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7 Days FEATURING MARTHA'S VINEYARD, NANTUCKET,    & BLOCK ISLAND

Included Features
10 Meals (4 dinners including a savory New England lobsterbake,  and 5 breakfasts)		Stay three nights on the Atlantic Coast in Cape Cod
Round trip airport transfers		Ferry to Martha's Vinyard and local touring.
Boston sightseeing including Freedom Trail, Paul Revere's House, Boston Common and JFK Library		Explore Hyannis, hometown of the Kennedy family and John F. Kennedy Memorial
Visit Plymouth Rock, home of the Mayflower II		Spend two nights in Newport, RI area -a fascinating seaport and summer home for America's glamorous people
Ferry to Martha's Vineyard and local touring		Explore The Breakers or Rosecliff Mansion
$35 in future travel credits		Ferry to Block Island including time on this laid-back island with local guide

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 TRAVEL ITINERARY

Day One - Arrive in Boston
Upon arriving in Boston, you'll transfer to your hotel. This afternoon is free to explore this fabulous city at your leisure. Join your Tour Manager in the hotel lobby at 7 p.m. before enjoying a welcome dinner with your traveling companions. (Dinner)

Day Two - Boston and Plymouth Rock
This morning take a Boston city tour. Boston is the birthplace of American
Freedom and called by many the "Athens of America." You'll see the Freedom Trail with the Old and New State Houses, Paul Revere House and the Boston Common. You will also visit the JFK Library, which commemorates the Kennedy presidency. Then it's time to depart for Plymouth, home to Plymouth Rock and the Mayflower II, the ship that brought the Pilgrims to the New World. Travel to Cape Cod, your home for three nights. Dinner will be on your own with a variety of restaurants to choose from.

Day Three - Martha's Vineyard
After an early breakfast, we travel to Woods Hole and board the ferry to the storybook island of Martha's Vineyard. On arrival, enjoy an island tour of the towns on Martha's Vineyard which offer surprising diversity, each with its own character and personality. For those who cherish the past, Edgartown presents an architectural memorial to the golden age. Aquinnah is recognized worldwide for spectacular clay cliffs and natural beauty, while Oak Bluffs, with its "gingerbread" cottages, is a Victorian era summer resort community of national repute. Vineyard Haven is the island's multifaceted and picturesque center of commerce; a year-round port anchored by a wooden boat building industry. The ferry returns you to "Olde Cape Cod," where a New England lobsterbake dinner awaits. (Breakfast and dinner)

Day Four – Nantucket
This morning we set sail for Nantucket. Once a booming whaling port, Nantucket has been named a National Historic District and the architecture has changed little since the 17th century as seaside cottages and old-fashioned lamps still line its streets. We'll see the Old Mill, the only surviving windmill of four that once stood here; St. Paul's Church, with its Tiffany windows; and the Unitarian Church, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Return to Cape Cod, where dinner awaits. (Breakfast and dinner)

Day Five - Hyannis and Newport, Rhode Island
Enjoy a tour of Hyannis, summer residency of the famous Kennedy family. See where they attend church, the Memorial in John F. Kennedy's honor and the waterfront that they all enjoy. Then depart to "America's First Resort," Newport. During the 1800s, Newport emerged as a fashionable resort where industrialists came for business and pleasure. Today, Newport maintains its quaint colonial charm, and enjoys the reputation of an international world-class resort. You'll be visiting one of its famous mansions, either The Breakers or Rosecliff, allowing you to pretend that you are one of the top 400! For the next two nights you'll stay in the Newport area. Tonight enjoy dinner in Newport. (Breakfast and dinner)

Day Six – Block Island
This morning we set out for the Block Island Ferry. A one-hour cruise takes you to this laid-back island, just twelve miles off the Rhode Island coast. We'll begin our touring with a stop at the Block Island Historical Society for an inside look at how the island evolved. We will see some of the conservation efforts to maintain the historical aspects of Block Island and the Southeast Lighthouse that has been moved back from the eroding cliffs. Enjoy free time for shopping at Old Harbor with its many marina and stores. Have lunch on your own on the island in one of the many restaurants such as the historic National Hotel. Later return to Newport for our farewell dinner. (Breakfast and dinner)

Day Seven - Newport and Home
Enjoy breakfast this morning before leaving Newport. We'll travel the ten-mile drive for views of some beautiful "cottages" before our group transfer to Boston's Logan Airport at 2 p.m. for flights out after 5 p.m. Return home with wonderful memories of three very different and very enchanting islands. (Breakfast)

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Hotel Accommodations
Day One Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers Boston, Massachusetts

Days Two through Four - Heritage House, Hyannis, Massachusetts

Days Five and Six - Best Western Mainstay Inn, Newport, Rhode Island

Departure Dates:

July 9, 23 August 9 September 24 October 1, 8

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