Cape Cod, The Islands and Newport 2025

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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.

Details

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

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 A two-night stay at a AAA Four Diamond hotel on Martha's Vineyard Two nights in Cape Cod at a beachfront hotel

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 Fairmont Copley Plaza, a landmark hotel since 1912 and ideally located in historic Back Bay, in the city known as the birthplace of the American Re...
Day 2 Drive to Cape Cod

Leave the city behind as you drive to Cape Cod, 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 and exhibits showcasing the hi...

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 guided tour of the New Bedford Whaling Museum, recalling the town's heyday as a whaling port. Surrounded by cobblestone streets once strolled by Frederi...

Day 7 Experience Newport

Wake up for a cruise on Newport Harbor, viewing the town's yachts and coastline along the way. If you wish, you can do a self-guided tour of the 70-room Renaissance Revival summer vacation cottage known as The Breakers, built betwee...

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 Fairmont Copley Plaza.

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PORTOFCALL : Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Dates & Availability

Price From $5,990
Price per day$749
Last Updated: 11/13/2024
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07 Jun 2025
15 Jun 2025
$5,990
$7,544
14 Jun 2025
22 Jun 2025
$6,890
$8,673
21 Jun 2025
29 Jun 2025
$7,490
$9,429
05 Jul 2025
13 Jul 2025
$6,690
$8,356
12 Jul 2025
20 Jul 2025
$7,490
$9,429
19 Jul 2025
27 Jul 2025
$7,490
$9,429
21 Aug 2025
29 Aug 2025
$7,490
$9,429
28 Aug 2025
05 Sep 2025
$7,490
$9,429
30 Aug 2025
07 Sep 2025
$6,690
$8,356
04 Sep 2025
12 Sep 2025
$7,490
$9,429

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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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