Highlights of New England

Make you own way to the airport for your flight to Boston. On arrival we'll transfer you to your hotel.

You'll get to know Boston this morning on a sightseeing tour with a local guide. We'll stop at several highlights on the city's Freedom Trail, famous sites and locations that tell the story of the American Revolution and beyond. There will be time for lunch at Quincy Market and later we'll head to Falmouth on Cape Cod.

Meals included: Breakfast

Today we will travel along the beautiful Cape Cod National Seashore, and stop at Chatham, one of the Cape's most beautiful towns and home to the Chatham Light. Later, we'll make our way to Provincetown, where you'll find beautiful beaches, charming shops and an eclectic artisan community. Why not have lunch in one of the many tempting cafes here?

Meals included: Breakfast

You'll take a ferry to Martha's Vineyard this morning. This delightful island is where celebrities and presidents, past and present, choose to take their holidays. We'll take a tour of the island's six small towns, which include elegant Edgartown and Oak Bluffs, with its colourful gingerbread cottages. We'll then continue to Rhode Island for a two night stay.

Meals included: Breakfast

On today's tour of Newport, you'll see why this scenic coastal town became the playground of the rich and famous, from the hugely wealthy families of the "Gilded Age" to more recently the Kennedy's. You'll stroll through the narrow streets of the Old Town and tour along Ocean Drive and "Milionaires Row" to see some of the summer homes built by America's wealthiest families in the late 19th century including Rosecliff, where 'The Great Gatsby' and 'High Society' were filmed. If you wish to, you can join a visit to The Breakers, the most opulent mansion of them all. It was built by the Vanderbilt family and is a 70-room Italian Renaissance-style palazzo. Later you'll have some free time to explore Brick Marketplace and the waterfront.

Meals included: Breakfast

Leaving Rhode Island today we'll first head to the Atlantic Seaport of New Bedford. The town inspired Herman Melville to write Moby Dick and we'll visit the New Bedford Whaling Museum to learn about this historic New England industry. Later our journey continues to Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire.

Meals included: Breakfast

You'll see glorious New Hampshire countryside today, as we travel through the White Mountains and along the Kancamagus Scenic Byway into Franconia Notch State Park.

Meals included: Breakfast

Before leaving New Hampshire today we'll travel up to the Castle in the Clouds, an Arts and Crafts style mansion on a site with stunning views over the Lakes region and surrounding mountains. Later we'll head east to coastal Maine. At Cape Elizabeth you'll see Portland Head Light – Maine's oldest lighthouse and enjoy some time to explore the waterfront of Portland. First settled in the 1600s, the seaport of Kennebunkport was known for its shipbuilding, and today you'll see some of the town's mansions, built by wealthy captains. Later we'll head to Ogunquit, a charming beach town in southern Maine, where you'll find quaint shops and lively restaurants. Whilst you're here, be sure to take a walk along the Marginal Way footpath for fabulous views of the New England coast.

Meals included: Breakfast & Dinner

We leave Maine this morning and travel south to Boston, visiting Nubble Lighthouse on the way. After free time for lunch in Cambridge and Harvard Square, we'll visit the John F Kennedy Library and Museum which traces the life and times of JFK through film and a vast collection of his belongings. Later we'll transfer you to the airport for your flight back to the UK.

Meals included: Breakfast

You'll arrive back in the UK today