New Englands Spectacular Fall Foliage

An 8-Day Insight Tours tour starting from $2,225

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Tour Length: 8 Days
Countries Visited: United States
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Tour Operator: Insight Tours
Tour Code: AENEN07
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Tour Pace: This tour allows you to fully enjoy New England’s unique fall foliage. Relax with two-night stays in Stowe and North Conway, explore historic attractions, discover quaint towns filled with Americana appeal and sample delectable local specialities. Hotels: Luxurious hotels located right in city centers, such as the Hyatt Regency Boston and Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel, combine with wonderful resorts and lodges, including the famous Trapp Family Lodge, owned by the family who inspired the classic musical, The Sound of Music.

 
INCLUDED QUALITY DINING
Enjoy a Welcome Reception with light buffet (WR)A Dine-Around evening with wine in North Conway (DA)Enjoy a Celebration Dinner with wine in Portsmouth (CD)7 Full Breakfasts (FB) and 2 three-course table d’hote Dinners or Buffets (D)

INCLUDED FIRST CLASS SERVICES
Escorted by a professional Tour DirectorHeadsets for all guided visits and walking toursLuxury air-conditioned 40-guest coaches with extra leg room and onboard restroomInsight Hotels include all service charges, taxes and porterageInsight Traveler Welcome packAirport arrival and departure transfers on Day 1 and Day 8

 
Day 1: ARRIVE BOSTON
Welcome to Boston! On arrival at Boston International Airport, your airport transfer service takes you to your tour hotel. At 6 p.m., gather at the hotel with your Tour Director and fellow travelers for a Welcome Reception and light buffet.(Welcome Reception)

Day 2: BOSTON - WILLIAMSTOWN
Discover some of Boston’s most famous sights as your Tour Director takes you along the Freedom Trail. Then enjoy the colorful scenery as you travel west to Stockbridge for a visit to the Norman Rockwell Museum, the largest and most significant collection of original Rockwell art. Next, travel through the stunning rolling hills of the Berkshires to your hotel in the beautiful college town of Williamstown.(Full Breakfast / Dinner)

Day 3: WILLIAMSTOWN - STOWE
Leaving Massachusetts, journey through the fabulous fall foliage of Vermont. After a photo stop at Quechee Gorge, visit the Rockefellers’ renowned Billings Farm & Museum, a working dairy farm and farm life museum. Next is the quintessential Vermont village of Woodstock with its picturesque covered bridge. There is time to stroll the quaint streets before heading to Stowe for a two-night stay. It was the breathtaking alpine setting that attracted the Von Trapp family, of The Sound of Music fame, when they arrived from Austria in the late 40’s and built their wonderful hideaway.(Full Breakfast / Dinner)

Day 4: TASTES OF VERMONT EXCURSION
Enjoy beautiful scenery ablaze with fall colors and views of Vermont’s tallest peak, Mount Mansfield. Visit Cold Hollow Apple Cider Mill and taste fresh cider in the making, then sample flavours of a different kind on a guided tour of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Factory. Return to the charming town of Stowe where the rest of the day is free to wander the quaint streets, hike in the woods, or enjoy the lodge’s amenities.(Full Breakfast)

Day 5: STOWE - NORTH CONWAY
Near Montpelier visit Morse Farm Maple Sugarworks and taste a Vermont tradition: “sugar on snow” - maple syrup served with a doughnut and pickle! Next, learn all about cheese-making at the Cabot Creamery and nibble on the “World’s Best Cheddar.” Then head for New Hampshire’s White Mountains and enter Franconia Notch. Get your cameras ready as the ride on the Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway offers panoramic vistas over New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, New York, and Canada. Later journey through the dazzling crimson and orange hues of the famed Kancamagus Scenic Byway to North Conway. This evening, your Tour Director offers you a selection of restaurants for your dining pleasure.(Full Breakfast / Dine Around)

Day 6: WHITE MOUNTAINS EXCURSION
Another morning of brilliant fall foliage colors as you journey through Crawford Notch. Stop for pictures at the beautiful Silver Cascade Waterfall and Bretton Woods, offering stunning views of Mount Washington, the tallest peak in the northeast at 6,288 ft. Back in North Conway, the afternoon is yours. Explore the township, or shop at the tax-free outlet stores near the hotel. Tonight, enjoy an interpretive presentation by a naturalist on the North Woods’ wildlife and ecology.(Full Breakfast)

Day 7: NORTH CONWAY - PORTSMOUTH
Leaving New Hampshire’s glorious fall foliage, enter the deep green pine forests of western Maine. At charming Kennebunkport, enjoy a ride along Ocean Drive with stunning views of the Maine coastline and the homes of Kennebunkport’s rich and famous, including the summer retreat of former President George H.W. Bush. There is time to browse the many galleries and shops, or walk along the waterfront before continuing on to the charming and historic port city of Portsmouth. Tonight enjoy a celebration “lobsta” dinner served at a delightful harbourside restaurant.(Full Breakfast / Celebration Dinner with wine)

Day 8: PORTSMOUTH - DEPART BOSTON
Continue south to the charming seaside village of Rockport on Cape Ann. Stroll down flower-filled lanes lined with wooden fishing shacks, quaint stores and art galleries before heading back to Boston. Stops will be made at Boston International Airport and the tour hotel in Boston for guests wishing to extend their stay. (FB) Please do not schedule flights before 4 p.m.

 

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Boston: Stories of the American Revolution come to life as you walk along the Freedom Trail.Stockbridge: View the largest collection of Rockwell art at the Norman Rockwell Museum.Quechee Gorge: Stop for fall foliage picture-taking.Woodstock: Visit Billings Farm & Museum, a working dairy farm and farm life museum. See the famous covered bridge.Vermont Excursion: Visit Cold Hollow Apple Cider Mill and Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Factory in WaterburyMontpelier: Visit Morse Farm Maple Sugarworks to taste “sugar on snow” and then learn about cheese-making at Cabot Creamery and nibble on the “World’s Best Cheddar”.Franconia Notch: Ride the Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway for superb panoramic vistas.White Mountains: Travel through Crawford Notch. Stop for photos at the Silver Cascade Waterfall and Bretton Woods. Enjoy views of Mount Washington.North Conway: Learn all about the wildlife of the North Woods from a local expert.Kennebunkport: Drive along Ocean Drive. See the homes of the rich and famous, including the summer retreat of former President George H.W. Bush. Browse in the galleries and shops.Rockport: Stroll down flower-filled lanes of this charming seaside town. See the wooden fishing shacks, quaint stores and art galleries .Countryside: Berkshire Hills, drive along the Kancamagus Scenic Byway. Enjoy the rugged scenery of the Maine coast.

 

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