15 days/14 Nights
Tour starts & ends in Boston
Itinerary
Day 1 & 2: Boston, MA
Dear Diary: It was great to finally arrive in Boston! As soon as we had checked into our hotel, we crossed the river to Cambridge, because Julian wanted to check out Harvard University. What a beautiful school! Anna and her Mom demanded to stop into some of the funky shops there. The next day, we took a ride on the Boston Ducks and walked the Freedom Trail.
2 nights Boston
Standard: Hilton Woburn (Located 10 miles outside of Boston*)
Select: Hilton Financial District downtown Boston or the Boston Park Plaza downtown
Unique and Boutique: Copley Square Boston, Nine Zero 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: Today we were off, heading north to Maine. We stopped in Portsmouth to see Strawbery Banke, before heading for Portland, where we visited to Longfellow House (we had heard all about Paul Revere’s ride in Boston, and wanted to know more about the poet who made him famous!)
1 night Mid Coast Maine
Standard: Howard Johnson South Portland, Best Western Merry Manor or Fairfiled Inn
Select: Wyndham South Portland
Unique and Boutique: Sebasco Harbor Resort Sebasco Estates
Day 4 & 5: To Bar Harbor Area, ME (162 mi/259 km)
Dear Diary: The drive along the Maine Coast could be a holiday in itself! There are so many wonderful villages - we wanted to stop for a night in each. Acadia National Park was as beautiful as advertised.... potentially another one-week holiday destination!
2 nights Bar Harbor Area
Standard: Wonder View Inn or Holiday Inn Ellsworth
Select: Bluenose Inn or Bar Harbor Regency
Unique and Boutique: The Bayview Bar Harbor
Day 6 & 7: To White Mtns, NH (250 mi/403 km)
Dear Diary: Today, we drove through gorgeous scenery - from forests to field, all interspersed with sparkling lakes and rivers to the White Mountains. We drove to the summit of Mt.Washington, where Julian spent lots of time at the weather station. 2 nights White Mountains
2 nights White Mountains area
Standard: Lodge at Lincoln Station
Select: Eagle Mountain House Jackson or North Conway Grand
Unique and Boutique: Mount Washington Hotel Bretton Woods
Day 8 & 9: To Northern Vermont (130 mi/208 km)
Dear Diary: Today,we headed to Woodstock, where we had tea at the Woodstock Inn, and visited the Billings Farm Museum. During our time in Vermont, we saw the University of Vermont in Burlington, and we were stunned by the wonderful collections at the Shelburne Museum.
2 nights Green Mountains
Standard: Commodores Inn Stowe
Select: Basin Harbor Club Vergennes (open mid May - mid Oct) or Golden Eagle Resort Stowe.
Unique and Boutique: Kendron Valley Inn South Woodstock
Day 10: To Connecticut River Valley, MA (174 mi/278 km)
Dear Diary: We saw the Vermont Marble Museum today, before we headed to the Berkshires, where we visited Arrowhead, where Herman Melville wrote Moby Dick.
1 night CT River Valley.
Standard: Clarion West Springfield or Best Western Sovereign
Select: Sturbridge Host or similar
Unique and Boutique: Publick House Country Inn
Day 11 & 12: To Newport, RI (127 mi/203 km)
Dear Diary: Before heading to Newport, we stopped in Mystic at the Aquarium. Julian was dying to see Dr. Robert Ballards finds... the Titanic and a sunken Phonecian trading ship. Amazing! In Newport, Spend the day on a spectacular
beach, tour the Cliff Walk and Ten Mile Drive with its extravagant summer mansions. Newport’s restored waterfront features many shops and restaurants.
2 nights Newport
Standard: Howard Johnson Middletown
Select: Hotel Viking Newport
Unique and Boutique: Newport Beach Inn & Suites
Day 13 & 14: To Cape Cod, MA (75 mi/120 km)
Dear Diary: Our last two days on Cape Cod were our last chance to unwind, and we took full advantage of the gorgeous beaches to do so.
2 nights Cape Cod
Standard: Holiday Inn Hyannis or Heritage House Hyannis
Select: Hyannis Resort & Conference Center or Cape Codder Hyannis
Unique and Boutique: Teh Belfy Inn Sandwich (Deluxe Room)
Day 15: To Boston (75 mi/120 km)
En route to Logan Airport, we planned our trip next year, after stopping to talk to the Pilgrims at lovely Plimoth Plantation. Julian even talked to them about doing an internship next summer!
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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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01 Apr - 29 Apr 2010
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£793.00
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£435.00
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£329.00
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£283.00
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30 Apr - 16 May 2010
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£830.00
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£456.00
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£343.00
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£287.00
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17 May - 9 Jun 2010
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£964.00
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£529.00
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£391.00
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£320.00
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10 Jun - 26 Jun 2010
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£1019.00
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£560.00
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£415.00
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£339.00
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| 27 Jun - 27 Aug 2010 |
£1098.00
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£602.00
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£444.00
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£359.00
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| 28 Aug - 4 Oct 2010 |
£1069.00
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£587.00
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£435.00
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£351.00
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| 05 Oct - 20 Oct 2010 |
£944.00
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£518.00
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£388.00
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£318.00
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| 21 Oct - 31 Oct 2010 |
£818.00
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£449.00
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£338.00
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£280.00
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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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01 Apr - 28 Apr 2010
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£1084.00
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£605.00
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£469.00
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29 Apr - 04 Jun 2010
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£1208.00
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£664.00
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£501.00
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05 Jun - 19 Jun 2010
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£1429.00
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£785.00
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20 Jun - 17 Sep 2010
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£1735.00
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£954.00
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£701.00
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18 Sep - 09 Oct 2010
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£1808.00
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£994.00
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£727.00
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| 10 Oct - 21 Oct 2010 |
£1550.00
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£861.00
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£641.00
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£530.00
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| 22 Oct - 31 Oct 2010 |
£1304.00
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£726.00
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£550.00
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£463.00
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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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12 May - 11 Jun 2010
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£1800.00
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£989.00
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12 Jun - 30 Jun 2010
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£2076.00 |
£1041.00
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01 Jul - 18 Aug 2010
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£2140.00
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£1175.00
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19 Aug - 03 Sep 2010
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£2066.00
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£1036.00
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04 Sep - 14 Oct 2010
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£2174.00
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£1193.00
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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.
