New England Sampler

Available April 28 -October 31, 2008

DAY 1

Afternoon arrival on Cape Cod. Meet your tour guide, baggage service, welcome reception. Dinner  at a fine restaurant

                                                          DAY 2

Breakfast, tour guide escorts the group on a voyage to Nantucket; once the center of America's whaling industry. We can explore the many monuments and museums built to honor whaling captains and their brave crews; or just stroll the cobblestone streets to enjoy the many fine shops, galleries and restaurants. A delicious dinner is included.

                                                        DAY 3

Breakfast. Your guide escorts group to Plymouth, "America's hometown." We'll tour Plimoth Plantation; a village with costumed interpreters depicting the hardships of everyday life of the Pilgrims. We'll also board the Mayflower II  to learn of their perilous voyage to the New World. Free time in the harbor area for lunch, on own, and browsing. As we return to the Cape we'll stop at the Pairpoint Glass Shop and shop at a T-shirt and sweatshirt outlet. Dinner with entertainment.

                                                      DAY 4

Following breakfast, your guide accompanies the group to Newport, Rhode Island; summer playground of the rich and famous. We'll take a ten mile ocean drive along the rocky Atlantic coast to see some of the most beautiful mansions ever constructed. Next is a narrated cruise on the sparkling waters of Narragansett Bay and Newport Harbor. Free time in the Brick Market area for lunch, on own, and browsing. This afternoon we'll tour one of the mansions. Dinner will be special this evening - a traditional New England lobster bake with all the trimmings.

                                                    DAY 5

Breakfast, baggage service and departure.