Digby Backpackers Inn

What are we?
We are a backpackers hostel located right in Digby - Nova Scotia. Digby is in South West Nova Scotia, on the Bay of Fundy. The ferry from Saint John - New Brunswick arrives here.

Never stayed in a hostel before?
Hostels are meant to facilitate meeting other guests and creating a comfortable environment for all based on mutual respect. This means facilities are mostly shared. Our own experience is that we have pretty awesome guests, we've met great people from all over the world.

"Hostels act as a spiritual refuge for travelers seeking a free and fearless space to be amongst other travelers and receive an open, non-judgmental form of hospitality" (wise words of Lloyd Jones, founder of the Backpackers Hostels Canada Network)

Saskia came to Canada in 2004 from the Netherlands planning to backpack around Canada for a year. Little did she know who she was about to meet when she decided to take a tour with Moose Travel through Ontario and Quebec.... Claude, who is originally from Montreal, had just started his job as driver / tour guide for Moose Travel in Toronto and was looking forward to a summer filled with fun and meeting people. Little did he know who he was about to meet.... Just 18 months after they met, the tour guide and the backpacker got married.... (Yes, she married the tour guide!)

Stay 3 nights or more and pay only $28 per night for a dorm bed, breakfast included. Not only that, but you will receive discount vouchers for the following:

1. Petit Passage Whale Watch, 10% off 1 adult whale watch (starting up half June)
2. Ocean Explorations Zodiac Whale Watch, 10% off adult whale watch (starting up early June)
3. $5 off half-day or $8 off full-day kayak rental from Dockside Kayak Rental at Digby's waterfront
4. Dockside Whale Watch leaving from Digby, 10% off 1 adult whale watch
5. Get a discount voucher for Gael Tours: their Digby walking tour `Stones, Steeples, Ships and Seafood` and/or their Plankton, Periwinkles and Predators tour at Point Prim lighthouse.
6. 50% off 1 day bicycle rental, so only $7,50 for the day!

Beside the above activities, there is plenty to do to keep you busy for days, let us show you how!

Day 1: Digby

1. Walk the wharf and waterfront boardwalk in Digby
2. Admire the Bay of Fundy tides right from the window (or walk the 200 meters to the waterfront ;-)
3. The small Digby Farmers Market every Saturday and Sunday - about 200 meters from the hostel :-)
4. Enjoy a succulent scallop dinner (or lobster, or haddock, or salmon… you get the idea)
5. Visit the Admiral Digby museum for insights on Digby`s longstanding loyalist & fishing history
6. Take a (bicycle) ride out to Point Prim lighthouse for an amazing sunset and views over the Bay of Fundy
7. Hike along the old railroad bed all the way to Smith's Cove, with beach access along the way for some beach combing.
8. Frenchie's! Need a new t-shirt, or that nice jacket for future job interviews? This is your place to be.
9. Rent a kayak at Digby's waterfront and spend a wonderful afternoon out on the water. Kayak out to the salmon cages, or get lucky and see porpoises from up close!
10. Take a walking tour with Gael Tours and learn about Digby`s history while sampling seafood, or let yourself be enchanted by the lively tidal pools at Point Prim

Day 2: Annapolis Royal