New England Panorama
 
Holiday Highlights:
  • Boston
  • Maine
  • White Mountains
  • Lake Champlain Area
  • Green Mountains
  • Connecticut
  • Newport
  • Cape Cod

Full Itinerary:

Day 1 Arrive Boston
Depart the UK by wide-bodied jet for Boston (not included). On arrival collect your car (not included) and drive to your standard hotel situated in a suburb of Boston, 15 miles from downtown or your first class hotel situated downtown Boston. Your travel documentation will be available at your hotel.
Overnight: (2 nights) (S) Holiday Inn, in Newton or Crowne Plaza in Woburn; (F) Boston Park Plaza Hotel.

Day 2 Boston
Explore the Freedom Trail, ride the Swanboats, shop at Quincy Market, take a whale watching cruise. Museums, shops, art galleries complete your visit.

Day 3 Boston to Mid Coast Maine
(107mls) Travel along the coast into Maine. (Stop in Kittery for outstanding factory outlet shopping!) Visit Kennebunkport and continue to Portland, an historic city with charming restored waterfront.
Overnight: (S) Howard Johnson South Portland; (F) Eastland Park Hotel.

Day 4 Mid Coast to White Mountains
(107mls) Journey through the Maine Lakes Region. Stop at North Conway for fabulous factory outlet stores or travel the Conway Scenic Railroad. The Mt. Washington Toll Road takes you to the summit of one of the east’s highest mountains.
Overnight: (S) Rivergreen Resort, Lodge at Lincoln Station or Inn Season Resort South Mountain; (F) Eagle Mountain House.

Day 5 White Mountains to Lake Champlain Area
(110mls) If you spend the night in Jackson or North Conway travel the Kancamagus Highway to Lincoln. In Vermont, treat yourself to a tour of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Factory before heading to Burlington, perched on the banks of Lake Champlain.
Overnight: (S) Howard Johnson South Burlington; (F) University Inn & Suites.

Day 6 Lake Champlain Area to Green Mountains
(83mls) Visit Shelburne Museum’s collections of Americana, gardens and the side wheeler, SS Ticonderoga. Continue south along the edge of the Green Mountains. Head for Woodstock, a quintessential New England village with traditional shops and covered bridge. Then, travel back into the heart of the Green Mountains.
Overnight: (S) The Mountain Inn; (F) The Summit Lodge.

Day 7 Green Mountains to Connecticut River Valley
(174mls) Enroute to Massachusetts, visit Rutland or lovely Manchester Village. In the Berkshire Hills, visit Francine Clarke Art Institute or the Hancock Shaker Village, a restored 19th Century settlement. Continue to
Lenox, summer home of the Boston Symphony and Stockbridge, where Norman Rockwell Museum houses many of his works.
Overnight: (S) The Best Western Sovereign Hotel; (F) Starbridge Host Hotel

Day 8 Connecticut River Valley to Newport
(127mls) Visit Old Sturbridge Village, a living 19th Century museum, before heading to Newport, summer resort to America’s first millionaires. Tour Ten Mile Drive, with its extravagant summer mansions, explore the
restored waterfront’s shops and restaurants.
Overnight: (S) Best Western Mainstay Inn or Howard Johnson; (F) Marriott Newport or Hotel Viking.

Days 9 & 10 Newport to Cape Cod
(75mls) Travel to Cape Cod, with its white sandy beaches and abundance of attractions. Plan a whale watch cruise, visit the historic village of Chatham or colourful, artistic Provincetown, or take a day trip to Martha’s Vineyard or Nantucket.
Overnight: (2 nights) (S) Heritage House, Bayside Resort or Comfort Inn Hyannis; (F) Sheraton Four Points Hyannis or Cape Codder Resort.

Day 11 Cape Cod to Boston to UK
(75mls) Enroute to Boston Logan Airport, visit Sandwich, the Cape’s oldest town, or Plymouth, where Plimoth Plantation depicts life in 1627. Your journey ends at Boston Logan Airport where you return your car for your flight home (not included).

Day 12 Arrive UK