Cape Cod, The Islands and Newport 2023

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Experience epochs of American history from the days of the Pilgrims to Nantucket's whaling heyday and Newport in the "Gilded Age" on this fascinating vacation in New England; includes a visit to The Breakers and a whale-watching cruise off Provincetown.
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Overview

Trip type
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Moderate

Highlights

    • Quintessentially New England
    • Cape Cod captivates with a legacy of coastal delights
    • distinctively appetizing with traditional clambakes
    • whale watches thoroughly exhilarating
    • shore towns colonial in nature and historically rich and lighthouses that stand watch to guide mariners ashore. Its nearby islands
    • windswept and welcoming with oceanfront beaches and gabled houses that have weathered the centuries
    • each have their own tales to tell.Nantucket
    • once the whaling capital of the world
    • is today a popular vacation destination. Martha's Vineyard
    • home to hamlets unique in character

What's this trip about?

    Experience epochs of American history from the days of the Pilgrims to Nantucket's whaling heyday and Newport in the "Gilded Age" on this fascinating vacation in New England; includes a visit to The Breakers and a whale-watching cruise off Provincetown.

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Itinerary focusOperator does not provide
Group sizeSmall Group - 24 max
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportN/A
Start City Boston, Massachusetts, USA
End CityBoston

Travel Themes

  • Cultural

Destinations

  • North America
  • United States

Attractions

  • Boston

Activities

  • Culture

Trip includes

    • Array Private docent-led visit to the Carnegie Library in Edgartown, Massachusetts, a testament to Andrew Carnegie's belief in the power of reading and free libraries, for Tauck guests only, with an option to view other landmark sites on the waterfront Whale watching cruise in the waters off Provincetown, Massachusetts, with an opportunity to view fin, humpback and right whales and other marine life A private tour of the Heritage Museums & Gardens in Sandwich, Massachusetts, featuring 100 acres of gardens and exhibitions with vintage cars, American folk art and historical artifacts Array An overnight stay in Boston with dinner at a popular restaurant Two nights in Cape Cod at a beachfront hotel

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Itinerary

Travel Map

Day 1 Arrive Boston

Tour begins: 5:00 PM.
Transfers are included upon arrival from Boston's Logan Airport or Boston's Back Bay, North and South train stations to The Lenox Hotel, ideally located in Boston's historic Back Bay, steps from Newbury Street and a 20-minute walk to iconic Fenway Park, famed home of the...
Day 2 Drive to Cape Cod

Leave the city behind as you drive to your beachfront hotel in North Falmouth, stopping en route for a guided visit at the Heritage Museum & Gardens in Sandwich, Massachusetts. It is set amidst 100 acres of flower-filled gardens...

Day 3 Cape Cod National Seashore, Provincetown & a whale-watching cruise

Visit the Cape Cod National Seashore Salt Pond Visitors Center this morning, providing a fascinating introduction to the protected marshlands, uplands, ponds, lighthouses and outer islands of Cape Cod National Seashore. Museum exhib...

Day 4 Nantucket's whaling days and lobster on Cape Cod

Board a fast ferry this morning bound for the summer resort island of Nantucket, where a guided sightseeing drive around the island is followed by free time to explore as you wish. Once known as the whaling capital of the world, thi...

Day 5 From island towns to the Carnegie Museum

An orientation tour this introduces you to the towns that line the shores of Martha's Vineyard, from Victorian-inspired Oak Bluffs to Vineyard Haven where the ferries dock to the fishing village of Menemsha to West Tisbury, the isla...

Day 6 From New Bedford whales to Newport, Rhode Island

Board a ferry bound for Woods Hole, Massachusetts, disembarking for lunch and a self-guided tour of the New Bedford Whaling Museum, recalling the town's heyday as a whaling port. Surrounded by cobblestone streets once strolled by Fr...

Day 7 The Gilded Age in Newport

Wake up for an optional stroll with your Tauck Director along Newport's famed Cliff Walk, taking in million-dollar views of the ocean shore. Later this morning, take in the views from the 70-room Renaissance Revival summer vacation ...

Day 8 Journey home from Boston

Tour ends: Boston.
Depart Newport after breakfast and drive to Boston's Logan International Airport, a distance of 73 miles, for your flight home. Flights should be scheduled after 2:30 PM. Guests staying an additional night in Boston will be transported to The Lenox Hotel.

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PORTOFCALL : Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Dates & Availability

Price From $5,490
Price per day$686
Last Updated: 10/24/2023

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It's easy to see the world's sights. To stand in long lines, push through the crowds, and generally have the same standard-issue vacation as everyone else. But that's not good enough for us, and it's not good enough for you. We believe that travel should be easy. It should be fun. It should be worth your time and the price you paid. It should re-energize and transform. And above all else, it should be beyond the ordinary. Because how you see the world matters.

In 1882, Herman Tauck arrived in New York City from Germany in search of the American dream. His determination and values were passed on to his son, Arthur Tauck, who would realize that dream. With ingenuity and an innovative spirit, Arthur started Tauck Motor Tours, a travel company that would give birth to a new industry. The first tour, through the back roads of New England, was created by this 27-year-old in 1925. It embodied the same successful formula used by Tauck today: do the right thing. Craft a life-enriching travel experience; provide it at a single all-inclusive price; ensure there is great value for money; and rely on recommendations of satisfied customers to build a following and grow the business.

Two elements that did change over the next 90+ years – and three generations of Taucks – were the scope of destinations served and the variety of modes of travel used. Today Tauck delivers life-enriching travel experiences to every corner of the globe, incorporating small cruise ships, premium riverboats, trains, helicopters and more. What started as a New England motor coach tour company has truly evolved into an extraordinary global travel company. The fourth generation of Taucks is now involved in the company. While remarkable in any business, this seamless continuity across generations speaks to shared vision and values.

Throughout its history, the concept of “family” at Tauck has gone far beyond those sharing the surname to include hundreds of valued employees, and hundreds of thousands of loyal guests. The story of Tauck is the story of a unique American family company celebrating a passion for travel – a story that will continue to inspire generations to come.

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