You will be collected from Boston Logan International Airport and transferred to the Fairmont Copley Plaza, a landmark hotel since 1912 and ideally located in the historic Back Bay neighbourhood. In the evening enjoy a welcome dinner at a local restaurant and overnight stay at the hotel.

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 history of the region, from antique automobiles to folk art and vintage
memorabilia including a carousel built in 1908. Enjoy lunch in the town of Sandwich, the oldest town
on the Cape and settled in 1637. While its name suggests a popular noonday meal, Sandwich is
famous for the glassware produced here in the 1800s. Continue on to West Harwich for two nights at Pelham on Earle to experience genuine Cape Cod hospitality.

Start your day with a whale watching cruise from Provincetown, where these waters were once central to the town’s historic whaling industry. Today, whales play a key role in conservation efforts, and you may spot humpback, fin, or right whales, along with dolphins, seals, and sea turtles.
Afterward, enjoy free time to explore Provincetown before visiting the Cape Cod National Seashore Salt Pond Visitors Center, where exhibits highlight the area’s natural landscapes and the history of the Wampanoag people and early European settlers. Return to your hotel, enjoying dinner at your leisure.

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, this compact island is renowned as a getaway for captains of industry who relish its endless beaches, rose-covered shingled homes and the cobblestoned charms of its historic harborside town. An afternoon ferry speeds you to Martha's Vineyard for a two-night stay at Harbor View Hotel & Resort.

An orientation tour 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 island's agricultural center and Aquinnah, home to the Wampanoag Indian tribe and clay cliffs. Martha's Vineyard also includes the smaller adjacent Chappaquiddick Island. You will have time to experience life in Edgartown before a special Tauck experience at the Carnegie Museum. Join a docent for a tour of the museum, learning about its start as a free library inspired by Andrew Carnegie, and viewing its collection of artifacts and photos of island landscapes and landmarks. An optional walking tour takes you to the Chappy Ferry Line, the Old Sculpin Gallery, the Norton Boat House and the Edgartown Memorial Wharf. The evening is free to enjoy as you wish.

Depart the Cape and head west to New Bedford, where you will visit the New Bedford Whaling Museum. Continue on to Newport, a long-standing hotspot for yachting enthusiasts, former home of the America’s Cup and one of the great playgrounds of the wealthy. Drive past ostentatious mansions and explore the celebrated Ten-Mile Drive before arriving at The Newport Marriott for a 2 night stay.

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 between 1893 and 1895 by Cornelius Vanderbilt II, renowned as one of
the most magnificent of Newport's opulent mansions. Spend the afternoon exploring the sights as you
wish before a farewell reception and dinner at 41° North.

Enjoy a leisurely breakfast before transferring back to Boston where your tour will end at Boston Logan International Airport.