Visit Vermont and New Hampshire at their colorful best – a taste of Maine, too!
• 2 nights each at the famed Basin Harbor and Red Jacket Resorts
• A night each in Manchester and Portsmouth, New Hampshire
• Cruise Lake Champlain, Squam Lake and the rugged Maine coast
• Travel the scenic Kangamagus Highway and Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway
• Visit Quechee Gorge and Shelburne Farms
• 12 meals: 6 full breakfasts and 6 dinners including the Conway Scenic Dinner Train and a real New England lobster and clambake
• Round trip air between Sacramento and Manchester
• Door-to-door transportation
• 3150/3550 Gold Passport Points
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Day 1
Arrive by air into Manchester, New Hampshire. Following a Welcome Dinner at a popular local restaurant, your accommodations are close by.
- Radisson Hotel
- Dinner is included this day.
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Day 2
As you head toward the Vermont border, you’ll visit the King Arthur Flour Mill and the quaint village of Hanover, home of the Ivy League’s Dartmouth College. Spectacular views will be yours at Quechee Gorge, Vermont’s Little Grand Canyon. Reach the shores of Lake Champlain in the afternoon and step back in time. Two nights at the Basin Harbor Resort are designed to calm your nerves and sooth your senses. Cabin rooms are old-fashioned, yet fully equipped with all the modern amenities, save one: There’s no television! So take a walk along the lake. Swim in the outdoor, heated pool. Check out the Fitness Center. Or save your energy for a hosted Happy Hour preceding your gourmet dinner served in the resort’s dining room.
- Full breakfast and dinner are included this day.
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Day 3
After breakfast, meet owners Bob and Penny for a history talk about the century-plus old resort, then walk down to the lakeshore and board your vessel for a narrated cruise. Explore a few of the incredibly well-preserved 1800’s wooden shipwrecks that lie on the bottom of Lake Champlain. Cruise staff will deploy an ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) and by viewing screens onboard the boat,you will be part of the exploration of the wreck from the surface. Next, visit Shelburne Farms, a nationally acclaimed 1,400 acre historic site with some of the most spectacular lake and mountain scenery anywhere.The guided tour features historic 19th -century buildings and the Farm’s magnificent agricultural landscape designed by the creator of Central Park. A prize herd of brown Swiss cows provides milk for the farm’s gourmet Farmhouse Cheddar Cheese. Have a taste while visiting the cheese-making operations in the barn. After dinner back at the resort, enjoy entertainment by a local musician and storyteller.
- Full breakfast and dinner are included this day.
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Day 4
Travel to Montpelier, the nation’s smallest
capital town, and visit The Morse Farm, a 7th
generation working maple sugaring farm. After
learning the process in the barn theater, head
inside the gift shop for the tummy pleasing
Vermont tradition of Sugar on Snow – candied
maple syrup served with… any guesses? Pickles!
It’s the perfect combination of sweet and sour.
The drive to North Conway and your top-ofthe-
world resort (pictured on previous page)is among the most scenic of the journey and includes a photo stop at Mt. Washington. After a welcome reception and dinner, join a local naturalist for the Raven’s Wildlife Program,
covering the fauna found in the area.- Red Jacket Mountain View Hotel – 2 nights
- Full breakfast and dinner are included this day.
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Day 5
With a local guide, travel the famed
Kangamagus Highway, a particularly scenic
byway, to Franconia Notch State Park. There you’ll take the aerial tram to the top of Cannon Mountain for more spectacular views. The movie On Golden Pond was filmed nearby on Squam Lake. Enjoy an afternoon cruise and listen for the loons. Your place is set for an elegant meal
on the Conway Scenic Dinner Train in the
evening.- Full breakfast and dinner are included this day.
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Day 6
Your taste of Maine consists of a visit to historic Kennebunkport, summer home of the Bush Family. You’ll see their and other grand seaside “cottages” on a driving tour of the area, then take a harbor cruise to learn about the lobster industry. You just might meet your dinner! Your last night is spent in Portsmouth and includes, as your Farewell Dinner, a traditional New England lobster and clambake.
- Sheraton Harborside Hotel
- Full breakfast and dinner are included this day.
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Day 7
Spend the morning exploring Portsmouth, then return to Manchester for your westbound flight home.
- Full breakfast is included this day.
A Small Town Christmas
If you enjoy wonderful dining and nostalgic Christmas experiences then this is the trip for you! Discover the lights of Christmas tree lane at night, an old fashioned community parade where everyone comes out to watch, and small towns that have Main Streets decorated for Santa. And did we mention dining… at several of the Valley’s best restaurants? And there will be time for picking up a few unique gifts too in the shops along the main streets of the valley’s finest communities.
All Around California by Rail
Explore the Golden State by scenic rail adventure! Featuring four trips by train including a stretch of the Coast Starlight route by private railcar, SuperCoach III follows you throughout the tour so no need to worry about getting your luggage on or off the train! Limited to 32 passengers.
An Evening with Joan Rivers
Joan Rivers is a force of nature – one of the hardest working celebrities in the world. She has enjoyed an illustrious career spanning more than four decades in the entertainment industry and beyond, and as her recent accomplishments reveal, she’s as robust and hardworking as ever. Joan is an internationally renowned comedienne, Emmy Award-winning television talk-show host, Tony Award-nominated actress, bestselling author, playwright, screenwriter, film director, columnist, lecturer, syndicated radio host, and red-carpet fashion laureate. Above all things, however, Joan is a proud mother and grandmother.
7 Days · 12 Meals
Your trip includes all accommodations, airfare from Sacramento*, all listed activities and the services of a Sports Leisure Tour Director
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