11 days/10 Nights
Tour starts & ends in Boston
Itinerary
1 & 2: Boston, MA
Dear Diary: Hooray! We made it! After our long flight, we checked into our Boston hotel and headed straight for Quincy Marketplace for dinner. The next morning, we went to a Welcome Boston meeting, where we got discount coupons for the Trolley Tour... it was great — we saw ALL the famous sights! Then, the kiddos wanted to visit the Boston Tea Party Ship and the Children’s Museum.
2 nights Boston.
Standard: Hilton Woburn (Located 10 miles outside of Boston*)
Select: Hilton Financial District downtown Boston or The Boston Park Plaza
Unique and Boutique: Nine Zero Boston, Copley Square Boston or The Marlowe Cambridge
* The Hilton Woburn is located approx 10 miles from downtown Boston, The hotel offers complimentary car parking and complimentary transportation within a 5 mile radius from 7am-10pm daily which can be used to take you to nearby restaurants, shopping malls and to Anderson train station, from Anderson train station you can take the Logan express shuttle to Boston Logan Airport or the train which will take you into downtown Boston.
Day 3: To Mid Coast Maine (112 mi/180 km)
Dear Diary: On the way to Portland, Maine today, we visited Salem, where the famous witch trials occurred, and Rockport a gorgeous village that’s an artist’s haven. We stopped at the outlets in Kittery, Maine, before we headed to Portland and the Old Port Exchange to feast on the local specialty — lobster... we all had one, even Caroline, who is usually so squeamish!
1 night Mid Coast Maine
Standard: Howard Johnson South Portland, BW Merry Manor Portland or Fairfied Inn Portland.
Select: Wyndham South Portland
Unique and Boutique: Nonantum Resort Kennebunkport
Day 4: To White Mountains, NH (107 mi/171 km)
Dear Diary: Today, we enjoyed the drive across Maine to the Mount Washington Valley, where we took a ride on the Conway Scenic Railroad. It was a great way to see the scenery – beautiful lakes and mountains, and Jenny brought the sandwiches which we had bought in North Conway, so the kids thought it was a great adventure.
1 night White Mountains.
Standard: Lodge at Lincoln Station
Select: Eagle Mountain House Jackson or North Conway Grand
Unique and Boutique: Mount Washington Hotel Bretton Woods
Day 5 & 6: To Northern Vermont (130 mi/208 km)
Dear Diary: Today, we headed for Vermont. For the kiddos, the highlight of the day was the stop at Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Factory. Jenny was wild about the Vermont Wildflower Farm, and I spent a few hours searching (fruitlessly) for “Champ,” the legendary creature said to live in Lake Champlain!
2 nights Northern Vermont.
Standard: Commodores Inn Stowe
Select: Basin Harbor Club (open mid May - mid Oct) or Golden Eagle Resort, Stowe
Unique and Boutique: Green Mountain Inn Stowe
Day 7: To Connecticut River Valley, MA(174 mi/278 km)
Dear Diary: En route to Massachusetts, we stopped in Rutland at the Rocking Horse Country Store in Rutland. Here, is truly a shopper’s delight, featuring Vermont gifts and country collectibles. We got a real “taste of Vermont” in the Vermont food section with Vermont maple syrup and cheddar cheese. In the Berkshire Hills, we visited Hancock Shaker Village, a restored 19th century settlement - they were such incredible craftsmen!. Then we headed to Stockbridge, where The Norman Rockwell Museum houses many of his works.
1 night Connecticut River Valley.
Standard: Clarion Hotel West Springfield
Select: Sturbridge Host or similar
Unique and Boutique: Publick House Historic Inn
Day 8: To Newport, RI (127 mi/203 km)
Dear Diary: This morning, we stopped at Old Sturbridge Village, a living 19th century museum, before heading to Newport, summer resort to America’s first millionaires. We enjoyed the drive along Ten Mile Drive, with its extravagant summer mansions, and then explored the restored water front’s shops and restaurants.
1 night Newport
Standard: Howard Johnson Inn Middleton
Select: Hotel Viking Newport
Unique and Boutique: Wynstone Inn Newport, Inn at Newport Beach or Newport Beach Hotel & Suites
Day 9 & 10: To Cape Cod, MA (75 mi/120 km)
Dear Diary: It was great to unwind on Cape Cod, with its white sandy beaches and abundance of attractions. One afternoon, we visited the Chatham, then headed to colorful, artistic
2 Nights Cape Cod
Standard: Holiday Inn Hyannis or Heritage House Hyannis
Select: Hyannis Resort & Conference Center or Cape Codder Hyannis
Unique and Boutique: Chatham Wayside Inn
Day 11: To Boston, MA (75 mi/120 km)
Dear Diary: En route to Logan Airport, we visited Sandwich, the Cape’s oldest town, where the kids LOVED the Thornton Burgess House.... we had to buy all his books!
