Berkshire Tour Company

Berkshire Tour Company Boston Office 10 Chestnut Street Stoneham, MA 02180 Telephone (781) 438-8620 Fax (781) 438-8050 Email: BerkshireTour@aol.com Since 1989 Coastal Trains of New England Tour 4 Trains Day #1 2018 Guide Today (Boston) Hotel: Boston Suburb 2:00 pm Meet your guide behind Quincy Market on the Surface Road artery for the BOSTON TOUR. Old State House Learn about the different districts of the city including the Back Bay where you find so many beautiful brownstones, each with its own unique architectural design. You will also see Beacon Hill and the gold domed state house, Boston Common, America s first public park and the Public Garden. You of course can t miss seeing the Old Statehouse, once headquarters for English governors and later the site where the Declaration of Independence was read to the waiting citizens of Boston. Included are many other famous sites! (You will NOT go to Paul Revere s house. It is many blocks of walking to the house as buses can t get in there.) OLD NORTH CHURCH. This is the site where sexton (a person who takes care of a church and rings the bells, etc.) Robert Newman climbed the steeple to hang the two lanterns which were the signal to Paul Revere. It was the warning that the British were marching upon Lexington and Concord to seize the colonialist s military stores there. This led to the shot hear around the world in Concord and started the American

Revolution on that fateful night of April 18, 1775. The Church was built in 1723 and is the oldest church in the nation, is still in operation and has an active congregation. See USS CONSTITUTION OLD IRONSIDES. Located in the Charlestown Navy Yard, the USS Constitution was launched in Boston on October 21 st, 1797 and is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world. Today, she is manned by an active duty U.S. Navy Crew. The USS Constitution Museum, a private, non-profit museum, includes a theatre, historical artifacts, interactive exhibits and a gift shop. The Museum brings the USS Constitution s tale alive by collecting, preserving and displaying over 3,000 original artifacts. Quote taken from Boston/Cambridge Official guidebook 2005. In the late afternoon visit QUINCY MARKET. For over 250 years the marketplace has played an integral role in the life of Boston s resident s. You will feel the cobblestones beneath your feet, see roaming performers and be able to taste the wonderfully diverse ethnic foods available to you. There are 100 shops, carts and artisans to offer treasures for you to take home with you! DINNER is on your own at Quincy Market. CHECK-IN at your NORTH OF BOSTON hotel after dinner. Day #2 2018 Guide Today (Maine) Hotel: TBD EXPANDED CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST included this morning. This morning take the AMTRAK DOWNEASTER to Maine. Amtrak s Downeaster Train heading North to Maine Meet your LOCAL GUIDE in Maine and take a narrated driving tour of the coastal villages of KENNEBUNK & KENNEBUNKPORT. Drive past the sandy beaches and rocky coastline, past the George Bush estate at Walker s Point and many other sites and have lunch on your own at Dock Square in Kennebunkport. LUNCH on your own in Dock Square. CHECK IN at your hotel. 1

A CLASSIC DOWNEAST LOBSTERBAKE DINNER WITH SING-A-LONG ENTERTAINMENT is in store for you tonight! You ll feast on your choice of Maine boiled lobster or barbecued chicken, plus chowder, cultivated mussels, corn on the cob, Maine potatoes and blueberry cake. Meal counts required 3 days prior. (Alternate choice available.) (B,D) Day #3, 2018 Guide Today (New Hampshire) Hotel: Lincoln, NH EXPANDED CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST at your leisure at the hotel. Meet your Maine LOCAL GUIDE this morning for a short tour of York, ME and see a MAINE LIGHTHOUSE with a guided tour through the town of York on historic Rt 1A. Take a PHOTO STOP at the lighthouse at YORK BEACH. Drop off LOCAL GUIDE and travel to New Hampshire. Arrive in time for LUNCH on your own in the village of NORTH CONWAY. There will be time for shopping and free time on your own at the village shops. The gentlemen might like to explore the Victorian Train Station at the Conway Scenic Railroad. Meet your New Hampshire LOCAL GUIDE ane embark upon the scenic KANCAMANGUS HIGHWAY. One the most scenic routes in America is located in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The "Kanc" as the locals call it, is officially the section of Route 112 that is both an attraction and a destination. The names in this region of New England are mostly Native American Kangamagus Mountain, Passaconaway (Child of the Bear), and Chocorua. Quote taken from internet site. Includes stops at the Albany Covered Bridge and Rocky Gorge. In the late afternoon boarad the CAFÉ LAFAYETTE DINNER TRAIN. Escape the ordinary and relive the romance of dining on the rails. Experience this while riding in one of three beautifully restored Pullman dining cars, enjoying five courses of fine food served to you in the Grand European manner. With salad greens, herbs and edible flowers fresh from our gardens: always fresh meats, poultry, seafood and homemade rolls through dessert, you are guaranteed the unusual and the delicious. As dinner is served, period music keeps time with the rail's rhythmic rumbling, punctuated by the haunting wail of the engine's whistle. With magnificent mountain vistas and lush New England forests surrounding The Café Lafayette Dinner Train, you are assured of having the best seat in the house, all evening long. After dinner, with the compartment lights down low and the dramatic sunset outside your window, you may allow yourself a wistful romantic journey back in time, and you might wish the evening would never end. Quote taken from the internet site. 2

