Piggys Cove Nunenberg daytrip from Halifax-Best option

As I was scouting for day trip option from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, almost every operator was offering a half day trip to Piggy's Cove- a small seaside village with a lighthouse, few rocks, shops and view of the ocean. It is like 90 minutes travel one way, about 45 minutes time at Piggy's cove and back to Halifax.

I was looking for a more meaningful option- to visit few more places. Then below trip came to my attention- it covered Piggy's Cove, Nunenberg (A German influenced town) and few more photo shops.

My plan was to take a bus to Nunenberg on day 2, spend some time and return to Halifax same day- but this was not possible- only bus to Nunenberg from Halifax starts in afternoon like 3 PM. So, my only option was to stay overnight at Nunenberg and return next day- that was complicating my itinerary, thus a day trip that included Nunenberg was a blessing (though it cost 2x the typical Piggy's cove trip)

Pickup was prompt on time, to my surprise it was a small Kia van and not a big tour bus. Just 5 customers, so the trip felt very personal. We were picked up by Evin McCallister who spoke a lot during the trip sharing lots of details about Halifax.

Stop 1: Piggy's Cove

A popular ocean side village with lighthouse, viewing deck, some rocks, sea and some shops

Due to wage cuts the information center was closed, we were told.

Stop 2: Photo stop at Queensland Beach

We passed by Mahone Bay, without a stop. A bit of history was told to us and a few important buildings were shown from the car

Stop 3: Nunenberg 

A German influenced town in Nova Scotia. We got about 90 minutes in Nunenburg- I feel 2-3 hours would have been apt- as there are some boat cruises which could have been tried if we had more time. 90 minutes was just enough for lunch, a walk around the town and a museum visit.

Stop 4: Low tide experience near town of Walfville

Stop 5: Bird watching stop

Then we were dropped back in Halifax by 7 PM. A day well spent. 

October 2026: Now while I am writing this post, I see many operators in Getyourguide offering Piggy's Cove + Lunenberg day tour. I suggest you deal directly with these guys - Alternative Routes, Canada  (https://www.alternativeroutes.ca/)

Related: Places to explore in Halifax