Experience New England in a whole new way as you travel through portions of New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine and Massachusetts via deluxe motorcoach and on unique and scenic railroads. This journey will also feature visits to Niagara Falls, the State of New York and the Amish Country of Pennsylvania.
Day 1 –Thursday, October 2 | Toledo, Ohio
You begin this scenic excursion in Newton this morning by boarding a deluxe motorcoach that will take you across portions of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and into Ohio today. Breaks and lunch stops along the way will be on your own. Your overnight accommodations will be in Toledo, OH with dinner included at the hotel. (D)
Day 2 – Friday, October 3 | Niagara Falls
After breakfast at the hotel, you re-board the coach and continue travel eastward into New York State. This afternoon you arrive in Niagara Falls, NY where you will have the opportunity to see one of North America’s greatest natural wonders, Niagara Falls. View the majestic fall from the American side and visit the gift shop before making your way to the hotel in the nearby Buffalo, NY area. Dinner will be on your own near the hotel. (B)
Day 3 – Saturday, October 4 | Erie Canal, Eastman House
Enjoy breakfast at the hotel, and then travel to Lockport, NY for a cruise on the famous Erie Canal. This narrated boat ride will take you through locks and past other historic portions of this waterway stretching from the Hudson River to the Great lakes. Next is a visit to the George Eastman House and International Museum of Photography. George Eastman was the founder of the Eastman-Kodak Company. After lunch on your own here, the motorcoach continues east to the Capital City of Albany for your overnight lodging. Dinner will be included this evening at a well-known Albany restaurant. (B,D)
Day # 4 – Sunday, October 5 | Yankee Candle, Vermont
Another breakfast is provided at the hotel before traveling into Massachusetts and a stop at the Yankee Candle Company in South Deerfield, featuring a factory, candle store, museum and the Bavarian Christmas Village. Vermont is just across the border, and during your journey through the state you will make a stop at the Institute of Natural Science Ecology and Raptor Center. There are wonderful exhibits here to see and you can be part of a training program with one of the birds of prey. There will be a picture stop at Quechee Gorge before continuing to Waterville Valley, New Hampshire for a two-night stay. Dinner is included this evening. (B,D)
Day # 5 – Monday, October 6 | Cog Railway, Dinner Train
As usual, you will be served breakfast before departing for a full day of touring in New Hampshire and the White Mountains region. You stop at the Franconia Notch Visitors Center, and then make you way to Mount Washington. Lunch is on your own here before climbing aboard the Cog Railway for a roundtrip ride to the top of the highest peak in the northeast United States. You have another train ride on your schedule later today, this one in North Woodstock. Once onboard the Café Lafayette Dinner Train, you can sit back and enjoy a scenic train ride and a five-course meal. You return to Waterville Valley for the night. (B,D)
Day # 6 – Tuesday, October 7 | Kennebunkport, Portland
If you are looking for breakfast, it’s included at the hotel. We travel to the State of Maine today, first stopping in Kennebunkport, a popular summer resort and favorite location for artists and writers. You will have time to visit some of the many galleries and shops as well as have lunch on your own here. Then we are off to Portland for a guided city tour to be followed by a ride on the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad, your third train experience here in New England. Overnight will be in Portland with dinner included. (B,D)
Day # 7 – Wednesday, October 8 | Boston, Cape Cod
Partake of a delicious breakfast at the hotel to start your day. No tour to New England would be complete without a stop in the famous and historic city of Boston. We have arranged for a Guided Tour that will include some of Boston’s unique neighborhoods as well as stops at the Old North Church and the U.S.S. Constitution. There will also be time for lunch on your own at the Quincy Market before traveling south to Cape Cod and a two-night stay in the city of Yarmouth. Along the way, there will be photo stops in Plymouth for both the Plymouth Rock and the Mayflower II. Dinner will be included tonight. (B,D)
Day # 8 – Thursday, October 9 | Cape Cod Central Railroad
Rise and shine! It is time for breakfast. Your day of touring will consist of a visit to the Cape Cod National Seashore Visitor’s Center featuring exhibits on the Cape’s natural and cultural history. You also stop at the Kennedy Memorial in Hyannis before boarding the Cape Cod Central Railroad for a ride past cranberry bogs, marshes and woodlands. A box lunch is included. This afternoon you have admission to the Sandwich Glass Museum before enjoying a lobster dinner this evening. Overnight will again be in Yarmouth. (B,BL,D)
