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Tour Type: Regional
Tour Duration: 8 Days (7 Nights)
From: Boston to Boston
Tour Code: AENE
Operator: Insight Vacations |
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Tour Description
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. The undeniable highlight of this tour is Mother Nature's dazzling display of colourful foliage that is unparalleled anywhere in the world. The scenery ranges from the charming villages of Vermont to the Northeast's tallest peak and the rugged Atlantic coast. Included Premium Highlights:
- 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 Waterbury.
- Montpelier: 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.
Included First Class Services
- Escorted by a professional Tour Director
- Headsets for all guided visits and walking tours
- Luxury air-conditioned 40-guest coaches with extra
- leg room and onboard restroom
- Insight Hotels include all service charges, taxes and porterage
- Insight Traveller Welcome pack
- Airport arrival and departure transfers on Day 1 and Day 8
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 (B) and 2 three-course table d’hote
- Dinners or Buffets (D)
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Day
1 |
Arrive Boston
Welcome to Boston! Your tour begins with a complimentary transfer from Boston Logan International Airport to the tour hotel. Please join your Tour Director at 6 p.m. for a Welcome Drink at the hotel. Stay: Hyatt Regency Boston (WR) |
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Boston - Williamstown
Discover some of Boston's most famous sights as your Tour Director takes you along the Freedom Trail. Then enjoy the colourful 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. Stay: The Williams Inn (B/D) |
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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. Stay: Trapp Family Lodge (B/D) |
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Tastes Of Vermont Excursion
Enjoy beautiful rural scenery ablaze with fall colours and views of Vermont's tallest peak, Mount Mansfield. Visit Cold Hollow Apple Cider Mill and taste fresh cider in the making, then sample flavors 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. (B) |
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5 |
Stowe - North Conway
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. After dinner enjoy an interpretive presentation by a naturalist on the North Woods' wildlife and ecology. Stay: North Conway Grand Hotel (B/DA) |
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White Mountains Excursion
Another morning of brilliant fall foliage colours 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. (B) |
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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 traditional "lobsta" dinner served at a delightful harborside restaurant. Stay: Sheraton Harborside Portsmouth (B/HD) |
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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 Logan International Airport and the tour hotel in Boston for guests wishing to extend their stay. Please do not schedule flights before 4 p.m. (B) |
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8 Day New England's Spectacular Fall Foliage Reviews
Tour reviews from past clients of Global Journeys.
1 Reviews,
Average Rating 5.0
of 5.
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Tour was very well organised and accommodations mostly were of a high standard. I would have preferred to have fewer included activities (eg dinners) and more exposure to the natural environment than was included. When we arrived back in Boston after the tour ended, myself and a number of others who were not flying out of Boston directly or not staying at Omni Parker House, were left to make our own way to our alternate accommodation in spite of the fact that the tour ended more than 2 hours earlier that was expected. I did not find this level of service acceptable given the relative high cost of the tour.
Georgia Stergakis (Australia)
Tour Date 15/10/2010 |
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01 Oct 2012 |
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03 Oct 2012 |
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07 Oct 2012 |
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08 Oct 2012 |
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13 Oct 2012 |
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General Information
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Tour Operator: Insight Vacations
Insight Vacations, Europe's premier escorted tour operator, provides premium escorted motorcoach vacations throughout Britain, Ireland, Europe, Scandinavia the Eastern Mediterranean and North America. 'The Art of Touring in Style' lies at the very heart of Insight philosophy. Our carefully chosen unique features and impeccable service standards enable us to deliver exceptional quality, unequalled value, unforgettable memories and personal freedom at levels currently unrivalled elsewhere in the industry.
Tour Type: Regional
These in-depth tours concentrate on towns, cities or scenic areas in a specific region or country. The majority of overnight stays are two nights or more, and are leisurely paced, often with shorter travelling time between exciting destinations.
Frequently Asked Questions
Insight is completely unique. Simply, we are the only tour operator to give you more legroom on every tour at no extra cost: you'll consistently stay in quality hotels in desirable locations; you'll enjoy more included sightseeing; and because you'll travel in smaller groups (max 40 people), you'll receive better personal service from your experienced Tour Director and Tour Driver.
Documents will normally be mailed 21 days prior to departure provided full payment has been received.
Insight Vacations plays host to over 100,000 guests every year and has offices in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Singapore and the UK . The company has also appointed specialist agents in Argentina, Brazil, Mauritius, India, Ireland, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Korea, Taiwan and China. It is therefore quite typical to find many different nationalities on any one tour.
