As you begin your trip to New England, you have today to get acquainted with your traveling companions while riding in the comfort of a deluxe motorcoach across Illinois, Indiana and into Ohio. Your overnight accommodations are in Strongsville, OH.

Today we travel into the state of New York. Our destination is the city of Elmira in the Finger Lakes region. Along the way, we stop in Corning to give you a chance to visit the world famous Glass Museum and Store here. Overnight is in Elmira.

Today we arrive in what most of us know as New England. Before we leave New York however, sports fans can revel in the stop at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. “The Yankees win”. Anyone who loves the game of baseball will find this place fascinating. Later this afternoon you arrive in Rutland, Vermont for a two-night stay with dinner included this evening.

Breakfast is included at the hotel before we begin to get a taste or two of New England with a day of touring in Vermont. A Step-on guide will join us as we visit Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Factory, Stowe Village for Shopping & Lunch on your own and the Green Mountain Coffee Company. The featured event of the day gives you a ticket to the “New England Cooks” Talk Show. Dinner is included this evening, our second overnight in Rutland.

Breakfast starts this day with more tastes of the area on tap. You will certainly enjoy a visit to the Morse Maple Sugar Farm followed by an included lunch and stop at the Trapp Family Lodge, owned by the family made famous in the movie “The Sound of Music”. This afternoon you have a photo stop at the Vermont State Capitol before traveling to Waterville Valley, New Hampshire for your overnight stay. Before arriving at the hotel, we take you to new heights in the White Mountains on the Loon Mountain Gondola. Dinner is again included this evening.

After breakfast, you can enjoy the autumn scenery New England is famous for during the journey from New Hampshire into the state of Maine. Your tastes of New England today will be a riding tour of Portland, a visit to the Portland Head Light lighthouse and a chance to shop at the LL Bean Shopping Outlet. Overnight will be in Ogunquit, Maine with dinner included.

Enjoy your breakfast, then travel south into Massachusetts, where your first stop will be at Plimouth Plantation, a recreated Pilgrim village. You will also have a Guided Tour of the town of Plymouth with some free time here and a stop at a Cranberry Bog Tour, if available. Dinner will be served in a waterfront restaurant in Plymouth, with overnight lodging in Plymouth.

An included breakfast is served for you at the hotel before you depart for your final taste of New England. It features a guided riding tour of Boston that will take you to the historic points of interest and give you a picture of modern day Boston as well. After lunch on your own, we depart for Auburn, New York and our overnight accommodations.

We have included breakfast at the hotel prior to our departure for a day of travel to Perrysburg, Ohio, and our overnight stay, A Farewell Dinner this evening will give you a chance to enjoy yet another great meal and share your favorite tastes of New England with your fellow travelers.

Breakfast is served before the journey home begins. Arrival at your original departure location will be mid to late afternoon. We hope you delighted in your Tastes of New England experience and that the flavors will last a lifetime.