Day # 9 – Friday, October 10 | Pennsylvania Dutch Country
Before we leave Cape Cod, you are invited to enjoy another
great breakfast. This will be a day of travel through portions of
Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Jersey with the destination
being the Lancaster, Pennsylvania area, right in the heart of the
state’s Dutch Country. There will be a brief opportunity for
some shopping before checking into the hotel and then take
part in an Amish Style Dinner. (B,D)
Day # 10 – Saturday, October 11 | Richmond, Indiana
Don’t forget breakfast. It is waiting for you at the hotel. We are
off on a day of a scenic travel through Pennsylvania and Ohio,
arriving in Richmond, IN for overnight lodging. Along the
way, break stops and lunch will be on your own with activities
provided by your Tri-State Travel Tour Director. Tonight a
farewell dinner will be served at the hotel. (B,D)
Day # 11 – Sunday, October 12 | New England Memories
You can enjoy your breakfast at the hotel before packing your
luggage one last time and boarding the deluxe motorcoach for
the ride home. Break stops and lunch will be on your own, and
along the way, you can share your favorite memories of the
New England Coach and Train Experience with your traveling
companions. Arrival in Newton will be late this afternoon. (B)
This Tour Includes: Roundtrip Deluxe Motorcoach
Transportation, 10 Nights Lodging, Luggage Handling for One
Piece per Person (Not to exceed 50#), Full-Time Tour Director,
Four Train Experiences in New England, 20 Meals, Driver and
Tour Director Gratuities, All Other Attractions & Activities Per
the Itinerary and All Taxes & Gratuities for Included Lodging,
Meals and Attractions.
Not Included: Travel Protection Plan, Any Optional Meals or
Activities and Any items of a Personal Nature.
Price Per Person:
$2,439.00 per person – 3 to a room
$2,599.00 per person – 2 to a room
$3,179.00 per person – single
Payment/Cancellation & Refund Policy:
- $100.00 per person deposit due with reservation
- Balance of payment due on or before August 1, 2014
- Cancellations received on or before August 1, 2014 will receive a full refund
- Cancellations received after August 1, 2014 and prior to August 15, 2014 will Be assessed a $100.00 per person cancellation fee
- Cancellations received after August 15, 2014 and prior to September 1, 2014 Will be assessed 50% of the per person tour price
- Cancellations received after September 1, 2014 will forfeit the entire tour price
Travel Protection Plan is available and strongly recommended.
Premium is non-refundable unless the entire tour is cancelled. Any
surcharges and/or tax increases received from suppliers for this
package (Airlines, Cruise Companies, Hotels, etc.) may result in
an increase in the per person price of your tour package. For those
individuals who have purchased the Travel Protection Plan, this may
also result in an increase in your Travel Protection Plan premium.
*Tri-State Travel reserves the right to change any arrangements listed
in this itinerary. Should conditions necessitate changes: substitution
of equal value or cancellations of the arrangements may occur.
*Tri-State Travel reserves the right to add any fuel surcharges that we
receive from all of our vendors i.e.: airlines, cruise lines, motorcoach
companies, etc. Additional costs may be added any time prior to travel.
Responsibility Clause
Tri-State Travel and JH Travel, LLC in offering this tour, do so only as
agents as outlined in this brochure. Therefore, Tri-State Travel and JH
Travel, LLC shall not become liable or responsible for any loss, injury
or damage to person, property or otherwise in connection with any
accommodations, transportation or other services or resulting directly
or indirectly from acts of God, dangers incident to the waters, fire,
breakdown in machinery or equipment, acts of governments or other
civil disturbances, strikes, riots, thefts, pilferage, defaults, delays, or
cancellations of or changes in itinerary, accommodations or schedules.
The right is reserved to decline, to accept or retain any person should
a person’s health, mental or physical condition or general deportment
impede the operation of the tour or the rights or welfare or enjoyment
of the other passengers and a refund of the unused land tour services
is the limit of the agent’s liability should such a person be required to
terminate the tour. The right is reserved to withdraw the tour at any
time and liability is limited to refund of all monies received. No refunds
will be granted for unused portions of this tour unless arranged with the
operator’s approval in writing in advance. Application for membership
and / or posting deposit for this tour shall constitute the participant’s
consent to the above terms and conditions.
For Additional Information or To Make A Reservation Contact:
Janie Haunsperger
JH Travel LLC
100 N Second Avenue West
P O Box 1023
Newton, IA 50208
[email protected]
Please make deposit and final checks payable to: JH Travel, LLC
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