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Day 1: Indianapolis / Boston Upon your arrival at the Boston airport, meet your tour director and transfer to your downtown hotel. Boston Park Plaza Day 2: Boston Your city tour will show you the Freedom Trail, Old North Church, Boston Common, USS Constitution "Old Ironsides", & Faneuil Hall. Free time for lunch on your own at Quincy Market will be followed by a tour of Lexington & Concord. Return to your hotel prior to your Get Acquainted Dinner. Boston Park Plaza (B, D) Day 3: Boston / Williamstown Motor thru the countryside ablaze with color as you travel up the Connecticut River Valley and along the famed Mohawk Trail through the Berkshire Mountains. Stop at the Yankee Candle Factory prior to arriving in Williamstown & our quaint colonial inn. Williams Inn (B, D) Day 4: Williamstown / Lake Placid Motor along New York’s Hudson River Valley and stop at Saratoga Springs to learn about horseracing and mineral baths. Then it’s on to historic 1770’s Fort Ticonderoga, made famous by Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys of Revolutionary War fame. Then motor up into the Adirondack Mountains for a 2-night stay in Lake Placid. Crowne Plaza (B, D) Day 5: Lake Placid / Free Time Morning cruise on Lake Placid, dotted with fall colors & surrounded by expensive homes. Lake Placid, a famous ski resort area, has hosted the 1932 & 1980 Winter Olympic Games. Visit the Ice Skating Fieldhouse and ascend the Ski Jumping Tower. Free time for shopping in town, or relaxing at our lakefront hotel. Crowne Plaza (B) Day 6: Lake Placid / Stowe Stop at Ausable Canyon en route to Port Kent to board a ferry for your cruise across Lake Champlain to Burlington, VT. From there drive into the Green Mountains where you will be delighted with tours of the Cold Hollow Cider Press, Teddy Bear factory and Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream. Later arrive in quaint Stowe village, home to the Von Trapp family of “Sound of Music” fame. Commodores Country Inn (B, D) Day 7: Stowe / Lincoln This morning travel to Montpelier to tour the Morse Maple Syrup Farm. Enjoy lunch on your own at the New England Culinary Institute prior to a tour of the Cabot Creamery & Maple Grove Candies. Enter New Hampshire and arrive in Lincoln and our ski resort hotel. Dinner is at the hotel. Loon Mountain Club (B, D) Day 8: Lincoln / Kennebunkport Travel east today on the famed Kancamangus Highway, possibly the finest fall foliage in New England. In North Conway, stop to ride the vintage Conway Scenic Railroad & see a rustic covered bridge. Then cross the Maine border, thru scenic Lake County, to the coastal town of Kennebunkport. Tonight, enjoy a Farewell Lobster Dinner overlooking the ocean. Colony Hotel (B, D) Day 9: Salem / Boston / Indianapolis Motor south to Salem, infamous for the witch trials of the 1600's. Tour Nathaniel Hawthorne's "House of Seven Gables" and then on to Boston for your return flights. (B) Commercial Air: Book Now to ensure your place on this trip because this trip operates on commercial air. Space is limited and may not be available less than 90 days before departure. |
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Cancellation policy: if
insurance is not purchased, cancellation charges are: 91
days and earlier:
full refund; 90-65 days before departure: $550; 64 and
less days prior to departure: no refund. . |
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8 nights 
