Boston Tour
Sample Itinerary
Day One
Early morning departure from home city to Boston area airport.
Meet local guide and depart airport for Salem, MA
Arrival in Salem.
Begin an overview tour of historic Salem. Touring includes the Old Burying Point Cemetery, the Witch Trials Memorial, Historic Chestnut Street, and more. You will learn about the glorious days of Maritime Trade as you view the Friendship docked at Central Wharf in Salem Harbor. This city is most famous for the Witchcraft Hysteria of 1692, but discover what really makes this "a small city with a big history."
Time for lunch on your own.
Admission is included to the Salem Witch Museum. Here you will learn about the dark days of the Salem Witch Trials and view the exhibit, "Which Witch Is Which."
A visit is included to the House of the Seven Gables. One of Salem’s most famous residents was Nathaniel Hawthorne who penned the novel The House of the Seven Gables. This house was considered a mansion in its time and you will have the opportunity to see the treasures that are still on display as well as experience a secret that this house still holds.
Dinner included in Salem at a fun restaurant.
7:00 PM Check into your hotel.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
7:00 AM
Deluxe Continental Breakfast included8:15 AM Depart for Boston with your Tour Escort and Guide.
9:00 AM Begin your full day tour of Boston and the historic Freedom Trail. Your tour will include a visit to the USS Constitution, a walk past the Paul Revere House in the North End to the Old North Church where the lanterns were hung to signal the midnight ride of Paul Revere, the Old Granary Burial Ground, the Boston Public Garden and Common, Beacon Hill, the Old State House and site of the Boston Massacre… and more!
Time for lunch on your own at Quincy Market with free time to browse the shops.
Admission is included to the Boston Museum of Science
Visit St. Anthony’s Shrine
7:00 PM Dinner Buffet and Customized Game Show Party in your hotel, followed by DJ & Dancing.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
7:30 AM Deluxe Continental Breakfast included
8:30 AM Depart for a day of touring with your Tour Director and Guide. Tour Lexington and Concord where the first shots of the Revolution were fired. Stand on the Lexington Green, and then follow the Battle Road to Concord. Visit the North Bridge where the "shot heard ‘round the world" was fired. See the Minute Man Statue. Concord is known for its intellectual and literary history; you will view many of the homes of famous writers and philosophers who challenged the thinking of a nation.
Time for lunch on your own.
Afternoon Admission is included to Tomb, by 5-Wits, an interactive attraction, where students solve mysteries while traveling through an ancient Egyptian civilization. Participants get to play the role of hero in their own adventure, as they are confronted with puzzles, challenges, twists, and traps. Your group is briefed and given flashlights, and makes your way to the Tomb entrance to try to discover a way in…Once inside, no one knows quite what will happen, but there are a few things you can be certain of: You’ll be using your mind and body to solve physical and mental challenges, working together as a team to progress through to the pharaoh’s burial chamber.
Afternoon ice skating on the Frog Pond on Boston Common.
6:00 PM Dinner is included at a fun restaurant.
8:30 PM Back at the hotel.
Day Four
8:00 AM
Deluxe Continental Breakfast included prior to check out9:00 AM Check out and depart the hotel for Boston
This morning take a tour of Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox Baseball Team.
Visit Cambridge, home of famous Harvard and MIT. Visit the grounds of Harvard University, one of America’s oldest and most-esteemed centers of learning. Take a walk through Harvard Yard. See the campus of MIT. Shop at The COOP, Harvard’s bookstore - a popular stop for all students!
Time for lunch on own on Harvard campus.
Afternoon Depart for the airport and flight to home city.