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- Activity Type:
- Sightseeing
- Length:
- 11 Days / 10 Nights
Description
When Mother Nature dons her autumn wardrobe of fall foliage, you can be assured that the show will be spectacular. Travel with us as the leaves dramatically change color in New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Connecticut during nature’s
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Night 1 & 2: Mirror Lake Inn Resort & Spa - Lake Placid, New York
The beautiful Mirror Lake Inn Resort and Spa was voted one of the 500 best hotels in the world by the readers of Travel + Leisure and one of the world’s 50 best ski resorts by the readers of Conde Nast Traveler. Situated on the shore of the lovely lake, this outstanding resort is just a block from Main Street in the Olympic village of Lake Placid. The resort’s discerning guests especially enjoy the grand new spa facilities.Night 3 & 4: Stoweflake Mountain Resort & Spa - Stowe, Vermont
Set amid lovely New England mountain scenery in renowned Stowe, the Stoweflake Mountain Resort & Spa has been under the watchful management of the Baraw family for four decades. The resort features a full service spa, excellent fitness facilities and two award-winning restaurants.Night 5: Red Jacket Mountain View - North Conway, New Hampshire
Located on 40 hilltop acres in the heart of the White Mountains, the Red Jacket Mountain View offers lovely vistas of New England dressed in her autumnal best. The hotel features cozy accommodations, friendly service and a new, full-service spa.Night 6: Spruce Point Inn - Boothbay Harbor, Maine
The Spruce Point Inn occupies undoubtedly the best setting in this lovely area. First built as a private hunting and fishing lodge almost 200 years ago, it has grown from a small summer retreat to an impressive resort inn. Take a dip in one of the pools, play tennis, take advantage of the fitness center, stroll along the shore or just enjoy relaxing on the terrace enjoying the glorious sunset.Night 7 & 8: The Langham Hotel, Boston - Boston, Massachusetts
Conveniently located close to such Boston landmarks as Faneuil Hall, the Freedom Trail and Boston Harbor, the luxurious Langham Hotel, Boston, resides in what was once the Federal Reserve Bank building. This venerable European-style hotel offers guests attentive, efficient service amidst carefully preserved touches from the building’s past.Night 9 & 10: The Newport Harbor Hotel & Marina - Newport, Rhode Island
The Newport Harbor Hotel and Marina nestled on the shores of beautiful Newport Harbor and adjacent to bustling Bowen’s Wharf in the heart of town, is an ideal venue from which to explore the charming city of Newport. Its lovely harbor view terrace is a wonderful place from which to watch the yachting crowd.Additional Details:
Day 1 - Welcome to New York
Our journey into the splendid fall foliage of New England begins in The Big Apple. Tour departs: Grand Hyatt New York, New York City at 8:00 AM. After journeying northward into New York State’s majestic Adirondack Mountains, enjoy lunch in scenic Lake George before continuing onward to Lake Placid. We invite you to meet your fellow leaf-peepers at our welcome reception and dinner this evening.
Meals: Lunch, dinner
Lodging: Mirror Lake Inn, Resort and Spa, Lake Placid, NY
Day 2 - Pleasant Lake Placid
Spend the entire day exploring the charming village of Lake Placid as you please, or choose to join us for a morning sightseeing tour. View the many lovely estates and impressive homes on the shores of Lake Placid during a cruise on the lake and visit the ski jumping complex that was the sport’s venue during the 1980 Winter Olympic Games.
Meals: Breakfast
Lodging: Mirror Lake Inn, Resort and Spa, Lake Placid, NY
Day 3 - Living History
Traverse Williams Notch and ferry across Lake Champlain en route to Vermont, a state justly famous for the autumnal wonderland of its dramatic fall foliage. At the Shelburne Museum, explore a 45-acre re-creation of life during the last three centuries in this part of America.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Stoweflake Mountain Resort & Spa, Stowe, VT
Day 4 - Famous Slopes and Famous Singers
Charming Stowe, VT lies amidst one of the most popular ski vacation areas in New England. In the autumn, its hills are alive with the vibrant reds and yellows of fall foliage. Enjoy lunch at the Trapp Family Lodge, founded by the famous von Trapp family, who made Austria’s hills come alive with their own delightful music. Grab a cone at Ben and Jerry’s, whose famous ice cream is made in Stowe, or just relax in your resort’s award-winning spa this afternoon.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Stoweflake Mountain Resort & Spa, Stowe, VT
Day 5 - Green Mountains and White Mountains
As you travel from the Green Mountains of Vermont to the White Mountains of New Hampshire, the fall foliage takes on a radiant hue during the climb to Franconia Notch. After lunch at a charming New England inn, continue on down the Kancamagus Scenic Byway to North Conway.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Red Jacket Mountain View, North Conway, NH
Day 6 - From the Mountains to the Sea
Leave the White Mountains’ glorious fall foliage behind and enter the lush pine forests of Maine. In Portland, become acquainted with coastal New England’s favorite icon, and delicacy, the lobsta. Once a food fed only to the serving classes and families of fishermen, the humble lobster has gained a great deal of prestige in recent decades. Tonight’s hotel in Boothbay Harbor offers lovely ocean vistas.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Lodging: Spruce Point Inn, Boothbay Harbor, ME
Day 7 - Down East to Bean Town
Kennebunkport became famous for President George H. W. Bush’s summer White House, which you’ll view at Walker Point. Follow the craggy New England coastline to Portsmouth, NH for a glimpse of its 18th-century maritime grandeur before continuing on down the coast to historic Boston.
Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Lodging: The Langham Hotel, Boston, Boston, MA
Day 8 - The Cradle of American Liberty
It was in Boston and its environs that events led to the shot heard round the world and America’s journey to liberty began. A sightseeing tour reveals some of Boston’s most famous and fascinating historic sites. Later, you may wish to walk the Freedom Trail and explore more of the fascinating threads that began to weave the tapestry of America on your own.
Meals: Breakfast
Lodging: The Langham Hotel, Boston, Boston, MA
Day 9 - The Pilgrims of Plimoth Plantation
Step back in time into the world of the Pilgrims in this most faithfully re-created world of the 1600’s settlers on the New England coast at Plimoth Plantation. Docents, who cannot be lured out of their 17th-century personas - no matter how hard one tries - have fascinating tales to tell about what life was actually like for America’s earliest settlers.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Lodging: The Newport Harbor Hotel and Marina, Newport, RI
Day 10 - The Mansions of Newport
In their day, these incredibly ornate dwellings were considered merely summer homes by the East Coast aristocracy of the Gilded Age. Newport’s famed 10-Mile Drive reveals many of these testaments to the opulent conspicuous consumption of a by-gone age. Tour The Breakers, summer cottage of the Cornelius Vanderbilt family, and, perhaps, the grandest and most elaborate of them all.
Meals: Breakfast, dinner
Lodging: The Newport Harbor Hotel and Marina, Newport, RI
Day 11 - A Day of Contrasts / Journey Home
En route back to New York and your journey home, take a trip back in time at Connecticut’s Mystic Seaport. A faithful re-creation of a New England seaport town dependant upon whaling for its existence, Mystic Seaport provides a fascinating look at long ago lifestyle. Tour end: LaGuardia Airport at 4:00 PM; Grand Hyatt New York at 5:00 PM (traffic permitting). Allow at least 2 ½ hours for airport check-in procedures
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
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