the sites, which are in opposite directions, would otherwise not have been possible. Our guide, Jack, picked us up where we were staying and provided information about the sites along the way to each destination. Jack was courteous and enthusiastic. He spoke with pride about all that in the area had to offer and made some additional recommendations. When at the destinations we were not rushed. It felt like the right amount of time was allotted for each stop. Even though the weather was foggy, all of the sites were still beautiful. The fog gave an added moody atmosphere to each of them. The afternoon boat cruise was amazing. Right from the first “welcome aboard” to the last “thank you for having joined us”, crew gave thoughtful attention to their passengers. They were concerned about safety and took their roles seriously. At the same time, they created a fun atmosphere that engaged those on the tour. Ashley, one of the crewmembers added to the overall enjoyment of the tour. We were fortunate to see several mother and baby whales, along with a number of other whales on our trip out to sea. We saw caves, puffins and the wild, rugged coastline. Passengers have the option of being on deck or in an enclosed area. Most chose to be on deck. The fresh sea air was intoxicating. At the end of the day, we were replaying the experiences/sights in our heads, grateful that we had signed up for this tour. Thank you for making this combination available and doing all of the behind-the-scenes coordination so that everything was smooth. We would recommend this tour.
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Holliee896
Aug 16, 2023
Not worth the money. Just do the iceberg quest - The boat tour was the best bit. The city tour was not much of a tour. You are dropped off for a short time before the tourist centres are even open. You pay a lot for the tour, I would have expected a guided tour of the sites we were seeing not just a dump and go. What was really awful was just being dumped off at the boat tour and left. You don’t even get taken back to your hotel.
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F9596axloriw
Aug 13, 2023
Iceberg Quest boat cruise was great, city tour not so much. - The boat cruise was very nice, the crew were a lot of fun although we didnt see a whale the views were spectacular. However the city portion of the tour was quite poorly done, we arrived and left Cape Spear before the lighthouse was open (10am) and we did not get a tour of Quidi Vidi as advertised. The guide was not very good, he didnt seem to know a lot about the region.
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558karys
Aug 23, 2023
Rip Off - Tour guide was 20 minutes late for pickup. 7 of us packed into a minivan. Van driver was terrible. Left us to sight see on our own. He talked about his family more than the stops. Took us to the lighthouse that wasn’t open.we were supposed to go to Quidi Viti as part of our tour, we did not. We found out when we got dropped off at the boat that we would not be picked up at end of tour
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Sean_a
Aug 20, 2023
Do the hop on hop off instead - My husband and I did this tour on August 19th. Unfortunately we would not recommend it given what you get for the cost and alternatives available in the city. The description is misleading. It indicates that the tour is 6 hours - if you are adding the boat component the tour time is 4 hours (2 hours in the van plus boat time is approx 2 hours), if you are not doing the boat the tour time is approx 3 hours. If you are doing the boat tour, you miss Quidi Vidi Village and the drive around the downtown area as you are dropped off two hours in at the boat pick up spot. There also is no pick up after the boat tour (not communicated until the end of the van tour). All of this wouldn’t be a problem if it was indicated in the description but it’s not - the description indicates drop off anywhere in downtown St John’s. The description indicates there is opportunity to explore Cabot Tower, however the tour starts here and Cabot Tower opens at 10am - you will probably be gone by 9:45am. It also indicates a tour of Signal Hill - that is not the case as we were just dropped off there to do our own thing. Essentially $120 each to be driven to two stops (Signal Hill and Cape Spear) and a drop off at the boat tour. The driver was nice enough but you can get same/better service with the hop on hop off bus. The hop on hop off tour bus was $50 each, available 2 days and takes you to all the same spots (and more). Their drivers are just as, if not more, knowledgeable and well worth the money. Boat tour was great - just book directly with Iceberg Tours
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X4719pcsusanb
Aug 10, 2023
See Sight Tours a no show - I'm sure this tour is amazing, however our tour was canceled by See Sight Tours with no notification. We even received a confirmation of our tour. We went to the meeting place and waited. I didn't find out until I called from our pick up spot. We were given no time to make alternative arrangements. The representative admitted no cancelation notifications were sent. Poor communication. I will not be booking anything with See Sight Tours going forward.
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