Boston& Free Day+ Marthas Vineyard+ Acadia National Park+ New York+ Washington D.C.+ Niagara Falls 11-Day Tour

Arrive at Logan International Airport (BOS). Complimentary airport group pick-up service available 9:00 AM - 10:00 PM. Paid 24-hour pick-up service also available for $160 per first two persons with $10 for each additional person. Chinatown pick-up location available at 88 Beach St, Boston, MA 02111 with free shuttle bus service between 9 am to 10 pm. Tour guide will meet guests at Baggage Claim area. Take shuttle to hotel and rest.

Drive from Boston to ferry terminal (75 mi, 1 hour 20 minutes). Sail aboard the Island Queen Ferry to Martha's Vineyard (35 minutes). Take a bus tour of Martha's Vineyard Island led by a third-generation local guide who shares stories and history, passing around items such as shells and wool (120 minutes). Afternoon: enjoy free activities on Martha's Vineyard Island and time for lunch (150 minutes). Return via Island Queen Ferry (35 minutes) and drive back to Boston (75 mi, 1 hour 20 minutes).

Full day to visit Boston at your leisure, or join the optional Portland, Maine 1-Day Tour from Boston at your own expense. Optional day trip must be chosen and paid when booking the tour.

Drive from Boston to Portland (110 mi, 2 hours). Visit Fort Williams Park and Portland Head Lighthouse, commissioned by George Washington in 1791, the oldest lighthouse in Maine (40 minutes). Drive to Acadia National Park (170 mi, 3 hours). Explore Acadia National Park in-depth tour including: Cadillac Mountain - climb to summit to see up to 60 islands in spectacular Atlantic Ocean views (45 minutes); Sand Beach (30 minutes); and Thunder Hole - a natural coastal cave carved by centuries of wave erosion creating thunderous booms (45 minutes). Drive to hotel (45 mi, 1 hour).

Drive from hotel to Bar Harbor (50 mi, 1 hour 10 minutes). Take a fully narrated Acadia Nature Cruise on Frenchman Bay to learn about local marine animals and Maine lobsters, watching the process of local fishermen catching lobsters. See eagles, porpoises, seals, and other marine mammals and birds along granite cliffs and rocky shores (150 minutes). Enjoy free time in Bar Harbor with lunch included, exploring the coastal town with hotels, restaurants, coffee shops and harbor views (150 minutes). Drive back to Boston (280 mi, 5 hours).

Explore Boston's American firsts under expert guide leadership: Harvard University official campus tour (1 hour) - the first university in the United States (1636); The Old State House - birthplace of the American Revolution and where Declaration of Independence was first published; first subway system in the United States; first public park in the United States; first public botanical garden in the United States; first large-scale free municipal library funded by the public in the United States (3 hours total). Visit Quincy Market with its unique Romanesque architecture featuring large columns and triangular roofs, browsing Boston souvenirs and experiencing classic Romanesque gates and granite building materials combined with modern glass architecture (70 minutes). Optional Boston Lobster Meal available. Drive to New York (220 mi, 4 hours).

New York City Fortune Tour (150 minutes) explores Manhattan's financial center by car and hiking with stops at: Canyon of Heroes, Woolworth Building, 15 Park Row (world's tallest skyscraper 1899-1901), St. Paul's Church, Telegraph Building, Equitable Building, Trinity Church, Bank of New York, Federal Hall, New York Stock Exchange, Trump Building, Deutsche Bank, Charging Bull statue, Customs House, Standard Oil Building, Cunard Line HQ, Rockefeller Center (pass by Diamond District and International Gem Tower), Pulitzer Fountain, Grand Army Plaza, Plaza Hotel, Times Square, and Nasdaq MarketSite. Optional activities available: One World Trade Center Observatory (70 minutes) - at 1,776 feet the tallest building in US featuring welcome messages, virtual time-lapse elevators, and 360-degree Discovery Level views; Liberty Cruise (60 minutes) - one-hour Hudson River tour with views of Statue of Liberty, Manhattan skyline, and Empire State Building; RiseNY (60 minutes) - immersive galleries with historic artifacts and 4D ride soaring over five boroughs.