New Hampshire Scenery Train ride ends and travel to your hotel in Gilford, NH. 8:30 pm CHECK IN at your NEW HAMPSHIRE HOTEL. (B,D) Day #4, 2018 Local Guide Today (New Hampshire) Hotel: Lincoln, NH EXPANDED CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST included this morning. Meet your guide and travel south to Winnipesauke and enjoy a scenic one way ride on LAKE WINNIPESAUKE (one of the largest lakes enclosed in one state), aboard the 230 M/S MOUNT WASHINGTON. Your journey on the ship brings you to the port of Wolfeboro, the Oldest Summer Resort in America. Motor Ship Mount Washington on Lake Winnipesaukee LUNCH on your own and shopping in the delightful lakeside resort town of Wolfeboro. 3

After lunch tour the WRIGHT MUSEUM - a museum about the World War II years with both war exhibits such as aircraft and tanks, and exhibits from everyday life. You will also visit to The OLD COUNTRY STORE in Moultonborough a store since 1781. In the late afternoon arrive at the MEREDITH STATION of the WINNIPESAUKE RAILROAD TURKEY DINNER TRAIN. Board the WINNIPESAUKEE SCENIC RAILROAD for a two hour trip along Lake Winnipesauke. Ride the rails while eating HARTS HOT ROAST TURKEY carved at your table with all the trimmings! 7:00 pm Arrive at your hotel after dinner. (B,D) Day #5, 2018 Local Guide Today (New Hampshire/Cape Cod) EXPANDED CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST at your leisure at the hotel. Travel to Cape Cod this morning. Arrive on Cape Cod where your LOCAL GUIDE will meet you and take you to LUNCH on your own. Afterwards visit the WHYDAH PIRATE MUSEUM. The Whydah was a fully rigged galley ship that was built by the British. During one of it voyages in 1717, it was captured by the famed pirate Samuel Black Sam Bellamy. During an infamous storm off the coast of Cape Cod the Whydah sank, laying its treasure just 500 feet off the shore for over 250 years. Now you can touch and see the world s only authenticated pirate treasure. Wydah Pirate Museum CHECK IN at your CAPE COD hotel and enjoy a WELCOME RECEPTION as your bags are brought to your rooms. 4

DINNER is included this evening at the charming OPTIMIST CAFÉ. Originally, the Captain Howes House, this beautiful historic home was built in 1849 by Captain Frederick Howes. Captain Howes had a long-distinguished career captaining many ships all over the world. (B,D) Day #6, 2018 Guide today (Cape Cod) EXPANDED CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST at your leisure at the hotel. Your LOCAL GUIDE will meet you at your lodging to begin exploring Cape Cod. You will begin in the hub of the Cape HYANNIS. You will stop at the Kennedy Memorial and the Korean War Memorial, drive through the village of Hyannisport and view St. Francis Xavier Church. In the late morning, you will proceed to the CAPE COD CENTRAL RAILROAD for ticketing and boarding of your journey to Sandwich. Travel past Cape Cod Cranberry bogs and other seaside scenery. Cranberry Bog (The red in the picture are cranberries floating in water) After your train ride you will have lunch on your own. You then DEPART with many fond memories of your time on "Olde Cape Cod" and our sincere wish that you will return to visit us again soon. 2:00 pm Departure from Cape Cod. (B) 5

COST: Double: $675.00 Single: $975.00 Triple: $650.00 Quad: $625.00 Escort: Complimentary with 30 paying passengers Driver: $525.00 PACKAGE INCLUDES: 5 nights of accommodations 5 breakfasts 4 dinners 2 Welcome Receptions 1 Evening of entertainment at Lobster Dinner Boston Tour Faneuil Hall Quincy Market Old North Church USS Constitution Kancamangus Highway Tour with stops at the Albany Covered Bridge, Rocky Gorge, The Sugar Hill Overlook MS Mount Washington Lake Cruise Old Fashioned Country Store Wright Museum Wydah Pirate Museum Hyannis and Hyannisport Tour All touring and Local Step On Guides as listed above Amtrak s Downeaster Train to Maine Café Lafayette Dinner Train Winnepauseke Turkey Dinner Train Cape Cod Central Railroad All applicable taxes and gratuities Round trip baggage handling DEPOSIT: $1,500.00 due upon signing CANCELLATION: You may cancel the tour up to 30 days prior for a full refund. After that time the deposit is considered non-refundable. FINAL PAYMENT: Final payment for your tour is due 21 days prior to your trip. ROOMING LIST: Is due 30 days prior to your tour. MEAL CHOICES: Where applicable are due 7 days prior to your tour. 6

RESPONSIBILITY: Berkshire Tour Company is released of any and all liability for delays, theft, accidents, loss, damage, or injury to persons or property. Berkshire Tour Company acts as an agent for all above mentioned principles. While exercising every care possible, all services are subject to terms and conditions under which such owners and contractors operate, for which Berkshire Tour Company and its representatives assume no responsibility for any acts or omissions of the individual carriers, involved with the tour, or in the event of any cancellation of the whole tour prior to departure or any part of the tour thereafter as outlined herein. We reserve the right to reject any passenger. All ticket sales, deposits and refunds are subject to the terms of the supplier. If the above meets with your agreement please sign below and fax back to the Berkshire Tour Company. Berkshire Tour Co. Signature: Date: Client Signature: Date: 7