Taste of New England

Day Three – Green Mountains Touring, Vermont Country Store, Woodstock – Vermont Covered Bridges & Billings Farm and Museum

This morning, set off for a day of touring through the Green Mountains of Vermont! Visit the charming New England village of Weston – home to the Vermont Country Store founded in 1946. From the cheery ring of the Storekeeper’s bell to the friendly creak of its well-worn hardwood floors, you’ll step back to a simpler time and place. This authentic country store is stocked with 1000’s of practical and hard to find goods and wares that will surely delight! Visit the quintessential New England town of Woodstock for free time and lunch on own, along with a picture stop at one of Vermont’s historic covered bridges. This afternoon, visit one of the finest dairy farms in America and experience what farm life was like in the 1890’s at the Billings Farm and Museum. Tour the restored 1890 Farm Manager’s House. Visit with the Jersey Cows, sheep, horses, and oxen. Enjoy a wagon ride viewing scenic landscapes, and pastures of the dairy farm.  End with a private tasting to sample their award-winning cheddar cheeses! Later this afternoon, arrive to your Vermont Resort for a relaxing two-night stay.  This evening, gather for a delicious dinner together.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Hotel: The Essex Vermont’s Culinary Resort & Spa – Essex, VT ~or~ Capitol Plaza Hotel, Montpelier, VT

Day Four – Vermont Maple Sugar Experience, Vermont State Capitol, Trapp Family Lodge History Tour & Stowe Village

Today explore Vermont’s splendid foliage and countryside, beginning with a visit to one of Vermont’s Family Maple Sugar farm!  Tour the farm; enjoy a lively maple demonstration and sample syrups!  Enjoy free time and lunch on own in Montpelier, Vermont’s state Capitol. Admire the majestic State House and explore this delightful town.  This afternoon, the hills come alive with a special visit to the famous Trapp Family Lodge. As Maria von Trapp once said, “Our life is like a beautiful story that happens to be true.” Hear their story on this unique History Tour! Finish the day off with some free time in the charming village of Stowe. This evening enjoy dinner on own. Meals – Breakfast

Meals: Breakfast
Hotel: The Essex Vermont’s Culinary Resort & Spa – Essex, VT ~or~ Capitol Plaza Hotel, Montpelier, VT

Day Five – Mount Washington Hotel Tour & Luncheon and Mount Washington Cog Railway

This morning set off for the majestic White Mountains of New Hampshire and the historic Omni Mount Washington Hotel. A grand masterpiece of Spanish Renaissance architecture, The Mount Washington Hotel was a two-year labor of love for 250 master craftsmen. Conceived by industrialist Joseph Stickney, this National Historic Landmark opened in 1902 and at once became a favorite summer haunt for poets, presidents, and princes. Enjoy a self-guided tour of this magnificent hotel followed by a delicious luncheon in the grand dining room. Journey to the Mount Washington Cog Railway for an unforgettable and exciting “once in a lifetime” railing experience.  In 1869, the Cog Railway was an engineering marvel, a technology of toothed cog gears, rack rails and tilted boilers. Enjoy a rare glimpse of this world gone by while enjoying spectacular views as we travel up some of the steepest railroad tracks in existence. before checking into your North Conway hotel for a two-night stay.  This evening, gather for a delicious dinner at one of the area’s fine restaurants.  Meals – Breakfast, Luncheon, Dinner

Please note: the Mount Washington Luncheon & tour is unavailable on the October 4 – 11  departure and will be substituted with a luncheon at the Trapp Family Lodge on October 7th

Meals: Breakfast, Luncheon, Dinner
Hotel:  Fairfield Inn & Suites, North Conway ~or~ Residence Inn by Marriott – North Conway, NH 

Day Six – Scenic Kancamagus Highway & Lake Winnipesaukee Luncheon Cruise

Enjoy another spectacular day of touring through the White Mountains and Lakes Region of New Hampshire! Travel along the Kancamagus Highway; one of the country’s most scenic by-ways viewing magnificent scenery making picture stops along the way. In the Lakes Region, board the M/S Mount Washington for a scenic Lunch Cruise on Lake Winnipesaukee; and cruise to the charming lakeside village of Wolfeboro, the oldest Summer Resort in America.  This afternoon, return to North Conway for the afternoon and evening at leisure.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Hotel:  Fairfield Inn & Suites, North Conway ~or~ Residence Inn by Marriott – North Conway, NH

Day Seven – Kennebunkport, Ogunquit & Lobster Cruise

Set off for the stunning coastline of “Down East” Maine, to the popular summer resort of Kennebunkport! Drive by Walker’s Point where the summer home of the 41st President of the United States George H. W. Bush. Enjoy free time in Dock Square to explore, shop and have lunch on own. Then continue to the seaside village of Ogunquit – named by the Abenaki Indians meaning, “Beautiful place by the sea” to board Finest Kind Cruises for a fun-filled lobster cruise experience!  Enjoy the scenic beauty of Ogunquit’s shoreline, learn about lobsters and their habitat, and see traps hauled and lobsters caught by an authentic Maine lobsterman. Enjoy some free time in Perkin’s Cove before checking into your Resort.  Tonight, enjoy a traditional down east meal for a chance to try succulent Maine lobster!

Meals: Breakfast, Lobster Dinner
Hotel: Meadowmere Resort – Ogunquit ME

Day Eight – York Village, Nubble Lighthouse & Portsmouth NH

This morning, tour through the village of York with a visit to one of the most photographed lighthouses in the country – Cape Neddick Light, popularly known as “the Nubble” and tour through the historic Seaside town of Portsmouth, NH before returning to Boston Logan International Airport taking with you many treasured memories of your Taste of New England vacation! (Please plan on leaving out of Boston no earlier than 2pm)

Meals: Breakfast

Tour Inclusions

• Seven days deluxe motor coach transportation
• Seven night’s superior accommodations
• Wine & Cheese welcome Reception
• Seven breakfasts
• Omni Mount Washington Grand Buffet Luncheon – Please Note: this is not available on the October 4 – 11 departure and will be substituted with Luncheon at Trapp Family Lodge on Oct 7th
• M/S Mount Washington Cruise Buffet Luncheon
• Five dinners including a traditional lobster dinner
• Tour of historic Boston
• Admission to Norman Rockwell Museum
• Green Mountains of Vermont touring
• Historic Weston & Vermont Country Store
• Historic Woodstock & Vermont Covered Bridges
• Billings Farm & Museum, Wagon Ride & Private Cheese Tasting – Please Note: Wagon ride & Cheese tasting is not available on the October 6 – 13 departure. A substitute activity will be offered elsewhere on the schedule
• Vermont Maple Sugar Farm for tour and tasting
• Vermont’s State Capital – Montpelier
• Trapp Family Lodge History Tour
• Stowe Village
• White Mountains of New Hampshire touring
• Historic Omni Mount Washington Hotel tour
• Mount Washington Cog Railway Ride
• Kancamagus Highway
• Cruise on the M/S Mount Washington
• Historic Wolfeboro
• Tour of Kennebunkport & Ogunquit
• Lobster Cruise aboard Finest Kind Cruises
• Tour of York
• Picture stop at Cape Neddick Lighthouse
• Tour of Portsmouth NH
• Eight days professional tour director service
• Baggage handling (one piece per person)
• Hotel taxes; meal taxes and gratuities
• Excludes tour director and driver gratuities