Autumn in New England and Cape Cod 9 Day Tour
Featuring Martha’s Vineyard, Plymouth and Old Sturbridge Village
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- 16 Meals: 8 breakfasts, 3 lunches and 5 dinners
- Round trip airport transfers
- Spend two nights in Portland, Maine
- Ride the Conway Scenic Railroad in the White Mountains and travel the Kancamagus Scenic Byway
- Visit the coastal jewel of Kennebunkport and stop at quaint Nubble Lighthouse
- Narrated city tour of Boston with a local guide including the Freedom Trail and Boston Common
- Learn about the life and time of the Pilgrims at the 17th-century Plimoth Patuxet
- Experience an exciting Whale Watching Cruise to the Stellwagen Bank feeding grounds
- See Plymouth Rock and travel through the quaint towns en route to Provincetown
- Enjoy a delicious New England lobster dinner on Cape Cod
- Take the ferry to the resort island of Martha’s Vineyard with its astounding cliffs at Aquinnah and quaint gingerbread houses of Oak Bluffs
- Guided tour of Newport, Rhode Island, a fascinating seaport famous for its maritime history
- Visit the Vanderbilt’s Breakers mansion and Marble House, a testament to America’s glamorous “Gilded Age”
- Tour Old Sturbridge Village, a 200-acre living history museum recreating life in rural New England during the 1790s
Price Per person double occupancy
| Dates | Land Only No Transfers |
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| 2025 | ||
| September 20-28 September 25-October 3 September 27-October 5 October 2-10 October 4-12* October 11-19 |
$3,849 | |
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Single Supplement: *Preferred Date |
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Day 1 - Arrive in Maine
Arrive in Portland, Maine with an included transfer to your hotel. Meet your Tour Manager and fellow travelers in the hotel lobby at 6:00 p.m. for a welcome dinner. Meal: D
Day 2 - North Conway Scenic Railroad
Travel west today into New Hampshire’s White Mountains. In North Conway, board the North Conway Scenic Railroad. You will enjoy the Mt. Washington Valley countryside and relive part of railroad history when the first train traveled through this region over 135 years ago. Then, travel the Kancamagus Scenic Byway as it follows a beautiful path through the White Mountains. It is one of the world’s most spectacular fall-foliage trips and meanders through vast forests, old logging roads and Indian hunting paths. Then, return to Portland. Meals: B, L
Day 3 - Kennebunkport, Nubble Lighthouse and Boston City Tour
Travel down the coast today and make a stop at Kennebunkport, one of Maine’s coastal jewels and the summer home to many of America’s rich and famous. Then stop at Cape Neddick to see the 1879 Nubble Lighthouse. Built on a tiny, off-shore island, Nubble features a Victorian keeper’s house with gingerbread trim. In Boston, over 350 years of history await you on a sightseeing tour of the city’s historic Freedom Trail. See Boston Common, America’s oldest park, Park Street Church, founded in 1809 and the Old Corner Bookstore, home to the 19th-century publishers Ticknor and Fields. Enjoy dinner in Boston before heading to Plymouth. Meals: B, D
Day 4 - Plimoth Patuxet and Whale Watching Cruise
Begin the day at Plimoth Patuxet. This living history museum interprets the 17th-century Plymouth Colony established by the Pilgrims. Costumed inhabitants will show you colony life during the period through cooking, planting and blacksmithing. In the afternoon climb aboard your seagoing vessel for an exciting whale watching excursion. Head out to Cape Bay and Stellwagen Bank, a marine sanctuary and primary feeding grounds for humpback, finback and the endangered right whales. Be sure to dress warm to enjoy this exciting adventure on the water. Later, make a stop at Plymouth Rock, the historic site of the first landing. Meals: B, D
Day 5 - Cape Cod and Provincetown
Journey out on to New England’s famed Cape Cod today. Travel through towns such as Harwich with its miles of sandy beaches and lush cranberry bogs, Orleans with the natural beauty of its forests and the summer vacation community of Truro. Enjoy lunch in Autumn in New England and Cape Cod Atlantic Ocean Boston Sturbridge Newport Martha’s Hyannis Vineyard MASSACHUSETTS RHODE ISLAND Plymouth 2 Quincy Provincetown 1 1 2 2 Portland North Conway Kancamagus Scenic Byway MAINE NEW HAMPSHIRE Experience an exciting Whale Watching Cruise Stop at Cape Neddick to see the 1879 Nubble Lighthouse 1 Hotel Overnights Visit Tour Route Ferry Route Provincetown, a once bustling whaling town with a connection to Pilgrim and American history. Meals: B, L
Day 6 - Martha’s Vineyard
This morning, ferry to the resort island of Martha’s Vineyard, a playground for many rich and famous, including former President Clinton. The island’s coast has astounding cliffs at Aquinnah with spectacular shoreline views. Visit the villages of Edgartown and Oak Bluffs and see the gingerbread cottages. Meals: B, D
Day 7 - Newport Sightseeing and the Mansions
Entering the smallest New England state, arrive in Newport, Rhode Island. A local guide shows you this fascinating seaport. Famous not only for its maritime history and scenic ten-mile long Ocean Drive, Newport houses some fabulous summer homes built here during America’s glamorous “Gilded Age.” Visit Vanderbilt’s Breakers Mansion and the impressive Marble House to get a glimpse of how America’s most elite families lived at the turn of the century. Meals: B, L
Day 8 - Old Sturbridge Village
In the town Sturbridge, Massachusetts sits Old Sturbridge Village. The day is dedicated to this 200-acre living history museum which recreates life in rural New England during the 1790s through 1830s period. Later continue to your hotel to gather for a farewell dinner hosted by your Tour Manager. Meals: B, D
Day 9 - Travel Home
After breakfast, your group transfer brings you to Boston’s Logan Airport for flights out after 12:00 p.m. Meal: B
*The tour itinerary is subject to change or be slightly modified in order to best meet the interests of the group.
