Luxury Adventure Resort
Nova Scotia’s premier luxury adventure resort offers authentic relaxation in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve amidst the Acadian Forest!
Decompress, rejuvenate, & detoxify at our wonderful resort
Decompress, rejuvenate, & detoxify at our wonderful resort
In addition to superb guest accommodations and dining, Trout Point provides a wealth of opportunities for experiencing Nova Scotia's gorgeous Acadian Forest ecosystem, and the rivers, lakes, bogs, glacial formations, and marshes surrounding it. Our luxury adventure resort lies immediately adjacent to the Tobeatic Wilderness Area and borders two rivers: the Tusket River and the Napier River. The Tobeatic itself forms the heart of the UNESCO Southwest Nova Scotia Biosphere Reserve (scroll to see map below)
A jewel set amidst Canada's most enchanting and pristine wilderness environment, our luxury adventure resort combines impeccable accommodations, hyper-local fine dining, and extraordinary creature comforts.
A jewel set amidst Canada's most enchanting and pristine wilderness environment, our luxury adventure resort combines impeccable accommodations, hyper-local fine dining, and extraordinary creature comforts.
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Located adjacent to the Tobeatic Wilderness, the lodge offers 13 rooms and suites, a restaurant with cooking classes, and outdoor adventure activities including canoeing, kayaking, stargazing, barrel sauna, wood-fired hot tub, hiking trails, and more. There is a resident astronomer as well as a stargazing platform and telescopes." Boston Globe There are few better places for a luxurious, rustic adventure resort than Nova Scotia's Trout Point Lodge. From forest bathing to stargazing with a staff astronomer, the property encourages guests to ditch their smartphones and reconnect with nature. " CBC |
Trout Point is one of the few resorts in the world that offers luxury and adventure
Guided interpretive experiences in the surrounding Acadian Forest ecosystem abound... Opportunities for adventure, recreation, and relaxation are available to all registered guests and include:
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Luxury and Adventure – Stargazing in pristine wildernessTrout Point Lodge sits under a blanket of stars in some of the darkest skies in North America. The skies come alive at night with planets, stars, and the Milky Way all on incredible display. Nightly stargazing excursions with our guide are a highlight of any stay. Enjoy a hot chocolate on the stargazing platform and take in the expanse of the skies above.
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Outdoor Adventure - Stargazing
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Luxury and Adventure - Forest Bathing
Immerse yourself in nature at our luxury adventure resort
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Immerse yourself in nature with this wellness practice, utilizing the therapeutic effects of the forest to improve mental and physical health. Originating from Japan, this guided practice (called Shinrin Yoku), will invite you to slow your pace connect with nature in a meaningful way. We offer this almost every day of the week, and private guided opportunities are available for this experience. Forest bathing is likely to transform the way you think about slowing down and engaging with the world around you.
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Luxury and Adventure – Paddling Experiences Welcome to the Tusket River system! Our luxury adventure resort offers plenty of paddling opportunities along our beautiful, whiskey-coloured river. We regularly enjoy guided kayaking, canoeing and paddleboarding experiences, up and around the glacier erratics on the Tusket river, and we offer our water crafts to be signed out for your own use.
Tusket – derived from Mi’kmaq word “Neketausit”, meaning “Great Forked Tidal River”. |
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Luxury and Adventure – Discovery Walks
Our naturalist guides are offering discovery walks as way to get a closer look at the natural world. Each of these walks allow us to observe and engage more deeply with a little piece of nature that calls to you. These may include (but are not limited to); a fungi walk, a flora walk, a moss walk, a tree walk and a bird walk. These experiences are often expanded upon, so look forward to our new and improved ones each season at our luxury adventure resort!
Luxury and Adventure - Hiking
Guided hikes are offered on property through our almost 4km hiking circuit, allowing you to discover a diverse range of flora and fauna along the way. Indulge in your curiosity with our naturalist guides handy and anticipate learning plenty about what we call home! Roots, rivers and tree’s galore – expect to be in your own little piece of heaven.
These trails are also designed so you can create you own adventure, in the event that you decide to explore on your own.
These trails are also designed so you can create you own adventure, in the event that you decide to explore on your own.
Luxury and Adventure - Yoga
Our certified yoga instructor will guide you through one of two beginner sessions; a restorative or hatha style session.
A Restorative session offers the most beautiful space to sink into a soft, peaceful state. Gentle and slow, you will leave feeling relaxed and ready to enjoy all that the natural wilderness has to offer.
A Hatha session will have you connecting to your breath, feeling each of your muscles and building a solid foundation in the awareness of your body. You will strive for balance, enhance your strength, and leave feeling more connected to your movement.
