Baddeck Village and Alexander Graham Bell Museum: A Personalized Exploration Experience
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20 Ratings
Baddeck

This journey allows you to discover the town of Baddeck and the Alexander Graham Bell Museum independently, avoiding crowded bus tours, and can be personalized to match your preferences. Be aware that this exploration necessitates a minimum of 4 participants to proceed.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site - At this great Parks Canada site you will have a chance to see replicas of the Silver Dart Plane, the first successful plane in Canada and the HD4 the worlds first hydrofoil. All built and tested in Baddeck on Cape Breton Island. You will also learn about many of the other inventions Alexander Graham Bell made.
  • Baddeck - After visiting the museum you will have a chance to explore the village of Baddeck visiting the many shops and cafes and glorious views that village hosts
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • All fees and/or taxes
What's Not Included
  • Tea and coffee
Location
Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site
559 Chebucto Street,
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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981ginettec
Jun 6, 2024
Stopover canceled - Unfortunately the excursion was canceled because I was on board a cruise ship which was unable to make a stopover. I would like to thank Viator who reimbursed me given the situation.
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Deborah_l
May 27, 2024
Nice Tour - Our group of 4 were met at the pier by Hinay Sareen, our taxi driver for the tour. He was very accommodating and answered our questions throughout the drive to the Bell Museum. The museum was very interesting and well worth the trip there. The town was interesting but most places were not open yet on May 22nd. We asked for a lobster roll lunch and he took us to one of the few restaurants open. It was overpriced and not worth the cost. However, one in our party got a Reuben sandwich that was delicious. Hinay stopped anywhere we wanted for pictures.i would recommend him as a driver.
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Lauriekazmierczak
Oct 23, 2023
Top notch tour of the Bell Museum and Baddeck town - What a gem of a museum! Learned so much more about Alexander Graham Bell than what schoolbooks feature. He was our era's renaissance man with all his ideas and inventions! If you get the chance to visit you won't be disappointed. Husband & I took the tour while other members of our cruise ship went on a ship sponsored excursion and we were glad we chose this tour! Manjeet, out guide, met us at the port with our name on a placard and we had a nice ride through the countryside full of autumn colors.
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Karenlr5079sk
Oct 17, 2023
27 and had a great time! - I went on this tour today. My husband and I had a nice time. It was a nice relaxing bus ride to the museum with beautiful scenic views. If you can sit on an aisle seat, the window seats had limited visibility. The museum was very interesting and offered some beautiful views. We had a great time. Our tour guide and bus driver were so nice and very informative. My only regret is that we didn’t bring cash and we were able to tip them! They were great!! Grateful for my experience and that they helped make this a positive experience for us.
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Julieb176
Oct 16, 2023
What a surprise! - This is an amazing exhibit. The time line of Graham Bell’s life And the display of Artifacts is So engaging. The views from the Property are beautiful and very Photographic. Very enjoyable Experience.
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Traveler560931
Oct 16, 2023
Visit full of astonishing surprises about the history of this corner of the country. - Very interesting the life of this Mr. Bell. Who would have thought that the great inventors of this world met in Nova Scotia. And that Mr. and Mrs. Bell preferred to live in this place which is idyllic, let us remember. Mrs. has done a lot for the community. She was very involved. Very nice, accessible visit. Not to be missed! We have something to be proud of...
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Mary
Oct 3, 2023
Van tour thru Sydney local area and Bell museum. - Very nice tour through the local Sydney area to Bell museum. Van driver was friendly and knowledgeable. I had messed up on the time our cruise ship docked when I booked tour, yet we were still able to go and were graciously accommodated.
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Margaret_t
Jun 10, 2024
Good museum; know nothing driver - The Bell museum was terrific. The driver was a nice enough young man who knew next to nothing about Sydney, the areas we drove through to reach the museum or the museum itself.
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R9410mtdebraa
May 2, 2024
Museum closed. No offer of refund made. - Booked the Baddeck and Bell Museum weeks before our cruise. We Repeatedly messaged requesting the timing of the trip and where to meet and finally heard from him the day before our scheduled trip. Cab driver was extremely friendly and kind, which was the only reason why we decided continue with the trip when we asked him to call to make sure the museum was open. There was no answer but we felt like the operator would have looked into this before accepting our booking and money, so we left. After driving 2 hours to museum, we found a sign on the door saying it was closed for the season. The entire town was closed, as well. The driver offered to drive elsewhere (several times) but after being in the car for more than 4+ hours with no stops for food/drink, we insisted on going back to ship. The driver was not at fault. He tried his best. We messaged the owner about what happened and never heard from him. Do not book with this company.
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C7217ffsamk
Nov 13, 2023
Unethical business practices and false promises - This company is unethical and not honest. My wife and I plus another couple booked this taxi cab tour for $400/cab plus museum entrance fees. We were told that it would only be four of us for the cab. However, when we met up by the cruise port, we were told two more passengers would be joining us, but our fees were not reduced. At the end of the tour, we contacted the owner (Simon) and he later wrote to us via WhatsApp and agreed to refund CAD$20 per person as a "good will gesture"! It has now been over six weeks and we have not seen any refunds except more messages saying he is checking and will get back to us. I do not believe anyone should book tours through this company because of its false advertising and false promises.
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