Island Hopping on the South Coast of New England
July 13 to 18, 2025
COST: $2,009 pp, based on a double occupancy, and includes motorcoach transportation, hostess service, 10 meals: 6 breakfasts, 3 dinners, 1 lunch, local guide on arrival night, guided escort to Martha's Vineyard, round-trip ferry passage to Martha's Vineyard, guided escort to Nantucket, round-trip ferry passage to Nantucket, sightseeing tour of Nantucket, admission to the Whaling Museum, guided tour of Newport, admission to Breakers Mansion, round-trip ferry passage to Block Island, sightseeing tour of Block Island, 75-minute lighthouse cruise in Narragansett Bay, 5 nights lodging, all taxes and meal gratuities, and roundtrip luggage service.
Triple: $1,819 pp; Quad: $1,729 pp; Single: $2,639
A $500 PP Deposit is due within 3 weeks of making your reservation. $100 is non-refundable. Final Balance Due by 05/14/2025. Please click the "Travel Insurance" link at the top right of our webpage to purchase travel insurance.
Please note: All trips and itineraies are subject to change, pending factors that are out of our control
Sunday, July 13
- Depart from the Terminal with available pickups: Mansfield, Lawrenceville, Corning, Horseheads, Sayre
- BREAKFAST is included this morning.
- Lunch and rest breaks en route.
- Welcome to the sandy shores of CAPE COD. Extending some 70 miles into the sea, the Cape is home to both natural beauty and quaint colonial villages. You can walk pristine beaches, revel in the arts and culture, and reclaim childhood memories of seashells, sandcastles, and saltwater taffy.
- Check-in to the MARGARITAVILLE CAPE COD RESORT for your 3-NIGHT STAY.
- DINNER is included this evening.
Monday, July 14
- Enjoy BREAKFAST at the hotel this morning.
- Your LOCAL GUIDE will meet you at your hotel.
- Depart the hotel. Check in at the HY-LINE DOCKS for ticketing and boarding of the 9:00 am ferry to the island of MARTHA’S VINEYARD.
- Upon arrival you will board a local bus for a SIGHTSEEING TOUR. You will learn about the history and lifestyles of the islanders as you pass through Vineyard Haven.
- Enjoy free time for lunch and shopping in the historic whaling town of Edgartown.
- Complete your day on the island in Oak Bluffs. You may choose to stroll through "Cottage City" with its brightly painted cottages and decorative "gingerbread" trim.
- Depart the island.
- DINNER is included this evening.
Tuesday, July 15
- BREAKFAST is included at the hotel this morning.
- Your LOCAL GUIDE will meet you at your hotel.
- Depart the hotel. Check in at the HY-LINE DOCKS where you will board the 9:30 am ferry to the stunning island of NANTUCKET.
- Upon arrival your guide will point out the restaurants, galleries, shops, and museums that are within walking distance of the dock.
- Admission is included on a NANTUCKET ISLAND TOUR.
- Lunch and shopping are on your own. Please remember to wear comfortable walking shoes for the cobblestone streets and brick sidewalks that line Nantucket’s downtown area.
- Admission is included to the NANTUCKET WHALING MUSEUM (at your leisure).
- Depart the island.
- Dinner is on your own this evening. Your guide will offer suggestions.
Wednesday, July 16
- BREAKFAST is included at the hotel this morning.
- Check out and travel to RHODE ISLAND, the "Ocean State".
- Arrive in NEWPORT where your LOCAL GUIDE will meet you at the Transportation Center.
- Enjoy the charm of Newport’s historic buildings and restored homes on this narrated tour covering over 150 points of interest. Take in the rugged beauty of Ten-Mile Ocean Drive and the fabulous mansions along tree-lined Bellevue Avenue.
- Enjoy free time for lunch and shopping on your own downtown.
- ADMISSION is included on a self-guided tour of the BREAKERS MANSION. The Breakers is the grandest of Newport’s summer "cottages" and a symbol of the Vanderbilt family social and financial preeminence in turn of the century America.
- Check into the WYNDHAM NEWPORT for you 2-NIGHT STAY.
- Dinner is on your own this evening. There is a restaurant at the hotel as well as a hotel shuttle that goes downtown.
Thursday, July 17
- BREAKFAST is included at the hotel this morning.
- Check in for ticketing and boarding in Point Judith for the Ferry to BLOCK ISLAND. Known as Manisses (the Little God’s Island) by the Narragansett Indians this island is just 10 square miles. Pristine beaches protected by lighthouses and spectacular bluffs offer breathtaking views.
- Admission is included on a SIGHTSEEING TOUR.
- There will be time for a light lunch and browsing on your own.
- LOBSTERBAKE DINNER is included on the porch of the HISTORIC NATIONAL HOTEL.
- Ferry back to the mainland and return to the hotel for the evening.
Friday, July 18
- BREAKFAST is included at the hotel this morning
- Check out and depart your hotel.
- Arrive at Bowen Wharf for cruise check in. Welcome aboard the COASTAL QUEEN for a 75 minute Harbor Cruise.
- Arrive back on dry land board your coach and depart for home with wonderful memories of the New England summer coast.
- A FAREWELL LUNCH is included en route.
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1225 Iyannough Rd
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240 Aquidneck Ave
Middletown, RI 02842
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