Autumn in New England’s Villages Tour Snapshot
Lobsters, clambakes, rocky shores off deep blue Atlantic waters…stories of the Puritans, Native Americans, Gloucester fishermen, wealthy sea captains, pirates…colonial handcrafts, 17th century houses, antique furniture, three-and-a-half centuries of American architecture…the legacy of a great number of America’s most significant writers, philosophers, painters, architects, politicians, scientists, and outstanding citizens…mountain peaks, splendid forests of brilliant fall colors, serene lakes and streams, rushing rivers and waterfalls…Vermont’s precious small dairy farms, antique barns and silos—take it all in because they won’t be there forever…the freshest seafood east of California…and the Yankees—old-timers and young believers in a value system not found anywhere else in the world…This is the New England we will show you.
Tour Price: $7,348
Tour price includes:
- Transfers to and from Boston Logan Airport
- 13 nights accommodations in charming, historic inns of character: Boston (1), Ogunquit, ME (2), Jackson, NH (2), Proctorsville, VT (2), Bennington, VT (3), Newburyport, MA (3)
- All breakfasts, 2 lunches, 11 dinners
- Full-time tour leader
- Transportation by comfortable air-conditioned minivan
- Highlights in Massachusetts: Boston, Salem, Ipswich, Gloucester, Rockport, Newburyport,
Berkshire Mountains, Stockbridge, Concord, Lexington - Highlights in Maine: Ogunquit, York Harbor, Kennebunkport, Portland
- Highlights in New Hampshire: White Mountains, Bretton Woods, Jackson, North Conway,
Kancamagus Highway, “The Flume” Gorge (Lincoln), Meredith, Hanover - Highlights in Vermont: Woodstock, Quechee, Manchester, Weston, Wilmington, Bennington
- All local tour guides, museums, and monument entrance fees
- All tips and taxes
Autumn in New England’s Villages Itinerary
DAY 1, BOSTON, MA: Walk the Freedom Trail with a local guide. Special welcome dinner.
DAYS 2-3, OGUNQUIT, ME: Explore historic Boston before heading north to Ogunquit, a picturesque village on the Maine coast. Get your fill of lobster and lighthouses. Walk the beautiful Marginal Way; visit Kennebunkport; and see the famous, often-painted Nubble Lighthouse in York.
DAYS 4-5, JACKSON, NH: Stop in Portland, Maine, for lunch and visit the Portland Museum of Art, then spend two nights in a beautiful country inn in the White Mountains. Go leaf peeping through Franconia Notch State Park and North Conway. Lunch at the famous Mt. Washington Hotel. Gourmet dinner each night.
DAYS 6-7, PROCTORSVILLE, VT: Leisurely foliage drive through New Hampshire. Stop in the idyllic town of Hanover, New Hampshire (Dartmouth College), for lunch. Take a walk along Quechee Gorge, and visit the Simon Pearce glass blowing factory. Visit a picturesque farm and then check into our lovely country inn. Visit the Todd Lincoln homestead, Hildene, in Manchester, VT, and then stop at the iconic Vermont Country Store in Weston. Optional hike if the weather is good.
DAYS 7-9, BENNINGTON, VT: Enjoy three nights in the Revolutionary War town of Bennington. Day trip to Stockbridge, MA., in the beautiful Berkshire Mountains. Lunch at the famous Red Lion Inn. Visit the Norman Rockwell Museum. Enjoy the foliage, the covered bridges, and the home of Robert Frost.
DAYS 10-13, ROCKPORT, MA: Drive east to Concord and Lexington, Massachusetts. Follow the footsteps of the Minutemen and Redcoats from the Old North Bridge to Lexington Green, where the American Revolution began. Then spend four nights in the charming seaside village of Rockport. Explore the North of Boston region, visiting Salem, Marblehead, Gloucester, Newburyport, and Ipswich, which boasts more 17th-century houses than anywhere in the U.S. Taste the freshest seafood south of Maine!
DAY 14: Depart for Boston Logan Airport for the flight home.
