Cape Cod, The Islands and Newport
Visit to the Nantucket Whaling Museum of the Nantucket Historical Association, chronicling Nantucket's 19th-century role as one of America's important whaling centers. This is a fantastic pre-conference tour for our New York 2021 conference from 12 - 19 June 2021.
From $7350 per person. Inclusions:
Flight from Martha’s Vineyard to Nantucket
Whale-watching cruise on the waters off Provincetown, home to New England’s largest whale population
Two-night stay on Martha’s Vineyard at the historic Harbor View Hotel & Resort, overlooking Edgartown Lighthouse, Edgartown Harbor and Chappaquiddick
Details of the Cape Cod, The Islands and Newport Tour:
Day 1 - Welcome to New England
A transfer is included from Logan International Airport to The Lenox Hotel, perfectly suited in the heart of Boston’s picturesque Back Bay neighborhood. A welcome reception at your hotel this evening, followed by a welcome dinner at a local restaurant, gets your New England vacation off to a wonderful start!
Day 2 - Plimoth Plantation and Martha’s Vineyard
From Boston, travel to Plymouth to step back in time at Plimoth Plantation, a re-created 17th-century village with costumed living historians who bring the folkways of the Plimoth Colony, one of the earliest English settlements in North America, to life; see Plymouth Rock, marking the Pilgrims’ 1620 landing site. After some free time in Falmouth, a ferry ride from the mainland takes you to the island of Martha’s Vineyard. Whether you call it chic, fashionable, posh, quaint, charming, or trendy, it is one of the hottest New England vacation destinations of the 21st century - and where you’ll spend the next two nights in the former whaling center of Edgartown.
Day 3 - Exploring Martha’s Vineyard
You’ll bridge the centuries by exploring the Vineyard today. Start your sightseeing by admiring the historic stately homes in Oak Bluffs and Vineyard Haven. Take in the salt marshes, long beaches, and picturesque yacht harbors in the town of West Tisbury before finishing in Edgartown with a visit to the Carnegie Museum. Built in 1904, the Carnegie Museum was given to the town as a gift for its citizens by Andrew Carnegie and served as the town library from 1904 to 2019 before being reopened to the public in 2018. Inside, learn about the rich history and development of the island before embarking on a walking tour of the various historic & architectural sites near and on Edgartown Harbor (at a pace of your choice) followed by an exclusive private reception at Norton Boathouse. The rest of the day is yours to spend as you wish.
Day 4 - Nantucket’s whaling days & Cape Cod
Weather permitting, today we will visit Nantucket Island, which three centuries ago was the whaling capital of the world. A short 15-minute flight takes you to the home of unspoiled beaches, lone lighthouses, sea captains’ houses and art galleries. While here, enjoy a guided sightseeing journey around the island, as well as a visit to the Nantucket Whaling Museum at your leisure. Your destination tonight is the quaint seaside village of Chatham, where you will feast on a New England lobster and clam dinner.
Day 5 - The Cape, Provincetown & Whale Watching
Journey up along the outer Atlantic side of the Cape to visit Cape Cod National Seashore, with its massive sand dunes towering above crested seas. Arrive in Provincetown on the tip of the Cape; once a key whaling town, it has become world-renowned over the last century as an arts colony and a major summer resort. “P-Town” is set near the summering grounds for a number of whale species; weather permitting, take a guided whale-watching cruise to see these amazing aquatic mammals roll, flip their tails, and blow through their blowholes - a true highlight of your New England vacation. Have dinner back at your resort in Chatham this evening.
Day 6 - On to Legendary Newport
Leave the Cape this morning and head along the coast to historic Newport, Rhode Island, with a step en route for lunch in - believe it or not - the town of Sandwich! Newport is renowned as a long-time haven for yachting enthusiasts, former home of the America’s Cup, and one of the great playgrounds of the rich in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Drive past some of the ostentatious mansions that served as summer “cottages” for affluent socialites during the Gilded Age, and explore the celebrated Ten-Mile Drive; your home for the next two nights of your New England vacation is set right on Newport Harbor.
Day 7 - The Breakers, a bay cruise & more in Newport
Your Tauck Director begins the day with a guided stroll along Newport’s Cliff Walk, set between the sea and the mansions. See the opulence of the 19th century’s Gilded Age firsthand on a visit to “The Breakers”, a 70-room Italian Renaissance mansion inspired by the 16th-century palaces of Genoa and Turin. This palatial “summer cottage” built by Cornelius Vanderbilt is now a National Historic Landmark. Following an afternoon spent exploring more of Newport on your own, enjoy a delightful cruise through Newport Harbor and Narrangansett Bay. Your cruise ends with your arrival by boat at Forty 1 degrees North Marina Resort, the city’s newest luxury waterfront venue, to cap your New England vacation at our exclusive farewell cocktail reception.
Day 8 - Back to Boston for your journey home
Drive back to Boston after a leisurely breakfast this morning. Airport transfers are included; allow two hours for flight check-in.
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