Cape Cod and the Islands | Sept 1-6

Sep 1 – Welcome to Cape Cod!

Welcome to Boston’s Logan International Airport to begin our Enchanting Cape Cod & Islands adventure! Receive a warm greeting from your Universal Travel Tour Director, board your luxury motorcoach, and transfer to Cape Cod. Breathe the salty sea air and feel the coastal breezes as you arrive at the Red Jacket Beach Resort overlooking beautiful Nantucket Sound, your home for the next five-nights. Tonight, meet your fellow travelers at your welcome to Cape Cod dinner.

Overnight: Red Jacket Beach Resort or similar               (D)

Sep 2 – Martha’s Vineyard Island

After breakfast, set off with your Local Tour Guide to board the Steamship Authority Ferry and sail to the beautiful Island of Martha’s Vineyard. Once an early refuge for coastal ship traffic, it blossomed into a whaling community in the 18th and 19th centuries and became a popular tourist destination today. Explore the diversity of its island towns, walk along our pristine shores, and step back in time to a more leisurely pace.  Enjoy a guided walking tour of Oak Bluffs, noted for its collection of small Carpenter Gothic cottages clustered in the Methodist Camp Meeting Grounds, and Edgartown, known for its stately Greek revival homes built by sea captains of years ago. Return to the mainland after a full day of sightseeing.

Overnight: Red Jacket Beach Resort or similar              (B,D)

Sep 3 –  Cranberry Bog Tour, Chatham, The National Seashore & Provincetown Dune Tour

Following breakfast, you’ll depart with your local tour guide for a fun-filled day touring the lower and outer Cape! Begin with a visit to an authentic working Cranberry Bog for a guided tour and tasting. Travel through the charming seaside village of Chatham with a picture stop at the Chatham Light. Continue to the Cape Cod National Seashore to visit the Salt Pond Visitors Center, enjoy spectacular views of the Atlantic Ocean cliffs, and see some of the Cape’s Lighthouses. Arrive in Province town at the tip of the Cape, embarking on a Dune Tour through the Province lands dunes, enjoying the beautiful natural scenery. The afternoon is at your leisure with time to browse the downtown waterfront area with all its artistic and eclectic shops and dinner on own, before you return back to your resort.

Overnight: Red Jacket Beach Resort or similar             (B)

Sep 4 –  Nantucket Island

After breakfast, embark on a high-speed cruise to Nantucket Island. This island, fondly known as “The Gray Lady,” was once the world’s whaling capital back in the 1800s. Now a popular vacationing spot for the wealthy, Nantucket’s charm is associated with its cobblestone main street, narrow roads, simple Quaker-style homes, and handsome houses dating back to the whaling days of the early 19th century.  Enjoy a guided tour of this beautiful island and free time to explore the many charming shops before returning by ferry back to the mainland. Tonight, enjoy dinner on your own along the Harbor front or Main Street.

Overnight: Red Jacket Beach Resort or similar                    (B)

Sep 5 –  Hyannis and Sandwich touring & Free Afternoon at the Resort

After breakfast, depart with your local Tour guide for a tour through Hyannis port, the summer home to the Kennedys. Enjoy a picture stop at the Kennedy Memorial and Korean War Memorial overlooking scenic Veteran’s Beach. Continue to the Cape’s oldest town of Sandwich for a tour of the village, stroll around Shawme Pond, view the historic Dexter Grist Mill, take a sip out of the ‘fountain of youth’, visit the historic Sandwich Glass Museum and enjoy a glass-blowing demonstration. There will be free time for shopping and lunch on your own in Sandwich, before returning to the Resort for an afternoon at leisure. This evening, gather for a traditional New England Lobster Dinner at the resort!

Overnight: Red Jacket Beach Resort or similar           (B, D)

Sep 6 –  Depart for home

Enjoy breakfast, check out this morning, and bid farewell to Cape Cod, taking fun-filled Island memories home with you, and return to Boston Logan International Airport for your return home.               (B)