New England Rails and Sails Autumn Foliage

11 Meals (3 dinners, 2 lunches and 6 breakfasts)
Round trip airport transfers
$45 in Mayflower Money
Tour Manager
Local Historians & Guides
All the activities described in the itinerary section
Hotel Accommodations
Day One – DoubleTree Hotel Downtown or Courtyard Marriott Tremont, Boston, Massachusetts
Day Two – Holiday Inn By The Bay, Portland, Maine
Days Three and Four – Indian Head Resort or Rivergreen Resort, Lincoln, New Hampshire
Day Five – Hampton Inn, Groton, Connecticut
Days Six and Seven – Holiday Inn or Radisson Hotel, Hyannis, Massachusetts

Day One
• Arrive in Boston with included transfers to your hotel
• Meet your Tour Manager in the hotel lobby at 6 p.m. for dining suggestions

Day Two
• City tour of Boston with a local guide
• Motorcoach to Portland, Maine
• Dinner at one of Portland’s bayside restaurants

Day Three
• Breakfast at your hotel
• Casco Bay Cruise
• Motorcoach along the scenic Kancamagus Highway
• Dinner in New Hampshire

Day Four
• Breakfast at your hotel
• Scenic train ride aboard the Hobo Railroad
• “Bindle Stick” lunch aboard the train

Day Five
• Breakfast at your hotel
• Guided tour with house visit in Historic Deerfield, Massachusetts
• Lunch at the Deerfield Inn
• Optional transfer to Foxwoods Resort Casino

Day Six
• Breakfast at your hotel
• Essex Steam Train
• Riverboat Becky Thatcher

Day Seven
• Breakfast at your hotel
• Sail on a Hyannis Harbor Cruise
• Cape Cod Central Railroad
• Lobster dinner

Day Eight
• Breakfast at your hotel
• Group motorcoach transfer to Boston Logan Airport for flights after 4 p.m

Touring Date	Land Only	Land + Air	Single (Land Only)	Single (Land + Air)
9/21/2010 - 9/28/2010	$1,698
9/25/2010 - 10/2/2010	$1,698
9/28/2010 - 10/5/2010	$1,698
10/2/2010 - 10/9/2010	$1,698
10/5/2010 - 10/12/2010	$1,698
10/7/2010 - 10/14/2010	$1,698
10/9/2010 - 10/16/2010	$1,698
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Liberty’s Legacy
We begin our New England journey in the winding streets of 17th-century Boston. Our motorcoach takes us along the Freedom Trail. The Declaration of Independence comes to life as we see Old South Church where it was first read to the people of Boston. We continue on to Paul Revere’s House and the church where two lanterns inspired his midnight ride. We see Old Ironsides, the oldest commissioned warship in the world and pause at Bunker Hill to reflect on the courage and sacrifice of our forefathers who held their own against the British army as a unified force for the first time. Other evocative sites include our nation’s oldest school and the 1729 Old South Meeting House where an outraged Samuel Adams launched the Boston Tea Party.

Boston Common, America’s oldest public park, is now a peaceful oasis with a history of hangings, duels and spirited speeches. Historic Quincy Market is America’s bazaar with more than 100 of the finest shops and a fleet of pushcarts featuring New England artisans and their unique wares. Patriotic shoppers will have their choice of Cape Cod’s maritime art as well as some unexpected New England finds along the way.

Riding Rails
Our first scenic rail journey is through New Hampshire’s White Mountains on the Hobo Railway. Departing Lincoln’s Hobo Junction Train Station, the train first passes through Lincoln and stops at Main Street before passing along the rocky East Branch of the Pemigiwasset River before crossing the two-span trestle bridge. Be sure to watch for Grandma’s house at Grandma’s Crossing and the Pemi River.
On the Essex Steam Train, one spectacular view follows another as we pass through some of the most beautiful country in the state of Connecticut. On the Cape Cod Central Railroad, the Cape’s cranberry bogs, woodlands, salt marshes, sand dunes and ocean vistas combined to make this a memorable journey en route to the Cape Cod Canal.

Raising Sails
In typical New England fashion, we will board an island ferry at Casco Bay for a cruise along the rocky shore of Maine with fishing fleets and yachts. Sea breezes sweep away the tensions of our pre-vacation days as we look for wooded islands, seals and seabirds. Victorian cottages slip by like postcards from the past.

We also cruise the Connecticut River and explore its coves and inlets aboard the Becky Thatcher. This riverboat looks like it sailed from the Mississippi River for our cruise which passes woodlands, riverfront houses and a castle.

Our last nautical adventure is a cruise on Hyannis Harbor in a replica of a Maine coastal steamer. Along the shore, the Kennedy Compound comes into view as we navigate the shimmering waters where a presidential yacht once sailed.

Delicious Dining
More than Boston beans are on the menu. Many of Portland’s restaurants offer spectacular bay views and please any taste from surf to turf to Italian. An after dinner stroll along the wharf can include boutique shopping or simply watching the moon rise over the ocean. Dining at the Historic Deerfield Inn is like opening a doorway to the past in this wonderful historic village often called the “gem of rural New England.”

Our dining finale is a traditional Cape Cod lobster dinner with optional bibs and the traditional exchanging of addresses.

Per Person Rates

Twin $1,698

Single add $799

Triple deduct $14

Call for air rates and schedules from your city to and from Boston. Rooms for the night before the tour are available.

Cost for a room in Boston is $249, tax included.

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