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Pre, post or extra nights: Pre, post & extra nights within the itinerary are available to be added to this tour, please let us know at time of booking if you would like to extend your stay anywhere and we will be happy to quote the extra nights.
Documentation/joining instructions: A prepaid voucher for your first hotel stay will be issued to you prior to travel, your fly drive guidebook with all other documents & maps etc will then be waiting for you for collection at the first hotel.
Included in the tour:
· Accommodation
· All hotel taxes
· Fly Drive Guidebook that contains hotel vouchers, driving directions, Itinerary, maps, brochures, general information, routings, discount shopping coupons and an extensive sightseeing section.
Not included in this tour:
· Meals
· Overnight parking charges if applicable
· Flights – Please contact us to arrange flights direct into Boston with our airline partner British Airways.
· Car Hire - Please contact us to arrange car hire with our rental partner Alamo rent a car or go to our hotels & car sections of our website to obtain an instant car hire quote.
Prices:
· All rates quoted are per adult person per package in Great British Pounds and include all taxes.
· Up to two children under 12 can normally stay free when sharing the same room with two adults.
· Hotel accommodations are offered on three quality levels: “standard” typically 2/3 star hotels providing clean and moderate accommodations with several basic facilities, some with a limited dining room and sometimes a swimming pool. “Select” indicates a more superior style of accommodation typically of a 3/4 star quality, in a central location with extended facilities including a dining room and usually a swimming pool. “Unique & Boutique” offers a high level of accommodations in unique individual and often historic properties sure to make your stay memorable. Please note that due to the historic and individual nature of some of the Unique and boutique properties it is not possible to guarantee twin bedded rooms or interconnecting rooms, the majority of these properties accept a max of 2 guests per room and have 1 bed. Rooms in all 3 levels of accommodation choice provide private facilities and are based on the hotels standard or lead in room type.
Standard Accommodation
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Tour departs everyday
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Single
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Double (2 adults sharing)
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Triple (3 adults sharing)
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Quad (4 adults sharing)
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1 Apr - 29 Apr 2010
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£561.00
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£308.00
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£235.00
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£198.00
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30 Apr - 8 Jun 2010
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£638.00
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£351.00
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£264.00
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£220.00
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9 Jun - 25 Jun 2010
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£705.00
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£388.00
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£290.00
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£240.00
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26 Jun - 28 Aug 2010
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£751.00
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£412.00
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£307.00
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£252.00
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29 Aug - 11 Sep 2010
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£708.00
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£389.00
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£291.00
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£240.00
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| 12 Sep - 7 Oct 2010 |
£761.00
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£418.00
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£310.00
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£255.00
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| 8 Oct - 16 Oct 2010 |
£644.00
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£354.00
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£268.00
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£222.00
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| 17 Oct - 31 Oct 2010 |
£570.00
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£315.00
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£240.00
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£201.00
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Select Accommodation
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Tour departs everyday
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Single
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Double (2 adults sharing)
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Triple (3 adults sharing)
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Quad (4 adults sharing)
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1 May - 25 May 2010
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£830.00
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£457.00
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£344.00
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£290.00
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26 May – 19 Jun 2010
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£859.00
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£472.00
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£354.00
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£300.00
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20 Jun – 9 Sep 2010
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£1104.00
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£606.00
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£448.00
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£368.00
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10 Sep – 24 Oct 2010
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£1185.00
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£650.00
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£477.00
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£390.00
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| 25 Oct - 31 Oct 2010 |
£953.00 |
£532.00 |
£405.00 |
£343.00 |
Unique & Boutique Accommodation
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Tour departs everyday
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Single
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Double
(2 adults sharing)
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29 Apr - 08 Jun 2010
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£1358.00
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£758.00
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09 Jun - 29 Aug 2010
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£1625.00
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£909.00
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30 Aug - 13 Oct 2010
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£1705.00
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£948.00
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14 Oct - 31 Oct 2010
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£1344.00
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£750.00
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To book this tour, flights, car hire or extra nights, please call us on 0844 80 444 80. We are open 7 days a week until late.