With only 40 guests on our premium tours instead of the standard 53, Insight clients enjoy a more personalised service. In a smaller group, you'll be closer to your local guide for a more in-depth experience, you'll spend less time waiting to get into sights and it will be faster checking into hotels with your luggage arriving quicker to your room. Insight groups are smaller, more intimate and more friendly.
Yet another exclusive feature of an Insight premium tour is the incredible space and comfort you'll enjoy when travelling. Our luxury coaches have been specially reconfigured with fewer seats, you'll relax in style whilst enjoying up to twice as much legroom than on a standard touring coach.
Insight hotels are consistently first class standard and higher or in a style appropriate to the destination. They have been selected because they are good private or small collection hotels or from well-known chains such as Marriott, Renaissance and Hilton. Insight also chooses hotels based on their location. We know you'll prefer to stay centrally, convenient to the main historic, shopping or entertainment districts; or scenically in areas of natural beauty.
Time & time again, our guests tell us that it was their Tour Director who really made their trip. Our Tour Directors are amongst the finest in the business and will help steer you through the labyrinth of Europe 's cultures, languages and diversities and bring its magic to life before your eyes.
At Insight, planning the perfect tour is our speciality. Not only to we include the 'must see' sights, we carefully balance our itineraries to give you plenty of free time to relax and immerse yourself in the location.
The prices listed cover all hotel accommodations, all applicable sightseeing and admissions as per the itinerary, motorcoach, cruise or rail transportation, services of a professional Insight Tour Director, all meals as shown in the itinerary and luggage handling. All tips have been included for services on tour by dining-room staff, chambermaids and porters at hotels, airports, docks and train stations.
On an Insight Vacation, some gratuities are included in the price of your trip: baggage handling, meal service for all meals listed in the tour itinerary, and hotel service charge. Room service, however, is not included in the tour price. Tips are customarily given to your Tour Director, Driver and Local Guides at your discretion. The recommended amounts are: Tour Directors $4 per day, Drivers $2.50 per day and Local Guides $1 per day. The option to prepay these tips prior to departure is possible. Please ask your consultant to include this in your quote.
These are activities that we do not automatically include but are offered at the start of your tour designed to enhance your travel experience. Your Tour Director will have a list of available options and the appropriate costs. They are carefully programmed to coincide with the best highlights available at the time of your visit. It could be a seafood lunch in Venice, a concert in Vienna or a Grand Canyon Helicopter ride. A detailed list and costs can be found in your tour documentation.
If you wish to share with another tour member you can advise Global Journeys at the time of booking. Insight believes that traveling solo doesn't have to cost you more. We will try to match you with someone of the same sex in order to avoid having to pay the single supplement. If we are not able to provide a suitable roommate, we will provide a single room at no extra cost. Several tours do not provide this option (generally tours containing a cruise component) and so the Single Supplement applies.
There is a no smoking policy motorcoach touring policy. However, we do make plenty of convenience stops giving you the opportunity to smoke, use local restroom facilities, take a scenic snapshot or just relax and enjoy of cup of coffee.
We have a dedicated section on our website providing more detailed information on Insight including FAQ's on what you need to know before, during and after your travel; as well as information on their 'Touring Styles', and a comprehensive search facility to enable you to easily find more of their tours. Read more> (NB: This link will take you away from this tour itinerary page).
Airport Transfer Information
On all tours, complimentary roundtrip airport transfers are included on the arrival and departure day of your tour. Should you arrive or depart at other times, Insight is pleased to offer inexpensive transfers via scheduled shuttle service, taxi, or mini van. Prices below are for oneway transfers between the designated airport and tour hotel. These transfers are only available when purchasing the pre & post-tour accommodation featured on the 'Prices & Dates' tab.
*Arrival transfer in Mexico City is by private car and includes a Meet & Greet service by your chauffeur inside the airport's arrival hall. Departure price is the same.
Oneway Transfer Prices
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| Boston (Logan) |
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Salt Lake City |
$27 |
$34 |
| Denver |
$30 |
$38 |
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San Francisco Intl. |
$22 |
$28 |
| Las Vegas ( McCarran) |
$22 |
$28 |
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Toronto (Pearson) |
$40 |
$51 |
| Los Angeles (LAX) |
$22 |
$28 |
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Vancouver |
$39 |
$49 |
| Montreal |
$32 |
$40 |
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Mexico City |
$77 |
$98 |
| New York (JFK) |
$28 |
$36 |
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Phoenix |
$23 |
$30 |
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