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Authentic PEI Experiences
| Description | Contact/Category | Availability | Prices | Notes | |
| Chef's Table Bill and Mary Kendrick, Experience PEI Chef Kurtis Ellis |
Join Chef Kurtis Ellis in his private dining room preparing some of the Island's finest mussels and quahaugs as appetizers then learn the secrets of preparing the perfect Island-raised beef tenderloin. | 1-866-887-3238 website Category: Cuisine/Taste |
Daily 10a.m. - 1p.m.. Must be booked minimum of 48 hours in advance | $90/PP (2 PPL), $78/pp (3-10 PPL) | Min 2, Max 10. Children must be over 10 yrs old |
| Create a Silver Memory Ayelet Stewart |
Unleash your creative side! Try something new! Have fun! Join me in my studio for a silversmithing lesson for step by step technical guidance to create silver earrings, pendant or design of your choice. Jewelry makes a great gift...or a special memory of your island vacation. Visit her gallery. | 1-902-569-4477 website Category: Art/Crafts |
Available year round by appointment | $70/adults, $35/children | Min 1, Max 4. Children age 8-15 |
| Culinary Boot Camps Holland College & The Culinary Institute |
Wear Chef's whites, work alongside world-renowned chefs in a state-of-the-art kitchen learning tricks of the trade. Go home with your own Culinary Institute of Canada chef's jacket...stains included! Enjoy experiences in Seafood 101, Chocolate & Wine, Thrills on The Grill, Kids R Kookin' and many more! | 1-902-566-9305 website Category: Cuisine/Taste |
June 1 - Sept 30 | Half & Full day experiences, Starting at $129/PP | |
| Fiddling for Fun Ward MacDonald |
Get your feet tapping to Island fiddler Ward MacDonald. Learn the difference in a jig and reel, the reason fiddlers tap their feet, and the difference between a fiddle and a violin. Then it's your turn! Ward's 5-minute fiddle lesson will give you a hands-on fiddling experience. You'll learn how to properly hold the fiddle and bow, and you'll have a chance to play your very first tune! | 1-902-626-8084 website Category: Culture/Heritage |
Year round by appointment | $40/PP | Min 4 |
| Field to Fork Bill & Mary Kendrick Experience PEI (Chef John Pritchard) |
PEI is known as the "million acre farm" so it's not unusual our food comes from only a few kilometres from our homes. Join Chef John Pritchard as he visits the Farmers' Market and then work with him to prepare an Island dinner. | 1-866-887-3238 website Category: Cuisine/Taste |
Daily 2 - 8p.m. Must be booked minimum of 48 hrs in advance | $140/PP (min 4 PPL), $125/PP (5-8 PPL) | Children must be over 10 yrs old |
| Glorious Glass Bill & Mary Kendrick Experience PEI (Marcela Rosemberg) |
Artist Marcela Rosemberg will help you create your very own extraordinary fused glass by slowly melting different colors and textures in a kiln at a temperature of 1450 degrees Fahrenheit! Beauty, simplicity, elegance and function are essential components in her fused glass work and you will learn each step in the process of fusing glass. | 1-866-887-3238 website Category: Arts/Crafts |
By Appointment, Year Round | $180/PP, $80/PP (2-6 PPL). A group larger than 6 we can customize | Max 6 |
| Lobster Fisherman for a Day Mark Jenkins |
Smell the salt air, feel the gentle breeze against your face, enjoy the thrill of taking a lobster right out of a trap, and savour the experience of a traditional Island lobster supper aboard the 45-foot fishing boat "Top Notch". Get up close and personal with a lobster. | 1-902-626-6689 (off-season 569-2914) Top Notch Charters website Category: Nature/Outdoors |
Daily 10:30 am - 12:00 pm, 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm, 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm, July 1 - mid Sept | $45/PP (10:30 am) $80/PP (1:30 pm) $80/PP (5:00pm) | Maximum 12 PPL per charter |
| Owner for an Evening Bill & Mary Kendrick Experience PEI (Harness Racing PEI) |
Be an owner for an evening. Take a tour of the grandstand which features a 30 foot high diorama depicting the history of harness racing on PEI. After you've visited the paddock area and been introduced to your horse you will talk to your trainer and discuss race strategy. You will be able to savour one of the Island's most incredible buffet dinners at the CDPEC and be taught to read a racing program and place wagers. If your horse wins its race, you will go down to the Winner's Circle to have your picture taken with your horse and driver! | 1-866-887-3238 website Category: Nature/Outdoors |
May - Oct by appointment | $190/Per Couple | |
| Pinhole Pictures Bill and Mary Kendrick Experience PEI (Mary Carr-Chaisson) |
Imagine taking magnificent photographs with a camera you make yourself from a tin can or a box! Under the creative guidance of Mary Carr-Chaisson you'll learn the techniques of pinhole photography and take the first steps toward one day creating amazing works of art. | 1-866-887-3238 website Category: Art/Crafts |
Daily By Appointment ½ day, Year Round | $95/PP | Max 2 |
| Photography Boot Camp Holland College |
This fun day of learning and touring will focus on the types of images we will be photographing while heading to some of the most scenic areas of the Island! | 902-566-9305 website Category: Art/Crafts |
Full-day experience | July 9 - Oct 15 | |
| Sunset Savour & Sail Bill and Mary Kendrick Experience PEI (Kurt Martel/Chef Kurtis Ellis) |
Try your hand at the wheel of the 36' sloop Saga or help trim the sails as you head out onto Charlottetown Harbour. As the sun is setting, your onboard chef will serve up a delicious tapas menu for your enjoyment. | 1-866-887-3238 website Category: Nature/Outdoors |
Daily 7-9:30p.m., May-Oct. Must be booked minimum of 48 hours in advance | $110/PP | Min 4, Max 8 |
| Tea Hats'n Memory Makers Cindy Cousineau |
Tea & Scrapbooking Adventure: Grandma's table is set for you! Stroll mystical gardens leading to Grandma's Tearoom for a hat-wearing Cream Tea photo opportunity. Memory make a page or altered scrapbook in our unique gift shop. | 1-902-367-7851/1-877-367-7851 website Category: Art/Crafts |
Open year round. In season reservation required. Off season by chance. | $40/PP, cash only | Max 6 |
| Contact: | Melody Gay (MLGAY@gov.pe.ca) 1-902-368-6339 |
Janet Wood (JEWOOD@gov.pe.ca) 1-902-368-5508 |



This information has been taken from website "Tourism and Culture"