Cape Cod - Second Time Around
5 day/ 4 night tour
Tour Itinerary
Day One (D) - Cape Cod arrival
Welcome to Cape Cod! Breathe the salt sea air and feel the coastal breezes as we arrive to our Resort located in the charming seaside village of Falmouth for the next three evenings. Upon arrival, you’ll receive a warm greeting from your local step on guide along with a Cape Cod themed welcome reception! Relax and freshen up before enjoying a delicious welcome dinner.
Meals - Dinner
Day Two - Woods Hole & Elizabeth Islands Cruise
This morning, enjoy time in the beautiful seaside village of Woods Hole, home to the famous Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute! Enjoy visits to three of Woods Hole’s museums all within a short walk of each other. Visit the WHOI museum for an informative talk on the day and a life of the deep submersible Alvin which was used for the discovery and exploration of the wreck of the Titanic, and step inside a full size model of the inner sphere of Alvin. Then visit the Marine Biological laboratory Marine Resources Center (MBL), for a brief tour of this highly advanced facility where scientists research marine life. And finish off at America’s oldest continuously operating research aquarium; The Woods Hole Science Aquarium, home to sea life and at times to harbor seals that have been rescued. This afternoon, step aboard for a 2-hour scenic cruise out of Falmouth Harbor! Cruise out of the harbor and down around Woods Hole, then along the shores of the Elizabeth Islands. These chains of islands were visited in 1602 by the English navigator Bartholomew Gosnold, who established a short-lived colony on the westernmost island of Cuttyhunk 18 years before the arrival of the Mayflower at Plymouth. Naushon, the largest island, was a British naval base during the War of 1812. Most of these islands are now privately owned by the Forbes Family.
Meals – Breakfast, Dinner
Day Three (B,L) - Hyannis, Scenic Train Ride & Sandwich
After breakfast, we’ll depart with our guide for another wonderful day of touring! Enjoy a tour of Hyannis with a picture stop to the JFK Memorial and Korean War Memorial overlooking beautiful Veterans Beach. Then, step aboard the Cape Cod Railroad for a scenic train ride to Sandwich. View cranberry bogs, lush marshes, and natural woodlands. Disembark in Sandwich and enjoy a scrumptious lunch at the historic Dan’l Webster Inn. After lunch, begin a guided tour of Cape Cod’s oldest town with views of Shawme Pond, Dexter Grist Mill and Sandwich Village. This afternoon, return to the hotel to relax and enjoy our surroundings.
Meals - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day Four (B,D) - Martha’s Vineyard Island
After a hearty breakfast, depart with our guide for Woods Hole to board the Steamship Authority ferry to Martha’s Vineyard Island. Located seven miles off the coastline, this Island offers a vacation ambience unlike any other. Once an early refuge for coastal ship traffic, it blossomed into a whaling community in the 18th and 19th century and evolved to what is now a popular tourist destination of today. Explore the diversity of its island towns, take a walk along our pristine shores, and step back in time to a more leisurely pace. Enjoy a guided tour of Oak Bluffs which is noted for its collection of small Carpenter Gothic cottages clustered in the Methodist Camp Meeting Grounds, and Edgartown, known for is stately Greek revival homes built by sea captains of years ago. We’ll return to the mainland and enjoy a traditional lobster dinner this evening.
Meals - Breakfast, Dinner
Day five (B) - Depart for home
Enjoy breakfast before departing for home taking melodious memories with us of our journey to Cape Cod!
Meals - Breakfast
Tour Inclusions:
Three nights accommodations
Three breakfasts
Luncheon at the Dan’l Webster Inn
Three dinners including a lobster dinner
Visit to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Museum
Visit to Marine Biological laboratory Marine Resources Center
Elizabeth Islands cruise
Guided tour of Hyannis and Sandwich
Scenic train ride aboard the Cape Cod Central Railroad
Reserved seating at the Pops Goes The Summer Concert
Fireworks presentation
Round trip ferry service to Martha’s Vineyard Island
Guided tour of Martha’s Vineyard Island
Three day Northeast Unlimited Tours Meet & Greet and tour guide service
Luggage handling (one piece per person)
Room taxes; meal taxes and gratuities
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