Northern Newfoundland and Southern Labrador are too often overlooked as a tourist destination, but the Viking Trail is worth a trip. Beyond one National Park and three more National historic sites, residents of the Viking Trail know what they've got: A very special place home to dozens of unique cultural, ecological, and geological anomalies.
The Viking Trail has been attracting visitors for thousands of years. This is the road to L'Anse-aux-Meadows where Vikings came ashore in the new world some 1000 years ago. Across the Straits of Belle Isle, the trail skims yellow-sand beaches and winds along mountainsides. Icebergs and whales meet offshore in the icy waters of the north Atlantic off both the island and mainland stretches of the Viking Trail. Moose, caribou, and black bears thrive in the largely undisturbed wilderness.
Rock-lovers will be pleased to hear Newfoundland's nickname, "The Rock", was not given in jest: this part of Canada's most Easterly province boasts an exposed portion of the earth's mantle (The Tablelands in Gros Morne National Park) and... (... more information below the photos)
Golf Pictures Newfoundland is a new golfing destination, there are many golf vacation packages available |
Western Brook Pond Tour Gros Morne Newfoundland One of the best ways to see Western Brook Pond in Gros Morne National Park is by booking a tour by boat with BonTours. |
Kayaking Tour Kayaking adventures around icebergs, there is hardly any better place to do some kayaking around icebergs than the coast of Newfoundland. |
Red Bay National Historic Site Of Canada An ancient Chalupa at the Interpretation Centre in Red Bay in Southern Labrador. |
Tuckamore Lodge Main Brook Newfoundland A popular destination for year outdoor activities, Tuckamore Lodge is situated in Main Brook in Newfoundland, Canada. |
Humpback Whale With Iceberg Picture of a Humpback Whale Fluke in front of an iceberg near Newfoundland, Canada. |
Golf Vacation A foursome on vacation playing a round of golf at St. Andrews Na Creige Golf Course in Newfoundland, Canada. |
Sunset Pictures Sunset Pictures taken at Gros Morne National Park on Newfoundland, a great holiday vacation destination on the Western Peninsula |
Fly Fishing Paradise Salmon River Main Brook Newfoundland To a fly fishing person, if there are fish it is paradise and the Salmon River on the Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland is just that. |
Sunset Lake Landscape Southern Labrador Canada A small lake littered with granite boulders and fringed by grassy mounds, glints beneath a sky illuminated by sunset along the scenic Labrador Coastal Drive through the intriguing landscape of in the Province of Labrador, Canada. |
Vivid Sunset Background Gros Morne National Park Newfoundland The sun's rays skim across the water surface of Rocky Harbour while it drops towards the horizon at sunset, providing a vivid orange background to the silhouetted Lobster Cove Head Lighthouse in Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland. |
Atlantic Ocean Iceberg Facts Newfoundland By booking an iceberg watching tour out into Iceberg Alley on the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Newfoundland, visitors get to see these beautiful and ancient mountains of ice, and receive fun facts and information from on board interpreters. |
Rocky Harbour Gros Morne National Park Newfoundland Situated at the heart of Gros Morne National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the town of Rocky Harbour is a thriving community on the Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland, Canada. |
Blue Ice Background Picture As the ice slowly thaws and disintegrates into the Atlantic Ocean off St. Anthony, Newfoundland, the stunning blue coloring of the iceberg lies in the background of this picture. |
Pack Ice Picture Newfoundland Pack ice blocks the St Anthony Harbour in Newfoundland, Canada and puts a stop to all commercial fishing but it makes an excellent picture for tourists to this area. |
Food Stock Photo Scallops Stock image of fresh prepared Scallops with Hollandaise sauce. |
Rock Inukshuk Labrador Coastal Drive On a foggy day over the Strait of Belle Isle along the Labrador Coastal Drive in Southern Labrador, an Inukshuk sits on a rock ledge with pack ice floating across the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. |
