Accessible Saint John Highlights

OVERVIEW

Designed specifically for guests utilizing wheelchairs, this tour visits Saint John’s most accessible attractions via a mini coach equipped with a motorized wheelchair lift. Your first stop is at Rockwood Park with time to explore the lakeside pathway. Next, you'll stop to view the famous Reversing Falls Rapids at Fallsview Park, touted as the sight no one should miss on a visit to Saint John. From the bluffs, your guide will explain that twice daily the powerful tides of the Bay of Fundy rise faster than the river can empty. When this happens, the mighty tides push the river water upstream, causing the rapids to run in the opposite direction and the St. John River to flow backwards. The bluffs of Fallsview Park will offer an excellent vantage point where you may witness this natural phenomenon. Returning to downtown, you will stop at the Old City Market, Canada’s oldest continuously operating farmer’s market. It narrowly escaped the Great Fire of 1877 that destroyed the majority of Saint John. Watching the residents browse the stands of diverse merchandise presents a genuine slice of daily life in Saint John.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Visit Stunning Rockwood Park-A Stonehammer geopark site.
• Watch the Saint John River reverse its flow, if tidal conditions are favorable.
• Browse the diverse merchandise in the Old City Market, one of Saint John’s most historical gems.

HELPFUL HINTS

• Dress in weather-appropriate clothing.
• Wear flat comfortable walking shoes.