Blackwood Tours
Your Cape Breton Tour Guide
treasured island
Discover Our Unique Island OF Cape Breton
Blackwood Tours have been in business on Cape Breton Island for the past 10+ years giving cruise ship shore tours in Sydney NS, Baddeck, the Cabot Trail, Ingonish, the Highland Village and the Fortress of Louisburg.
All cruise ship excursion tours pickup and return passengers to the Joan Harriss Cruise Pavilion in Sydney, Nova Scotia. This is where Blackwood Tours come in! We will meet you at your cruise ship at the Port of Sydney by the Big Fiddle and take you to one of many popular destination in Cape Breton such as Baddeck, the Highland Village, Ingonish, the Cabot Trail, and the Fortress of Louisburg! Your sightseeing tour guides at Blackwood Tours will be waiting for you at the Port of Sydney NS dock when your ship comes in.
Cruise Ship Shore Tours
Our vehicles are comfortable and air-conditioned with lots of leg room. Our cruise ship shore tours are for passengers travelling to Sydney NS on any of the cruise ships that come to port and are timed to match the cruise ship’s schedule in Sydney Nova Scotia.
Today, we carry on the traditions built by former owner Don Blackwood and continue to provide some of the most interesting and thrilling cruise ship shore excursion tours in Sydney Nova Scotia. If you are looking for a tour from the Port of Sydney to Baddeck or any other location in Cape Breton, let Blackwood Tours be your ultimate sightseeing guide!
The Port of Sydney Nova Scotia, also known as the ocean gateway to scenic Cape Breton Island, is now a selected destination for many prominent cruise ship lines. Visitors are eager to discover our unique and treasured island of Cape Breton.
With its gracious and proud people, rich Gaelic heritage and sweeping landscapes, a visit to the Port of Sydney Nova Scotia creates a spiritual awakening that is sure to captivate you and keep you longing to return. Book a tour of Beddeck, tour of the Cabot Trail, or tour of Fortress Louisburg in Cape Breton today with Blackwood Tours!
Our Tours
Cabot Trail
Highland Village
Fortress of Louisbourg
Most Requested Tour
From $130
Cabot Trail, Ingonish, and Keltic Lodge Tour
6 Hours
1-24 Passengers
From $120
Fortress of Louisbourg Tour
6 Hours
1-24 Passengers
From $140
Highland Village, Baddeck, Bell Museum Tour
6 Hours
1-24 Passengers
testimonial
5-Star Reviews
Thmsvereecke
Viator Reviews – July, 2025
Our bus driver/ tour guide Francie was excellent!
Very informative, knowledgeable and friendly. The stops were great….would have liked a little more time in Highland Village. Bell museum was very well done!
Jeffery_O
Viator Reviews – July 2025
Beyond expectations!
This review is more about the company that created this tour. We arrived about 1:30 am and this trip began at 830 am. Through many conversations with Robert, he had the driver pick us up at the hotel and meet the group. After the tour the driver took us back to the hotel to get our luggage and then back to the port to check in. This is beyond our expectations! Great service and great tour company!
John J – United States
Our tour of the Louisbourg Fortress was great fun!
Our driver, Bob, was a hoot! He shared a lot of information on the way to and from the fortress. Overall, the tour was great. We got do all the things at the fortress and still had time for lunch. Thanks again, Bob, for super tour.
Matthew J
TripAdvisor Reviews – Jul 2025
This tour was with every penny!
Blackwood tours and our guide, Mike, were both wonderful and made our tour so enjoyable. We loved the Gaelic village, the ferry crossing, and the information that we learned at the Alexander Graham Bell museum and from Mike, who was so knowledgeable and personable and gave us so much information. This is a very informative, beautiful, and wonderful tour that we really enjoyed.
Kathy L
TripAdvisor Reviews – June 2025