Escorted Tours of Newfoundland and Labrador
I took a young couple out on a St. John’s / Cape Spear tour yesterday. Not how I expected to spend my afternoon since it’s not exactly our busy season and we wouldn’t normally run a tour bus for two people. But it was a lovely day, the sun was shining, the temperatures were relativelyREAD MORE
With all the focus and attention on Newfoundland’s ‘Foodie’ scene these days – who would believe I’d be writing a story about a Hot Dog? Goodness knows there are “t’ousands and t’ousands” of additional stories I could share; from Jeremy Charles nomination to MacLean’s Magazine’s ‘Top 50 most Influential People in Canada’ to Mallard Cottage’s runREAD MORE
Ever wonder why McCarthy’s Party’s Newfoundland tour itineraries seem so perfect? McCarthy family dinner in Topsail followed by an afternoon with provincial maps and wonderful discussion about recent discoveries and what we can tweak to ever improve our products. Yes it s very much still a family business.
One of the things I enjoy most about guiding are the guests we meet on tour. Of course this is likely due to the fact that we attract a rather unique tourist to our province, they’re smart, eh boy! Tourists who visit Newfoundland are often well travelled. They’ve done the sand and sun, and hadREAD MORE
I took a small group out for a tour of the city and Cape Spear yesterday. It was a last minute booking and despite the amount of work on my desk I was especially appreciative for the excuse to step away from the office as I knew it promised to be a most spectacular day onREAD MORE
About this time last year I attended a stag party that was hosted in a remote cabin in the Newfoundland wilderness. Knowing there were no hydro lines, the boys carried in an electric generator just to power a full band kit which they set up in the cabin’s immense living room. And I meanREAD MORE
As noted in one of my recent blog posts – we have a deep appreciation and a great deal of respect for our guides here at McCarthy’s Party. Our guides are truly the face of our company and we rely on them to ensure our guests enjoyment, comfort, knowledge base, and entertainment. Quite theREAD MORE
A post from Joe Wiseman: Hello to all our friends and family at McCarthy’s Party Here are a couple of pictures of me (Joe Wiseman) and my Newfoundland dog Riley enjoying our favourite activity snowshoeing around the hills behind our home next to the old church here in Fortune Harbour. Riley seems to be aREAD MORE
A post from Francis Corrigan: As a company McCarthy’s Party takes great pride in the quality of our tour guides. Our guides are first and foremost, local characters that have varied backgrounds, an exceptional knowledge base; unique life experiences and a wide variety of special talents and attributes which make every McCarthy’s tour unique. TheyREAD MORE
