7 days/6 Nights
Tour starts In Boston and ends in Portland or Boston
An exciting option available to Purely New England clients is a two center holiday in the East Coast’s most popular destinations, utilizing the frequent AMTRAK service along the Eastern Corridor as transportation. Benefits to the traveler include: no driving!, rail stations are in the center city areas so no expensive airport transfers are necessary, sit back and let the train take the strain.
Some trains have Dining Cars which provide you with complete sit-down meal service. In other trains, Lounge, Dinette, and Cafe Cars provide more informal food service.
All Purely New England Mini-Rail Tours include hotel accommodations, including tax, rail tickets, passenger documents, including City Guides, vouchers, maps, discount shopping and sightseeing coupons.
Days 1, 2 & 3: Boston, MA
Welcome to Boston, the “Athens of America.” At Logan International Airport, you will be greeted by your local host and assisted with your hotel transfer. While in Boston explore the Freedom Trail, a 2.5 mile (4 km) historic walk marked by a red line, winds its way through 350 years of history. Note worthy sites include the Park Street Church, the Old Granary Burying Ground and the Old North Church. Stop at Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market. Visit Old Ironsides, the oldest ship in the US Navy. See the Swanboats in the Public Gardens, or enjoy a whale watch cruise from Boston Harbor.
3 nights Boston
Standard Hotel: The Midtown
Select Hotel: Hilton Boston Financial District
Days 4, 5 & 6: Portland, Maine (200 mi/320 km)
Depart this morning for the lovely Maine Coast. Greater Portland, a four season destination in southern Maine, offers scenic beauty, recreational opportunities and a wealth of historic and cultural attractions. Maine’s metropolitan area sits right on lovely Casco Bay, a gateway to historic forts and lighthouses. Day and night, Portland’s bustling waterfront is alive with activity and people: fisherman and ferries; sightseeing cruises and pleasure boats; restaurants and shops. A four-season recreational wonderland, Portland is surrounded by classic New England villages, wide sandy beaches and Freeport, home of renowned L.L. Bean.
3 nights Portland
Standard Hotel: Howard Johnson Portland Sout
Select Hotel: Eastland Park Portland
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Pre, post or extra nights: Pre or post nights are available to be added to this tour, please let us know at time of booking if you would like to extend your stay anywhere and we will be happy to quote the extra nights.
Documentation/joining instructions: A prepaid voucher for your first hotel stay will be issued to you prior to travel, your next hotel voucher along with the tour guidebook with all other documents & maps etc will then be waiting for you for collection at the first hotel.
Included in the tour:
· Accommodation
· All hotel taxes
· Fly Drive Guidebook that contains hotel vouchers, driving directions, Itinerary, maps, brochures, general information, routings, discount shopping coupons and an extensive sightseeing section.
· Amtrak train tickets from Boston to Portland.
Not included in this tour:
· Meals
· Flights – Please contact us to arrange flights direct into Boston with our airline partner British Airways.
· Car Hire – Should you wish to drive back from Portland to Boston Please contact us to arrange car hire with our rental partner Alamo rent a car or go to our hotels & car sections of our website to obtain an instant car hire quote.
· rain ticket from Portland back to Boston, Should you wish to take the train back to Boston at the end of the tour Please contact us for a quote.
Prices:
· All rates quoted are per adult person per package in Great British Pounds and include all taxes.
Standard Accommodation
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Tour departs everyday
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Single
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Double (2 adults sharing)
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Triple (3 adults sharing)
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Quad (4 adults sharing)
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1 Apr 2010 - 09 Sep 2010
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£612.00
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£347.00
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£255.00
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£208.00
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10 Sep 2010 - 31 Mar 2011
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£735.00
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£414.00
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£299.00
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£243.00
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Select Accommodation
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Tour departs everyday
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Single
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Double (2 adults sharing)
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Triple (3 adults sharing)
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Quad (4 adults sharing)
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1 Jan 2010 - 31 Mar 2010
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£565.00
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£307.00
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£246.00
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N/A
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1 Apr 2010 - 28 Jun 2010
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£538.00
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£306.00
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£244.00
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£211.00
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29 Jun 2010 - 4 Sep 2010
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£663.00
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£375.00
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£289.00
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£247.00
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5 Sep 2010 - 31 Mar 2011
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£766.00
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£432.00
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£327.00
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£275.00
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To book this tour, flights, car hire and extra nights or if you have any questions please call us on 0844 80 444 80 we are open 7 days a week until late.