Drive from New York to Philadelphia (100 mi, 1 hour 40 minutes). Visit Independence National Historical Park, known as "the most historic square mile in the United States," containing historical buildings related to the American Revolution and founding of the country, with Independence Square surrounded by green trees, milky white clock tower, and bronze statues of founding heroes (30 minutes). Drive to Washington D.C. (140 mi, 2 hours 30 minutes). Optional U.S. Capitol In-depth Tour + The National Archives (120 minutes) featuring inside visit to U.S. Capitol with gorgeous congressional corridors and murals, inside visit to The National Archives housing precious founding documents including Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights, Emancipation Proclamation, and Watergate tapes, outside visit to Supreme Court of the United States, and outside visit to Library of Congress. Alternative: Washington D.C. In-depth Tour (if Capitol closed) featuring Air Force Memorial with three curved steel columns inspired by Thunderbirds smoke trails (20 minutes), Jefferson Memorial commemorating "all men are created equal" (20 minutes), and World War II Memorial honoring 16 million American service members (20 minutes). Outside visit to White House, the white neoclassical sandstone building covering over 73,000 square meters that is the office and residence of US presidents (30 minutes). Visit Lincoln Memorial + Vietnam Veterans Memorial - ancient Greek temple-style building commemorating Abraham Lincoln where Martin Luther King delivered "I Have a Dream" speech, and 500-foot-long V-shaped black granite monument engraved with names of over 57,000 US soldiers who died in Vietnam War 1959-1975 (45 minutes). Drive to Gaithersburg hotel (25 mi, 40 minutes).

Drive to Corning Museum of Glass (275 mi, 5 hours). Visit The Corning Museum of Glass (90 minutes) - world-renowned glass center in upstate New York with approximately 100,000 pieces of glass boutiques and artistic sculptures on display, colorful or crystal clear pieces, featuring glass strengthening production factory and store selling glass and crystal products. Optional Watkins Glen State Park + Finger Lake tour (90 minutes, seasonal May-October) - stratified rock geology eroded by glaciers and streams forming unique landforms with over a dozen waterfalls along approximately two-mile canyon trail, excellent photo spots known as "Millennium Valley"; Finger Lakes consist of 14 long and narrow lakes arranged vertically like fingers, scenic spot with Hollywood stars' vacation villas. Drive to Niagara Falls (135 mi, 2 hours 30 minutes). Niagara Falls Night View Tour (90 minutes) - visit One Park, Two Islands, Three Falls, go deep into Niagara Falls Park with exotic flowers and trees, stand on Ram Island and Moon Island to appreciate Thor's Water from multiple angles in darkness, see three major waterfalls - Horseshoe Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, and American Falls illuminated by colorful neon lights showcasing nature's majestic momentum. Guaranteed fireworks show viewing on that day (except when no fireworks available). Drive to hotel (20 mi, 30 minutes).

Explore Niagara Falls, a group of three waterfalls at the southern end of Niagara Gorge spanning the Ontario-New York border. Summer itinerary (when Maid of the Mist opens): Niagara Falls Classic Tour (2.5 hours) including Whirlpool Park - 125 feet deep whirlpool formed 7,500 years ago by water erosion where Niagara River turns northeast, very quiet with barbecue pits and picnic tables, offers speedboat option into the whirlpool; Cave of the Winds - entrance on Goat Island with small museum and cinema, take elevator down 53 meters into Niagara Gorge cave to see falls rushing down with overwhelming momentum; and Maid of the Mist - most monumental US boat trip since 1846, put on blue raincoat and experience refreshing mist, surging waves, and roaring waterfalls from 2 million liters of water per second, skilled captains safely sailing for over 100 years carrying tens of millions of tourists. Winter itinerary (when Maid of the Mist closes): Niagara Falls Classic Tour (2.5 hours) including Whirlpool Park, Cave of the Winds, and Old Fort Niagara State Park - War Fort with great historical value at mouth of Niagara River, played important role in Indian-French War, American War of Independence, and Anglo-American War, with vast Lake Ontario behind. Drive to Boston (470 mi, 8 hours).

Wrap up the pleasant tour. Book a suitable flight to leave Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) departing between 9:00 AM and 9:00 PM according to your needs.