AUTUMN COLOURS

• Boston, known as the ‘Cradle of Liberty’, was once home to famous sons such as Samuel Adams, Paul Revere and Benjamin Franklin.
• Immerse yourself in its revolutionary history or stroll along the waterfront.
• This evening, meet your Travel Director and fellow travelers for a Welcome Reception to kick-start your New England tour.

Welcome Meet your Travel Director at 18:00

Included Experience: Westin Copley Place

• Unlock the best of Boston walking along parts of the Freedom Trail.
• You’ll love following the brick and cobblestone streets to historic sites that reveal the history of the American Revolution.
• Stop at Lexington and Concord, the site where “the shot heard round the world” was fired, marking the beginning of the American Revolutionary War.
• In the afternoon make your way to Vermont, driving past picturesque New England farmlands and old-world towns.

Included Experience: Discover Boston’s Historic Sites

• Get a taste of delectable East Coast cuisine among some of the country’s most beautiful landscapes on your New England tour.
• In Northfield, Vermont, try local produce over a Be My Guest Experience including lunch at Green Mountain Girls Farm.
• Learn about regenerative and sustainable farming and how they raise healthy and free-range animals including pigs, chicken, turkey and goat as well as vegetables in Central Vermont before a farmhouse lunch.
• Bellies full and ready for more exploration, take in the Burlington waterfront with a scenic cruise around Lake Champlain.
• Aboard the Spirit of Ethan Allen, enjoy your host’s storytelling as you enjoy the tranquil scenery from the indoor and outdoor decks surrounded by beautiful foliage.

Included Experience: Green Mountain Girls, and Ethan Allen Foliage Cruise

• Get ready for more local flavors and tempting treats as you make a stop at Lake Champlain Chocolates for local artisan ice cream and chocolates including sea salt caramels, dark chocolate truffles and peanut butter cups.
• Learn from your Travel Director how the von Trapp family, made famous in “The Sound of Music” settled here after fleeing Austria.
• This afternoon, join a gentle guided hike to Diana’s Baths, a series of small waterfalls within the White Mountain National Forest.
• It’s the perfect escape to nature, finding peace in many picturesque spots along the rocks, ledges, falls and pools in the brook.

Included Experience: Diana’s Baths Hike

• See how the foliage of New England is in a league of its own journeying along “The Kanc”, an American Scenic Byway that cuts through the White Mountain National Forest.
• Admire the glowing fall colors on this untouched stretch of road and snap postcard-worthy pics at the many overlooks to remember your New England tour.
• In the afternoon, join Raven Wildlife Programs for a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience with a Local Specialist who gives you all the fascinating intel into the local ecology, wildlife, and even the science behind the famous colors of the fall foliage found here.

Included Experience: Raven Wildlife Program, and Scenic Drive of Kancamagus Highway

• From the mountains of New Hampshire to the pine forests, highlands and river valleys of Maine, New England is a classic.
• Descending “Downeast”, the looming Atlantic swells of Bar Harbor on Mount Desert Island are our destination for the day.
• Join a Local Specialist and naturalist for insights into the lobster fishing industry, marine ecology and local ecosystems.
• Further your lobster “education” with a classic lobster dinner complete with traditional sides.

Included Experience: Lobster Presentation and Dinner

• Visit the park’s Cadillac Mountain, the highest point along the Atlantic Seaboard and the first spot in the United States where the sun rises.
• Take in a 360-degree panoramic view of the park and the surrounding coastal landscapes.
• Admire the magnificent pink granite cliffs and ancient maple forests – their leaves glowing fiery red, burnt orange and mustard yellow in the crisp autumn air.
• Return to Bar Harbor for a free afternoon or consider joining an optional nature cruise on Frenchman Bay.
• This afternoon, visit the Bar Harbor Historical Society’s charming waterfront building to meet a local Wabanaki storyteller for a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience of Indigenous oral traditional music.

Included Experience: Acadia National Park Excursion, Visit a Wabanaki storyteller, a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience, and Scenic Drive along the Maine Coast & Nubble Lighthouse

Optional Experience: Bar Harbor Nature Cruise

• The intense hues of New England’s forests and mountains linger as you journey south to make a stop at the iconic Nubble Lighthouse.
• Snap a photo of this classic lighthouse built in 1879 before journeying past fisheries and seaside dwellings that have sheltered everyone from local lobstermen to holidaying presidents.
• In historic Rockport, a seaside town full of charm, try local food, enjoy shopping and admire talented artists.
• This evening, join your fellow travelers for a memorable Farewell Dinner reminiscing over your fall foliage experience.

• We’ll return to Boston and transfer to Boston Logan International Airport at 11:00 AM or to the hotel in Boston if you’d like to extend your stay.

Departure Transfer: Arrive at the airport at 11:00