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The World's Highest Tides


Here, your capacity for wonder isn’t just filled - it overflows. The tides in the Bay of Fundy can rise an unbelievable 16 metres (52.5 ft.), with 160 billion tonnes of seawater gushing in and out of the bay twice a day.  

They are best experienced at The Hopewell Rocks Provincial Park, where you can pose under, and walk around giant sea stack monoliths at low tide, then step back and spot eagles diving for fish when the ocean returns to its high tide watermark a few hours later.

The power of the tide is also visible in Saint John at the Reversing Rapids, and in the bustling cities of Moncton-Dieppe at the tidal bore.  

Saint John Streetscape

Saint John, NB: Ranked on CNN Travel's Must-Visit List

Are our cheeks red? We couldn't be more flattered (but not at all surprised) to see The Bay of Fundy's very own Saint John, New Brunswick ranked in CNN Travel's Top Places to Visit in 2024! Saint John may be the only Canadian city on the list, but they're still in great company with places like Greece, Spain and South Korea also making the cut.