Iceberg Boat Tour Newfoundland A large iceberg sits in the waters of the Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland, Canada as a woman snaps a picture from a Northland Discovery Boat Tour. |
Point Amour Lighthouse Labrador The Provincial Historic Site of Point Amour Lighthouse along the scenic Labrador Coastal Drive on Highway 510 in Southern Labrador, Canada. |
Tablelands Gros Morne The unique geology of the Tablelands in Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland. |
Surreal Sunset Image A surreal image of pastel sunset colors along the north coast of the Northern Peninsula at L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland, Canada. |
Newfoundland Coast Boulders along the western Newfoundland coastline |
Gros Morne Lighthouse Lobster Cove Lighthouse is situated in Gros Morne National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Newfoundland. |
Tablelands Gros Morne National Park A young couple is looking at the interesting rocks in the so called Tablelands in Gros Morne National Park in Newfoundland, Canada. |
Hiking Newfoundland Two hiking tourists enjoying the unique scenery in the Tablelands in Gros Morne National Park in Newfoundland, Canada. |
Ice Melt Stock photo showing Ice Melt on an ice berg in Newfoundland |
Ocean Kayaking A great adventure - ocean kayaking along Icebergs off the Newfoundland coastline, Canada. |
Lobster Dinner A delicous meal of lobster and a variety of seafood is available for dinner at the RiverRun Lodge in Lewisporte, Newfoundland, Canada. |
Fishing Vacation Packages A canoe on the Gander River |
Golf Vacations Golf vacations are very popular, especially in Europe, the USA and Canada |
Golfing Lessons A professional golf instructor gives a local resident golfing lessons at St. Andrews Na Creige Golf Course in Newfoundland, Canada. |
Icebergs Stock photos of Icebergs in Newfoundland Canada |
Newfoundlands Wildlife There are a variety of wildlife tours available from Newfoundlands Northern Peninsula to see animals such as puffins and whales. |
Beach Sunset Stock Photo of a beach sunset in Newfoundland |
Pack Ice Strait Belle Isle Sandy Cove Viking Trail Newfoundland Pack ice can be seen on a foggy day in the Strait of Belle Isle from Sandy Cove along Highway 430 which is part of the world famous Viking Trail on the Great Northern Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada. |
Pitcher Plant Tablelands Trail Gros Morne National Park Newfoundland This Pitcher Plant was photographed near a waterfall along the Tablelands Trail in Tablelands, which is part of Gros Morne National Park in Newfoundland. This park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site along the Trails to the Vikings in Newfoundland Labrador. |
Gros Morne Tourist Western Brook Pond Newfoundland Canada A tourist wearing a floral hat sits on the deck of a boat and gazes out over the blue and gorgeous waters of Western Brook Pond, part of Gros Morne National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along the Viking Trail in Newfoundland Labrador in Canada. |
Norstead Viking Port Of Trade Site Northern Peninsula Newfoundland Canada The Norstead Viking Site, which is a Viking Port of Trade, is a living history museum located along the Viking Trail in L'Anse aux Meadows the Great Northern Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada. |
Arctic Climate Change Iceberg Newfoundland A great iceberg rises out of the sea in what is known as Iceberg Alley during an Iceberg Watching Tour with Northland Discovery Boat Tours who operate out of St Anthony in the Great Northern Peninsula in Newfoundland, Canada. |
Geological Features Tablelands Gros Morne National Park Newfoundland A pristine stream cascades over the rocks in its path to create a pretty waterfall. This area of Gros Morne National Park - Tablelands, is steeped in geological treasures and features an area along the trail where the earth's mantle is visible. |
Moose Viking Trail Northern Peninsula Newfoundland A Moose, proper name Alces alces, looks up from grazing in a property in St Lunaire-Griquet off Highway 436, along the Viking Trail in the Great Northern Peninsula in Newfoundland. These animals are known in Europe as elk, rather than moose. |
Southern Labrador Coastline Resting Groundhog Along the Southern Labrador coastline in L'Anse Amour, a groundhog resting atop the hill overlooks the beautiful blue colors of the Strait of Belle Isle. |
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