These sessions are enhanced by the peaceful wilderness that surrounds us and will return you to a more embodied version of yourself.
A Restorative session offers the most beautiful space to sink into a soft, peaceful state. Gentle and slow, you will leave feeling relaxed and ready to enjoy all that the natural wilderness has to offer.
A Hatha session will have you connecting to your breath, feeling each of your muscles and building a solid foundation in the awareness of your body. You will strive for balance, enhance your strength, and leave feeling more connected to your movement.
These sessions are enhanced by the peaceful wilderness that surrounds us and will return you to a more embodied version of yourself.
Luxury and Adventure - Artistic Endeavours
When the weathers a little too rainy to enjoy the trails or the river, we don’t just stay inside! We offer nature-inspired arts and crafts that are sure to pique your interest and scratch that nature itch. Enjoy an arts session on the balcony or cozied up in the library – plenty of space to let your creativity flow through you.
Luxury and Adventure – Luxurious In-suite Massage
Enjoy a massage from our Massage Therapist who is registered with the Massage Therapist Association of Nova Scotia. Start your day with an invigorating Sports Massage that energizes and warms up your muscles to get ready for fantastic hikes, kayaks and canoes! Or indulge in our signature Relaxing Massage and melt your tension and cares away.
Luxury and Adventure – Wood Fired Riverside Hot tubSet on the bank of the Tusket River, our wood-fired hot tub is the ultimate luxurious relaxation at the end of a day full of adventures and activities.
As the sun goes down, enjoy a private soak under the trees and marvel as the night skies come into view. A highlight experience not to be missed! |
Wood-fired hot tub by the Tusket River
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Wood-fired cedar barrel sauna
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Luxury and Adventure – Riverside Cedar Barrel SaunaHeat and steam make a wonderful way to unwind. Flush toxins, improve your body's circulation, release endorphins and feel your stress melt away with sauna theraphy! Our wood-fired cedar barrel sauna brings relaxation to new levels.
For the adventurous, after the sauna comes a refreshing dip in the Tusket River. |
Luxury and Adventure – Wooden boardwalks and nature trails
Our wilderness home offers endless hiking and walking adventures. With four on-property hiking trails, the perfect trail awaits, whether you are a novice or an expert hiker. For the full luxury adventure resort experience, we offer guided excursions to Billy’s Hill in the Tobeatic Wilderness Area. 12kms round trip, Billy’s Hill hike takes you deep into the Tobeatic, with a stop at the highest point in SW Nova Scotia.
Your adventure at our luxury lodge
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Each day will be as active or still as you desire. Hear the Tusket River rapids from your room as you recline in hand-made Acadian log & twig furniture.
Outdoor adventure beckons, including river & lake swimming, canoeing, kayaking, SUPs, & catch-and-release fishing. Experiences don't cease at night: after supper, our guide will lead guests to the star-gazing platform for a unique perspective on the universe amidst skies lauded for their brightness & clarity. Next day, meander the woodland trails of our 125-acre estate & hike the adjoining protected area, which has rugged, wilderness-standard trails for either guided hikes or venturing on your own. At the convergence of the Tusket & Napier Rivers, the Lodge borders the last pristine nature area in Nova Scotia. You may see black bear, turtles, flying squirrels, grouse, deer, beaver, owls, loons, eagles, and if you're in luck, moose (5 sightings in the 2014 season). Relax, stroll a nature path, soak in the riverside cedar hot tub, enjoy the adjacent sauna, or simply read a book on the porch. For me, the place was so perfect, it was idyllic and it was an idyllic time. We met interesting people, and every night we had great conversations around the bonfire. |
The SW Nova Biosphere Reserve
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the Tusket still flows and gurgles below the lodge and out-buildings, ready for kayakers, canoeists, and – in late summer – swimmers. It is home to beavers, trout, waterfowl and wild cranberry bushes. A wood-burning above-ground spa is a counterpoint to a crisp dip in the Tusket. An elevated walkway ends at a raised platform in a calming pool of the river with a 360-degree view of shoreline thickets and stands of white birch, ash, maple, hemlock and pine. By day, the solitude and silence there is encompassing; on a clear night, some of the darkest skies in North America reveal a sparkly dome of countless stars.
Pack swim suits, hiking boots, outdoor apparel, an appetite and perhaps a book to read on the spacious veranda where the only interruptions are darting chipmunks and an occasional hummingbird. Off-road bicycles, fly rods, waders, the kayaks and canoes and other equipment are already part of Trout Point’s inventory." John Lumpkin, Associated Press
