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ENTIRELY NEW ENGLAND 14 Days / 13 Nights
Arrive Boston and transfer to your Boston hotel
- Visit Boston and its environs; The Freedom Trail's historic sites, Harvard University, the Lexington Green and Concord’s North Bridge.
Boston: 3 nights
Travel through Marblehead and Salem en route to Portland, Maine
- Walk along Ogunquit’s Marginal Way, view Kennebunkport’s Wedding Cake House, and Portland’s Old Port.
Portland: 2 nights
Follow the route through the Sebago Lakes Region and along the Kancamagus Hwy.
- Visit Mt. Washington- the highest peak on the east coast and venture along Franconia Notch to see such sites as the Flume and Lost River Gorge.
North Conway: 2 nights
Travel west into Northern Vermont
- Visit Morse Maple Sugar Farm, the Shelburne Museum with it’s buildings filled with art and Americana, and enjoy a tasting at Ben & Jerry’s.
Stowe: 2 nights
Head south through Manchester and Williamstown, MA into Lenox
- See Tanglewood – summer home of the Boston Symphony, quaint Stockbridge, and visit the Norman Rockwell Museum.
Lenox: 2 nights
Travel east to Plymouth en route to Cape Cod
- Explore Plimoth Plantation – a living history museum depicting the Pilgrim village of 1627, travel around Hyannisport, the Cape Cod Nat’l Seashore, and explore the funky artist colony of Provincetown.
Hyannis: 2 nights
Return to Boston for departure.
NEW ENGLAND’S NORTHERN COAST
9 Days / 8 Nights
Arrive Boston and transfer to Portsmouth, NH
- Visit Strawbery Banke, a living history museum tracing Portsmouth history since the 1600’s, walk along Ogunquit’s magnificent Marginal Way and stroll Kennebunkport’s colorful shops.
Portsmouth: 2 nights
Continue north through Camden and Rockport to Bar Harbor, Maine
- Tour Acadia National Park’s natural wonders such as Cadillac Mountain, Thunder Hole and the Wild Gardens of Acadia.
Bar Harbor: 2 nights
Head south stopping in Portland
- Visit Portland’s Old Port, tour its historical sites and shop Freeport’s many outlet stores including the world renowned LL Bean.
Portland: 2 nights
Continue south along Massachusetts’ North Shore into Boston
- Visit the North Shore including Rockport, Gloucester, Salem – the “Witch City” and Marblehead – the racing yacht capital. Tour Boston and its environs; The Freedom Trail’s historic sites, Harvard University, the Lexington Green and Concord’s North Bridge.
Boston: 2 nights
NEW ENGLAND’S SOUTHERN COAST
9 Days / 8 Nights
Arrive Boston and transfer to Plymouth, MA
- Tour Plymouth, “America’s hometown”, visit Plimoth Plantation and the Mayflower II.
Plymouth: 1 night
Continue south through Mystic, CT and then into Newport, RI
- Explore Mystic Seaport, then tour some of Newport’s opulent mansions and historical sites.
Newport: 2 nights
Transfer to Woods Hole, MA for ferry to Martha’s Vineyard
- Travel around the popular summer resort island of Martha’s Vineyard – visit Edgartown, Oak Bluffs, Gay Head.
Martha’s Vineyard: 2 nights
Return to the mainland and overnight on Cape Cod
- Tour the Cape Cod Nat’l Seashore through Chatham and into Provincetown, a funky artist colony.
Hyannis: 2 nights
Travel to Boston
- Explore Boston sites including The Freedom Trail, Back Bay and Cambridge.
Boston: 1 night
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